Instacart Business helps you get the supplies and groceries from your favorite retailers on the platform that you need to run your day-to-day.
By creating a free, separate Business account, any customer in Canada or the U.S. can keep track of business purchases separate from any personal purchases made through Instacart.
Sign up for an Instacart Business account
To sign up for an Instacart Business account—
- Go to https://www.instacart.com/business.
- Select Get started.
After signing up, you gain access to a profile tailored to businesses.
You can either import information from your existing personal profile to your new Business account or use a business email address that isn’t attached to an existing Instacart profile to create a separate Business account. Explore either option by following the Add Business Profile prompt.
If you change your mind and don’t want to sign your business up, exit the sign-up process to go back to the standard Instacart experience.
Instacart Business and Instacart+ benefits
With an Instacart+ membership, you can enjoy unlimited $0 delivery fees on orders of $35 or more (typically starting at $3.99 for non-Instacart+ customers) and reduced service fees.
If you have an Instacart+ membership, you can use your benefits on both your personal and Business accounts. If you don’t have Instacart+, you can sign up through your Business or personal account.
With an active Instacart+ membership, you get 2% credit back on Business orders of $250 or more. Note, you must be logged into your Business account to receive this benefit.
For more information on Instacart+ and its benefits, check out our Instacart+ benefits Help Center article.
Tax exemptions
Eligible Instacart Business customers may qualify to make tax-exempt purchases in certain states.
View and manage tax exemptions
- Select the 3 horizontal lines in the upper left corner.
- Select Business profile settings.
- Select Tax exemptions.
Upload tax exemption certificate
You can upload tax exemption certificates through the tax exemption page—
- Select the 3 horizontal lines in the upper left corner.
- Select Business profile settings.
- Select Tax exemptions.
- From the tax exemptions page, select Add new certificate.
You’ll be directed to a third-party vendor portal that accepts new certificates. Complete all information and upload your certificate.
You can add 1 certificate per state. The certificate appears under the Certificates section of the Tax exemptions page immediately after uploading.
Note, certificates expire. You receive an email with reminders to upload a new certificate before the certificate expires.
Identifying tax-exempt retailers
Qualifying tax-exempt retailers appear as a tag on the Business home screen. Each individual Business account needs to upload their own tax certificate.
If you need more help, select Tax exemptions under the support section of the Tax Exemptions page.