How to open a shop in Amazon: process and cost
Shop opening process:
In fact, there are two ways to register a global store: the investment manager channel and the self-registration channel. No matter which way you choose to register your account, it is free. After you determine the mall to open a store and know the relevant taxes and regulations of the selected mall, you can complete the registration in just a few simple steps.
1. Single sign-on
If you have cross-regional accounts, you can use Single Sign-on (SSO) to access all your mall accounts with one login in a browser.
2. Create an Amazon global store account
Detailed explanation of expenses:
1, Amazon sales plan fee
When you register a seller account, Amazon provides you with two different sales plans, and you can choose one of them for subsequent sales:
Individual plan: $0.99 per product sold (applicable to the case of selling 40 or less products a month).
Professional plan: $39.99/month, unlimited product quantity.
2, Amazon platform recommendation fee (ReferralFee)
Amazon platform recommendation fee can be regarded as the cost of putting your products on the shelves and selling them in Amazon store. The referral fee is calculated according to a certain percentage of the sales price or a minimum amount, which is applicable to all the goods you sell on Amazon.
The recommended rate of the platform varies with different product categories. However, the recommended fee for most categories is about 15%, and the minimum fee is 1 USD. Of course, there are some exceptions, such as the minimum fee for jewelry and watches is 2 USD.
3. VariableClosingFee
Variable settlement cost, also known as variable cost, refers to the cost items that change with the change of output in the total cost.
4. FBA fee
If you want to be a good Amazon, it is necessary to choose FBA delivery.
FBA fee = head-trip fee +FBA logistics distribution fee+storage fee+return processing fee+order removal fee+unplanned service fee.
1) Delivery cost of the order: including the order processing fee, picking and packaging fee, first weight and continued weight fee, charged by piece.
2) Storage expenses: including monthly storage expenses and long-term storage expenses. Generally, the monthly storage fee is charged from 7th to15th of each month. Long-term inventory storage fee is a charging item other than monthly storage fee, mainly for goods stored in the warehouse for half a year or more. Before adjustment, it is charged on two major inventory counting days: February 15 and August 15 each year.
3) Return handling fee: only for products (such as clothing, watches, jewelry, bags, shoes, handbags and sunglasses) that belong to some specific categories and Amazon provides free return distribution.
Cost = total delivery fee (that is, the delivery fee equivalent to the buyer's return is borne by you).
4) removal order fee: the fee charged when you need to ask Amazon to return or discard the products you have stored in Amazon warehouse. Usually, the removal order will be processed within 14 working days. The cost of removing the order is as follows:
5) Unplanned service fee: In case of emergency and need to be handled by Amazon, you need to charge corresponding additional service fee. For example, the goods you sent to Amazon warehouse have not been properly pretreated or labeled, and they are charged by piece.
5, trademark registration and brand filing fees
If you want to be a good Amazon, it is necessary to register your own trademark protection brand.
Because trademarks are protected regionally, American trademarks are only protected in the United States, and European trademarks are only protected in the European Union. You don't need to apply at every site. You can also find a trademark agency company to help you register this specific operation.
The above is about how to open a shop in Amazon and the introduction of the cost. There are still many knowledge points for everyone to learn. If you are interested in opening a shop, you can learn more.