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How Indian D2C Brands Can Fix Cross-Border Pain Points To Enter New Markets

Inc42 · inc42.com Free Intermediate India

A grounded look at the two things that actually break Indian brands going global, logistics and payments, and the India-specific tooling that now solves them.

  • Logistics and cross-border payments are the two critical pain points to solve first
  • Newer players deliver India-to-US in under 7 days vs 15-20 for India Post
  • Establish a marketplace presence before expanding offline or holding local inventory
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It answers 6 questions

  1. I want to sell my brand internationally, where do I even begin?
  2. Which country should I target first, US, UK, or the UAE / Middle East?
  3. What's the actual shipping cost and timeline gap between India Post and modern cross-border couriers?
  4. Do I need to register a company or entity in the destination country to sell there?
  5. What do Indian sellers get wrong when they first go live on Amazon Global Selling?
  6. Is my category even viable for export, and how do brands like Vahdam, boAt and Wow test international before going all-in?

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