Amazon is one of the most popular and recognized online markets in the world. One interesting thing about Amazon is that its products are relatively cheap. The problem most Ghanaian have when buying from Amazon is whether Amazon ships to Ghana.
How to Pay for Products on Amazon in Ghana
Despite the fact that you can’t ship so many items from Amazon to Ghana directly, you can conveniently pay for your items on Amazon from Ghana. However, to pay for products on Amazon, you’ll need a debit card provided by banks in Ghana, such as EcoBank, Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays Bank, etc. These cards can be applied for at the bank and incur minimum charges.
Additionally, you can also make payments on Amazon using a PayPal account if you have one. Aside from the two listed above, gift cards & promotional codes too can be used to pay for the product ordered from Amazon.com.
How to Ship from Amazon to Ghana
When it comes to international Amazon shipping, it is necessary to figure out the best way of making international purchases and receiving your products at your home in Ghana.
Here are the most popular methods of Amazon delivery to Ghanaian houses:
1. Use an Acquaintance
If you have a friend or acquaintance residing in the United States, you can forward the item you want to buy on Amazon to the address of your friend. This works perfectly if the friend will be visiting Ghana in a matter of weeks. The friend can also help forward the item to Ghana after receiving it from Amazon.
2. Ask the Seller to Ship to Ghana
This is the easiest method; however, it does not guarantee that the seller would fulfil your request with pleasure. Some U.S. sellers and non-U.S. users who offer their products on Amazon do not agree to send anything to Ghana. In such a case you should select a different shipping option.
If the seller agrees to ship to Ghana, you should make sure your shipping address is trusted, and a good one and your shipment would finally reach you. It could also cost way too much for you to use FedEx or other international shipping companies to deliver goods to your home.
Here is what you can do to use this method:
- Visit the official Amazon website.
- In the top left corner select your shipping country as ‘Ghana.’
- Now when you look at the products and search through the platform you will see a message whether your goods can be shipped directly to Ghana or not. It will say ‘eligible for shipping to Ghana’ or ‘not eligible.’
- Make a purchase and have it shipped directly to your home.
3. Use a Forwarding Company to Ship your Goods
There are numerous forwarding companies that have their warehouses in the United States of America. They provide a free virtual shipping address (it is usually your personal suite number at the company’s warehouse) to foreign customers, and this gives you an easy opportunity to make purchases on Amazon as if you were a resident of any of the American States.
All sellers who are present on the U.S. Amazon platform are happy to ship nearly anything within the USA, and thus you can have your goods delivered to your address. Later you can combine all your shipments into one big parcel and have it forwarded to you in Ghana.
Users who know how to ship from Amazon to Ghana using freight forwarding services enjoy cheaper shipping rates if compared to using FedEx or other mail companies for each purchase made on Amazon. You can use Shipito, Aramex, Borderoo, Shoptomydoor, Hont Global Services, or another firm that gives you a virtual address in the USA and allows making purchases all across the country without any issues.
It can cost approximately 4-5 U.S. dollars per pound to ship your goods from the USA to Accra (Ghana) using a forwarding company.
Can Amazon gift cards be used Ghana?
Amazon gift cards are only usable in the US, the UK, China, Japan, Canada, Spain, France, Italy, and India. People who own Amazon gift cards in other parts of the world cannot use them except they sell them. In Ghana, selling your Amazon gift card can be quite tasking with the lack of many credible gift card exchanges.