How to open a new TikTok Shop
Note: If you already have a TikTok shop, skip this guide and move on to setting up your TikTok Shop shipping rates.
Before you start
To speed things up, before sitting down to create your seller account it'll be easier to have these ready:
A phone number, an email address or a TikTok account to sign up with. Each phone number or email can only be used for one TikTok Shop account.
Sole traders and individuals: a passport or driving licence issued by the UK government.
Businesses: a passport or driving licence, your company registration number, your full legal company name, your company registration date and details of an authorised representative.
Your bank details, so TikTok can pay you.
Step 1: Sign up
1. Go to TikTok Shop Seller Centre.
2. Sign up with your phone number, email or TikTok account.
3. Enter the verification code that TikTok sends you.
Step 2: Choose your seller type
Choose the type that matches your legal business structure:
Sole trader or individual seller
Privately-owned business
Publicly-listed business
State-owned business
Charity
Choose carefully. Your seller type decides which documents TikTok asks for, and it's difficult to change later.
Step 3: Verify your identity
1. Select your ID type.
2. Click Verify.
3. Scan the QR code with your phone.
4. Follow the instructions on your phone to photograph your ID.
5. Record the short verification video if prompted.
6. Enter your full legal name and date of birth, exactly as they appear on your ID.
Businesses: enter the company details first, then add a primary representative. The representative verifies their ID in the same way and chooses their role: Owner, Director or Technical Service Provider.
Step 4: Set up your shop profile
1. Enter a shop name. Don't use words like "official" or "flagship", or special characters.
2. Upload a logo. This is optional, but we recommend it.
3. Enter your contact details.
Step 5: Submit your application
1. Check the summary of your details.
2. Click Submit.
TikTok checks your application and lets you know when your shop is approved. How long this takes depends on your seller type and your documents. But you can get started with building your store while you're waiting!
Step 6: Finish setting up your shop
Once you're approved, the Seller Centre homepage shows a Set up your shop page with a checklist.
What you see will depend on your store type and which steps were completed during the set-up process. Some examples of what you may see are:
Add your warehouse address
TikTok suggests the address you gave when you registered. Use your own business address, as this is also where returns are sent. We can't process returns on your behalf.Add your bank information
Connect your TikTok account
Each shop needs one official TikTok account, and only that account can sell your shop's products.Check your customer service contact details
They're usually filled in already.Start adding products
We'll work on this in a following guide.
Each of these steps will be covered to some extent as we work through the help guides.
TikTok asks you to list at least one product to activate your shop.
Before you add a product, set up Shipped by Seller shipping and connect your shop to Inkthreadable. The next two guides show you how.
Note: You can change your warehouse address later in Seller Centre under:
My Account > Account Settings > Warehouse settings.
Any questions? Get in touch by clicking the chat bubble, or email support@inkthreadable.co.uk.