Start selling with Amazon South Africa

Whether you have an established ecommerce business, a great idea for a new product, or a passion for selling, take the next step with Amazon.

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Valid until 31 December 2025: Sign up for a Professional account with a R1 monthly selling fee (regular price R400).
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Why become a seller on Amazon?

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Reach millions

Brand owners, distributors, entrepreneurs, and Fortune 500 companies all sell with Amazon for a reason: we have hundreds of millions of active customer accounts worldwide.
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Deliver stress-free

Choose Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) and let us manage shipping your products, returns, and customer service. For sellers who have their own warehouse and need delivery support, try Amazon Easy Ship.
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Grow your business

More than 60% of the items sold in Amazon's stores globally are from independent sellers—most of whom are small- and medium-sized businesses. Join the success story.

Your business at scale

Amazon sellers of every size and experience level use Fulfilment By Amazon. Whether you're selling phone cases or fitness equipment, you'll gain the speed and flexibility of Amazon's global fulfilment network.
"We’ve also opted to use the Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) service, it’s so convenient, our customers are happy and we don’t have to worry about logistics – it’s a real win/win for us."
Nadia Michael & Natasha Michael
Co-founders, Yearn Skin

On average, sellers see a 3X uplift in sales after adopting FBA *

Your success supported

Protect your brand and IP with powerful tools to defend against counterfeits and fraud, plus get critical performance metrics to monitor customer sentiment and ensure a top-tier, always-on-brand experience. Get started with 1:1 onboarding support for insights to help you take your business to the next level.

Your brand experienced

Connect your brand to millions of customers. Control the experience from discovery to your dedicated shopfront, and from your product pages to their inboxes. Communicate your core values, build loyal relationships, and ignite your brand experience.
"We decided to run an Amazon Ad campaign, it was the best decision we made! We generated an ROI of 98% profit, most of it in just one month, since Amazon listed our products in their local Shop Mzansi storefront."
Nadia Michael & Natasha Michael
Co-founders, Yearn Skin
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Six steps to start selling with Amazon South Africa

Step 1

Choose a selling plan

Step 2

Get your documents in order

Step 3

Create an Amazon seller account

Step 4

Download the seller app

Step 5

Add your products

Step 6

Grow your business

Need a little support?

Join the community

Our Amazon Seller Success Centre is a place where you as a South African Seller can learn, connect and be supported in growing your business on Amazon.co.za.

Our Success Centre can help you optimise and grow your business, all in one place.