Amazon updates BSA agreement, restricting store transfers and pledging of future proceeds
Amazon has updated its BSA agreement to restrict unreviewed store transfers and prohibit using future sales proceeds as collateral for third-party financing.
What are the key facts?
- 1Updated May 29, 2026
- 2Effective August 24, 2026
- 3Business Solutions Agreement
- 4Restrictions on store transfers
- 5Restrictions on pledging proceeds
What happened?
Amazon updated its Business Solutions Agreement, or BSA. The changes were announced on May 29, 2026, and took effect on August 24, 2026. The updated agreement expressly restricts the full or partial transfer of stores without Amazon’s formal review and approval, including arrangements involving accounts, store rights, and related business interests. The agreement also restricts sellers from using unsettled Amazon sales proceeds as collateral for third-party financing or loans through methods such as UCC filings. The new terms impose restrictions on the transfer, pledge, and collateralization of Amazon platform accounts and future receivables. The report identified the changes as part of an update to Amazon’s seller agreement, focusing on changes in store control and the use of platform proceeds for financing.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
With the BSA terms tightened, store sales, managed-operations handovers, and financing arrangements backed by platform proceeds require more careful handling. Continuing to use unreviewed transfer procedures or directly pledging future proceeds as collateral may create account and financial compliance risks. Highest-priority action: This week, have legal or finance teams review store-control arrangements, financing contracts, and proceeds-pledge clauses item by item.