Before we learn about opening a store on Amazon Canada, let’s first take a look at what Amazon sites are across the country: the major sites are divided into North America, Europe, and Japan.
North American stations include: the United States, Canada, Mexico (open any one of the stations, and the other two stations will be automatically opened)
European stations include: UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy (activate any one of the stations, and the other four stations will be automatically activated)
Japanese site includes: Japanese site
Australia Station: Australian Station
So, if you want to open a store in Canada, you just need to open the North American site. So what information do we need to prepare in advance when opening the Amazon Canada site?
1. First of all, you need to position yourself and think about what you want to sell? Find a good supplier. (There are many suppliers online) It is best to find a supplier that can ship directly.
2. You need to have a certain level of English proficiency, because uploading products and replying to emails are all in English. (You can use Baidu to translate)
3. You need start-up capital to get started. The monthly rent is $39.99 (North American site), plus the initial purchase costs, you can open a store with about 1,000 RMB in the first month.
4. The rent will be automatically deducted every month when the store opens. Therefore, before opening a store, find good suppliers and target products to avoid losses due to not uploading products after opening the store.
5. Apply for a dual-currency credit card. (The store's profits are collected in U.S. dollars, and a dual-currency credit card is required to open a store) To use the credit card for consumption, you need to print out 1-3 months of bank statements with a stamp to open a store. Just call the customer service hotline on the back of your credit card and ask the customer service staff to send it to you.
6. Photos of the front and back of your ID card, placed on the same document. There will be file requirements when uploading files when opening a store, just follow the requirements.
7. Know some basic Photoshop skills.
Think of a name for your store. It is usually composed of letters. Foreigners don't understand Chinese.
Register a foreign email address, gmail, commonly used email address. An email address is required as an account to open a store.
Apply for a payment account. LianLian is commonly used for cross-border payments. Apply for a US bank card account on LianLian Pay and bind your store. The funds received by Amazon will be transferred to this payment account every cycle (14 days as a cycle).
This is the end of the knowledge about opening a store on Amazon in Canada. If you want to get more information about opening a store on Amazon in Canada, please pay attention and we will continue to answer your questions~
