As a Seller, why am I being asked to verify my information?

Several countries around the globe have implemented regulations that require a marketplace to verify Sellers when a certain threshold in payouts is achieved. Currently, StockX is conforming to Seller verification laws in the following countries and regions:
  • European Union
  • Canada
  • United States

European Union
DAC7 regulations in the European Union require StockX to collect and verify information for all Sellers that have 30+ trades annually that total payouts of €2000+ EUR on the StockX platform.

Affected countries include:
  • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden

If you are a Seller in the European Union, you will receive an email from StockX with a unique link to complete the verification process via our tax partner Persona.

Required Information includes:

Personal Account
  • Tax ID
  • Full Address
  • Date of Birth
  • VAT ID
  • Primary Bank Account Number

Business Account
  • Business Registration Number
  • Address
  • Bank Account Number

The account data on your StockX profile must match the data provided during the submission process. Please update your Profile prior to clicking the verification link.

Failure to complete the required verification within 60 days will result in account suspension, as well as suspension of your StockX selling privileges, and blocking of any pending or future payouts.

Canada
House of Commons of Canada Bill C-47 requires StockX to collect and verify information for all Sellers in Canada that have 30+ trades annually that total payouts of $2,800+ CAS on the StockX platform.

If you are a Seller in the Canada, you will receive an email from StockX with a unique link to complete the verification process via our partner Persona.

Required Information includes:

Personal Account
  • Tax ID
  • Full Address
  • Date of Birth
  • VAT ID
  • Primary Bank Account Number

Business Account
  • Business Registration Number
  • Address
  • Bank Account Number

The account data on your StockX profile must match the data provided during the submission process. Please update your Profile prior to clicking the verification link.

Failure to complete the required verification within 60 days will result in account suspension, as well as suspension of your StockX selling privileges, and blocking of any pending or future payouts.

United States
There are multiple regulations that require us to collect your tax and personal information. The INFORM Act, as well as AML (anti-money laundering) and Tax laws, require StockX to collect and verify information for all US Sellers that exceed $2,000 in payouts.

If you are a Seller in the US you will receive an email from StockX with a unique link to complete the verification process via our partner Persona.

Required Information includes:

Personal Account
  • Tax ID
  • Full Address
  • Date of Birth
  • Primary Bank Account Number

Business Account
  • Business Registration Number
  • Address
  • Bank Account Number

The account data on your StockX profile must match the data provided during the submission process. Please update your Profile prior to clicking the verification link.

Failure to complete the required verification within 10 days will result in account suspension, as well as suspension of your StockX selling privileges, and blocking of any pending or future payouts.

Although our Payout provider, Hyperwallet, may have already requested this information, StockX must also collect it as we do not store or have access to it.

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