Linnworks Blog

Canada is an incredibly vast landscape, with a population of 36.29 million, concentrated mostly in four provinces – Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta. In fact, 86% of Canadians live in one of these four provinces, with 12.7 million Ontarian’s accounting for almost 40% of Canadians.

So, why is this important?

Well, because of its size and the way in which the population is distributed, Canada requires a unique approach to eCommerce.

With 12 global sites spanning some of the largest eCommerce markets in the world, Amazon is a great platform to sell through if you’re looking to reach an international audience and grow your business worldwide.

But how many countries are Amazon present in? And what do you need to know about selling on each of these international Amazon sites?

To answer this, we have listed each of Amazon’s global marketplaces below, along with key information and country requirements for each!

With 23 international sites and a wider presence in over 100 countries worldwide, eBay is a fantastic marketplace to sell on, particularly if you’re looking to expand your business overseas.

In fact, with a universal user ID you are able to easily sell to customers across the globe, either by enabling international postage on your domestic listings, or by listing directly on eBay’s worldwide sites.

This is a guest post from Fyndiq, a Linn Academy 2017 sponsor.

The Swedish eCommerce market is an often overlooked opportunity for sellers wanting to expand their business across borders. With this in mind, we have summarised some of the key characteristics of this market to help you identify the possibilities and opportunities of selling into Sweden. 

Back in December 2016, The Department for International Trade (DIT) launched their ‘trade hub’, an online portal designed to help small UK businesses expand overseas, by providing exporting opportunities and invaluable support.

Selling into international markets can make a huge difference to the overall success of your business, for the simple reason that you open your business up to millions of buyers located outside of the UK. Unfortunately, many UK sellers are put off selling overseas due to requirements involved with cross-border trade, i.e. customs duties, taxes and other import charges, as well as the perceived risk of selling into unknown territories.

As a result of its broad reach, active customer base and lucrative seller benefits, Cdiscount is a great online marketplace to consider selling on if you’re looking to expand into the French market. To help you better determine whether or not it is a good fit for your business, we have compiled five of the marketplace’s key benefits below.

If you’re looking to grow your business internationally, the Spanish market is certainly one worth considering. After all, with an eCommerce market worth €18.2 billion, not to mention the fact that 41% of the population are already shopping online and a further 61% of those shoppers are willing to purchase from international sellers, there is a significant opportunity for cross-border trade in this country.

If you’re looking to export internationally and grow your business overseas, there is a wealth of valuable information, resources and support available to you. Below, we have compiled a list of exporting resources covering key organisations, exporting programmes that can provide support and help with funding, as well as additional information on everything from foreign exchange and shipping, right through to country data and VAT resources.

If you’re looking to take your business to the next level, expanding into Europe is a logical step. Fortunately, as an Amazon seller you have access to a range of tools that make achieving this as easy as possible, giving you the platform to reach millions of customers across several key European markets.