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  1. Who can start selling on Amazon
    1. Any one doing job or running a business
  2. Documents required
    1. GST
    2. PAN
    3. Bank Account
    4. IEC code
    5. Bank AD code
    6. Amazon will provide third party vendor to get this through
  3. Registering Brand (Optional but highly recommended)
    1. You can register brand in India but can access tool on Amazon USA
    2. It will give access to important tools on Amazon USA
    3. Its optional but highly recommended
    4. Register your brand with Amazon
  4. Finding Product
    1. Find suppliers in India.
    2. From India we export, leather, marble, wooded, brass, clothing, bedding and supplements
    3. Choose products with high demand but add value to them like if you are selling a mouse or keyboard adding cleaning kit with just an incremental cost of 10% will attract more customers.
    4. Aim for 40-50% gross margin after after deducting Amazon Fee, Fulfilment Fee, Shipping fee to the Amazon warehouse and Product Cost.
  5. Finding Supplier
    1. You can search on google or Indiamart or you can use Chinese suppliers
    2. Ask for samples
    3. Try to talk with factory owners not traders
    4. Order in small quantities initially
  6. Shipping to Amazon USA
    1. Amazon assists you in finding the shipper
    2. Documentation required for shipping will be provided by Shipper
  7. Listing Product
    1. One of the important steps
    2. Find keywords
    3. Write listing
    4. Create images which communicates use case and benefits to users
  8. Running Ads
    1. Its the major cost
    2. In some cases cost of Amazon PPC per unit is more than the actual cost of product
  9. Investment
    1. A fair investment depends on your goals
    2. Divide your investment in 4 parts
    3. Only use one part in a first go
    4. There are chances of failure here
    5. But you will loose one part and gain a lot of experience
    6. Keep other 3 parts for scaling up if it works out if doesn’t works out simply use another part to launch other product
  10. Inventory Re-ordering
    1. Calculate your inventory manufacturing timeline and number of units sold per month i.e if you are selling 800 units per months, manufacturer takes around 2 months with a minimum qty 2000, then you should order as soon as you are left with 1600 units in Amazon warehouse.