03Sep

Get familiar with country rules and regulations

BusinessSeptember 3, 2022

Once you have an idea of what regions offer the most immediate opportunities, and which products you’ll be sending, it’s time to check into country-based rules and regulations.

Some countries prohibit items outright; others may limit them. Being informed on the rules and regulations that exist and which may impact your shipments can help ensure a smooth delivery.

There are a few ways you can get this information:

  • UPS has a tool that shows country-specific rules and regulations by origin and destination countries.
  • Check and see if your products are eligible to be imported into a given destination country. For example, the shipment of artwork from the US to Saudi Arabia is prohibited.
  • Check and see if any of your products—or components of your products—are listed as “dangerous goods” while being shipped. In general, a “dangerous good” is defined as a product that may cause harm during transit. The best place for this info would be a country’s government website. Canada and the UK provide great examples.
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03Sep

Ecommerce International Shipping: Guide to Delivering Worldwide

Business, UncategorizedSeptember 3, 2022

If you’re looking to grow your ecommerce business, expanding beyond your borders could be a great next step—but that means you need to figure out how to ship internationally.

To do international shipping right, you’ll need a strategy that works for you and your business. You don’t need to know everything about shipping, but you do need to understand the available options, and find an approach that will work again and again.

There are a lot of reasons you might not be shipping internationally right now. Maybe you’re just starting to consider it as an option. Or maybe you’ve even tried once or twice and you’d rather stick to your local or domestic market.

Selling beyond your borders can be an important growth area for your business, even if you only ship some products internationally, so it’s worth tackling the logistics head-on. Consider these figures:

  • According to Oberlo, one out of every four people you see is an online shopper.
  • Statista reports that retail ecommerce sales is going to grow from $3.53 trillion USD to $6.54 trillion USD in 2022.
  • Statista has the average order value of an international sale at $147 USD. That’s 17% higher compared to an average domestic sale.
  • Retailers who offer premium international shipping grow 60% times faster than those that don’t.

These figures show that online shoppers have come to expect international shipping, and ecommerce businesses are increasingly meeting that expectation. Shipping internationally creates an opportunity for stores like yours to sell to a larger audience.

Here’s what we’ll cover in this post so you can make better ecommerce shipping decisions and expand your business on your terms.

  • Building an international shipping strategy
  • Shipping internationally through Shopify
  • What to charge international customers for shipping
  • Finding country regulations
  • Preparing packages
  • Working with multiple carriers
  • Pricing out your shipping
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