Sellers based in India report significant operational challenges when selling on Amazon's US marketplace, citing difficulties with FBA logistics, account health issues, payments, forex, tax...

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      "[post] Been talking to a few sellers doing US marketplace from india and ngl it sounds like a pain in the ass compared to selling domestically.",
      "[post] getting stock into FBA from here, random account health stuff, payouts/forex, tax/compliance, dealing with support when you're in a completely different timezone etc.",
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