Reference

Selling into 12 regulated markets

Each entry lists the obligations a remote seller usually meets before a product can be sold lawfully, the labels that have to be on the item or its packaging, and the authority that publishes the rule. Figures and schemes change; every entry carries the date it was checked and links to the source.

Compliance is a set of registrations, not one certificate

A product can pass every safety test and still be unsellable because a registration is missing. Market entry usually combines four different things: a responsible person established in the destination, a conformity mark or certificate for the product category, producer registrations for packaging and electrical or battery waste, and a tax registration for VAT or GST.

The four are administered by different bodies and have different renewal cycles. A seller who buys a test report and stops there often discovers the gap at the first marketplace document check or at the border, when the goods are already paid for and in transit.

The obligations follow the importer, not the marketplace

A marketplace can collect tax and check documents, but it does not become the manufacturer or the importer of record. Product safety, labelling and producer responsibility normally stay with the seller or the entity that places the goods on the market. That is why a listing that passes a platform review can still fail a market-surveillance inspection.

The practical test is simple: whose name and address are on the product and on the customs entry? If the answer is the seller's, the obligations are the seller's. The compliance checker maps the common obligations for a destination and product category, and the entries below explain each market.

All entries

European UnionGPSR responsible person, CE marking by product directive, country-by-country packaging EPR and IOSS for low-value VAT. GermanyLUCID packaging registration before sale, WEEE and battery registration, 19% VAT and German-language labelling. FranceEPR by stream with a producer identifier, Triman sorting instructions, 20% VAT and French-language labelling. United KingdomUK responsible person, UKCA or accepted CE marking, £135 VAT collection, packaging EPR and a duty relief under review. United StatesNo single federal mark; FCC, CPSC, FDA and state rules apply, with sales-tax nexus and Prop 65 warnings. CanadaBilingual labelling, ISED certification for radio, Health Canada cosmetics notification and GST/HST registration. AustraliaRCM marking for electrical goods, ACCC mandatory standards, 10% GST and TGA/AICIS routes for health and cosmetics. JapanPSE for electrical appliances, MIC/Giteki for radio, Japanese labelling, 10% consumption tax and the ¥10,000 exemption limits. United Arab EmiratesECAS registration for regulated products, Arabic labelling, 5% VAT and a local importer for clearance. Saudi ArabiaSABER certificate of conformity, Arabic labelling, 15% VAT and a Saudi importer of record. IndiaBIS registration for notified electronics, EPR for packaging and e-waste, legal metrology labels and GST by category. BrazilINMETRO and ANATEL certification, ANVISA for health products, Portuguese labelling and a stacked import tax burden.

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Compliance Checker

Pick a destination and product category to see the responsible person, marking, registrations and a planning budget.

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Landed Cost Calculator

Add duty, import tax, freight and handling to a goods value to get the true landed cost and per-unit cost.

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De Minimis Checker

Enter a declared value and destination to see whether duty and tax start — and where the cliff falls.

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Tell me when the rules change

De minimis thresholds, import tax rates and marketplace fee schedules move more often than most price lists. Leave an address and we will send a short note when one of the tracked markets changes.

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