Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile and Investment Abdul Razzaq Dawood said on Friday that e-commerce giant Amazon had added Pakistan to its sellers’ list.
In a tweet announcing the development, he said: “It is a big accomplishment for our e-commerce and will open up vast opportunities for a new breed of young men and women entrepreneurs. We congratulate everyone involved.”
The list of countries eligible to sell on the platform can be viewed here. It has been updated to include Pakistan.
The commerce adviser also shared a message from Amazon International Seller Services Vice President Eric Broussard which stated that Pakistani entrepreneurs are now eligible to sell on the platform.
“We are eager to work with Pakistan’s dynamic business community, including small and medium-sized sellers and help connect them with customers around the globe,” he said.
Earlier in May, Dawood had said that the government had been engaged with Amazon since last year. “It is a great opportunity for our youth, SMEs and women entrepreneurs. An important milestone of e-commerce policy achieved has been through teamwork by many people across the globe,” he had said.
Official sources had told Apnimag.com that the Amazon decision for registration of Pakistani companies was the outcome of serious efforts of the commerce ministry and Pakistani missions in Washington and Los Angeles. A pilot project was launched with the help of the Pakistani embassy in Washington.
The sources had said that the major difference after being added to the sellers’ list would be that Pakistani companies would be able to create IDs using their Pakistani details, including Pakistani banks. Moreover, small and medium enterprises, youth and women entrepreneurs would have opportunities to connect with the global market.
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Amazon Approved Selling Countries List
Good news for Pakistani sellers who have been awaiting to sell on Amazon. Pakistan has finally been added to the Amazon approved selling countries list. Pakistanis have been waiting for years to get approved by Amazon so that they could finally sell their products via Amazon across the world.
While the Pakistani sellers were using partnerships with third parties in different countries, they can now officially make accounts on the platform and sell their products. The international ecommerce giant had previously banned Pakistani consumers from selling their products on the platform in any way.
Now the Pakistani sellers can create their official accounts on the website while using their official Pakistani details.
This huge achievement was made after tremendous efforts made by some incredible people from Pakistan.
Thanks to the hard work of all these people, a new era of ecommerce has opened in Pakistan. This is a positive new development and it will only open new avenues for Pakistani sellers.
