How to Sell on Amazon from Outside the USA

,This page is for those who live outside of the US or UK who want to find out if they can sell on Amazon.

Are you from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia or other countries in Africa, Asia or Europe and want to sell on Amazon?

While 3rd party sellers list products for sale on Amazon. Fulfilment By Amazon (FBA) is an Amazon program where Amazon provides warehousing and order fulfilment (aka shipping orders to customers). FBA is the key service that makes it feasible for international sellers to maximize Amazon sales.

I will only address Amazon US and UK because I currently sell only on Amazon in these 2 countries as they are in English. I would also list on Amazon Germany and Japan if I knew how to read and write those languages!

The first 2 questions you need to answer are: 

1. Can you sell on Amazon? Thankfully that's very easy to determine as Amazon has a list of countries accepted to register for selling on Amazon. Check these links to find out if the country you're from is accepted:

• Amazon US: www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_left_cn?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200417280
• Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200411750

​2. Can Amazon payouts be deposited into your local bank account? Check out if your country/currency Amazon is supported:

• Amazon US: www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200497820
• Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_rel_topic?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200498640

Important! While I live in Singapore where Amazon direct deposits are supported, I have Amazon deposit payments into either Payoneer or WorldFirst to save up to 50% on currency conversion costs. I explain the advantages of using Payoneer and WorldFirst for Amazon disbursements here.

Ready to start? Head over to Amazon FBA 101.