Setting Up a UK Company for E-commerce & Amazon Agencies

Agencies managing Amazon, Shopify and marketplaces for clients use a UK company to contract with UK brands professionally.

How to set up your UK company

The process is the same wherever you are in Pakistan, and you never need to travel to the UK. As e-commerce & amazon agencies, here is how we get you trading:

1. Register your UK limited company — usually within 24 hours, with directors, shareholders and share structure set up correctly.
2. Get a UK registered office — a UK address for Companies House and HMRC, keeping your home address private.
3. Register for VAT and an EORI where needed — so you can import stock and reclaim or charge VAT correctly (see below).
4. Open a UK business bank account — so your company can receive payments and pay suppliers in GBP.

Banking & getting paid

A UK business or fintech account (such as Wise or Revolut Business) lets your company invoice clients, receive marketplace payouts and pay suppliers in pounds — usually without visiting the UK. We guide non-resident directors through the options and help prepare your documents.

VAT & tax for E-commerce & Amazon Agencies

VAT. Management/consulting services carry 20% VAT to UK clients once registered; overseas business clients are reverse charge. Where you handle clients' stock or VAT, extra care is needed — we set clear boundaries.

Corporation tax. Corporation tax on profit. You take money out as a mix of salary and dividends, and we plan this efficiently.

Key considerations for e-commerce & amazon agencies

• Services VAT and client boundaries
• Reverse charge for overseas clients
• Retainer and success-fee invoicing

How Kingswood helps E-commerce & Amazon Agencies

We are UK-headquartered Chartered Certified Accountants with an office in Lahore, so you get UK expertise with local support in Urdu and English. For e-commerce & amazon agencies we handle:

• Formation and VAT advice
• Invoicing and bookkeeping
• Accounts and tax