Progress Report
Sign up on Amazon.com
Spreecast for Amazon.com signup Dec.10th, 2pmEST
US Telephone number
Configuring Settings in Seller Central
Adding Ship From Address and Return Address
Product Sourcing Considerations Locally in my country
Sourcing from a different Country
Sourcing Online
Does the products have Barcodes
Price + Shipping + Duties and Taxes
From a Different Country
Contacting a supplier
Negotiating Rates
Shipping Cost
Fulfillment / Prep Service (Building relationship)
Preparing Amazon Shipment (Ship From Address)
Tools for Online Shopping
Priceblink (Comparison Shopping Add-on
CamelCamelCamel.com (Price History)
Keepa.com
Slickdeals.net
Fatwallet.com
Sourcing Online
Product lookup on Amazon.com
Doing comparison shopping on sites such as Target.com. Walmart.com, Kmart.com, ebay.com Kohls.com
Have items shipped to a prep service, or friend or family member in the US, to be forwarded to Amazon
Shipping Couriers
DHL or UPS for Larger Shipments- contact local agent to set up account, ask for discounted rates based on volume, POA on File
Parcel Mail (snail mail), EMS or Fedex
- www.emspost.com
- Trial shipment via EMS…20lbs or less, no customs document required for the US
Local Customs Restrictions
Research local export requirements/restrictions
Do you need exporters license or certificate?
Investigate export restrictions on particular product eg weight or value restrictions
Research export agreements with the US and duty free agreements between local country and the US eg. NAFTA, CARIFORUM
US Customs Restrictions
Review restrictions on test product
US Tax ID requirements for customs brokering
FDA approval
- Prior notice on food and drugs
- Restrictions on foods
- Recalls
Preparing Commercial Invoice Include:
Weight per unit
Full Description of Goods
Tax ID/VAT Number
Unit Value
Quantity
Country of Origin
Commercial Invoice must correspond with Declared Value on Airway Bill