# Seller eligibility requirements
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Eligibility requirements for AWS Marketplace sellers vary based on whether you're offering free products or paid products, your location, and the regions where you want to sell.

## General requirements for all sellers
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All sellers must meet these basic requirements:
+ Have an AWS account in good standing
+ Meet the requirements in the terms and conditions for AWS Marketplace sellers
+ Provide a valid email address accessible by appropriate contacts within your organization (aliases cannot be substituted)
+ Use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles to sign in to the AWS Marketplace Management Portal rather than using root account credentials (strongly recommended)

## Requirements for offering free products
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To create and offer free products in AWS Marketplace, you must:
+ Sell publicly available, full-feature production-ready software
+ Have a defined customer support process and support organization
+ Provide a means to keep software regularly updated and free of vulnerabilities
+ Follow best practices and guidelines when marketing your product in AWS Marketplace

## Requirements for selling paid products
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If you charge for your products or offer bring your own license (BYOL) products, you must also meet these additional requirements:
+ Be a permanent resident or citizen in an eligible jurisdiction, or a business entity organized or incorporated in one of those areas
+ Provide tax information (W-9 form for US sellers, W-8 form for non-US sellers)
+ Provide bank account information in an eligible jurisdiction that can accept USD disbursements
+ Complete Know Your Customer (KYC) process if selling to customers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), getting paid for Republic of Korea transactions, or using U.K.-based bank accounts
+ Complete bank account verification process

For detailed procedures on completing these requirements, see [Registration process](registration-process.md). 

## Requirements by product type
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Different types of sellers may have additional specific requirements:

**Data product providers**  
Must meet the AWS Data Exchange eligibility requirements. For more information, see the [AWS Data Exchange User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/data-exchange/latest/userguide/providing-data-sets.html).

**Professional services providers**  
Must complete the Tax Questionnaire for DAC7.

**BYOL product providers**  
Often require additional seller registration requirements beyond standard paid product requirements.

## Eligible jurisdictions for paid products
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To sell paid products on AWS Marketplace, you must be a permanent resident or citizen in one of the following countries, or a business entity organized or incorporated in one of these jurisdictions.

**Note**  
If you're changing jurisdictions, consult your legal and tax advisors before proceeding. This change might affect all active agreements.

### Eligible countries and regions
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+ Australia
+ Bahrain
+ Colombia
+ European Union (EU) member states
+ Hong Kong SAR
+ India
+ Israel
+ Japan
+ New Zealand
+ Norway
+ Qatar
+ South Korea
+ Switzerland
+ United Arab Emirates (UAE)
+ United Kingdom (UK)
+ United States (US)

### VAT and tax requirements
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Depending on your location, you may need to provide VAT registration information and meet specific tax requirements. For detailed information about VAT registration requirements and tax procedures by country, see [Step 2: Provide tax information](provide-tax-information.md).