What are some good ways to search for reputable suppliers of branded products in EU and UK

[Radiant Shores]

Hi everyone,
I was wondering if someone could suggest how to search for reputable wholesalers in EU and UK? EU is of particular interest. I am primarily looking for wholesalers who sell branded products from different categories, but if someone suggests one that specializes in just one category, I will also consider that. To give you some background, I am looking to procure 3-4 products initially (preferably from different categories to start with) to resell on Amazon. Also can I kindly ask members to refrain from going off-topic (such as telling me it is not the best idea, etc). The reason I am asking this is because I am a newbie in the business world, and you need to start somewhere. I know the pros and cons of reselling branded goods on Amazon and I am willing to experiment.
Going back to my question, I have decided on 1 specific product. It is a pet food of a well known brand, manufactured in Austria. I haven't yet decided what the other 2-3 products will be.
I tried to use Alibaba to search for suppliers of that pet food product, although I know that it is not the best idea to use Alibaba. And the vast majority of suppliers from Alibaba who got back to me didn't read my message properly and turned out they didn't even have the product. Some of them MAY have the product (it is not 100%) but they say it is located in Turkey. But even if 1 or 2 suppliers have this product, I am not sure how I can get the best price if it is first transported from Austria to Turkey, then from Turkey to UK, unless the storage costs in Turkey are that much lower than in a Western European country. There is also a chance that it is also manufactured in another country much closer to Turkey in which case it would make more sense to me. But evidence tells me it is unlikely, this is not 100% though. I have contacted the Austrian manufacturer by email this morning to double-check, no reply yet. Also, I know that this product is NOT manufactured in UK, that is a 100%.
Anyway, I am sure there are some members here who have experience in this field and who could give me some advice on how to go about this. Would be really appreciated.

 

[fisicx]

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This question has been asked many times before. It's a closely guarded secret. You have to shake a lot of hands to get the information you seek. Branded goods suppliers don't just sell to any old wholesaler, they are vetted and controlled and the wholesaler will do the same with the buyer.

It means getting out in the car and going to visit people, buying them lunch and putting your offer on the table. And they are unlikely to be interested in selling one or two products. If you were buying a pallet per week then they might enter into discussions.

 

[japancool]

Contact the manufacturer directly and ask if they have any distributors or wholesalers.

Have you tried searching on google.de for <manufacturer name> + " Großhändler"?

 

[fisicx]

Contact the manufacturer directly and ask if they have any distributors or wholesalers.

Indeed. But then getting the distributor to sell a couple of boxes of pet food so you can sell on Amazon might be a struggle. Some brands are very protective of their products.

A trip to Austria might be helpful.

A mate sells car parts. He wanted some German kit and got nowhere fast. So he went to visit the factory, splurged out on a meal for the board and ended up with an exclusivity deal. Mind you, he was importing thousands of the things (performance gauges).

 

[Radiant Shores]

Paragraphs!

This question has been asked many times before. It's a closely guarded secret. You have to shake a lot of hands to get the information you seek. Branded goods suppliers don't just sell to any old wholesaler, they are vetted and controlled and the wholesaler will do the same with the buyer.

It means getting out in the car and going to visit people, buying them lunch and putting your offer on the table. And they are unlikely to be interested in selling one or two products. If you were buying a pallet per week then they might enter into discussions.

I was more than ready for that sort of reply, believe it or not, based on my intuition. I don't have a single reason not to believe this, but I am assuming what you said is applicable to a situation where one wants to get the best possible deal. One could find a supplier who is more flexible, but charges more, couldn't they? So just to confirm I totally follow you, the best suppliers are both difficult to find AND enter into discussions with?

Also, if I google "Royal Canin wholesale UK" I get this: arwholesale. This particular wholesaler has lots of Royal Canin (the brand I am after) products, just not the ones I need. But if they did have what I need, then based on what you wrote, chances are I could find a better supplier who might not even have a website if I shook all those hands?

Contact the manufacturer directly and ask if they have any distributors or wholesalers.

Have you tried searching on google.de for <manufacturer name> + " Großhändler"?

I have done exactly that. I am currently awaiting a response via email (up to 2 working days). I have also contacted the UK office, they said there are wholesale suppliers in UK but they cannot tell me the names of organisations for business reasons... Also I am really not sure there are wholesalers of this particular product in UK, there is no reason for me to totally trust what they said, because what they said was basically "google it and you will find them", but I have done that (and a lot more than that) and didn't find what I need.

I have tried using google.de and "Grosshandler" (with the german spelling) and even a German and Austrian VPN server, but I have not done it enough. Is this a proven way? Has it worked for you? I did it for a bit, didn't find anything and then I started to think that just because the wholesaler could be in Germany for example, doesn't necesserily mean their website would also be in German, it may well be in English. Also, my thinking was that just because it is manufactured in Austria, it doesn't mean that the best wholesaler would be in Austria, it could be in France, how do I know...

 

[Radiant Shores]

Indeed. But then getting the distributor to sell a couple of boxes of pet food so you can sell on Amazon might be a struggle. Some brands are very protective of their products.

A trip to Austria might be helpful.

A mate sells car parts. He wanted some German kit and got nowhere fast. So he went to visit the factory, splurged out on a meal for the board and ended up with an exclusivity deal. Mind you, he was importing thousands of the things (performance gauges).

I absolutely don't mind going to Austria, but only when I feel there is a good chance I can get something out of it. Yes, I love the Alps and I could get something out of it anyway, but we are talking about business here.

Since you seem to have major experience in business, do you know if the best wholesalers generally have only one type of product or not? Because from what I saw on Alibaba, I could categorize the suppliers into 2 groups. 1) The ones who sell products which are at least slightly related i.e. chocolate bars, pet food, drinks (FMCG sort of products) 2) The ones who sell everything (such as cars/bulldozers AND pet food)

 

[fisicx]

Have you been to the trade shows? I’d put money on royal canin having a stand, they sell tons of the stuff in the Uk.

There are shelves full of it in Pets at home and we order by the box load online. They will all have arranged deals with distributors. They may even use agents.

How much would you be buying each week? Anything less than a full pallet load wouldn’t be worth their while.

 

[japancool]

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[Radiant Shores]

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Thanks. I have already been there. None of the 2 suppliers have any royal canin products, according to their list of products/search engine. Although one of them does list royal canin in the list of brands, when you search for it, nothing is found. I experimented searching for other brands (such as Whiskas) and there were results. I will send them an email just in case.

Have you been to the trade shows? I’d put money on royal canin having a stand, they sell tons of the stuff in the Uk.

There are shelves full of it in Pets at home and we order by the box load online. They will all have arranged deals with distributors. They may even use agents.

How much would you be buying each week? Anything less than a full pallet load wouldn’t be worth their while.

I haven't been to trade shows, and I checked when the next one is, nothing in the nearest future.

The thing is, I am looking for Royal Canin Veterinary range products. When I first started looking for a supplier, I initially called the Royal Canin UK office, and they said only vet clinics can be supplied with it. They also said there are 3 UK based suppliers of these Veterinary range products but couldn't give me the names for business reasons. I found 2 of them using google within 5 minutes, and they confirmed that they can only supply the vet clinics. I didn't bother with the third one.

And my logic is telling me that I would get the same response if I called their Austrian/German/French office.

BUT you CAN buy these Vet range products on amazon, pets at home (no need for vet recommendation) and a couple of other places online. Also when I asked the Royal Canin UK employee why these products are sold on amazon bu many sellers who are NOT vets, I was told "they could be buying it from another person", what I think she meant is that Royal Canin does sell these Vet range products to wholesalers, not just vet clinics...

You might be asking me why I am chasing these particular line of Royal Canin products, the answer is simple, they sell well.

 

[thetiger2015]

Why don't you ask the UK wholesaler if they can get you a pallet of the particular SKUs you want?

The brand are unlikely to deal with you directly, there's no profit for them to send you some boxes to put on Amazon.

You'll also need to check if you are actually allowed to sell them on Amazon first. Brands can request you remove products if you are not authorised as a reseller.

 

[BusterBloodvessel]

You appear to be looking for some magical solution that doesn’t exist. For a start, why are you looking on AliBaba? This is primarily for factories and agents producing products in the Far East, usually.

You have called Royal Canin. They have given you an answer….what else are you expecting to find?! Some magical secret warehouse somewhere full of royal canin stock waiting for you to buy a box?

Also when I asked the Royal Canin UK employee why these products are sold on amazon bu many sellers who are NOT vets, I was told "they could be buying it from another person", what I think she meant is that Royal Canin does sell these Vet range products to wholesalers, not just vet clinics...

Why do you think that? She probably meant that Royal Canin are selling it to a vet, who is then selling it on the Amazon seller (or maybe the vet IS the Amazon seller). Why would they lie to you and say they only sell it to vets if in fact they don’t?

What I most likely think is happening is this: Royal Canin will have a standard vet “partner programme” or purchase programme. This probably gives vets access to buy these products with orders fulfilled by one of the 3 distributors you mention. That will be their preferred route to market in UK and keeps some control on the market.

Outside of this, it’s sold in pets at home? Not really surprising! For a start PAH have a vet service anyway so could buy it as a vet, however this is most likely a completely different distribution agreement based on the fact that PAH have umpteen branches and have come along and demonstrated that they can spend several hundred thousand £ per year, buying directly from Royal Canin and handling the distribution themselves. This will be of interest to RC. You wanting one box or even one pallet won’t be, sorry.

This is just the way it is, small accounts like yours wont be of any interest whatsoever. If you really believe this sells well, approach your local vet. Ask them if they can buy some initial stock for you, and go out and sell it. Once you’ve proved that you can, THEN you could perhaps approach one of the distributors or RC themselves to sit down in front of them, show them your concrete figures, and perhaps they’ll have more of an interest.

 

[Radiant Shores]

Why don't you ask the UK wholesaler if they can get you a pallet of the particular SKUs you want?

The brand are unlikely to deal with you directly, there's no profit for them to send you some boxes to put on Amazon.

You'll also need to check if you are actually allowed to sell them on Amazon first. Brands can request you remove products if you are not authorised as a reseller.

I know the brand won't deal with me directly for the exact reasons you mentioned.
In terms of selling on Amazon, the products I am talking about are already being sold on Amazon (prime) by multiple sellers. Whether every single one of those sellers is an authorized reseller I don't know.
So if I manage to procure the product, no matter what procurement channel I use, I may have to get Royal Canin's official permission to sell it on Amazon? Is it about selling on Amazon or about not being an authorized reseller or both? Could you explain a bit more if you don't mind?

You appear to be looking for some magical solution that doesn’t exist. For a start, why are you looking on AliBaba? This is primarily for factories and agents producing products in the Far East, usually.

You have called Royal Canin. They have given you an answer….what else are you expecting to find?! Some magical secret warehouse somewhere full of royal canin stock waiting for you to buy a box?


Why do you think that? She probably meant that Royal Canin are selling it to a vet, who is then selling it on the Amazon seller (or maybe the vet IS the Amazon seller). Why would they lie to you and say they only sell it to vets if in fact they don’t?

What I most likely think is happening is this: Royal Canin will have a standard vet “partner programme” or purchase programme. This probably gives vets access to buy these products with orders fulfilled by one of the 3 distributors you mention. That will be their preferred route to market in UK and keeps some control on the market.

Outside of this, it’s sold in pets at home? Not really surprising! For a start PAH have a vet service anyway so could buy it as a vet, however this is most likely a completely different distribution agreement based on the fact that PAH have umpteen branches and have come along and demonstrated that they can spend several hundred thousand £ per year, buying directly from Royal Canin and handling the distribution themselves. This will be of interest to RC. You wanting one box or even one pallet won’t be, sorry.

This is just the way it is, small accounts like yours wont be of any interest whatsoever. If you really believe this sells well, approach your local vet. Ask them if they can buy some initial stock for you, and go out and sell it. Once you’ve proved that you can, THEN you could perhaps approach one of the distributors or RC themselves to sit down in front of them, show them your concrete figures, and perhaps they’ll have more of an interest.

I really appreciate your valuable response and thanks for spending all that time typing the reply. Let me answer your questions and then could you please elaborate on the last paragraph you wrote. Firstly I am absolutely not looking for a magical solution or a magic warehouse, I really don't know why you got this impression.

In terms of alibaba, I only decided to check it out after I got nowhere using other methods. I understand it should not be the first option (or even second or third) in this situation. And while alibaba's main purpose is what you said, there are plenty of companies from all countries (including UK) who for various reasons decide to register there. Would a reputable supplier of branded products register there? Probably not...

I have called Royal Canin, you are right, and they have given me an answer, but their answer included "google it and you will find some UK wholesalers of what you need". And I did google it very extensively and found nothing, and on top of that, reliable suppliers are not always easy to find, we all know it. So the answer I got from Royal Canin was an absolute joke of an answer, what they actually did is make me even more confused, because when they said there are wholesalers in UK which can be easily found just by using a search engine, I initially believed them. Not to mention they very rude as well (but i am not a complainer).
I spoke to Royal Canin 2 times. First they said the only 3 UK suppliers only supply to vets. Then the other time I called, they said there are also wholesalers in UK who sell to anyone, not just vets. The information they were giving me was completely inconsistent, that is why I am done talking to them, and at the moment I am waiting for a response from their Austria office, I know they won't reveal much to me or supply anything to me, but they may at least give me a hint.

In terms of this Vet range products selling well, it's not just my belief. Amazon shows the number of times the product was bought in the last 30 days. It also shows the number of sellers and the way each seller is selling (i.e. using prime, not using prime, next day delivery, 3 week delivery, etc). And when you compare this to another pet food brand, you can clearly see that it is selling well. There is much less competition. Probably because there higher barriers to entry (such as not being able to easily procure this product). I am using facts.

Although I am relatively new to the business world, I am not THAT new to think that Pets at Home and I can obtain the same product on the same terms.

Now, in terms of your last paragraph, do you reckon it is realistic to ask a vet to buy some initial stock for me? To be honest with you, I did think at some point that some of the sellers are actually getting their stock that way, but then I thought that cannot be the case, they would have to be friends at the very least. I use Vets 4 Pets, do you think there is a chance they could get some stock for me? If that is the case I would surely ask. I do realize that in business you often have to use non-standard solutions.

 

[fisicx]

Makes no difference what you see others doing on Amazon, they have access to stock and you don’t. You won’t get that access unless you are on the inside and have the contacts they have.

Find something else to sell.

 

[japancool]

Or perhaps ask your vet where they buy them from.

Remember that if you sell branded goods, Amazon may ask for evidence that you are authorised to sell them.

 

[Radiant Shores]

Or perhaps ask your vet where they buy them from.

Remember that if you sell branded goods, Amazon may ask for evidence that you are authorised to sell them.

They get it from one of the 3 UK companies that have these products (but they only supply to vets, i.e. I cannot get it from them).
Could you actually explain the definition of an authorized reseller in the context of selling on Amazon? Who would I be getting the authorization from, Royal Canin themselves or the supplier?

 

[BusterBloodvessel]

Ah the good old Amazon sales statistics. Almost weekly I get an enquiry through our website from someone looking to “become a distributor”. It immediately becomes obvious when they then ask for a quote on half a dozen completely different items from our range over 1000 that they’ve just done the same as you – spotted something that’s selling, and they want a slice of the action.



They get binned off. The reason why? Because we have an established and semi-exclusive agreement with our UK distributor. They already sell on Amazon as well as to b&m businesses in the UK and spend several million £ per year with us. If I sell to one of these enquiries it’s just going to result in a race to the bottom on price (what else can they compete on, really?), at the very best I maintain the same level of sales but now I have two different accounts to deal with & increased shipping costs to send smaller orders out. At the worst, I p*ss off my existing distributor as the new one starts giving them grief and costing them sales and then I jeopardise my whole business with them.



What you are trying to do is no different to the above hence, I imagine, the reluctance for anyone to really talk to you.



Sorry to be blunt but, unfortunately, you haven’t really got anything to offer from your side. If you had years of experience in the pet food industry, then that might help. For a start, you wouldn’t be here trying to find where to buy, you’d have the right contacts! But on top of that, perhaps you would have ideas for a different route to market or different ways of selling using your industry experience. But you don’t have any.



On the flip side, lets say you had no experience in pet food but you were an established Amazon or online retailer and could demonstrate proven track record in growing sales, growing brand awareness, improving service… perhaps show your distribution centre or what 3PL agreements you have etc. Even if that was in, say, home products or whatever but you could demonstrate this and that you wanted to use this knowledge to grow the Royal Canin brand… then again, this might be of interest to them to get incremental sales. But you don’t have that either.



Basically, you’re saying to Royal Canin “you have a customer making profit on Amazon with your products, can you take some of that profit off them and let me have it instead”.



As for asking the local vet, who knows if they’d supply you. If they did it would probably leave you with a terrible margin on Amazon, if any. But perhaps it might give you a chance to demonstrate that you CAN sell the product. If you went back to RC in a few months and said “I’m selling XX no. of units a month but need better terms to continue selling”…. Well, maybe it might make things slightly easier.



Honestly, though, I think Fixics advise is best…

 

[japancool]

Could you actually explain the definition of an authorized reseller in the context of selling on Amazon? Who would I be getting the authorization from, Royal Canin themselves or the supplier?

I believe either a supplier or the official distributor. You'd need to ask an Amazon reseller what they accept as evidence. Maybe @AlanJ1 knows.

 

[Radiant Shores]

Ah the good old Amazon sales statistics. Almost weekly I get an enquiry through our website from someone looking to “become a distributor”. It immediately becomes obvious when they then ask for a quote on half a dozen completely different items from our range over 1000 that they’ve just done the same as you – spotted something that’s selling, and they want a slice of the action.



They get binned off. The reason why? Because we have an established and semi-exclusive agreement with our UK distributor. They already sell on Amazon as well as to b&m businesses in the UK and spend several million £ per year with us. If I sell to one of these enquiries it’s just going to result in a race to the bottom on price (what else can they compete on, really?), at the very best I maintain the same level of sales but now I have two different accounts to deal with & increased shipping costs to send smaller orders out. At the worst, I p*ss off my existing distributor as the new one starts giving them grief and costing them sales and then I jeopardise my whole business with them.



What you are trying to do is no different to the above hence, I imagine, the reluctance for anyone to really talk to you.



Sorry to be blunt but, unfortunately, you haven’t really got anything to offer from your side. If you had years of experience in the pet food industry, then that might help. For a start, you wouldn’t be here trying to find where to buy, you’d have the right contacts! But on top of that, perhaps you would have ideas for a different route to market or different ways of selling using your industry experience. But you don’t have any.



On the flip side, lets say you had no experience in pet food but you were an established Amazon or online retailer and could demonstrate proven track record in growing sales, growing brand awareness, improving service… perhaps show your distribution centre or what 3PL agreements you have etc. Even if that was in, say, home products or whatever but you could demonstrate this and that you wanted to use this knowledge to grow the Royal Canin brand… then again, this might be of interest to them to get incremental sales. But you don’t have that either.



Basically, you’re saying to Royal Canin “you have a customer making profit on Amazon with your products, can you take some of that profit off them and let me have it instead”.



As for asking the local vet, who knows if they’d supply you. If they did it would probably leave you with a terrible margin on Amazon, if any. But perhaps it might give you a chance to demonstrate that you CAN sell the product. If you went back to RC in a few months and said “I’m selling XX no. of units a month but need better terms to continue selling”…. Well, maybe it might make things slightly easier.



Honestly, though, I think Fixics advise is best…

Why are you so pissed off just because I mentioned Amazon sales statistics... You first say that asking my vet is an option, with full seriousness, but you forget (or did you actually forget?) to mention that the margins would be extremely low. Then you see me mention Amazon sales stats and you get so pissed off and decide to mention it. Where is the proof that if I did ask a vet, the margins would not be there? Do you know the terms of which they are buying? You don't. It's just speculation. I mentioned Amazon sales in last 30 days/sellers ratio in the context of it being an indicator of competition. The competition among sellers is lower when a product is more difficult to procure (at a price that still allows you to make money). I don't need need to be clever you to understand that, it is just common sense. You completely misunderstood what I meant by the sales/seller ratio. It has been like that not for a day or two, I have been monitoring these for quite some time. Would I try to get involved with a product sold 500 times per month by one seller at say a price of £20? Of course not. You totally misinterpreted what I meant by the sales/seller ratio stats, and all the negative things you wrote (which I read by the way) followed that. You judged me based on just 1 small thing, without actually understanding what I meant.

What Fixics advised me to do is to give up after just a couple of days of searching, which is crazy. I replied to Fixics, but it was removed by Fixics or another moderator, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with my reply, no insults or anything like that.

Guys (BusterBloodvessel and Fixics), why are you so negative and unhappy and trying to impose it on others? If you actually explained politely what is so wrong about my efforts, I would stop there and think twice whether I should proceed, but both of you have not done that, what you have done is let all that negativity out on me just because you have had a long day. Do you honestly think people will take your opinions seriously? I am sure you are good at what you do, so just keep building up on that and please avoid trying to discourage people from doing reasonable things. Fortunately, I am not that dumb to drop this whole thing just because 2 people clearly in bad moods have decided to drop all that nonsense on me.

Having said all this, I am done with this forum. I never thought that within several hours of me posting, I would get such miserable people talk nonsense to me. As I said, do what you are good at. You can't be an expert in everything and don't pretend that you are. And start enjoying life a bit... All the best, I hope you sort your issues out

 

[japancool]

They get it from one of the 3 UK companies that have these products (but they only supply to vets, i.e. I cannot get it from them).

You really must get it from one of the UK suppliers. There's a reason for that:

http://apha.defra.gov.uk/documents/bip/iin/abp-3a.pdf

If the foods contain animal by-products (which Royal Canin products do), you will have to ensure your imports come with health certificates. A random "wholesaler", especially on alibaba, from outside the EU is unlikely to be able or willing to do that for a small consignment.

If you buy them from a UK importer, they will already have done all of that.

If you don't have a certificate, your consignment might be seized and destroyed.

 

[BusterBloodvessel]

Guys (BusterBloodvessel and Fixics), why are you so negative and unhappy and trying to impose it on others? If you actually explained politely what is so wrong about my efforts, I would stop there and think twice whether I should proceed, but both of you have not done that, what you have done is let all that negativity out on me just because you have had a long day. Do you honestly think people will take your opinions seriously?

I have explained, you just don’t want to hear it. I wasn’t impolite, simply blunt.

As I said - you are bringing nothing to the party that would entice a distributor or manufacturer to want to deal with you. You don’t have experience, contacts, or knowledge in the field. You don’t have an existing customer base for a competitor product that you could migrate to Royal Canin instead. You don’t have an existing retail or distribution business with proven sales channels or existing customers to promote Royal Canin to and perhaps switch them from a competitor brand.

All you have is the fact that they already have existing sales and you want to take a slice of that and take another distributors’ profit. Which they’re unlikely to have much interest in.

You can flounce off if you want, however you are being given realistic and useful advice, not just from myself.

 

[fisicx]

I’m not negative about your business idea. It’s just that you have chosen a product that is going to be difficult to obtain legally with the approval of all necessary parties.

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

Sorry to be blunt but, unfortunately, you haven’t really got anything to offer from your side.

Blunt, but true!

@Radiant Shores you have asked for help and are not happy with the answers.

Like many things, the answer isn't as straight, easy or simple as you might want.

If you want to deal direct, put together a proposal to take the range of products in volume i.e. first order of 10's of £k's and then they might notice you and take you more seriously.

What the brand, distributors and resellers do not want is someone coming in on a niche (vet only) product and chopping prices to drive sales - no one wins in the long term (but that practice is naughty in this modern world!).

 

[AlanJ1]

I believe either a supplier or the official distributor. You'd need to ask an Amazon reseller what they accept as evidence. Maybe @AlanJ1 knows.

Either or would work in most cases. I have seen it where Amazon want it from the main brand themselves depending on the actual brand that you are looking to sell.

I would start with your supplier and get them to include they are officially allowed to distribute the product in there. @Radiant Shores

 

[fisicx]

But they don’t have a supplier. They might be able to get some stock from someone overseas but I’d put money on them not being able to sell in the UK if they can even get it imported.

 

[AlanJ1]

But they don’t have a supplier. They might be able to get some stock from someone overseas but I’d put money on them not being able to sell in the UK if they can even get it imported.

Tbf I haven't read the thread, just answered what Japan tagged me in and asked.

 

[AlanJ1]

I've skimmed the thread now.
@Radiant Shores you have been given some solid advice and I would seriously advise you to re-think your position on this.

Amazon isn't what it used to be, you could get branded products from manufacturers/wholesales/distributors and re-sell for profit at ease on Amazon making a quick buck. Those days are gone.

Any major brand will require permission for you to sell on Amazon. Any proper seller will want to know what you offer before they sell product to you and saying Amazon isn't the answer they are looking for.

Buster has given you some solid advice and I have been in the same position as they have, people wanting a slice of the profitable products when they are selling. But all you do by selling is dilute sales across sellers and potentially create a price war.

I commend you for being new and wanting to get into business, but this is a tough road to go down and you will find yourself sitting on stock you won't be allowed to sell and an Amazon account banned before you even know it.

 

[BusterBloodvessel]

I think the various TikTokers demonstrating how easy it is to track Amazon sales stats and jump on the bandwagon, or even the ones going into supermarkets and scanning products to see how much they can resell them for online, have a lot to answer for…

 

[bruno10000]

I commend you for being new and wanting to get into business, but this is a tough road to go down and you will find yourself sitting on stock you won't be allowed to sell and an Amazon account banned before you even know it.

Hi Alan. I don't know what's the law in Uk, but in EU as long as the products were initially sold in the EU, a brand can't stop you from reselling it, as long as you comply with the usual laws about safety (in particular for food) and regulatory laws (weapons, chemical products..). You have to be sure that the wholesaler that is selling it to you is entitled to do so, and then you are free to resell it on Amazon or wherever you want. This is the reason why on Amazon for the same branded products there are otfen many suppliers.

 

[AlanJ1]

Hi Alan. I don't know what's the law in Uk, but in EU as long as the products were initially sold in the EU, a brand can't stop you from reselling it, as long as you comply with the usual laws about safety (in particular for food) and regulatory laws (weapons, chemical products..). You have to be sure that the wholesaler that is selling it to you is entitled to do so, and then you are free to resell it on Amazon or wherever you want. This is the reason why on Amazon for the same branded products there are otfen many suppliers.

Not the laws in the UK.

Amazon have brand protection and the brand can remove anyone they want on there listing if they are registered.

Selllers need authentication letters from the brand themselves to sell.