How to sell on Amazon UK from India

With online shopping giant Amazon spread across twenty countries and five continents, the possibility of reaching a global audience has never been more tempting. But if you’re based in India, is it possible to sell on Amazon UK, for example?

The answer is: Yes.

The UK is one of the largest and most popular marketplaces for worldwide sellers, so if you’ve never sold goods in a different country before, read on to find out how to sell on Amazon UK from India.

Here’s how to sell on Amazon UK from India

Selling on Amazon UK is super-easy, but how you get started depends on whether you’ve already registered to sell goods on Amazon India or not:

If you’re not registered on Amazon India

Register with Amazon Europe

Fill in the registration form

Submit and wait for confirmation

If you’re a registered seller on Amazon India

If you already have an account, before selling on Amazon UK, you need to register as a European seller:

Sign in to your seller central account

Click on the ‘Sell Global’ section

Choose the Amazon UK marketplace to register

If you’re a registered seller on Amazon India

If you already have an account, before selling on Amazon UK, you need to register as a European seller:

Sign in to your seller central account

Click on the ‘Sell Global’ section

Choose the Amazon UK marketplace to register

By creating a European seller account, you can also sell your products on Amazon in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Poland and the Netherlands without registering a separate account.

Nice!

So, now we’ve answered the question of how to sell on Amazon UK from India, you’re ready to add your products and start selling, right?

Sadly not.

Before you get to that point, there are a few hoops you need to jump through first.

Do you need to be VAT registered to sell on Amazon UK?

The answer again is: Yes

To sell products to UK Amazon customers, you must register for VAT.

Also, the time it takes to approve varies, so we recommend applying as soon as you sign up for your European seller account.

Documents you need to become an Amazon UK seller.

Getting your VAT registration isn’t the thing you’ll need to become an Amazon UK seller. You also need:

• An International credit card: If yours can’t be used outside of India, you’ll need to apply for one that does.
  
  
• A bank account: This can be either a British, European or Indian bank account. Amazon will convert GBP into INR for you, saving you the hassle.
  
  
• A business address: You can use your home address if you don’t have any company premises.
  
  
• A Permanent Account Number (PAN) card: This is a ten-digit business identification card you apply for from the Indian Income Tax Department
  
  
• An Importer/Exporter Code (IEC): You need this to import and export goods in and out of India. You apply for this from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade
  
  

Get these in place, and you’re almost ready to sell on Amazon UK from India.

But wait a moment.

What about subscription fees and prices?

How much does it cost to sell on Amazon UK?

As of November 2022, there are two subscription types:

Individual

The upside, you’re not locked into a monthly subscription. The downside, you’re limited to selling less than 35 items per month.

Professional

A professional account subscription costs £25 (excl. VAT) per month, plus additional fees.

The upside, you can sell an unlimited amount of products. The downside, well, it’ll cost you substantially more every month, but if you’re selling a lot of products, it more than pays for itself.

What additional fees will you have to pay?

If you already sell on Amazon India or any other online store, you’ll know additional fees are par for the course

Amazon UK is no different.

The additional fees you’ll pay will depend on the types of products and services you offer customers, including:

Closing fees: If you sell media items, like Blu Ray, DVDs, Music, Books, Video Games, Consoles and Software, you will have to pay a closing fee of £0.50 per item sold.

Referral fees: These are based on the product category, but most referral fees are between 8% and 15%, approximately.

Shipping costs: These are calculated based on your shipping method. You can choose to post orders yourself or use Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA), which is when you ship your products to one of their International Fulfilment Centres.


Amazon stores the products for you and delivers them once your customers have purchased them.

To learn more about FBA, read our article, How to Start Selling on Amazon FBA UK.

Other costs: These include optional extras, like Advertising or Premium Account Services.

Are there any language requirements?

You’ve guessed it: Yes.

But not speaking the language isn’t an important part of how to sell on Amazon UK from India.

Why?

Because many non-native speakers use a mix of 3rd party translators and Amazon’s translation support tools to create their listings. And if you’re an existing seller on Amazon India, it’s even easier, as you can use the Build International Listings (BIL) tool.

The BIL tool lists your products across multiple marketplaces. It translates your content from Indian to English and other languages, including French, Spanish, German, Japanese, etc.

It’s a great tool, especially if you’re selling across several Amazon websites and want to add offers and updates simultaneously.

And that’s it – everything you need to know about how to sell on Amazon UK from India.

How we make being an Amazon UK seller even easier.

To become a top seller on Amazon UK, you need a place to store your products to fulfil international deliveries and somewhere for customers to return unwanted or faulty goods.

And while Amazon FBA might seem the logical option, it’s also expensive.

That’s where we come in.

By signing up to myUKmailbox, we can provide you with a UK shipping address that makes it easier and more affordable for you to send products to and receive returns from customers in the United Kingdom.

What’s more, we can photograph and inspect the goods for you before consolidating them into fewer boxes – saving you money on shipping costs back to India.

Pretty cool, right?

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