A small, individual seller in the UK is finding it difficult to ship perfumes internationally with UPS because the courier requires a formal business account, creating a barrier for...

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        "excerpt": "Perfume is one of those categories where I'd get the shipping process nailed down before trying to scale internationally. The carrier needs to explicitly accept the goods, and there can be packaging, labeling and documentation requirements depending on destination and service. I'd probably set the business side up properly even if you're small, because dangerous goods shipping gets awkward fast if",
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        "excerpt": "id contact the couriers dangerous goods team directly. they can tell you what account setup and documentation you actually need as a smaller seller",
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