Ozon Europe is one of Russia’s leading e-commerce platforms, founded in 1998. The platform’s GMV in 2020 exceeded 19.5 billion rubles, a year-on-year growth of 140%, reaching 2.573 billion US dollars. As of the end of 2020, Ozon had more than 14 million active buyers and more than 45,000 sellers. It covers 2,100 locations in 130 cities in Russia, and logistics covers 75% of the Russian population. Ozon also has the largest warehousing facilities in Eastern Europe, second only to Amazon’s German warehouse.
Starting in 2021, Ozon began to recruit Chinese sellers. They no longer need to find service providers to buy accounts, but can register accounts and operate them themselves. Moreover, sellers are no longer restricted in operating stores on Ozon, and can operate a variety of different categories. On the Ozon platform, most product categories have shown a trend of rapid growth.
So, as a Chinese seller, if you want to successfully settle in Ozon Europe, it is very important to understand the Ozon application process. The following will introduce the detailed process of Ozon application to help sellers better prepare and successfully pass Ozon’s registration and review.
Ozon application process.
Step 1: Register.
1. First, visit Ozon’s login page and click the Register button.
2. On the Select Country page, select the country you want to send goods to.
3. Enter your first name, last name, email address, and set the password for your personal account. Then, click the Next button.
4. Wait for an email with a confirmation link and click the link to activate.
5. Enter your email address and password and click Login.
6. Fill in the remaining fields, select the category of goods you want to sell on Ozon, and then click Done.
Step 2: Activate the account.
1. On the Personal Center Settings page, fill in the fields with a warning sign. If there is no parent name, use a dash “-” instead.
2. Fill in the company information, including the company’s full name, address, country and city.
3. Submit company documents. Upload the specified documents in the “Company documents” column, such as company registration documents, establishment certificate, etc.
4. Fill in the receiving account information, including account number, bank name, bank address and SWIFT, etc.
Please note that the size of each file must not exceed 32MB. After completing the filling, click the “Submit for approval” button to submit the application.
Frequently Asked Questions.
No account activation email received: Please check your spam folder. The activation email may have been mistakenly listed as spam. If you do not find the activation email in the spam folder, please contact the Ozon support team through the link or click the personal center message icon and select the relevant topic for consultation.
Received a rejection email: If you received an email about your application being rejected, please explain the information that needs to be changed in the email and attach relevant documents. Before resubmitting your application, please make sure to fix the information that needs to be corrected.
Understanding and being familiar with the Ozon application process, as well as preparing and submitting the required materials for the application, will help Chinese sellers to smoothly register and settle in the Ozon European platform. Cooperation with Ozon Europe will provide sellers with understanding and being familiar with the Ozon application process, as well as preparing and submitting the required materials for the application, will help Chinese sellers to smoothly register and settle in the Ozon European platform.