The following is quoted from the article of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Electronic Commerce Survey.

(3) Market size of cross-border e-commerce between Japan, the United States, and China In the first year of Reiwa, the market size of cross-border EC among the three countries of Japan, the United States, and China was any of the three countries. Has increased. The amount of cross-border EC purchases from Japanese businesses by Chinese consumers was 1,655.8 billion yen (up 7.9% from the previous year), and the amount of cross-border EC purchases from US businesses was 2,94 billion yen (up 16.3% from the previous year). ), And it has been increasing since last year.

Cross-border e-commerce market size in Japan, the U.S., and China (from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and official website)

First of all, according to the data published in the “Market Research on Electronic Commerce” report compiled by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the size of the BtoC-EC (consumer electronic commerce) market in Japan in the first year of the decree was 19.4 trillion. It is said to be JPY (18.0 trillion yen in the previous year, up 7.65% from the previous year).

The top 3 EC malls in Japan are the “Rakuten,” “Amazon Japan,” and “Yahoo” groups, but regarding the total sales and distribution of each group,

(Based on the figures announced in each financial statement, it is calculated based on the total amount of distribution for the year 2019).

Next, sales of E-commerce sites in the U.S. (2019) are as follows.

As you can see from these, the market size of Amazon in the United States is overwhelming, and it is Amazon in the United States that makes more sales than the size of the domestic EC market.

Requests differ depending on each site, please understand the rules of each EC site.

However, to protect yourself, we recommend only legal checks of your posted photos, published texts, intellectual property, etc.

It depends on the industry, it cannot be expressed in one word.

For example, Amazon payments are made once every two weeks. EBAY is held once a week.

America is more of a consumer paradise than Japan. Therefore, if you buy and don’t like it, you can return most of the items for whatever reason.

If you purchase a cheap product and return it, the seller may ask you to dispose of it or donate it yourself.

In addition, if you point out that there is not enough screw in the product assembled by DIY, usually “Send one screw immediately” will solve the problem. However, if the communication does not go well, the consumer will say , “Please send the product again because you will return it” or from the seller side “The current product will be disposed of by the customer, and a new product will be sent back. There are often responses such as. Even if it is a very minor defect that does not affect the human body, the solution will differ greatly depending on the response.

If you unknowingly turn around behind the scenes, a small fire may grow. We believe that you can rest assured by conducting a legal check in advance as much as possible.

There is no big difference. However, in the United States, it is common to apply for a trademark right and sell it as a branded product, regardless of whether it is famous or not.

Compared to Japan, I think it is certain that communication gaps are more likely to occur due to various cultural differences such as “maritime nation / continental nation”, “monoethnic / multi-ethnic groups due to immigrants”, and “religious factors”. Therefore, I think that it is a shortcut to prevent such problems by collaborating with an American local trader who understands Japanese business customs.

For Amazon America, the payment amount will be remitted within the United States. It will be credited to your home country via an Amazon-licensed provider or an account in the United States. Therefore, you can receive it in your own currency, but there is a risk of exchange rate.

Of course you can. If you eventually fail to launch the project, we will refund all the costs you have spent on us.