How much does it cost to open a cross-border e-commerce store? How much investment is required?

Now there are more and more cross-border e-commerce merchants. Under such circumstances, the competition is very fierce. If you want to open a cross-border e-commerce platform, you need to invest a lot of money. How much does it cost to open a cross-border e-commerce store?

After the cross-border e-commerce reshuffle in 2018, it is not as easy for everyone to make money as in previous years. Therefore, saving money is making money. The premise of saving money is to be thrifty and understand the details of each expenditure in detail.

The capital investment for a new Amazon store:

Let’s take the most popular Amazon US site as an example. I suggest that if you want to be a professional seller on Amazon, you should first choose to be a professional seller. First, you should register a domestic company. There are many agencies for registering a domestic company, and the fee is about 2,000 RMB (the subsequent accounting and tax filing is about 1,200 per year). It is best to register a US company. There are also many agencies for registering a US company. The fee is about 5,000 to 6,000 RMB, generally VISA and MASTER.

If you want to do Amazon for a long time, it is recommended to have your own brand. The cost of overseas registered products is different. We take the most popular US as an example.

Amazon US trademark registration fee:

According to information released by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), starting from January 14, 2017, the official fees for U.S. trademarks will be significantly adjusted, mainly as follows:

For paper applications, the official fee increased from US$375 to US$600, a 60% increase;

For electronic filing, the official fee will increase from $325 to $400, a 23% increase;

The fees for almost all items such as Madrid application designation of the United States (electronic application), submission of evidence of use (paper application), and renewal (paper application) will be increased to varying degrees;

Zhigaodian's current US trademark registration fee is: 2,000 yuan; (fluctuates according to the US dollar exchange rate)

Some regions can apply for international trademark fee subsidies, with a maximum amount of 200,000 yuan.

Amazon's platform fee is: $39.99 per month

Amazon's sales commission deduction fee is generally 8% to 15%, and the deduction fee for specific products is different.

Amazon transaction fee: $1.35 per piece

Amazon refund management fee: $5 and 20% of the sales amount

In fact, whether you are a novice or a veteran Amazon seller, you probably haven’t taken the time to calculate how much capital investment is needed to open an Amazon store and where your costs are. So you must do the calculation before opening a store.

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