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Becoming an Agent/Reseller

  • 16-08-2013 12:30PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭


    Mods, please move this if in the wrong section;)


    How do I become an agent/ reseller for a product in Ireland.

    An American electronics firm (based in America) is looking for an agent/ reseller of their products in Ireland.

    What do I need to do/know?


Comments

  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,647 CMod ✭✭✭✭Nody


    Well for starters import duties, costs, minimum volumes / sales they expect / you expect the market can be done (and keep in mind parallel import by someone else and people buying directly from USA), after sale support (EU's rules are stronger then US and you'll need to support EU regulation and take the cost for that support), how to deal with decommisioning of the items (you have to take them back if you sell them directly).

    Then once you're aware of that and want to proceed you'll need to think of legal form you want to set up the company, amount of cash you need to float (paying of units on way and in storage, VAT, import costs, over heads, storage etc.) and how you're going to get them out on the market.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,018 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Moved from Work and Jobs.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,091 ✭✭✭Peterdalkey


    Why would they select you, what have you got to offer them in terms of expertise, market knowledge, trade/industry contacts etc? Are you currently active in the sector commercially? None of the above is apparent from your post above.


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