If you want to increase profits from Amazon export,
you have no choice but to lower your "cost of sales."
The cost of sales for Amazon exports
the cost of purchasing the product and
the shipping cost of shipping the product.
In short, if you want to increase profits, you
will naturally achieve your goals
by focusing on these two points, how to reduce purchasing costs another time
how to reduce shipping costs. I'll explain how.
The majority of people
choose international shipping
using "Japan Post"
I would like to introduce ways to reduce shipping costs related to Japan Post
Discount method based on “number”
Japan Post (post office)
applies a certain discount rate when handling a certain amount of items
There is no reason not to take advantage
of the considerable discount rate when converting it into monthly and annual terms
"D-mail" and "P-mail"
These services
offer
special rates when sending 50 or more small packages at the same time , and D-mail
tends to have a shorter delivery time than P-mail.
- D-mail: Airline “priority” bulk mail [small packages up to 2kg]
- P-mail: Air "non-priority" bulk mail [small packages up to 2kg]
To use these
you must choose
to pay separately or pay in arrears , and there are a limited number of post offices that handle them
they tend to
be concentrated in urban areas. However , not all services are equally available to everyone
Regarding the calculation formula for special charges,
it seems
most practitioners
choose Amazon in North and Central America and Europe as their sales channel when exporting to we will inform you of the calculation formula
To do. *Subject to change at any time
(Price per mail × Total number of mails) + (Price per 100g total weight × Total weight ÷ 100g)
*Price per mail: 50 yen
*Price per 100g total weight: 90 yen
When submitting mail,
please do not forget to write "Air Mail" or "Small Packet" and,
in the case of P-mail, "Air Non-Priority"
"Monthly discount" depending on the number of mail sent
When using Japan Post's EMS,
there is a system in place where you can get a discount if you send more than a certain amount of mail in a month
- 3,000 emails or more: 10% OFF
- 5,000 emails or more: 15% OFF
- 10,000 emails~: 20% OFF
this is a system that
Amazon export sellers who handle more than 3,000 shipments of the same type
that in order to use this system, you
must use a payment method called ``deferred payment.''
*Deferred payment
is a system that allows you
to automatically pay your monthly charges
This system itself does not have any discount properties, but
you can
stabilize cash flow and this is a service that you should keep in mind.
Use "stamps" to pay for shipping costs
Japan Post
accepts not only cash but also stamps as payment.
Now, what's the point of being able to use stamps
Since
"purchased"
from somewhere in exchange for cash, to aim for discounts at that time, which in turn
can lead to discounts on shipping costs.
Stamps
are not only available at post offices.
Obtained at auction
Stamps
are also available on auction sites
A quick search revealed
over 130,000 hits.
Most of the stamps on sale there
have a considerable
face value
you will need to prepare a certain amount of funds to use the auction
choose a product (seller) that
offers an acceptable discount rate compared to the actual total face value
Search results for "Yahoo! Auctions - Stamps"
Obtain from gift certificate shop
In addition to auction sites,
if you purchase stamps at a coupon shop
, you can receive a discount from the face value.
If you look at the general market price,
it would be 94-96% the face value
let's say the shipping cost for one overseas shipment
20,000 yen x 0.94 = 18,800 yen
In this case, the discount amount will be 1,200 yen, but
if you use EMS to send something like one CD to the United States
In other words, the corresponding
discount amount was obtained in a single transaction.
know how much the cost of goods sold will be reduced
if you repeat this process, there is no need for me to explain it to you.
You can also find coupon shops
by searching the internet
Speaking of major companies, it would be "Tickety"
You may also get good results not only online but also
by visiting physical gift certificate shops near you
lastly
We have explained
how to reduce shipping costs, even if we only talk about Japan Post,
there are many easy ways to do
These two things can be summed up.
- Use the post office discount system
- buy stamps cheap
The possibility of discounts increases
as the number of products you handle increases please always make efforts to reduce shipping costs.
Also, instead of being satisfied with shipping costs alone,
let's start reducing the essential "purchasing costs."
