BOL has been a blue ocean platform for cross-border e-commerce sellers in the past two years. It is not only the largest cross-border e-commerce platform in the Netherlands, but also the largest e-commerce platform in Belgium and Luxembourg. The platform has more than 7.5 million active users.
1. Main categories
Books and music, movies and games, computers and electronics, toys and hobbies, babies and children, beauty and health, jewelry and accessories, sports and leisure, office and school, home (life) and cooking, garden and DIY, pet supplies.
2. Advantages
1) The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg are the largest e-commerce platforms in the three countries, and they are also the platforms with the most users, with guaranteed traffic.
2) The platform has 16,000 sellers, more than 7.5 million registered users, and more than 15 million products sold, covering more than 20 categories.
3) The platform has its own delivery service and a large delivery network.
4) The platform provides seller support services to help sellers deal with payment issues and minimize financial risks.
5) Commissions are charged according to specific categories.
3. Seller entry conditions
The products sold are in the existing platform categories;
The products sold have EAN and ISBN;
Delivery within 1-8 working days;
The seller has been registered with the Dutch Ministry of Commerce or the Belgian Trade Register for more than 10 weeks and has a VAT number;
The same household agrees to return the goods within 30 days;
Reply to customer questions within 24 hours;
Meet the platform standards;
The seller must be responsible for the products he sells, the products must be legal products, and the seller has relevant product certificates;
Free returns are available. This clause applies to large products;
The settlement cycle is one month;
The product pricing must be in line with the market;
The seller is responsible for product information description and product pictures.
4. Entry process
1) Open the homepage of http://Bol.com and register a user account, that is, a buyer user account.
2) Log in to the account and click on the buyer’s account
You will be prompted to fill in the store registration information. Including contact information, store name, bank account, etc.
3) Check the information, click to agree to the platform seller terms, and register the seller account. Later, the platform will send an email to the seller’s registered email. The seller needs to confirm the registration of the seller account again after clicking, and receive an email with a verification code again within 2 working days. When the seller logs in, he can enter the verification code to start selling.
Recent entry into BOL is very popular, mainly focusing on the Dutch and Polish markets. Only Dutch companies can enter, and Chinese companies cannot enter.