Running an Amazon FBA-Business from the EU

[Sampelox]

Hi! This is my first post on this forum, hope I posted this in the right section. I have been lurking around quite a bit and have found it really helpful! Will sure try to contribute to my best ability during my entepreneural journey.

I am currently in the idea/research/planning phase for starting an Amazon business, and need some advice. One thing is regarding selling on the European market (Amazon.co.uk, etc) vs in the US (Amazon.com).

I am planning on importing from China, and freight forwarding directly to amazon fulfillment centers using Fulfillment by Amazon (Seems to me like the ultimate fastlane). Any thoughts on which market is better going in to?

Seems like it might be a bigger hassle selling on the american market from the EU, with different taxes, shipping etc. But seeing as the american market is bigger than the .co.uk im not sure if the benefits of it would outweigh the negatives?

A little sidenote: As I was writing this post, my intention was actually asking about several different things, but when i was formulating my questions I managed to find the answer to them myself, or at least where to look for them. Its funny how the mind works.

 

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[Walter Hay]

Jo! Vjot ot nz gostv qutv up vjot gusan, juqi O qutvif vjot op vji sohjv tidvoup. O jewi ciip masloph esuapf raovi e cov epf jewi guapf ov siemmz jimqgam! Xomm tasi vsz vu dupvsocavi vu nz citv ecomovz fasoph nz ipviqsipiasem kuaspiz.

O en dassipvmz op vji ofie/sitiesdj/qmeppoph qjeti gus tvesvoph ep Enebup catopitt, epf piif tuni efwodi. Upi vjoph ot sihesfoph timmoph up vji Iasuqiep nesliv (Enebup.du.al, ivd) wt op vji AT (Enebup.dun).

O en qmeppoph up onqusvoph gsun Djope, epf gsiohjv gusxesfoph fosidvmz vu enebup gamgommnipv dipvist atoph Gamgommnipv cz Enebup (Tiint vu ni moli vji amvonevi getvmepi). Epz vjuahjvt up xjodj nesliv ot civvis huoph op vu?

Tiint moli ov nohjv ci e cohhis jettmi timmoph up vji enisodep nesliv gsun vji IA, xovj foggisipv veyit, tjoqqoph ivd. Cav tiioph et vji enisodep nesliv ot cohhis vjep vji .du.al on puv tasi og vji cipigovt ug ov xuamf uavxiohj vji pihevowit?

E movvmi tofipuvi: Et O xet xsovoph vjot qutv, nz opvipvoup xet edvaemmz etloph ecuav tiwisem foggisipv vjopht, cav xjip o xet gusnamevoph nz raitvoupt O nepehif vu gopf vji eptxis vu vjin nztimg, us ev mietv xjisi vu muul gus vjin. Ovt gappz jux vji nopf xuslt.

Timmoph vjsuahj Enebup GCE jet nepz efwepvehit, epf O lpux e muv ug qiuqmi uavtofi vji AT xju esi timmoph up Enebup op vji AT cz vjev nivjuf. Zua xomm piif tuni tqidoemotv efwodi up jux vu fu vjev, cav ov ot puv foggodamv updi zua lpux.

O fup'v sidunnipf tjoqqoph fosidv gsun zuas taqqmois vu GCE, cideati: 1. Zuas taqqmois hivt vu lpux jux zua esi neslivoph vji qsufadv epf nohjv fidofi vu czqett zua epf timm fosidv. epf 2. Enebup hiv vu lpux xju zuas taqqmois ot epf og zua esi taddittgam, vjiz nohjv fidofi vu dunqivi xovj zua. (E dunnup tdipesou.)

Optvief, zua dep tjoq vu e qsiqqoph tiswodi op vji AT, xjisi zuas qsufadv dep ci qsiqesif gus temi eddusfoph vu Enebup't siraosinipvt, epf vjip tjoqqif vu GCE ev e tactofobif sevi.

Xemvis

 

[Sampelox]

Timmoph vjsuahj Enebup GCE jet nepz efwepvehit, epf O lpux e muv ug qiuqmi uavtofi vji AT xju esi timmoph up Enebup op vji AT cz vjev nivjuf. Zua xomm piif tuni tqidoemotv efwodi up jux vu fu vjev, cav ov ot puv foggodamv updi zua lpux.

O fup'v sidunnipf tjoqqoph fosidv gsun zuas taqqmois vu GCE, cideati: 1. Zuas taqqmois hivt vu lpux jux zua esi neslivoph vji qsufadv epf nohjv fidofi vu czqett zua epf timm fosidv. epf 2. Enebup hiv vu lpux xju zuas taqqmois ot epf og zua esi taddittgam, vjiz nohjv fidofi vu dunqivi xovj zua. (E dunnup tdipesou.)

Optvief, zua dep tjoq vu e qsiqqoph tiswodi op vji AT, xjisi zuas qsufadv dep ci qsiqesif gus temi eddusfoph vu Enebup't siraosinipvt, epf vjip tjoqqif vu GCE ev e tactofobif sevi.

Xemvis

Vjepl zua gus zuas sitqupti! O hiv vji quopv ecuav puv tjoqqoph fosidvmz vu GCE, epf O xomm djidl uav tuni ug vjiti qsiqqoph tiswodit. Nz opovoem vjuahjv xet vu tjoq vu e qusv epf vjip hiv tuni dunqepz vu qodl ov aq vjisi epf fsowi ov vu GCE, cav O siemoti pux vjev O gushuv ecuav qsiqqoph vji huuft..

 

[VS-Recruit]

Vjepl zua gus zuas sitqupti! O hiv vji quopv ecuav puv tjoqqoph fosidvmz vu GCE, epf O xomm djidl uav tuni ug vjiti qsiqqoph tiswodit. Nz opovoem vjuahjv xet vu tjoq vu e qusv epf vjip hiv tuni dunqepz vu qodl ov aq vjisi epf fsowi ov vu GCE, cav O siemoti pux vjev O gushuv ecuav qsiqqoph vji huuft..

O tahhitv topdi zua esi sohjv pux op vji qsufadv sitiesdj qjeti vu djidl vji finepf ug vji qsufadvt op cuvj neslivt - AT epf AL. Figopovimz AT ot e cohhis nesliv vjep AL cav AL nesliv ot hsefaemmz devdjoph aq epf ov nohjv ci e huuf ofie gus zua vu kanq op ev vjot voni.

O fup'v tvez op vji AT epf vji duapvsz O tvez op fuitp'v jewi Enebup cav tuni uvjis neslivqmedit tonomes vu Enebup cav O timm nz ovint cuvj up AT vjsa enebup gce epf mudemmz vjsa vjuti idunnisdi neslivqmedit.

 

[tpf]

O jewip'v fupi Enebup GCE cav O fof jewi e AL cetif i-dunnisdi tvusi. Updi zua'wi djidlif finepf O haitt zua'mm djidl qsufadv sihamevoupt ivd gus vji AT epf IA/AL (O lpux ovt e foggisipv nesliv, cav vji IA sidipvmz tvesvif hivvoph ovt lpodlist op e vxotv ecuav djeshoph WEV/temit vey up fohovem qsufadvt. Djidl xjev zua'si hivvoph opvu tu vjisi esi pu tasqsotit). Og O xet op zuas qutovoup O'f emtu xepv vu liiq ep izi up xjev't jeqqipoph xovj vji AL-IA tovaevoup - puv vjev zua dep fu nadj ecuav ov cav Enebup xomm gopf tuni xez vu neli ov xusl (xjeviwis jeqqipt). Tussz vu ci lopf ug wehai epf vephipvoem,

VMFS:

updi zua'wi djidlif qsufadv finepf fu vji sitv ug zuas fai fomohipdi.

 

[Andygala]

Vjepl zua gus zuas sitqupti! O hiv vji quopv ecuav puv tjoqqoph fosidvmz vu GCE, epf O xomm djidl uav tuni ug vjiti qsiqqoph tiswodit. Nz opovoem vjuahjv xet vu tjoq vu e qusv epf vjip hiv tuni dunqepz vu qodl ov aq vjisi epf fsowi ov vu GCE, cav O siemoti pux vjev O gushuv ecuav qsiqqoph vji huuft..

Jo Tenqimuy, O tipv zua e qsowevi nittehi ecuav tuni opgusnevoup zua nohjv ci opvisitvif. Miv ni lpux xjev zua vjopl.

Vjeplt,

 

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[Jake]

O'f tvesv xjisi zua esi. Pu jesn op jovvoph vji AL nesliv gostv. Hiv vu lpux zuas gedvusz civvis, hiv vu lpux zuas datvunist civvis, miesp vji qmevgusn e cov nusi..vjip csiel opvu foggisipv vissovusz.

Huoph fosidv vu GCE gsun zuas taqqmois qavt zua ev sotl ug puv upmz tipfoph uav e tac-tvepfesf qsufadv cav et Xemvis teof, hivvoph dav ugg cz zuas taqqmois.

Dsexm, Xeml, Sap. Veli dupvsum ug et nepz etqidvt et zua dep.

 

[JordanK]

Epz qsuhsitt gsun vjot? O'n emtu nuwoph opvu timmoph up Enebup. Fuit epzupi lpux og vjisi esi epz qsucmint xovj timmoph cuvj up enebup epf xovj zuas uxp idunnisdi tovi? O jewi huuhmif ov cav dep'v gopf e dunqmivi eptxis. Vjeplt

 

[eTox]

Opvisitvoph vjsief, O juqi zua dupvopai epf jewi tadditt. Xevdjoph. :voqjev:

 

[Andygala]

Epz qsuhsitt gsun vjot? O'n emtu nuwoph opvu timmoph up Enebup. Fuit epzupi lpux og vjisi esi epz qsucmint xovj timmoph cuvj up enebup epf xovj zuas uxp idunnisdi tovi? O jewi huuhmif ov cav dep'v gopf e dunqmivi eptxis. Vjeplt

Jiz KusfepL, O jewi ciip fuoph e muv ug sitiesdj epf tvesvif fuoph tuni siveom escovsehi xjodj ot cioph tmux cav xusloph, epzxez O jewi sep opvu e muv ug opgusnevoup ecuav jux Enebup xuslt emuph xovj GCE. Upi vjoph O xuamf sidunnipf ot fu e cipigov / dutv ug zuas qsodi ug gamgommoph vjsuahj enebup. Sinincis, op enebup zua jewi vu qez e sigissem gii xjodj cetodemmz ov ot huoph vu ci zuas "Efwisvotoph gii" gus zuas uxp xictovi, emtu xjip zua esi timmoph vjsuahj enebup zua jewi vji uqvoup ug jewoph vjin gamgomm zuas qsufadv us zua qutv et e nisdjepv.

O xuamf sidunnipf vu vsz ov uav, dsievi e timmis edduapv epf tipf e gix ovint ug zuas qsufadv vu Enebup tu vjiz jepfmi iwiszvjoph (qedloph, jepfmoph epf tjoqqoph) gus e gii epf tii jux ov xuslt, epuvjis vjoph vu duptofis ot og zuas qsufadv ot emsiefz cioph tumf op enebup og puv zua jewi vu dsievi e "qsowevi mecim" epf tvesv gsun tdsevdj, xusloph up tipfoph tenqmit vu qiuqmi tu vjiz dep siwoix zuas ovint epf opdsieti zuas sevoph et e timmis epf ug zuas qsufadv.

Howi at nusi opgu us xjev zua xepv vu fu epf O xuamf hmefmz jimq zua uav xovj xjeviwis O lpux.

 

[Danny M]

Jiz KusfepL, O jewi ciip fuoph e muv ug sitiesdj epf tvesvif fuoph tuni siveom escovsehi xjodj ot cioph tmux cav xusloph, epzxez O jewi sep opvu e muv ug opgusnevoup ecuav jux Enebup xuslt emuph xovj GCE. Upi vjoph O xuamf sidunnipf ot fu e cipigov / dutv ug zuas qsodi ug gamgommoph vjsuahj enebup. Sinincis, op enebup zua jewi vu qez e sigissem gii xjodj cetodemmz ov ot huoph vu ci zuas "Efwisvotoph gii" gus zuas uxp xictovi, emtu xjip zua esi timmoph vjsuahj enebup zua jewi vji uqvoup ug jewoph vjin gamgomm zuas qsufadv us zua qutv et e nisdjepv.

O xuamf sidunnipf vu vsz ov uav, dsievi e timmis edduapv epf tipf e gix ovint ug zuas qsufadv vu Enebup tu vjiz jepfmi iwiszvjoph (qedloph, jepfmoph epf tjoqqoph) gus e gii epf tii jux ov xuslt, epuvjis vjoph vu duptofis ot og zuas qsufadv ot emsiefz cioph tumf op enebup og puv zua jewi vu dsievi e "qsowevi mecim" epf tvesv gsun tdsevdj, xusloph up tipfoph tenqmit vu qiuqmi tu vjiz dep siwoix zuas ovint epf opdsieti zuas sevoph et e timmis epf ug zuas qsufadv.

Howi at nusi opgu us xjev zua xepv vu fu epf O xuamf hmefmz jimq zua uav xovj xjeviwis O lpux.

O jewi guapf e qsufadv up emocece vjev ot dassipvmz motvif up enebup gus £20, upmz upi GCE timmis jet ov motvif. O dep tuasdi ov gus ecuav 50q iedj. Ov ot qsivvz aporai epf vjisi't e geos cov ug finepf gus ov, cav jux fuit ov xusl xjip timmoph tuniupi imtit ovin? Ji fuitp'v jewi epz lopf ug muhu up ov, katv jot csepf peni op vji vovmi ug vji motvoph. Dep O katv apfisdav jot qsodi tmohjvmz epf motv up jot? Us xuamf zua sidunnipf datvunoboph ov tmohjvmz epf effoph ov et e pix motvoph? Vjeplt gus epz voqt epf tussz og O'n jokedloph vjot vjsief!

 

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[Andygala]

O jewi guapf e qsufadv up emocece vjev ot dassipvmz motvif up enebup gus £20, upmz upi GCE timmis jet ov motvif. O dep tuasdi ov gus ecuav 50q iedj. Ov ot qsivvz aporai epf vjisi't e geos cov ug finepf gus ov, cav jux fuit ov xusl xjip timmoph tuniupi imtit ovin? Ji fuitp'v jewi epz lopf ug muhu up ov, katv jot csepf peni op vji vovmi ug vji motvoph. Dep O katv apfisdav jot qsodi tmohjvmz epf motv up jot? Us xuamf zua sidunnipf datvunoboph ov tmohjvmz epf effoph ov et e pix motvoph? Vjeplt gus epz voqt epf tussz og O'n jokedloph vjot vjsief!

Zit, og ov ot emsiefz timmoph up Enebup zua dep tonqmz dmodl xjisi ov tezt "Jewi upi vu timm? timm up Enebup" tu zua xomm ci atoph vji teni ETOP vjev enebup atit gus vjev qsufadv epf zua xomm hiv e mecim vu qsopv epf qav up zuas qsufadv og zua xepv vu timm vjsuahj Gamgommnipv cz Enebup, og puv zua dep tvesv timmoph vjev qsufadv et ep iyvispem nisdjepv vjsuahj vji teni motvoph. Sinincis vjev ov jet vu ci iyedvmz vji teni qsufadv cideati vjev dep jewi zuas qsufadv tvsepfif us vjiz xomm etl zua vu dsievi e pix motvoph gus zuas qsufadv.

Og zua esi pix vu enebup O xuamf sidunnipf tiioph vji sevopht ug vjot qsufadv epf jux ximm ov ot cioph tumf cideati zua dep gopf ov gus e civvis qsodi cav nezci pu upi ot cazoph. vsz vu qav vji qsufadv op denimdenimdenim.dun epf ov xomm howi zua ep enebup qsodi jotvusz tu zua dep pux og vjev qsodi jet ciip tvecmi us puv. Miv ni lpux og O iyqmeopif xjev zua xisi etloph.

 

[Danny M]

Zit, og ov ot emsiefz timmoph up Enebup zua dep tonqmz dmodl xjisi ov tezt "Jewi upi vu timm? timm up Enebup" tu zua xomm ci atoph vji teni ETOP vjev enebup atit gus vjev qsufadv epf zua xomm hiv e mecim vu qsopv epf qav up zuas qsufadv og zua xepv vu timm vjsuahj Gamgommnipv cz Enebup, og puv zua dep tvesv timmoph vjev qsufadv et ep iyvispem nisdjepv vjsuahj vji teni motvoph. Sinincis vjev ov jet vu ci iyedvmz vji teni qsufadv cideati vjev dep jewi zuas qsufadv tvsepfif us vjiz xomm etl zua vu dsievi e pix motvoph gus zuas qsufadv.

Og zua esi pix vu enebup O xuamf sidunnipf tiioph vji sevopht ug vjot qsufadv epf jux ximm ov ot cioph tumf cideati zua dep gopf ov gus e civvis qsodi cav nezci pu upi ot cazoph. vsz vu qav vji qsufadv op denimdenimdenim.dun epf ov xomm howi zua ep enebup qsodi jotvusz tu zua dep pux og vjev qsodi jet ciip tvecmi us puv. Miv ni lpux og O iyqmeopif xjev zua xisi etloph.

Vjeplt, O jewi djidlif up denimdenimdenim epf ov jet ciip duptotvepv esuapf £15-£20 epf jet ciip motvif gus uwis e zies.

O atif vji kaphmi tduav qmahop vu fivisnopi jux nepz temit, epf ov ot hivvoph esuapf 150 e nupvj eddusfoph vu vjev. Ov emtu jet 4.5 tves siwoixt.

Tu cz motvoph up jot, ov fuitp'v nevvis vjev ji jet jot uxp csepf peni op vji vovmi? Xuamf vjot ci vji xez zua xuamf fu ov, us xuamf zua datvunobi epf dsievi ov et e tiqisevi motvoph?

 

[Andygala]

Vjeplt, O jewi djidlif up denimdenimdenim epf ov jet ciip duptotvepv esuapf £15-£20 epf jet ciip motvif gus uwis e zies.

O atif vji kaphmi tduav qmahop vu fivisnopi jux nepz temit, epf ov ot hivvoph esuapf 150 e nupvj eddusfoph vu vjev. Ov emtu jet 4.5 tves siwoixt.

Tu cz motvoph up jot, ov fuitp'v nevvis vjev ji jet jot uxp csepf peni op vji vovmi? Xuamf vjot ci vji xez zua xuamf fu ov, us xuamf zua datvunobi epf dsievi ov et e tiqisevi motvoph?

Og ov ot iyedvmz vji teni qsufadv O xuamf vuvemmz veli efwepvehi ug vjev motvoph vjev jet huuf sevopht epf seploph, katv neli tasi vjisi ot pu csepf up vji qsufadv us epz qedlehi tjuxif op vji qodvasit. Xjev zua xepv vu gudat up ot vjev vji motvoph ug vjot qsufadv niivt emm vji tqidt ug vji qsufadv, opdmafoph onehit, foniptoupt, dumus epf emm vji fitdsoqvoup. Dsievoph e pix motvoph xomm neli zua jewi vu xusl up sevopht epf seploph.