Amazon Associates Program Guide

How to sign up for the Amazon Associates Program

Matt Mustarde avatar
Written by Matt Mustarde
Updated over a week ago

Amazon has 19 affiliate-supported storefronts across the world, in North and South America, (United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico), Europe (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Sweden, Poland), Asia (India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Japan, China), and Australia. Each of these storefronts has its own affiliate program, and is fully supported by Geniuslink. Note, that there are a handful of programs that do not currently support automatic localization.

Learn more about the status of each program here, then sign up for every affiliate program where you see traffic from, connect your Geniuslink account, and start earning international commissions

North America

Country

Sign-up

Localization Support

Auto-Affiliation

Support

Local Bank Required

United States

Yes

Yes

No

Canada

Yes

Yes

No

Additional Information

Commission Rate - 4-8% depending on the product type.


Affiliate Window - 24 hours. In addition, if the user places an item in the shopping cart, commissions can still be earned if the purchase is completed within 89 days.

Payment Methods - Check, Amazon Gift Card, Direct Deposit.

Payment Lag - Fees are paid out on a monthly basis, approximately 60 days after the end of each month. Commissions are not paid out until the purchased item has shipped.



South America

Country

Sign-up

Localization Support

Auto-Affiliation

Support

Local Bank Required*

Mexico

Yes

Yes

Yes

Brazil

No

Yes

Yes

* For the Mexico, Japan, China, Brazil, and India Associates Programs, you must have a bank account located within each country. Joining these programs may prove difficult for those living outside these countries without the use of additional 3rd party services like Payoneer.

Additional Information

Commission Rate - 4-8% depending on the product type.


Affiliate Window - 24 hours. In addition, if the user places an item in the shopping cart, commissions can still be earned if the purchase is completed within 89 days.

Payment Methods - Check, Amazon Gift Card, Direct Deposit.

Payment Lag - Fees are paid out on a monthly basis, approximately 60 days after the end of each month. Commissions are not paid out until the purchased item has shipped.


Europe

Country

Sign-up

Localization Support

Auto-Affiliation

Support

Local Bank Required

UK

Yes

Yes

No

France

Yes

Yes

No

Italy

Yes

Yes

No

Spain

Yes

Yes

No

Germany

Yes

Yes

No

Netherlands

Yes

Yes

No

Sweden

Yes

Yes

No

Poland

Yes

Yes

No

The Amazon.co.uk is the 2nd largest Amazon storefront, and an easy stepping-stone for joining the other European Amazon programs - once you sign up with Amazon.co.uk, you’ll be able to join Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it, and Amazon.es with ease by selecting the Programs you want to sign up for at the end of your Amazon.co.uk application process. These applications will automatically use the same info from the UK.

Additional Information

Commission Rate - 4-8% depending on the product type.


Affiliate Window - 24 hours. In addition, if the user places an item in the shopping cart, commissions can still be earned if the purchase is completed within 89 days.

Payment Methods - Check, Amazon Gift Card, Direct Deposit.

Payment Lag - Fees are paid out on a monthly basis, approximately 60 days after the end of each month. Commissions are not paid out until the purchased item has shipped.


Asia

Country

Sign-up

Localization Support

Auto-Affiliation

Support

Local Bank Required

India

Yes

Yes

Yes

UAE

Yes

Yes

No

Saudi Arabia

Yes

Yes

No

Singapore

Yes

Yes

No

Japan

Yes

Yes

Yes

* Amazon.sa and Amazon.sg do not currently provide a Product Advertising API endpoint, which are required for our auto-localization to function. We plan on adding support for these programs as soon as possible, but in the meantime, we recommend using Advanced Links to localize to these storefronts.

Additional Information

Commission Rate - 4-8% depending on the product type.


Affiliate Window - 24 hours. In addition, if the user places an item in the shopping cart, commissions can still be earned if the purchase is completed within 89 days.

Payment Methods - Check, Amazon Gift Card, Direct Deposit.

Payment Lag - Fees are paid out on a monthly basis, approximately 60 days after the end of each month. Commissions are not paid out until the purchased item has shipped.


Oceania

Country

Sign-up

Localization Support

Auto-Affiliation

Support

Local Bank Required

Australia

Yes

Yes

No*

*Signing up for Amazon Australia is relatively straightforward for most non-natives, but please note that you may need to complete a Tax Interview and Statement by a Supplier Form (SSF) in order to avoid being subject to Australia's 47% withholding tax.

Additional Information

Commission Rate - 4-8% depending on the product type.


Affiliate Window - 24 hours. In addition, if the user places an item in the shopping cart, commissions can still be earned if the purchase is completed within 89 days.

Payment Methods - Check, Amazon Gift Card, Direct Deposit.

Payment Lag - Fees are paid out on a monthly basis, approximately 60 days after the end of each month. Commissions are not paid out until the purchased item has shipped.

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