Amazon launches international shopping

"We are always innovating on behalf of our customers, and with today’s launch, we are making the shopping experience on mobile devices even better and more convenient for our customers who live outside the US," said Samir Kumar, VP of Amazon Exports and Expansion. "Customers have been asking for a way to easily find and shop only for products available to be shipped to them. The International Shopping experience solves this customer need and makes it simple to browse, shop and ship more than 45 million products to over a hundred countries around the world.“

To get started, customers download the free Amazon Shopping App from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and they will automatically be placed into the International Shopping experience. Customers who already have the Amazon Shopping App simply need to choose the ‘Country & Language’ option in their settings and select ‘International Shopping’ in the country picker. They can then set their language and preferred currency, and can change their location at any time to automatically see products that are eligible to be shipped to their selected delivery location.

Amazon said the International Shopping experience displays clear pricing, shipping costs, and import duty estimate. The online trading giant will coordinate with courier services for customs clearance on behalf of the customer to avid any surprises at the time of purchase or delivery. Customers will be able to browse and shop for products across categories including Electronics, Books, Clothing, Shoes, Toys etc.