Cross Border Ecommerce – Part 2: How to Buy from Overseas
Let us look at something which people think is harder than it actually is. Buying stuff from overseas (and either re-selling them in India or just keeping them for yourself). Surely, many of you have had the following conversation: Me: How do I import from overseas? I mean how do I take advantage of the ecommerce revolution in India to sell to more than 1 billion of my countrymen? Imagine, selling just a product for just $1 to a billion people would make me a billionaire! ‘Helpful’ Friend: Arey bhai, who sab nahin hota hai. Woh sab bade log ka kaam hai. Contact chahiye. Hai kya tere paas? Customs patha hai? Me: No, but cross border ecommerce in India is really picking up in India. What if something in China can sell really well in India or if I want to import from China to India for myself? Is there a courier or website to send parcels from USA to India or to buy on Amazon in America and ship to India? HF: Suno na. Mera cousin ka dost ka doggy k...