Shopee has become a popular choice for many new sellers to start their cross-border e-commerce journey. In this article, we’ll go over the steps and costs associated with opening a Shopee store for newbies in 2024.


I. Conditions for Starting a Store

1. Register an account: you need to register an account on Shopee.

2. Complete the information: including store name, contact information, store description, etc.

3. Provide relevant documents: some product categories may need to provide relevant qualification documents. Individual business license or enterprise business license is acceptable, and you need to make sure that the products you sell meet the local export requirements and import requirements.

4. Other: cell phone number and email address that have not been registered with Shopee; some e-commerce experience (e.g., links to other e-commerce platforms, store billing details in the last three months, etc., specific requirements may vary from site to site).


II. Steps to Open a Store

1. Prepare information: Prepare the above required information in advance, including business license, legal identity card, proof of experience in e-commerce platforms (if any), and so on.

2. Login to Shopee official website: Use your computer browser to open the official website of Shopee.

3. Fill in the application form: Find the entry application portal, fill in the relevant information according to the requirements, including contact information, company information, store information, etc., and upload photos or scanned copies of the required documents.

4. Wait for review: Shopee platform will review the application information, the review time is usually about 5 working days, but may vary depending on the number of applications and other factors. During this period, you should pay attention to the mailbox, you may need to add or modify the information.

5. Register your store: After your application is approved, follow the guidelines to complete the registration of your store and set up your store name and password.

6. Upload products: Prepare the information and pictures of the products to be sold and upload them according to the format required by the platform.

7. Set the shipping fee and selling price: set the shipping fee and selling price of the products reasonably according to the actual situation.

8. Choose payment method: set up the way to accept payment to facilitate customers’ purchase.

9. Completing newbie tasks: for example, completing a certain number (e.g. 50) of product uploads in the store background, passing the newbie test and filling out the questionnaire to dock with the exclusive operation manager, and so on.


III. Store Opening Costs

1. Commission-free period for new sellers: Shopee provides a 3-month commission-free period to new sellers who are first-time on-boarded on the platform, and the commission-free period for each site of a new seller starts from the date of opening a store on the corresponding platform.

2. Commission: The commission rate is based on the total amount of orders in the previous month. If the total amount of orders is more than 1 million dollars, the commission rate is 5%; if it is more than 500,000 dollars, the commission rate is 5.5%; if it is less than 500,000 dollars, the commission rate is 6%. 3.

3. Transaction handling fee: The Shopee platform began charging Sellers a 2% transaction handling fee on January 1, 2019, which is paid to the transaction clearing service provider.


IV. Will it be blocked if a computer operates multiple Shopee store accounts?

Although multi-account operation can bring considerable revenue, it is also very risky and the account is likely to be blocked. Sellers are recommended to use MuLogin antidetect browser to manage multiple Shopee accounts, improve account security, reduce costs and increase efficiency.

MuLogin improves independent browser environment and IP address for each Shoppe store account to prevent account association. Its free browser automation feature helps sellers automate repetitive workflows, making it a must-have assistant for running Shopee stores as well as cross-border e-commerce stores.