Do I need a business account to sell on Amazon?

Advantages of a business account

In Amazon’s sign-up process they don’t draw a distinction between business and personal accounts but they will validate the account to make sure it meets their basic checks for fraud.

You CAN use a personal account, but there are several reasons why it’d be helpful to use a business account instead:

• A separate account makes things much simpler for HMRC and can be used to ringfence personal activity from business transactions
• It’s great for simplifying everyday business admin
• Over time you can build your business credit rating. There are lenders specialising in eCommerce lending products
• It looks professional when making business transactions

If you run a limited company then a business account (such as ANNA’s!) is a legal prerequisite for doing business.