Operator glossary
Remote Fulfillment with FBA (NARF)
Selling Canada and Mexico from your US FBA stock — Amazon ships cross-border per order, the buyer absorbs import fees, and you test two countries without placing a single unit abroad.
NARF (North America Remote Fulfillment) lists your US FBA inventory on amazon.ca and .com.mx: orders fulfill cross-border from US fulfillment centers, delivery promises stretch accordingly, and import duties fold into the customer's checkout. No local inventory, no local inbound, enrollment is near-instant.
It is the cheapest international experiment in commerce: real demand data from two markets at zero inventory risk. The graduation logic writes itself — SKUs proving velocity in Canada earn direct CA FBA placement (faster promises, better conversion, local fees), while the long tail stays remote forever. Margins run thinner per unit (remote fulfillment fees are higher); the information is the product.
The numbers
- Mechanics: US FBA stock listed on CA/MX; cross-border fulfillment per order; buyer pays import fees at checkout.
- Zero local inventory risk — use as demand test, graduate proven SKUs to local FBA.
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