Sell handmade or vintage goods on Etsy under an anonymous LLC. Personal address never appears on shipping labels or buyer chats.
By Shafwan Ahmed, Operations & Fulfillment Lead, Anonymousllc.co
Wyoming anonymous LLC, disregarded entity. The LLC owns the Etsy shop, the EIN, and the business bank account. Etsy payouts route to the LLC. Etsy Payments handles sales tax collection in most US states automatically. The Wyoming registered agent address replaces your home on every public record.
Etsy buyers receive your shipping return address on every order. Aggrieved buyers post Yelp reviews tied to your legal name. An anonymous LLC means the return address is the Wyoming RA, the legal seller is the LLC, and your home address never appears in the order chain.
Lowest annual cost ($60). Best banking acceptance for Etsy sellers. Wyoming RA address is your return address — buyers never see your home.
| State | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming (recommended) | $397 | Best balance of cost, anonymity, banking acceptance. |
| New Mexico | $347 | Cheapest. No annual report. Banking is harder. |
No. Your Etsy shop name and brand are separate from the legal entity. The legal entity is the LLC; the shop name is the brand.
Not strictly required, but the liability shield + anonymity start mattering as soon as buyers can identify you personally. The $397 once-off cost is small compared to the legal exposure of unlimited personal liability.
Etsy Payments collects and remits sales tax in all states where it's required for marketplace facilitators (47 states + DC). You don't manage it — Etsy does.
Yes. One LLC can hold multiple sales channels — Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, eBay — all under the same EIN and bank account.
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