Does Walmart require prior marketplace experience to apply?

Walmart publishes no formal experience requirement, but a demonstrated sales record elsewhere (Amazon, eBay, or your own Shopify store) tends to improve application outcomes. A strong sales history may help; it is not a stated eligibility criterion, and it has nothing to do with forming in North Dakota.

Is North Dakota a good state to form the LLC I will sell on Walmart Marketplace with?

Walmart does not favor any formation state. Any validly registered US LLC with an EIN is eligible, North Dakota included, so choose on North Dakota's own cost, privacy, and annual obligations rather than on what Walmart prefers.

I do not live in North Dakota. Can I still use a North Dakota LLC on Walmart Marketplace?

Walmart Marketplace does not check where you live, only that the North Dakota entity is validly registered and that the details you enter match North Dakota's record. The catch is not Walmart Marketplace, it is the state you actually operate from: states require an out-of-state LLC to register as a foreign LLC before it transacts business there, which is a second filing and a second fee on top of North Dakota's $135. Forming in North Dakota while working somewhere else usually means paying both states, not one.

Do I need a North Dakota sales-tax permit before my first sale through Walmart Marketplace?

Not for your Walmart Marketplace orders themselves. North Dakota charges a 5% state rate and, like every sales-tax state, has a marketplace-facilitator law that makes Walmart Marketplace collect and remit it for you. You need your own North Dakota registration once you also sell off-marketplace and either have physical presence in North Dakota or cross its remote-seller threshold of $100,000 in sales in the previous or current calendar year (no transaction-count threshold).

Marketplace Verification

How to pass Walmart Marketplace verification with a North Dakota LLC

What Walmart Marketplace asks for at signup, and which North Dakota LLC documents satisfy each requirement.

By Edmond Hui · Last updated: August 4, 2026

Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC

Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.

A North Dakota LLC is generally eligible for Walmart Marketplace verification — you will need to provide your Articles of Organization, EIN, beneficial-owner ID, and a valid US business address. Nothing about forming in North Dakota blocks approval, and nothing about it guarantees approval either: the final call is Walmart Marketplace's.

Walmart Marketplace requires sellers to pass a multi-step business verification process before listing products. For a North Dakota LLC, this includes providing an EIN (US Business Tax ID), completing a W-9 tax classification, submitting your North Dakota business registration documentation (the Articles of Organization), and verifying the identity of the legal representative. Walmart cross-checks all information with federal and state records, and the process typically takes a few minutes to a few business days. Payouts are disbursed via a connected payment processor. Payoneer is the default.

In North Dakota the entity behind that check is an LLC created by filing Articles of Organization, which costs $135. North Dakota does not publish a processing time for LLC filings, so treat state approval as the open-ended step in your timeline rather than the Walmart Marketplace review. Because North Dakota names a member or manager on a routine public filing, the owner name Walmart Marketplace asks you to confirm is already a matter of public record.

North Dakota has 5,048 solo retail trade businesses with no employees, averaging $53,378 in annual receipts (U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics (NES), 2023).

Not legal advice: Verification requirements change, and so do North Dakota's filing fees and forms. Confirm current platform rules with Walmart Marketplace, and current filing rules with the North Dakota filing office, before you file. Walmart Marketplace's requirements were last reviewed 2026-07-21, and North Dakota's figures on this page come from its own published schedule.

What Walmart Marketplace requires, and how a North Dakota LLC meets each

Requirement	How your North Dakota LLC satisfies it
US Business Tax ID (EIN)	Provide your federal EIN (free from the IRS; non-US founders without an SSN must apply via Form SS-4 by fax or phone rather than the online tool) — independent of North Dakota.
W-9 tax classification	Complete the tax interview. A North Dakota LLC owned by US persons typically submits a W-9 using its EIN; non-US owners of a disregarded-entity North Dakota LLC generally use a W-8 form instead.
Business name and address match IRS records	Use the exact LLC name as North Dakota recorded it on your Articles of Organization; it must match your bank account holder name.
State business registration documentation	Upload the Articles of Organization North Dakota returned to you, stamped and approved.
Legal representative personal ID	Provide a government ID for each beneficial owner named in your North Dakota filings. North Dakota names a member or manager on a routine public filing, so at least one name already matches state records.
Verified US business address	Use a US street address registered to the LLC in North Dakota (your North Dakota registered-agent or virtual business address), since a PO box is usually rejected.
Payment processor account for disbursements	Link a US business bank account opened with your EIN and your North Dakota Articles of Organization.

North Dakota-specific things to watch

North Dakota names a member or manager on a routine public filing, so Walmart Marketplace's beneficial-owner check will line up with public state records — you still upload a government ID for each owner. (North Dakota's annual report lists the LLC's managers or members.)

North Dakota sales tax & nexus rules for Walmart Marketplace sellers

North Dakota charges a 5% state sales-tax rate, and like every state with a sales tax it has a marketplace-facilitator law — Walmart Marketplace collects and remits North Dakota sales tax on your marketplace orders for you. You still need your own North Dakota registration if you also sell off-marketplace (your own site, invoices) and either have physical presence in North Dakota — an in-state location, inventory, or employees — or cross the state's remote-seller economic-nexus threshold of $100,000 in sales in the previous or current calendar year (no transaction-count threshold).

North Dakota is where the Streamlined Sales Tax project originated. The state is an SST full member, meaning remote sellers can register through the SST system. North Dakota does not impose sales tax on most services, but does tax digital goods and software. The state has various local sales taxes that must be reported on the state return. Note: North Dakota repealed its 200-transaction economic-nexus trigger (effective 2019); only the $100,000 sales threshold now applies.

How to verify your North Dakota LLC on Walmart Marketplace

US Business Tax ID (EIN). Provide your federal EIN (free from the IRS; non-US founders without an SSN must apply via Form SS-4 by fax or phone rather than the online tool) — independent of North Dakota.
W-9 tax classification. Complete the tax interview. A North Dakota LLC owned by US persons typically submits a W-9 using its EIN; non-US owners of a disregarded-entity North Dakota LLC generally use a W-8 form instead.
Business name and address match IRS records. Use the exact LLC name as North Dakota recorded it on your Articles of Organization; it must match your bank account holder name.
State business registration documentation. Upload the Articles of Organization North Dakota returned to you, stamped and approved.
Legal representative personal ID. Provide a government ID for each beneficial owner named in your North Dakota filings. North Dakota names a member or manager on a routine public filing, so at least one name already matches state records.
Verified US business address. Use a US street address registered to the LLC in North Dakota (your North Dakota registered-agent or virtual business address), since a PO box is usually rejected.
Payment processor account for disbursements. Link a US business bank account opened with your EIN and your North Dakota Articles of Organization.

Non-US founders with North Dakota LLCs

Walmart Marketplace eligibility for non-US businesses varies by country of incorporation. For a North Dakota LLC owned by non-US founders, the entity must be validly formed with a US address and an EIN, which the Articles of Organization plus an EIN letter establishes. The legal representative completing verification must provide a valid government ID. Check Walmart's current seller application for the list of supported international seller countries, as eligibility expands periodically.

Frequently Asked Questions

: Walmart publishes no formal experience requirement, but a demonstrated sales record elsewhere (Amazon, eBay, or your own Shopify store) tends to improve application outcomes. A strong sales history may help; it is not a stated eligibility criterion, and it has nothing to do with forming in North Dakota.
: Walmart does not favor any formation state. Any validly registered US LLC with an EIN is eligible, North Dakota included, so choose on North Dakota's own cost, privacy, and annual obligations rather than on what Walmart prefers.
: North Dakota charges $135 to file Articles of Organization, and that is the state's fee to create the LLC. North Dakota does not publish a processing time for LLC filings, so treat state approval as the open-ended step in your timeline rather than the Walmart Marketplace review. Walmart Marketplace charges nothing for verification itself, so the $135 filing fee and North Dakota's ongoing obligations are the real cost of getting verified as a North Dakota entity.
: Walmart Marketplace does not check where you live, only that the North Dakota entity is validly registered and that the details you enter match North Dakota's record. The catch is not Walmart Marketplace, it is the state you actually operate from: states require an out-of-state LLC to register as a foreign LLC before it transacts business there, which is a second filing and a second fee on top of North Dakota's $135. Forming in North Dakota while working somewhere else usually means paying both states, not one.
: Not for your Walmart Marketplace orders themselves. North Dakota charges a 5% state rate and, like every sales-tax state, has a marketplace-facilitator law that makes Walmart Marketplace collect and remit it for you. You need your own North Dakota registration once you also sell off-marketplace and either have physical presence in North Dakota or cross its remote-seller threshold of $100,000 in sales in the previous or current calendar year (no transaction-count threshold).