{"id":3197,"date":"2014-08-07T11:25:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T11:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\/?p=3197"},"modified":"2020-06-24T11:05:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T10:05:34","slug":"shipping-amazon-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\/shipping-amazon-products\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Things You Didn\u2019t Know About Shipping Amazon Products"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At <a title=\"repricerexpress\" href=\"http:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\/\">RepricerExpress<\/a>, we\u2019re constantly scouring the web to dig up everything you, our dear reader and trusted Amazon merchant, need to know about successfully running your online Amazon business. Today, this involves compiling a list of things regarding shipping Amazon products you\u2019ve sold on your page. Amazon\u2019s pretty good at letting you know what\u2019s kosher and what\u2019s not, but it can be a tad difficult to read through all the fine print. Instead, here\u2019s a list of things you should keep in the back of your mind next time you get set to ship.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Keeping a Good Record<\/h2>\n<p>Nobody\u2019s terribly crazy about dealing with customs and border officials, as they have a fair\u00a0amount of power that can mean the difference between an item crossing the border and just plain getting thrown out. Even worse, they have the power to audit you, which is a five-letter word that can send a shiver of fear through even the most hardened of Amazon sellers. To avoid any possible problems\u00a0\u2014 and because it\u2019s the law \u2014 keep all records surrounding your international shipments for <strong>five years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Signed, Sealed and Delivered<\/h2>\n<p>What\u2019s one tiny, innocuous thing that can prevent your item from successfully crossing the border and reaching your customers? This isn\u2019t really a fair question, as there are a handful of points, but not signing the paperwork is one of them. It\u2019s also one of the easiest things to miss, so remember to sign the paperwork and add the date that it was shipped \u2014 or risk having it held at customs.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Leave the Ivory at Home<\/h2>\n<p>Ivory is one of those products that has a really tumultuous past. It was hunted aggressively and in fairly poor form, and this led government officials to <em>really<\/em> tighten the restrictions on what can be done with it. Depending on which country you\u2019re shipping ivory and ivory-made jewellery into, you may or may not run into a wall. For example, shipping it to the US requires a permit from their Fish and Wildlife Service to bring <em>any<\/em> ivory into the country, and you\u2019ll generally get better clearance if it\u2019s 100 years old or older (but you\u2019ll need special documentation to prove it, or else it may get frozen at customs).<\/p>\n<h2>4. Feeling Hungry?<\/h2>\n<p>Amazon does allow you to sell food on its site, yes, and it can be a wonderful place to stock up on pantry items that your local grocery may not carry. But you have to be careful of exactly what kind of grocery items you\u2019re trying to sell, as some countries will get very tetchy about it. Take the US again, just to keep using them as an example. You can\u2019t import African wildlife bush meat or products that could have meat in them (e.g. bouillon, soup mixes, etc.) because of the risk of introducing serious pathogens in the country. And if you think tinned or dried meats is okay, nope, you\u2019re still out of luck.<\/p>\n<h2>5. A Neat Way to Expedite the Customs Process<\/h2>\n<p>We all know that there are two types of people in this world: those who are privy to faster service and shorter wait times, and then everyone else. As an Amazon seller, you\u2019re up against some serious competition in trying to move your inventory and ship it within the window you listed. It\u2019s a tough task because as soon as it\u2019s out of your hands, you have little control over the item. But what if you could hurry it along a little bit? You can, by printing your international shipments online and then packing the item with professionally prepared paperwork. Non-amateur looking items tend to move a little faster through customs.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Not Everyone is Taxed Equally<\/h2>\n<p>Death and taxes, supposedly the only two things in life that are completely guaranteed \u2014 until they\u2019re not. When it comes to the country of manufacturer, be careful of who you list, as it will affect duties and taxes. Say you\u2019re selling German-made wineglasses in France. List Germany as the country of manufacturer, and your French buyers won\u2019t be faced with duties or taxes. Of course, tax is multi-faceted area, and one where you should seek professional advice from specialists like Meridian Global Services.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Set the Right Value on Each Item<\/h2>\n<p>Your best bet when it comes to filling out the value declared section on your shipment invoices is to go with the purchase price of the item. If you go lower and the product is lost, damaged or stolen, you won\u2019t get reimbursed fully for it. But if you over-value it, then customs officials may set it aside while they ask you why you set the value at more than the purchase price. Either way, both are red flags and can cause your package to unnecessarily wait at the border.<\/p>\n<p>While Amazon does their best to let you know what you can and cannot do, they don\u2019t always get into the nitty-gritty of what\u2019s allowed. And when they do, it\u2019s cloaked in hard-to-read language that seems designed only for lawyers. But at <a title=\"RepricerExpress Amazon repricing solution\" href=\"http:\/\/www.repricerexpress.com\">RepricerExpress<\/a>, we\u2019re fans of things that are easy to understand, such as our repricing software and how it comes with a <a title=\"Amazon repricing free trial\" href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.repricer.com\/register\/do\/repricer?utm_source=rex-blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=rex-to-repricer-registration&amp;utm_activity=take-action\">15-day free trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At RepricerExpress, we\u2019re constantly scouring the web to dig up everything you, our dear reader and trusted Amazon merchant, need to know about successfully running your online Amazon business. Today, this involves compiling a list of things regarding shipping Amazon products you\u2019ve sold on your page. 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