Why indeed?! Big global sellers usually focus on the USA – and rightfully so….unless they sell hockey sticks. The US is 10X the population of Canada.
That said, once sellers are successful in the USA, then Canada should be their next target. Why? Allow me to illuminate you.
Canadians and Americans are similar in a lot of ways. We watch the same television programming, we eat a lot of the same food and we share a continent with our Mexican cousins.
If a product does well in the USA, it will also do well in Canada.
Also, despite our small size from a population standpoint, we are bigger than the USA in one area…land mass. Our country is larger with more space between Canadians. This led to the rapid adoption of online purchasing in Canada. It is preferable for many Canadians to order something online than to spend hours in a car driving to a major city. More than 80% of Canadians made an online purchase last year.
Many clients see well beyond the 10% sales bump our population difference would dictate. Our clients do 15-25% of their USA sales in the Canadian market.
All it takes is a good partner for logistics and a good partner for tax compliance…and maybe Jeff Bezos. Anyways, we have your back for the taxes and we have excellent contacts for logistics.
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