Getting Paid - How It Works

To get paid for your Amazon sales, you’ll need to:

Enter valid bank account information in your seller account
You are required to have valid bank account information on file in your seller account. This is the account to which Amazon will disburse your payments. You can always change your bank account information later, if needed. For security reasons, you will not be able to request disbursement for 7 days after you make any changes. It can take up to 5 business days for funds to be transferred to your bank account.

Enter valid credit card information in your seller account
Your credit card information is used for verification purposes prior to the transfer of funds to your bank account. We do not transfer funds to your credit card. You can always change your credit card information, as needed, for example if you cancel your card or it expires.

Confirm shipment of your orders
To receive payment, you are required to confirm shipment of orders. Once you confirm shipment, the buyer is charged and we credit your Payments account. If you do not confirm shipment of an order within 30 days, we may cancel the order and you will not be paid. Learn more about confirming orders in our online "Charge When Ship" Help page.

New seller
For new sellers, there is an initial 14-day holding period before funds are disbursed to your bank account. This holding period is an important security requirement and is applied to all new seller accounts. After the initial 14-day holding period has passed, the funds credited to your Payments account are automatically disbursed to your bank account.