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 "schema": "aiblocks-page/1",
 "id": "agency-marketing-cross-border-ecommerce",
 "type": "agent",
 "name": "Cross-border ecommerce planner",
 "summary": "Get a cross-border ecommerce plan for Amazon, Shopee, Temu or TikTok Shop with margin per product, compliance to-dos and a launch order.",
 "headline": "Cross-border ecommerce planner",
 "subhead": "Tell it what you sell, where you make it and which countries you want to reach. It checks the margin on each product, lists the rules and papers each market asks for, and picks the order to launch. You get a plan and a list of points to confirm with a tax or customs adviser.",
 "job": {
  "id": "run-your-store",
  "name": "Run your online store"
 },
 "level": "intermediate",
 "thinking": "high",
 "tested": true,
 "updated": "2026-11-03",
 "first_published": "2026-10-26",
 "inputs": [
  {
   "type": "question",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Question",
   "what": "the problem, decision or piece of work you want help with, and what a good outcome looks like"
  },
  {
   "type": "product_data",
   "required": false,
   "label": "Product data",
   "what": "one product's facts: price, variants, ingredients or materials, how it is used, photos by job"
  }
 ],
 "outputs": [
  {
   "type": "plan",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Plan",
   "what": "a dated plan: what to do, in what order, with a decision rule for each step"
  }
 ],
 "you_give": [
  "What you sell, with the price you plan to charge and what each unit costs you to make or buy.",
  "Where it is made and where you ship from.",
  "The countries or marketplaces you want to reach, such as Amazon US, Shopee or TikTok Shop.",
  "Your size and weight per unit, and how you plan to ship (optional)",
  "Your budget, your team size and the date you want to launch (optional)"
 ],
 "you_get": [
  "A cost line for each product, from your cost to profit per unit in each market",
  "A list of rules and papers each market needs before you list, with what to confirm and with whom",
  "A ranked choice of which market to try first, and why",
  "A launch plan for listings, ads and stock for the first 90 days",
  "A list of missing numbers and facts to check before you ship"
 ],
 "use_when": [
  "You make or source a product at home and want to sell it on Amazon, Shopee, Lazada, Temu or TikTok Shop in other countries.",
  "You are choosing between two or three countries and want to know which to launch in first.",
  "A buyer in another country asks for your product and you do not know what rules or papers you need.",
  "You sell in one country and want a cost line per product before you ship stock overseas."
 ],
 "skip_when": [
  "You want to file VAT, sales tax or customs forms. Ask a customs broker or tax adviser. The Store tax setup planner helps with tax settings in your own store.",
  "You already know the product and market, and only want the Amazon landed cost or fees worked out. Use the Landed cost calculator or the Amazon fee and margin checker.",
  "You want to sell inside China. Use the China ecommerce operations planner.",
  "You want the Amazon title and bullets written. Use the Amazon listing writer."
 ],
 "output_sample": {
  "input": [
   "What you sell, with your price and unit cost",
   "Where it is made and the countries you want to reach",
   "Size, weight and how you plan to ship (optional)",
   "Your budget, team size and launch date (optional)"
  ],
  "prerequisites": [
   "An AI that can read files, if you attach a price sheet"
  ],
  "output": [
   {
    "name": "Scope",
    "contains": "The products, markets and limits the plan was built from."
   },
   {
    "name": "Cost line",
    "contains": "Profit left per unit in each market after shipping, fees, ads, returns and currency risk."
   },
   {
    "name": "Compliance list",
    "contains": "Each rule or paper a market needs, who to confirm it with, and whether you showed proof."
   },
   {
    "name": "Market order",
    "contains": "Markets ranked for a first launch, each with the reason and the main risk."
   },
   {
    "name": "90-day launch plan",
    "contains": "Listing, ad and stock steps for days 0 to 30, 30 to 60 and 60 to 90."
   },
   {
    "name": "Gaps and checks",
    "contains": "Missing numbers, assumptions and what needs an adviser before you ship."
   }
  ]
 },
 "output_shape": "SCOPE\n  Products <list> | Made in <place> | Target markets <list> | Limits <budget, team, date>\n\nCOST LINE\n  <product> | <market> | <price> | <product cost> | <shipping and storage> | <marketplace fee> | <ads and returns> | <left per unit>\n\nCOMPLIANCE LIST\n  <market> | <rule or paper> | <why it applies> | <who to confirm with> | <status: Seen, Not seen or Not supplied>\n\nMARKET ORDER\n  <rank> | <market> | <reason> | <main risk>\n\n90-DAY LAUNCH PLAN\n  Days 0 to 30 <steps> | Days 30 to 60 <steps> | Days 60 to 90 <steps>\n\nGAPS AND CHECKS\n  <missing number or rule> | <why it matters> | <where to check>",
 "how_to_use": [
  "Download the pack from this page and add it to your AI as a skill. If you cannot, paste SKILL.md into a new chat, then paste references/source-agent.md.",
  "Paste your products with price and cost, where they are made, and the countries you are thinking about. No code or web access is needed.",
  "Type \"Build my cross-border plan. Cost line first, then compliance, then market order. Mark anything you are guessing and do not invent rates.\"",
  "Read the cost line first. Fix any cost it got wrong and ask it to run the plan again.",
  "Take the compliance list to a customs broker or tax adviser. Check each rule, fee and tax rate on the official source for that country before you ship.",
  "Start with the one market it ranks first and one product. Keep the rest of the plan for later."
 ],
 "checks": [
  "The result addresses your actual task and cites the evidence used.",
  "Examples, role-play experience and targets are kept separate from verified results.",
  "Claims of tests, memory, tool access or completed actions match what actually happened."
 ],
 "next": [
  {
   "name": "China ecommerce operations planner",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/agency-marketing-china-ecommerce-operator",
   "why": "China ecommerce operations planner"
  }
 ],
 "source": {
  "by": "Michael Sitarzewski and Agency Agents contributors",
  "repo": "msitarzewski/agency-agents",
  "url": "https://github.com/msitarzewski/agency-agents/blob/b37b5bb33b78f2c1d6567d98e25ca818e3259219/marketing/marketing-cross-border-ecommerce.md",
  "licence": "MIT",
  "original_name": "Cross-Border E-Commerce Specialist",
  "commit": "b37b5bb33b78f2c1d6567d98e25ca818e3259219"
 },
 "credits": [
  {
   "title": "Cross-Border E-Commerce Specialist",
   "by": "Michael Sitarzewski and Agency Agents contributors",
   "url": "https://github.com/msitarzewski/agency-agents/blob/b37b5bb33b78f2c1d6567d98e25ca818e3259219/marketing/marketing-cross-border-ecommerce.md",
   "used": "Original agent profile, preserved in references/source-agent.md; AI Blocks adds setup and review instructions."
  }
 ],
 "files": [
  "LICENSE",
  "references/source-agent.md",
  "SETUP.md",
  "source.json"
 ],
 "links": {
  "page": "https://useaiblocks.com/agents/agency-marketing-cross-border-ecommerce",
  "markdown": "https://useaiblocks.com/agents/agency-marketing-cross-border-ecommerce.md",
  "json": "https://useaiblocks.com/agents/agency-marketing-cross-border-ecommerce.json",
  "instructions": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/agency-marketing-cross-border-ecommerce/SKILL.md",
  "download": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/agency-marketing-cross-border-ecommerce.zip",
  "api_item": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/items/agency-marketing-cross-border-ecommerce",
  "api_document": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/documents/agent/agency-marketing-cross-border-ecommerce",
  "mcp": "https://useaiblocks.com/mcp"
 }
}
