How to Move a TikTok Shop from Personal to Company Ownership

Is this your situation?

The short answer

Before you start

• Account type The eligibility requirements apply to a Personal or Business Account update.Verify: Check the account type in My Account.
• Shop linking The account must qualify for linking to TikTok Shop.Verify: Check whether it is already linked.
• Outstanding funds An account with outstanding TikTok Shop Balance funds is not eligible.Verify: Check the Shop Balance for funds.
• Pending affiliate activity Pending or ongoing affiliate activities make an account ineligible.Verify: Check for open affiliate activity.

How TikTok handles this

• A Personal Account can be updated to an Organization Account in Seller Center.
• Once created, the Organization Account automatically links to the user's TikTok Shop.
• After manually ending the trial period, restoring the account to a Personal or Business Account is not possible.
• Creating an Organization Account allows multiple members to be authorized to access the account.
• If you need to close the Business Center itself instead, see How to delete a TikTok Business Center.

Step by step

1. Log in to Seller Center To update a Personal or Business Account to an Organization Account in Seller Center, first log in to Seller Center.Confirm: Check that you are signed into the correct seller account.
2. Open My Account Go to My Account after logging in.Confirm: Check the top right profile icon or the left-hand menu for My Account.
3. Open Linked TikTok Accounts In My Account, click Linked TikTok Accounts.Confirm: Check that the Linked TikTok Accounts page has loaded.
4. Review business type The business type you select determines which documents you must submit next.Confirm: Check which business type applies before confirming.
5. Submit the qualification document A registered company must submit a business license as the qualification document.Confirm: Check that the document upload shows as submitted.
6. Enter organization details Enter a username and name for the new Organization Account.Confirm: Check the entered username and name for accuracy.
7. Complete the update Once created, the Organization Account automatically links to your TikTok Shop.Confirm: Check that the shop now shows as linked to the Organization Account.
8. Grant member access The account owner can grant access to other members in the organization.Confirm: Check the member list for the names you added.
9. Review entitlement features An Organization Account created within a verified Business Center has access to functions exclusive to Verified Business Accounts.Confirm: Check which business features now appear for the account.

Before you change who is in control

• Expecting reversal The update to an Organization Account is permanent, and reverting is not permitted.Why it happens: The owner assumes company ownership can be undone like a role change.Already happened: If this already happened, you want to know whether access to the Business Center can still be recovered. How to Recover Ownership of a TikTok Account
• Leaving funds in the account Remaining funds or digital items such as TikTok Coins must be withdrawn or used during the trial period.Why it happens: The owner starts the update before clearing the balance.
• Unused Coins blocking the update An update can fail if the account has unused TikTok Coins in its wallet.Why it happens: Coins are left in the wallet before the update is attempted.
• Active affiliate permissions An update fails if the account currently has active Affiliate Creator permissions.Why it happens: Affiliate Creator permissions were not removed before starting.

Roles at a glance

Keeping track of who has access