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  • Sell products on 5 European marketplaces
  • Take advantage of Fulfilment by Amazon
  • 3 months subscription FREE* > See pricing
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Available Categories

  • Amazon Device Accessories
  • Baby
  • Books
  • Car & Motorbike
  • Computer Accessories
  • Computers
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Cycling
  • DIY & Tools
  • DVD
  • Electronic Accessories
  • Home
  • Kitchen
  • Large Appliances
  • Lawn & Garden
  • Luggage
  • Music
  • Musical Instruments & DJ
  • Office Products
  • Pet Supplies
  • Shoes
  • Software
  • Sports & Outdoors
  • Toys & Games*
  • Tyres
  • Video
  • Video Games
  • Video Games Consoles
*There are restrictions for selling Toys & Games during the Christmas season (November - January). (Learn more)

Available Categories

  • Amazon Device Accessories
  • Baby
  • Books
  • Car & Motorbike
  • Computers
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Cycling
  • DIY & Tools
  • DVD
  • Home
  • Kitchen
  • Large Appliances
  • Lawn & Garden
  • Luggage
  • Music
  • Musical Instruments & DJ
  • Office Products
  • Pet Supplies
  • Shoes
  • Software
  • Sports & Outdoors
  • Toys & Games
  • Tyres
  • Video
  • Video Games
  • Video Games Consoles
Categories requiring approval*
  • Beauty
  • Clothing
  • Computer Accessories
  • Electronics Accessories
  • Grocery
  • Jewellery
  • Watches
  • Health & Personal Care
*Some categories require approval before selling on Amazon.co.uk. Contact Seller Support in your Seller Central account to request approval.

Benefits of the Individual Selling Plan

  • You plan to only sell a few items occasionally (fewer than 35 items per month)
  • You only want to pay fees when you sell (no monthly subscription fee)
  • You don’t intend to sell in any of the following categories (reserved to the Professional Selling Plan): Beauty, Clothing, Grocery, Jewellery, Watches, Health & Personal Care, Personal Care Appliances
  • £0.75 + per-item seller fees (VAT-exclusive)
Register for the Individual Selling Plan

Pricing Summary1 pricing is category dependent

Per-Item Fees for each product sold on amazon.co.uk £0.75
For Books, Music & Video
Referral Fee 15%
+ Variable Closing Fee from £0.14 to £1.322
For All Other Categories
Referral Fee From 7% to 45%
Or minimum Referral Fee of £0.40
See Pricing details
Check this box, if you want to sell your products on all five Amazon European marketplaces (Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it and Amazon.es) and get access to millions of additional buyers. You can sell on all these marketplaces without additional subscription fees. After registration, you only need to create listings in your home marketplace and eligible listings will automatically be re-created in the remaining four marketplaces via our “Build international listings” tool. Please read up all the details on international selling here. We will also email them to you once you register.
If you do not check the "Sell on 5 European marketplaces" box now, you can still start selling internationally at any time.

As a Seller on Amazon.co.uk,
you can sell in the following categories:

  • Amazon Device Accessories
  • Baby
  • Books
  • Car & Motorbike
  • Computers
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Cycling
  • DIY & Tools
  • DVD
  • Home
  • Kitchen
  • Large Appliances
  • Lawn & Garden
  • Luggage
  • Music
  • Musical Instruments & DJ
  • Office Products
  • Pet Supplies
  • Shoes
  • Software
  • Sports & Outdoors
  • Toys & Games
  • Tyres
  • Video
  • Video Games
  • Video Games Consoles
Categories requiring approval*
  • Beauty
  • Clothing
  • Computer Accessories
  • Electronics Accessories
  • Grocery
  • Jewellery
  • Watches
  • Health & Personal Care
*Some categories require approval before selling on Amazon.co.uk. Contact Seller Support in your Seller Central account to request approval.
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Only want to sell occasionally?
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Need help in choosing the right plan?

  • Do you want to sell in any of the following categories?
    Beauty, Clothing, Electronics Accessories, Grocery, Jewellery, Watches, Health & Personal Care, Personal Care Appliances     ✔ ✕
  • Do you have few products that you don't need anymore and want to sell? ✔ ✕
  • Would you like to view business reports? ✔ ✕
  • Would you like to access tools that help you automate your tasks? ✔ ✕

Your best option for Selling on Amazon is Sell a lot PRO

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How to sell online on Amazon?

To sell on Amazon is a simple 5 steps process. Read more about the features & benefits of selling online on Amazon.

Upload Your Inventory to Amazon 1. Upload Your Inventory to Amazon
Customers See Your Products 2. Customers See Your Offers
Customers Buy Your Products 3. Customers Buy Your Products
You Deliver Products to Customers 4. You Deliver Products to Customers

Or

FBA 4b. Let Amazon take care of logistics and help you improve your sales
FBA
You Receive Payment 5. You Receive Payment

Step 1 Upload Your Product Inventory

With selling on Amazon, it's easy to upload your inventory. Once you've registered to start selling your books, use the Web-based tools, a free desktop software application, or text files to start selling quickly.

Step 2 Customers See Your Offers on Amazon

Amazon is a leading website and venue for millions of online shoppers. By listing your offers on Amazon, you can reach millions of potential customers every day. Read more about our selling fees.

Step 3 Customers Purchase Your Products

Amazon makes buying your products easy. With features like 1-Click and a brand trusted by millions, we help customers make quick, easy, worry-free purchases.

Step 4 You Deliver Products to Customers

Amazon notifies you by e-mail when an order has been placed. You simply pack and deliver your item to the customer (unless you let Fulfilment by Amazon do the work).

Step 5 You Receive Payment

Payment for the order is deposited into your bank account, and you receive notification by e-mail that your payment has been sent.

*Terms and conditions for three months of subscription free

  1. The promotion is open only to sellers who have not previously registered for the Professional Selling Plan on the relevant Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it or Amazon.es (the “Amazon Site(s)”).
  2. To qualify for the promotion the seller must complete registration forthe Professional Selling plan on an Amazon Site(s) for which they have not previously registered for the Professional Selling Plan while the promotion is valid.
  3. If the seller qualifies for the promotion, Amazon will waive the seller’s first three months' subscription fee for the Professional Selling Plan account on the applicable Amazon Site. The seller will remain liable for all selling fees and other costs.
  4. If the seller breaches any term of the Amazon Services Europe Business Solutions Agreement within three months of registration, the promotion will be withdrawn and the seller shall be liable for the first three months' fee.
  5. The promotion is not available to new registered sellers who are connected or affiliated to an existing Professional Selling Plan account on the relevant Amazon site(s).
  6. This promotion may be withdrawn at any time by the withdrawal of the offer text on the relevant Amazon Site(s). Amazon will not be obliged to place a notice or otherwise notify of the promotion’s withdrawal.

** With effect from February 1, 2015, we will begin to calculate the monthly High-Volume Listing Fee based on the number of active non-media SKUs you offer for sale on Amazon.co.uk. The High-Volume Listing Fee will only apply if you exceed 2 million SKUs in a given month, and it will be applied to your highest number of SKUs above 2 million at any time during that month. For each active non-media SKU over 2 million, a fee of £0.0003 per SKU will apply. Learn more