How to become a seller in Lazada Philippines?
The e-commerce site that needs no introduction. Lazada is the leading online shopping platform in the Philippines and third in Southeast Asia. They have over 300 million Stock Keep Units (SKU) across all shopping categories, making this platform a one-stop for most online shoppers’ needs. According to an aggregate site, iPrice.ph, Lazada gets 25.6 million visitors a month on the average. What makes Lazada extremely appealing to Filipinos is that most stores in the platform have Cash on Delivery (CoD) for their mode of payment. With a low bank penetration rate in the Philippines, it isn’t a surprise why the market prefers this mode of payment over the others. Also, the fact that Filipinos are still getting acquainted with online shopping, CoD is indeed the best way to build their trust in this system. [block type="info" title="For your information"] Monthly traffic - 25.6 million a month [/block]What can you sell?
There’s practically almost everything in Lazada, from clothing and fashion items to the most bizarre items you can think of. The question rather is what can you not sell in Lazada? We can basically count them unlike the list of what you can sell on their platform. According to Lazada’s policy, here are the things that you are not to sell in their platform:- Food items which do not comply with the requirements of Food Regulations。
- Pirated or harmful software.
- Weapons of any sort.
- Obscene images
- Anything that portrays vulgarity.
- Telecommunication equipment
- Prohibited gaming and gambling products
- Chemicals/Toxics/Acid
How much is the seller fee in Lazada?
Of course, selling in Lazada’s platform will come with some sort of fee to keep your store on their listing page. Aside from that, there will be country-specific taxes that sellers must accept in order to operate and distribute their products legally. Fortunately, Lazada isn’t one that will charge you per month like some subscription services, instead, they have their own commission scheme for every sale that you make. Below are the fees involved:Commission fees
| Category | Sub-category | Commission |
| Cameras | Drones, DSLR, Instant Camera, Point and Shoot, Video & Action Camcorder, Gadgets and Other Cameras | 1% |
| Camera Accessories, Lenses, Optics | 4% | |
| Computer and Laptops | Laptops, Printers and Accessories, Scanners, Desktop Computers | 1% |
| Computer Accessories, Computer Components, Network Components, PC Gaming, Software, Storage | 4% | |
| Home appliances | Cooling and Heating, Garment Care, Home Appliances Accessories, Housekeeping, Small Kitchen Appliances | 4% |
| Large Appliances | 4% | |
| Health and Beauty | All | 4% |
| Home and Living | All | 4% |
| Baby Toddler | All | 4% |
| Media, Music and Books | All | 4% |
| Motors | All | 4% |
| Pet Supplies | All | 4% |
| Sports and Outdoors | All | 4% |
| Toys and Games | All | 4% |
| Travel and Luggage | All | 4% |
| Watches, Sunglasses, Jewelry | All | 4% |
| Fashion | All | 4% |
Value Added Tax (VAT)
This section is called the Government Service Tax (GST) for other countries. It’s Philippine counterpart is the Value Added Tax (VAT). Its current rate is 10% of the overall purchase.Shipping and packaging cost
Other than the actual shipping cost, sellers will have to follow a certain protocol in packaging their products before shipping them to their customers. The good news is, sellers, don’t have to drop off their package to Lazada’s courier office. With Lazada’s global distribution solution, the seller will just wait for the courier to pick up their package from their warehouse. So, make sure your warehouse address is correctly indicated upon registration.General requirement
- A Business License in the Philippines
- A Payoneer card which is registered as an enterprise.
- An email and phone number that you will register with your account.
- Sellers must have certain e-commerce sales experience, such as Amazon, AliExpress, Wish, eBay, etc.
Steps on how to be a Lazada merchant
- Log on to www.lazada.com.ph
- Click the “Sell On Lazada” option on the upper-middle part of their website.
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- You will then be taken to another page where you are presented with the option to “become a seller now” together with the perks of doing so in their platform. Click that and move on to the next page.
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- Choose how you want to sell in the platform. Generally, if you just want to sell locally with your own little stores, click "Local Seller."
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LazGlobal Sellers are stores who sell across Lazada's platform across the territories reached by their platform. [/block] - The new page will then require you to verify your country and phone number. Slide the verification slider to unlock the next steps.
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- The complete form will be unlocked and it will unveil the application form where you can fill in your business information, billing address, and etc. After the filling in the information for the said page, hit submit and be taken to the next step. But first, tick the terms and conditions box and enter the verification code sent to your mobile number before you click the "Sign Up" button again.
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- Download the contract, sign it, then upload it again together with the required documents listed on the page.
- Check your email to verify your seller’s account and change your password.
- You will receive a series of emails for training and registration of your Payoneer card.
- You’re now set to start your business in Lazada. Follow their training guides sent to your email to learn the best practices and to troubleshoot issues you might face in their platform as a seller.
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