How Amazon's North America and Brazil Unified Account Works for Multi-Marketplace Sellers
Amazon's Unified Account lets sellers manage US, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil marketplaces from one Seller Central login with a single subscription fee. Understanding Global vs Store-Specific SKU options is essential for proper inventory management across these markets.
Overview
Amazon's North America and Brazil Unified Account allows sellers to manage their presence across four marketplaces — Amazon.com (US), Amazon.ca (Canada), Amazon.com.mx (Mexico), and Amazon.com.br (Brazil) — all from a single Seller Central login. This feature streamlines multi-marketplace selling by consolidating account management, inventory oversight, and order tracking into one interface, making it significantly easier for sellers looking to expand across the Americas.
Key Points / What Sellers Need to Know
- Single login, four marketplaces — Sellers can switch between US, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil storefronts directly within Seller Central without needing separate accounts or credentials for each country.
- One subscription fee — The Professional selling plan covers all four North American and Brazilian marketplaces for a single monthly fee equivalent to USD $39.99, rather than charging separately per marketplace.
- Two inventory management approaches — Sellers must choose between a Global SKU (shared inventory pool) or Store-Specific SKU (separate inventory pools per marketplace), and this choice has major operational implications.
- Local currency payouts — Amazon's Currency Converter for Sellers enables payments to your local bank in your local currency, removing the need for foreign bank accounts in each marketplace.
- Consolidated tools and reporting — Order management, listing tools, and business reports are accessible across all four marketplaces from one unified dashboard.
How Global SKUs Work
A Global SKU uses a single shared inventory pool across Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.com.mx, and Amazon.com.br. When creating an offer in Seller Central, sellers can select the Global SKU option to share inventory across all four stores. This means that if you have 100 units in stock, all four marketplaces will display 100 units available. However, this does not mean you have 400 total units — it is the same pool of 100. When one unit sells on any marketplace, all four stores update to show 99 units remaining. Pricing, however, is still managed separately in each store, giving sellers flexibility to adjust for local market conditions. Global SKUs are required for sellers who fulfill orders themselves (Merchant Fulfilled) when selling across the unified account marketplaces.
Analysis & Recommendations
Why This Matters
Sellers expanding into Canada, Mexico, or Brazil need to understand how unified accounts work to avoid inventory errors and operational issues. Choosing the wrong SKU type can lead to overselling or misallocated FBA inventory across countries.
Key Takeaways
- One Professional seller subscription ($39.99/mo) covers all four North American and Brazilian marketplaces
- Global SKUs share a single inventory pool across all stores — use for Merchant Fulfilled orders
- Store-Specific SKUs maintain separate inventory per country — required for FBA sellers
- Never leave the quantity field blank in flat file uploads, as Amazon reads blank values as zero
Recommended Actions
- →Choose Store-Specific SKUs if using FBA, and ensure inventory ships from the correct country's fulfillment network
- →Audit any flat file upload templates to confirm the quantity column always contains a value to prevent accidental zero-inventory listings
- →Review your current SKU setup across marketplaces to confirm you're using the right inventory model for your fulfillment method
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