\n USA, e-commerce and logistics\n
\n\n\n Shipping to the USA might seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be.\n
\nA well informed approach can help you seize the opportunity to connect with new consumers and increase revenue.
\n![\"Image](\"../../../../img/parcel-delivery/us.svg\")
\n \n Why USA?\n
\nThe U.S. is the world’s largest national economy and leading global trader. Americans generate and earn more than twenty percent of the world’s total income\n 1.
\nThe good news is a significant portion of that income is now being spent online. In fact, online shopping has become so common that over three quarters of the country have shopped online\n at some point in their lives\n 2.
\nThese figures are set to increase further in the future with retail
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- Clothing \n
- Products most bought online \n
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- 15.4% \n
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- 3 in 10 \n
- Americans prefer to buy their shoes online instead of offline
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1. Stats taken from https://www.statista.com/topics/2477/online-shopping-behavior/#topicOverview\n
\n\nThe e-commerce landscape
\n Over the past decade, the
Opportunities
\n\n The Christmas holidays are a busy time for online
\n The rise of e-commerce revenue in the USA 2018-2028\n
\nRevenue of the
Revenue in billion U.S. dollars
\nSource: https://www.statista.com/statistics/272391/us-retail-e-commerce-sales-forecast\n
\n\n Logistics\n
\n\n The first thing to consider when preparing a package to be delivered to the USA is the journey it will take. Unlike domestic orders in this country that are delivered from one postal hub to another via road, a parcel\n going across the U.S. might transit through trains, planes, lorries or boats.\n
\n![\"Shipping](\"../../../../img/about/box-2.svg\")
\n \n The essentials\n
\n| Transit Times | \n4-7 working days | \n
| Maximum Dimensions | \n\n Length: 66cm max \n Height: 43cm max \n Width: 43cm max \n Length + Girth ≤ 125cm \n | \n
| Maximum Weight | \n25lbs / 11kg | \n
| Maximum Container Value | \nUSD 3,000 | \n
| Low-Value Limit | \nUSD 800 | \n
| GST | \n0% | \n
| Duty | \nVariable based on product; applicable on items over USD 800 | \n
| DDP Available | \nYes | \n
| DDP Fee | \nTBC | \n
| Clearance Fee | \nTBC | \n
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Good to know
\nThe low value threshold for the USA is USD 800. Anything above the low value threshold must undergo formal clearance. These items will also be subject to duty/sales tax.
\nRemember that liquids and powders require special packaging. It’s also worth checking the delivery times, as these can vary for different parts of the country.
\nWhat our experts say:
\n“Consumers in the USA are becoming increasingly more confident in purchasing their products from abroad, and there is a lot of untapped potential there for UK\n e-commerce businesses.”
\nSimon Perkins, Commercial Director, SAMOS.
\n\n Keep in mind\n
\n\n An international seller who makes sales in the U.S., regardless of whether they are based there or not, may have economic nexus. This means that if you make a certain dollar amount of sales in a state, or a certain\n number of transactions with buyers in that state, then you are required to collect sales tax in that state.\n
\n\n About half the states in the U.S. currently have economic nexus laws.
Example:
\nIn Kentucky, any international seller who has made more than $100,000 in sales in the state in the previous or current calendar year, or who made more than 200 sales transactions in the state in the previous or\n current calendar year, is required to comply with Kentucky’s sales tax laws.
\nCompliance means registering for a Kentucky sales tax permit and collecting sales tax from any buyers in Kentucky.
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\n To find out more about how SAMOS can help you achieve fast and cost-effective deliveries to the U.S.A get in touch today\n
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1 https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/economy-trade
\n2 https://www.statista.com/topics/2477/online-shopping-behavior/#topicOverview\n
\n3 https://www.statista.com/topics/2477/online-shopping-behavior/#topicOverview\n
\n4 https://www.statista.com/topics/2443/us-ecommerce/#topicOverview\n
\n5 https://www.statista.com/topics/2477/online-shopping-behavior/#topicOverview\n
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