All You Need To Know About
Related Amazon Seller Accounts
Having an Amazon seller account may be a difficult task as the terms and conditions are very strict for the sellers on Amazon. And when you have more than one account, things get a bit more tricky as you have to be very much careful when operating the account without explicit permission from Amazon because having more than one centralized account is strictly prohibited and it may result in account suspension.
Amazon prohibits online sellers to avoid having more than one seller account at the same time. Also, creating a new account after your first Amazon account is suspended may result in the new account being banned or suspended from the world’s leading online selling platform.
In simple words, if you are maintaining unapproved account on Amazon will ultimately lead to suspension, if not addressed appropriately.
It is illegal to have more than one Amazon seller account (Related Amazon Accounts), unless you have permission from Amazon.
How Amazon Knows You Have a Related Account?
If you think you are smart, then remember that Amazon is smartest of all. And it knows everything about your account, even more than you. When you open an account with Amazon, you provide a wide range of information about you, your business, etc. to Amazon. The more details you provide to Amazon, the better are your chances of operating a successful online seller account with Amazon as it makes you more authentic. For example, you provide your account details for online payments facility, which leads to Amazon monitoring your account and your business activities.
If you have two or more than two accounts on Amazon with the same bank account or tax ID number, physical address, etc. it may mean that you are a single person but operating multiple accounts. Amazon is also always monitoring your computer IP address. This is why sometimes sellers receive “related accounts” policy violation notices, even when they are innocent. When the online selling platform detects that your account was logged in from where another account was open, it may result in suspension of your account.
How to Reinstate Your
Related Account when Innocent?
If you are innocent and operating a related account by Amazon’s permission, but the platform suspended it due to any reason, it is important that you gather as much as evidences about your innocence possible.
If you have no details or information about Amazon’s related account operating policies, then it is important that you get familiar with the Amazon’s policies. If you don’t want your related account and need a centralized account, then make sure to remove all of your listings from the related account as soon as possible. Follow the proper procedure as outlined by Amazon. Once removed the account, proceed to submit a plan of action with all details related to the reasons for the perceived link between your Amazon seller account and another one.
Avoid Amazon Related Account Suspension
