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Earlier this week on my blog I posted the numbers of items available to the UK in each top level category.  I’ve just done a comparison of a few of them looking from Hong Kong.

Seems to me that plenty of international sellers might not have updated their destinations yet, and that there’s an opportunity to be at the front of the line.

Examples of UK v. HK numbers…

• Clothes, Shoes, Accessories 77,718 v. 4,132 
• Crafts & Sewing 65,725 v. 1,776
• Photography 8,503 v. 109
• Sport Memorabilia & Cards 74,250 v. 2,629

There are some pretty substantial short-falls there, and some of those items ought to involve pretty reasonable shipping costs.  

If you’re in the UK you can use Royal Mail’s price finder to check how much you need to charge for shipping. For example a 100g small packet costs just £1.82 to post to Hong Kong by Airmail. 

If you have a standard product with standard weight and shipping costs, you can update your items using Bulk Edit - select those items you wish to change and use “add” in the international postage area, choosing Hong Kong and setting the price and service - but for eclectic sales you’ll need to set them individually. A bit of a fiddle, but maybe worth it?

For US sellers the USPS site gives details of rules and costs for shipping to Hong Kong here. 

So why not take a look, do some updating, and get yourself at the front of the Hong Kong queue?

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