Want to sell products on Flipkart: List of documents required to register as a seller

Once all the required documents are verified, your profile as Flipkart seller will be completed. Here are the steps you can follow to register as Flipkart seller.

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Flipkart is one of the leading Indian e-commerce platforms to sell different kinds of products. It has over 20 crore customers and delivers over 40 million shipments across 100% serviceable pin codes. Now, if you are an entrepreneur and want to sell your products on Flipkart, you have to follow few simple steps. Here is a step by step guide which can follow to sell your products on Flipkart.

Before you follow the steps remember, Flipkart does not charge anything for listing your products. You just need to pay a small amount of commission for the product(s) you sell on Flipkart.

Some important points you need to keep in mind before you set up a business.

Do a complete research Your business is the key to success. So before you start, ask yourself. For whom you will be selling product for products, for which age group, who is your ideal customer, is there any need for your products you are planning to sell, what would be the cost of that product, who are your competitors and what is the potential return. The questions will help you to understand your own business from a different perspective.

Choose the right business structure Different business structures available, start with the most basic structure, it will help you keep costs down.

Plan your finances Investment is one of the most important parts of the business. You need not require plenty of money, but it would be good to note down all the one-time cost estimates like insurance, market research, licences, permits, legal fees, branding, inventory, trademarking, etc.

List of documents

• GSTIN
• PAN Card(Personal PAN for business type "Proprietorship" and Personal + Business PAN for business type as "Company")
• GSTIN/TIN Number (not mandatory for few categories)
• Bank account and supporting KYC documents ( Address Proof, and Cancelled Cheque)

Once all the required documents are verified, your seller profile will be completed. Here are the steps you can follow to register as Flipkart seller.

How to register as a seller on Flipkart

Steps you can follow to sell products on Flipkart:

Step 1: Register yourself at seller.flipkart.com.

• You can add product description; enticing product descriptions help you to sell more.
• Add images, you can also add some videos.
• Try to add high-quality images, it makes a huge difference
• You can also add a catalogue of all your products
• Confirm the product in the selected category

Step 2: Once an order is received, you can pack the product and mark it as 'Ready to Dispatch'.

Step 3: Flipkart's logistics partner will pick up the product and deliver it to the customer.

Once your order is successfully dispatched, Flipkart will settle your payment within 7-15 business days based on your seller tier. The payment will be made directly to your bank account through NEFT transactions.

(Source: Flipkart seller)