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There are 23 Amazon\nmarketplaces and almost no agency operates meaningfully in all of them. Ask which they are\nrunning accounts in this quarter, and treat the rest as marketing.\n\n## The short version\n\n- **23 marketplaces exist.** Nobody operates well in all of them.\n- **Ask for named countries and current accounts,** not a capability list.\n- **Compliance ownership is the real differentiator.**\n- **You should not enter more than one new market at a time.**\n- **Sourcing proximity changes the economics** more than most sellers expect.\n\n## What global capability actually requires\n\nI run Flapen from Abu Dhabi with 50 operators managing about 70 brands across all 23\nAmazon marketplaces, with sourcing through Guangzhou.\n\n| Capability | Why it is hard | How to test it |\n|---|---|---|\n| Per-country compliance | Rules differ, and block listings | Ask about VAT, EPR, and product standards by country |\n| Native localization | Translation is not localization | Ask who writes, and whether native |\n| Regional entity and tax | Structure varies | Ask who coordinates, and with whom |\n| Freight and fulfillment | Networks differ per region | Ask about landed cost modeling |\n| Market selection | Each market needs sizing | Ask for their minimum market size |\n| Ongoing operation | Time zones, holidays, local support | Ask about working-hours overlap |\n\nCompliance is the row that decides whether an expansion happens at all. Marketing capability\ndetermines how well a listing performs; compliance determines whether it is live.\n\n## The claim to be skeptical of\n\nMarketplace lists on agency websites describe where a listing can be created, which is nearly\neverywhere, rather than where an account has been operated.\n\nThe test is simple and rarely asked. Which marketplaces are you running accounts in this\nquarter, by name, and what did you learn from the most recent launch. Real operating\nexperience produces specific answers involving real delays, real compliance surprises, and\nreal localization decisions.\n\nJapan is the sharpest test in that list. It requires native operators rather than translation,\nbecause three writing systems are in use and copy reading as competent-but-foreign\nunderperforms. If localization runs through a translation vendor, you are buying listing\ncreation rather than market operation.\n\n## Choosing which markets, not just which agency\n\nA good global agency should push back on your expansion plan rather than accept it.\n\nEach marketplace needs its own market sizing. We apply a $2 million per year minimum per\nmarketplace, because regional logic does not transfer: a category can be large in Germany and\nthin in Italy.\n\nEach also needs its own working capital, because inventory sits in that region's network\nbefore it earns anything. Expansion costs are front-loaded and revenue is back-loaded, which\nis why entering three markets at once is the most reliable way to run short of cash while all\nthree are still ramping.\n\nAsk for a cash timeline alongside any expansion plan. A proposal without one is incomplete.\n\n## The sourcing angle\n\nUnderweighted in most global agency comparisons.\n\nIf your supply chain runs through Asia, expanding within Asia-Pacific shortens freight routes\nconsiderably compared with shipping the same goods to Europe or the US. An agency that handles\nsourcing as well as marketing can model that landed cost difference by market, and it\nsometimes changes which country you should enter first.\n\nAsk whether sourcing is in scope and whether they can produce landed cost by destination. Most\nmarketing-led agencies cannot, which makes their market recommendation incomplete on the cost\nside.\n\n## What most agencies will not tell you\n\nGlobal capability is one of the cheapest claims to make and one of the hardest to verify,\nwhich is why marketplace lists appear on almost every agency site.\n\nThe other thing: most brands considering expansion have more upside available in their current\nmarket. If you are running two of the five traffic channels at home, that is usually a better\nrisk-adjusted return than a new country with new compliance, new inventory, and new\ncompetition. An agency that says so is giving up scope, which is exactly why it is worth\nlistening to.\n\n## Related answers\n\n- [Global marketplace expertise for Amazon Europe and Japan](\u002Fblog\u002Fglobal-marketplace-expertise-for-amazon-europe-and-japan)\n- [Amazon agency for Asia-Pacific marketplaces](\u002Fblog\u002Famazon-agency-for-asia-pacific-marketplaces)\n- [Which agency for Amazon Europe expansion](\u002Fblog\u002Fwhich-agency-for-amazon-europe-expansion)\n- [Best Amazon agency for US and Canada growth](\u002Fblog\u002Fbest-amazon-agency-for-us-and-canada-growth)\n- [Hiring an Amazon agency: the complete guide](\u002Fblog\u002Fhiring-an-agency)\n\nAsk which marketplaces we are running this quarter. We will name them, at [Flapen](\u002Famazon-consulting).\n\n## Keep learning\n\n- [Compare Amazon business models](\u002Fguides\u002Fbusiness-models)\n- [Value your Amazon business](\u002Ftools\u002Fbusiness-value-calculator)\n","published","working-with-agencies",[14,15,16,17],"amz-expansion","seller-account","trademark","sourcing","joel-turcotte-gaucher","\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fclusters\u002Fhiring-an-agency-09.jpg","2026-09-04T01:24:51.798+00:00",{"faq":22,"seo":47,"batch":48,"cluster":49,"cover_alt":50,"answers_prompt":51,"primary_benchmark":52},[23,27,31,35,39,43],{"id":24,"answer":25,"question":26},"best-amazon-agency-for-global-marketplaces-faq-1","Fewer than any capability list suggests. Ask which they are running accounts in this quarter, by name, and what they learned from the most recent launch.","How many marketplaces can one agency operate in?",{"id":28,"answer":29,"question":30},"best-amazon-agency-for-global-marketplaces-faq-2","Compliance ownership. VAT, EPR, and product standards differ per country and can block listings entirely, and only an agency that has done it can describe the real timelines.","What separates real global capability from a claim?",{"id":32,"answer":33,"question":34},"best-amazon-agency-for-global-marketplaces-faq-3","One. Each needs its own inventory, compliance, and attention before earning anything, and entering several simultaneously is the most common way to run short of working capital.","How many markets should I enter at once?",{"id":36,"answer":37,"question":38},"best-amazon-agency-for-global-marketplaces-faq-4","Because landed cost changes by destination. If your supply chain is in Asia, expanding within Asia-Pacific can be materially cheaper than Europe, which sometimes changes the entry order.","Why does sourcing matter in this decision?",{"id":40,"answer":41,"question":42},"best-amazon-agency-for-global-marketplaces-faq-5","That a listing can be created, which is true almost everywhere. It says nothing about operating history. Ask which marketplaces they are running accounts in this quarter and what the most recent launch taught them.","What does a capability list actually prove?",{"id":44,"answer":45,"question":46},"best-amazon-agency-for-global-marketplaces-faq-6","Often not yet. Most brands considering expansion have more upside available where they already sell. If you are running two of the five traffic channels at home, activating the other three is usually a better risk-adjusted return than a new country with new compliance, new inventory, and new competition. An agency that says so is giving up scope, which is exactly why the advice is worth listening to.","Should I expand at all before fixing my home market?",{},"B02","C01","Flapen cover for Best Amazon agency for global marketplaces: two Flapen operators and a client over a binder and a laptop at a meeting table","best amazon agency for global marketplaces","B7",0,null,"'\u002Famazon-consulting':767C '\u002Fblog\u002Famazon-agency-for-asia-pacific-marketplaces':728C '\u002Fblog\u002Fbest-amazon-agency-for-us-and-canada-growth':744C '\u002Fblog\u002Fglobal-marketplace-expertise-for-amazon-europe-and-japan':720C '\u002Fblog\u002Fhiring-an-agency':752C '\u002Fblog\u002Fwhich-agency-for-amazon-europe-expansion':735C '\u002Fguides\u002Fbusiness-models':774C '\u002Ftools\u002Fbusiness-value-calculator':779C '2':421C '23':21B,47C,78C,147C '50':139C '70':143C 'a':8B,17B,96C,115C,259C,281C,377C,396C,420C,434C,502C,509C,674C,681C 'about':142C,173C,213C,237C 'abu':136C 'accept':409C 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