Can I open a new Etsy shop after being suspended?

Etsy links accounts through a wide set of signals: device and browser fingerprints, IP ranges, payment instruments, bank accounts, addresses, phone numbers, email patterns, and even listing photos and copy. A new shop created while a suspension stands is typically detected and closed under the linked-account policy, and the new closure is then cited in the original case.

• The exact suspension email or Shop Manager banner text, copied in full
• Government-issued photo ID matching the shop owner name on file
• Proof of address issued in the last 90 days (utility bill or bank statement)
• Supplier invoices or production evidence for the listings that were flagged
• Photos of your workspace, tools, or work-in-progress items for handmade claims
• Screenshots of the affected listings before they were removed

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   Step 1: finish the original case first

   An unresolved suspension is the thing that makes a second shop a violation. Resolve or exhaust the appeal before considering anything else.

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   Step 2: understand what counts as a link

   A different email address does not separate accounts. Shared devices, networks, payment methods, and product photos all create links.

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   Step 3: consider a genuinely separate legal seller

   Only where the seller, business, banking, inventory, and operations are genuinely independent — not a workaround for the same person.

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   Step 4: diversify off-platform

   Your own storefront, other marketplaces, and a customer list you own reduce the impact of any single platform decision.

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   Step 5: keep records for the future

   If you eventually return, documented compliance history helps a reviewer more than a clean-looking new account.