Amazon sellers can now access complete shipping details with
cross-border solution
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2016--
Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI), a global technology company that provides
innovative products and solutions to power commerce, today announced it
is a solution provider within the Amazon
Solution Provider Network. Global sellers will now have access to
Pitney Bowes’ Global
Trade Solutions, which enable small and medium businesses to easily
lookup Harmonized System Codes (HS codes), assess international duties
and taxes, and understand compliance rules for any commodity, making it
very easy to ship goods from merchant to consumer, anywhere in the world.
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Shipping merchandise from point A to point B, specifically across
borders, requires much more than pricing a good and adding shipping
fees. Merchants doing business globally are responsible for
incorporating tax applicable to the import country, and the duty tax
associated with the imported good. Additionally, merchants need to be
aware of any restrictions that may exist on their goods both from an
export/import perspective, as well as from a carrier perspective.
In the 2016
Global Online Shopping Study from Pitney Bowes more than two-thirds
of consumers identified as shopping cross-border in the last year and
price as the top reason. “Consumers want to know exactly what fees will
be charged. If a consumer receives a good with additional fees added
upon arrival, it sours that consumer’s overall experience,” says Lila
Snyder, Executive Vice President and President, Global Ecommerce, Pitney
Bowes. "Merchants
who don’t get it right risk losing a customer, and face lost revenue
due to return shipping costs and restocking fees.”
Amazon’s global sellers can now access the Pitney Bowes Global Trade
Solutions and, through the tool’s interface, merchants can easily assess
goods, class, origin and destination to resolve compliance and tax
complexities, in real-time, with the click of a button.
About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI), is a global technology company powering
billions of transactions – physical and digital – in the connected and
borderless world of commerce. Clients around the world, including 90
percent of the Fortune 500, rely on products, solutions and services
from Pitney Bowes in the areas of customer information management,
location intelligence, customer engagement, shipping, mailing, and
global ecommerce. And with the innovative Pitney Bowes Commerce Cloud,
clients can access the broad range of Pitney Bowes solutions, analytics,
and APIs to drive commerce. For additional information visit Pitney
Bowes, the Craftsmen of Commerce, at www.pitneybowes.com.
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Pitney Bowes Inc.
Kathy Raymond, 203-351-7233
Kathleen.raymond@pb.com
