International Shipping: How It Works, Exporting Documents, Compliance
B-Stock connects global buyers with excess and returned inventory from top retailers. If you are interested in cross-border shopping through North America, South America, Europe, Africa or Asia, we can help.
International buyers can participate in the B-Stock marketplace through: Freight transport or direct export (depending on seller qualifications) Understanding export documentation and compliance is essential to avoid delays and ensure smooth delivery.
Partnership with freight forwarding services
A freight forwarder is a company that arranges for the import and export of goods. Partnering with a freight forwarding company is the best way to handle the logistics of cross-border shopping and, most importantly, ensure export compliance.
International buyers will be asked to submit valid freight forwarder information upon registration. This shipping document must be on the company’s letterhead and confirm that you are a current customer with permission to use the address.
Learn more about freight forwarding
How B-Stock’s International Shipping Works
To participate in international shopping, you must follow these steps:
- Complete overseas buyer registration
- If you are registering for the first time, freight forwarding company information is required for overseas shopping.
- If you live in the United States and choose to start importing/exporting later, you can upload those documents to your buyer profile.
- All business buyers must submit required business and tax documentation.
- Explore sellers available to international buyers (see full list below)
- On the listing details page Choose how you want to receive your prize.
- Next, the inventory is shipped to a freight forwarder. You will then need to arrange shipping yourself for export.
- Depending on eligibility, some sellers allow direct shipping outside the country where the seller is located.
Export resources
Before you begin your buying journey, familiarize yourself with the following export resources: When purchasing and shipping internationally, having the correct documentation is non-negotiable.
General export documents
- Commercial Invoice – An invoice for goods sent from a seller to a buyer, including seller and shipping details, product description, and declared price.
- Packing list – List information about the products being shipped, how they are packaged, how the products are numbered, and their weight/height measurements.
- Bill of Lading – A contract between the owner of the goods and a carrier that specifies what goods are being shipped, where they are going, and where delivery originates.
- Certificate of origin – Used to identify the country of the manufacturer in which the product was made.
- Export License (if applicable) – A government document authorizing the export of a specific product in specific quantities to a specific destination.
More common export documents
Export Compliance
Last but not least is export compliance. Compliance is a critical issue when it comes to cross-border shopping. And if you’re dealing with $10,000, $100,000, or $1 million worth of retail goods, you’ll want to pay attention to export regulations (or risk hefty fines and legal repercussions).
Please note the following:
- U.S. law prohibits shipping certain products to restricted countries.
- Products may require an export license depending on the category.
- Buyer is responsible for complying with the following: US export laws and Destination import law.
Best practices for compliance:
- Work with a licensed freight forwarder or customs broker.
- Check the embargo list and export control regulations.
- Maintain complete transparency about product categories and final destination.
- Retain all documentation for record keeping and audit purposes.
Get tips for export compliance
International shipping by region
Now that you know more about working with freight forwarders, know how international shipping works, and have gathered a few export resources, you’ll want to know what inventory you can buy from B-Stock.
Click each dropdown below to see available inventory by region.
usa stock
List of US sellers who allow reselling of their inventory outside of the US. A US address is still required to ship inventory. If you do not have a US address, you can use a freight forwarding company.
- Amazon
- B-Inventory Supply
- costco
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- foot storage box
- game stop
- travel
- haines
- HSN
- JCPenney
- Land’s End
- runway rental
- Sam’s Club
- home depot
- unilever
- universal athletics
- be careful
- walgreens
- walmart
- wayfair
canada stock
The following sellers have inventory in Canada: This inventory must be resold in Canada.
- costco canada
- GE Appliance Canada
- Rose Canada
- bizarre
- signature hardware
For the following cell phone sellers, phones located in Canada must be resold outside of Canada, and accessories must be resold in Canada.
- Wireless Network Marketplace
EU and UK stock
For the following sellers, inventory must first be shipped to the country of origin before it can be resold outside the country of origin.
- amazon europe
- Wayfair Europe
The following two sellers are available to EU and UK buyers, but cannot be resold outside the EU and UK.
- disney europe
- supplied to Europe
Start shopping and start shipping internationally
Fine-tuned logistics and trusted freight partners enable business buyers to engage in cross-border shopping and access high-quality liquidation inventory from anywhere. Start registering today and explore global buying opportunities.
