How to open a shop in Amazon: process and cost
Shop opening process:
In fact, there are two ways to register global stores: investment manager channel and self-registration channel. No matter which way you choose to register your account, it is free. After you decide to open a store in the mall and understand 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 once in the browser.
2. Create an Amazon Global Store account.
Detailed description of expenses:
1, Amazon sales planning fee
When registering a seller's account, Amazon provides you with two different sales plans, and you can choose one of them for subsequent sales:
Personal plan: USD 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 product on the shelves and selling it in Amazon store. The referral fee is calculated according to a certain percentage of the sales price or the 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 cost for most categories is about 15%, and the minimum cost is $65,438 +0. Of course, there are some exceptions, such as the minimum cost of jewelry and watches is 2 dollars.
3. Variable settlement fee
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 fees
It is necessary to choose FBA delivery if you want to do Amazon well.
FBA fee = head trip fee +FBA logistics distribution fee+storage fee+return processing fee+order removal fee+unplanned service fee.
1) Order delivery cost: including 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 between the 7th and the 5th of each month. Long-term storage fees are charged in addition to monthly storage fees, mainly for goods stored in warehouses for half a year or more. Before the adjustment, it will be charged on two main inventory counting days, February 15 and August 15.
3) Return fee: only for goods belonging to certain specific categories and provided by Amazon for free return and distribution (such as clothing, watches, jewelry, bags, shoes, handbags and sunglasses).
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 stored in Amazon warehouse. Usually, the removal order will be processed within 14 working days. The cost of deleting an order is as follows:
5) Unplanned service fee: In case of emergency, it needs to be handled by Amazon, and the corresponding additional service fee needs to be charged. For example, the goods you send to Amazon warehouse are not 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 by regions, 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 for it at every site. You can also find a trademark agency to help you register this specific operation.
The above is an introduction about how to open a shop in Amazon and the cost. There are still many knowledge points to learn. Interested in opening a shop can learn more about it.