Becoming an Agent/Reseller

gerbo

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How do I become an agent/ reseller for a product in Ireland.

An American electronics firm (based in America) is looking for an agent/ reseller of their products in Ireland.

What do I need to do/know?

Nody

Well for starters import duties, costs, minimum volumes / sales they expect / you expect the market can be done (and keep in mind parallel import by someone else and people buying directly from USA), after sale support (EU's rules are stronger then US and you'll need to support EU regulation and take the cost for that support), how to deal with decommisioning of the items (you have to take them back if you sell them directly).

Then once you're aware of that and want to proceed you'll need to think of legal form you want to set up the company, amount of cash you need to float (paying of units on way and in storage, VAT, import costs, over heads, storage etc.) and how you're going to get them out on the market.

Mrs OBumble

Moved from Work and Jobs.

Peterdalkey

Why would they select you, what have you got to offer them in terms of expertise, market knowledge, trade/industry contacts etc? Are you currently active in the sector commercially? None of the above is apparent from your post above.