To sell on Amazon Canada, follow these key steps:
1. Create an Amazon Seller Account
- You can use your existing Amazon customer account or create a new seller account with your business email.
- Prepare necessary information such as a business email, chargeable credit card, government ID, tax information, phone number, and a bank account for receiving payments
2. Choose a Selling Plan
- Individual Plan: Pay CAD $1.49 per item sold.
- Professional Plan: Pay CAD $29.99 monthly regardless of sales volume.
- Both plans include a referral fee based on product category
3. Select Your Products
- Decide whether to resell popular existing products or sell your own branded/private label products.
- Use Amazon Canada’s Best Sellers lists to identify popular items
4. List Your Products
- Match your products to existing Amazon listings or create new product detail pages.
- If you have a North America unified account, you can cross-list products between the US and Canada stores using Amazon’s Build International Listings tool
5. Fulfill Orders
- Use Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) to store, pack, and ship products through Amazon’s Canadian fulfillment centers.
- Alternatively, use Remote Fulfillment with FBA if shipping from the US or ship directly to customers yourself (Fulfilled by Merchant)
6. Manage Your Business
- Monitor sales, adjust pricing, handle currency conversion, and optimize listings to boost sales
Additional Tips
- If you are a US seller, you can use the North America unified account to sell seamlessly in Canada.
- Make sure to register for GST/HST if required.
- Use Amazon Currency Converter for Sellers to manage payments and currency exchange
By following these steps, you can effectively start and grow your selling business on Amazon Canada