How do I actually start selling on Amazon in the US, UK or UAE from India?
Register on Seller Central for the destination marketplace, get your IEC and GST sorted, and list one hero SKU before you touch the rest of your catalogue, Amazon Global Selling handles the marketplace mechanics, but your export paperwork is on you. Use FBA (Fulfilled by Amazon) so Amazon stores, ships and handles returns in-country; that removes cross-border shipping as your first problem. Budget three to six months and treat it as a demand test, not a launch.
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The canonical India-facing starting point, lays out the 18+ marketplaces, the paperwork you need, and the fulfillment/payment flow in language written for an Indian seller, not a US one.
A clean four-step walkthrough, register, list, ship via FBA or self-fulfil, get paid, that answers 'how does the mechanics actually work' better than any third-party blog.
Practical advice drawn from the Propel cohort of 70+ Indian startups, understand the local customer, plan inventory for peak events, and budget marketing aggressively early.
Hearing it straight from the person who runs the program in India cuts through third-party blog noise, a good first watch before you read any how-to article.
