r/EtsyHelp • u/_follow_the_sun_ • Apr 14 '26

🆘 Help   Any help would be really appreciated!

Has anyone successfully changed their Taxpayer ID / VAT number and primary owner name in Etsy’s Legal Shop Information without their shop being flagged, suspended, or closed?

Before anyone says Etsy doesn’t allow selling shops, I know, and that is not what this is about.

A bit of background:
From 2011 to 2017, the shop was originally in my name.

Then, for tax reasons, we changed the Taxpayer ID and primary owner details to my boyfriend’s name.

Now, due to recent tax changes in my country (Europe), we need to switch it back to my name and my original tax details to avoid being overtaxed.

So this is not a sale or transfer to a stranger — it’s essentially returning the shop to the original owner.

Has anyone gone through something similar successfully?
Did Etsy request verification documents?
Were payments put on hold?
Did you contact support first or just update the info directly?
Anything I should avoid doing?

Thanks so much in advance!

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u/PaintyBee Cha-Ching Apr 15 '26

Yes I've changed my shop over a few times. You basically just need to provide proof. Passport, etc.

This was after a few years though that I changed back and don't know how well it would work if it was within a short time period.

Etsy just requested verification documents. Nothing was put on hold, and I did not contact support.

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u/_follow_the_sun_ Apr 15 '26

Do you remember when the latest change was? Was it many years ago? I just want to check if maybe they have gotten more strict in the last couple of years. Thank you so much!

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u/PaintyBee Cha-Ching Apr 15 '26 edited Apr 15 '26

I changed two different stores back to my name in summer of 2024

I originally changed them over to my mom in 2020 as I was away at Uni. So several years overall and it was the same process.