Over the past year, more and more clients have come to us for consultation about opening TikTok ad accounts.

Many people ask very similar questions:

"What exactly do I need to prepare for the account opening process?"

"I'm a small team, can I open a TikTok ad account?"

"I've heard there are two types of accounts, which one should I choose?"

"My account opening documents keep getting rejected, what should I do?"

In today's article, we have combined our own account opening experience and client cases to organize a "beginner-friendly" practical guide for opening a TikTok account.

We hope this can help you, who are preparing to launch TikTok ads, avoid some detours.

The account opening process is actually not complicated, but it's easy to get stuck on the details

If you look at TikTok's official account opening website, the process is written very clearly:

Register an account → Submit documents → Wait for review → Top up → Configure backend → Start advertising

But in our actual operations, what really gives people a headache is not the process itself, but those "seemingly simple but often error-prone" details in between.

Before opening an account, you need to clarify these issues

✅ How to choose the account type?

TikTok ad accounts are divided into two types: Self-operated accounts and Agency accounts.

Self-operated accounts are suitable for merchants with budgets who need long-term operations.

Agency accounts are suitable for beginners who want to scale quickly or are in the testing phase.

We will judge which is more suitable according to the client's situation, to avoid mismatched account structures that require reopening later.

✅ How to prepare the documents?

The official requirements are quite standard: business license, website, email, industry information, main product description.

But these documents are not just "having them is enough", they need to comply with the platform's format and content specifications, especially:

Website not accessible, irregular domain name → Fails review

Email format not compliant or can't receive verification → Delays account opening

Wrong industry selection → Review gets stuck directly

We conduct a pre-review before submission, many clients' documents are revised by us two rounds before submission, to ensure approval in one go.

✅ Precautions for different industries?

TikTok has special review requirements for certain industries:

Beauty and skincare: need to provide product registration certificates, efficacy statements, ingredient compliance materials

Education, gaming, finance: need to provide operating qualifications, content review documents

Healthcare: restricted advertising scope, cannot be launched in some countries

We will confirm all these in advance, so clients don't have the anxiety of "supplementing materials while submitting for review".

What does TuKe Overseas do in the account opening process?

We don't just help you "submit account applications", but connect and follow up throughout the entire process, including:

StageWhat do we do?
Pre-consultationUnderstand your advertising direction, suggest account type and country/region
Document preparationProvide standard templates, check each document item by item
Submission for reviewOne-on-one assistance in filling out information, avoiding format/logic errors
Review accelerationHave cooperation channels, normal documents can get results in as fast as 1 working day
Account configurationTeach you how to build ad account structure, add members, install pixels
Advertising supportCan provide strategy suggestions, material review precautions, proxy advertising service (if needed)

To sum up

Opening a TikTok ad account itself is not a very complicated matter, and the process is public.
But if it's your first time dealing with overseas advertising,
it's easy to spend a lot of time trial-and-error on document preparation, understanding the rules, and account configuration.

We've helped many clients along this path, and have encountered quite a few pitfalls, understanding platform rule changes, industry review differences, and the most common issues from account opening to advertising.

If you are also preparing for TikTok advertising, or are stuck at the account opening stage, feel free to chat with us anytime.
Pre-consultation is free, and we are happy to share some standard document templates or precautions to help you decide your next step.