Selling in Amazon Dubai (Amazon.ae)

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Amazon Dubai is already active, so sellers can already sell their products through Amazon.a.

How did Amazon.ae come up? It started in 2017, when Amazon bought Souq.com (based in Dubai) which was a leading online store in the e-commerce of the Middle East, with a sale of 8.4M of products in 31 different categories. The platform attracted more than 45M of monthly visits and had a presence in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.

Dubai is a city in the United Arab Emirates, known for its luxurious trade, ultra-central architecture and for its very lively nightlife. It has an area of 83,600 km2, the languages spoken are Arabic (official leagues), English, Hindi, etc. It has a population of 9,770,529 inhabitants. For more information, the Icex page that offers the Country and a economic and trade report of the Arab Emirates.

Amazon was able to enter the Middle East trade thus creating Souq an Amazon company, which finally became Amazon.ae This is one of the most visited pages in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

What are the advantages of selling in Amazon.ae?

• The most common language is English

• Large young population

• High presence of smartphones

• E-commerce market in rapid growth

• High available income

• Demand for high-end products

Why should you sell on Amazon.ae?

• No registration fees

• They reach more customers

• Easy access to the AE market

• The most common language is English

• The logistics solutions are low cost thanks to Amazon logistics and the seller’s logistics management

• There is no need to open a bank account or a local legal entity, payments are received in €in any EU bank account.

• They offer dedicated and free assistance from Amazon’s EU2AE team all year round.

What logistics solutions does Amazon.ae offer?

Amazon fulfilling eliminates all the complexity that its sellers may have that usually also deal with customer service, final delivery and storage.

In the United Arab Emirates, the counterpayment is one of the most common payment methods, but that should not be a cause for concern, as Amazon is fully equipped to charge all these payments on behalf of the sellers safely and efficiently.

All Amazon FBA lists will be eligible for the counter-payment.

Taxes in the United Arab Emirates

• The VAT rate is 5% and applies to most products and services, it must be included in the final price charged to the customer.

• The products of the sellers may be subject to import taxes, depending on the value of the products to be delivered.

• The taxes are applied directly when the shipment arrives in the country of destination.

• The transport company is responsible for paying all taxes on behalf of the customer, who will then charge you the amount

• VAT registration is required to manage logistics through Amazon logistics

How can you start selling on Amazon.ae?

• You must register through a link that Amazon will provide you with at an invitation, where you will have to set up your account in the Central Seller Arab Emirates (for free),

• Then you will link your European account by creating international lists

• You must select a carrier to start using Amazon’s logistics immediately

• Amazon will provide you with free marketing tools

• Once all this is done, you will need to check for legal restrictions and restricted product categories, when you have checked all this you can already start selling on Amazon.a.