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The best way to ship orders
international and overseas is to have the
distributor ship the product to you first and
then prepare, re-package and ship the order to
your international customers yourself. And there
are a couple of reasons why it’s best to ship
international orders yourself. First, most U.S.
based distributors will not ship orders
international or overseas.
Most U.S. distributors will only ship orders
within the U.S.
However, there are some distributors who will
ship orders international and overseas as well.
And for those who do, they will also need to
include 3 invoices with the order for the
international customs agency of where the
product is being shipped to. |
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The problem here is that the distributors’
invoice is going to show their original
wholesale price of the product and not the price
that you sold the product for. Therefore, your
customer will see that the pricing on the
invoice is lower than the price they paid for
the product while also being shipped from
company with different company name. The end
result is confusion and dissatisfaction.
This is why it’s best to have the distributor
ship the product to you first, where you can
include your own invoices and then ship the
product to the international customer yourself.
You can offer and add a flat rate shipping
charge for different countries and different
regions for those countries on your shopping
cart. You can also add on international handling
fees as well. (To find an average shipping rate
simply log on to FedEx.com to check shipping
rates for other countries)
Once the customer purchases the product from
your website, then you can proceed to have the
distributor ship the product to your location
via ground shipping. (This ground shipping fee
can also be added to the International shipping
rate to cover these costs.)
Then you’ll need to create 3 copies of the
invoice (including the original invoice) and
attach them to the top of the package. (2
invoices are for the international customs
agency and 1 invoice is for the customer. All 3
invoices must be attached to the top of the
package and not inside).
Check and make sure that the international
“ship-to” address is typed in correctly and
includes the customers’ phone number in order to
make sure that the customer receives the order.
(International shipping errors can become costly
for both you and the customer if the shipping
information is not entered in correctly).
Once the package is ready to be shipped then you
can proceed to call FedEx or UPS to come pick up
the package from your home or office, or you can
drop off the package at your local FedEx or UPS
office as well. FedEx or UPS will then ship the
product to the international or overseas
country.
Many times, the international customer will have
to go and pick up the package at the customs
agency in order to pay duties (taxes) on the
product. Once the duties are paid, then the
customer can take possession and ownership of
the package and the international or overseas
order is now complete.
If you do not have a FedEx or UPS account then
you may want to open up your own accounts with
both carriers.
Open your own FedEx and UPS account
If you’re going to ship international and
overseas then you’re going to have to have your
own FedEx and/or UPS account in order to ship
the products now and be billed for the shipping
charges at the end of each month.
Furthermore, you may want to stock up on hot
selling items during the holiday seasons such as
Christmas for example in order to make sure that
you don’t miss out on any sales opportunities
for top selling items. And at the end of the day
you can call FedEx or UPS to come pick up the
packages from your home or office to be shipped
out to the customer that same day. |
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You can also bring the
packages to your local FedEx or UPS office to
have the products shipped out to the customer
that same day as well. And if you’re going to
ship international or overseas then it’s
important to have your own FedEx and/or UPS
shipping account.
To open your own FedEx shipping account, please
visit the “New Customer Center” on the FedEx
website,
www.FedEx.com
To open your own UPS shipping account, please
visit the registration center for new accounts
on the UPS website,
www.UPS.com
Once you have your own FedEx and/or UPS account
then you can ship orders international and
overseas with no problems and pay your shipping
bill at the end of the month as well.
But if you’re going to ship international and
overseas then you’ll be much better off to have
the distributor ship the product to you first
and then you ship the order to your
international customers yourself. |
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