Yes! Certainly, you can shop in Walmart from Sri Lanka. The process is less cumbersome than you think. Now, thanks to the Kapruka global shop you can order your favourite items from Walmart and get them delivered in Sri Lanka.
Before you shop in Walmart, want to more about the company?
- Walmart is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores from the United States, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.
- The company was founded by Sam Walton in nearby Rogers, Arkansas in 1962.
- Walmart is the world’s largest company by revenue, with US$548.743 billion, according to the Fortune Global 500 list in 2020.
- It is also thelargest private employer in the world with 2.2 million employees.
- It is a publicly traded family-owned business, as the company is controlled by the Walton family. Sam Walton’s heirs own over 50 percent of Walmart through both their holding company Walton Enterprises and their individual holdings.
- Walmart was the largest United States grocery retailer in 2019, and 65 percent of Walmart’s US$510.329 billion sales came from U.S. operations.
How to shop in Walmart from Sri Lanka
It’s no secret that thanks to e-commerce you can shop in Walmart from Sri Lanka. Walmart has created a convenient and efficient shopping experience, that makes it easy to shop in Walmart. However, the fact remains directly ordering from Walmart has its pitfalls as customs duty and customs clearance applies in Sri Lanka. This is the reality in Sri Lanka. The sheer uncertainty of the entire purchase cycle makes it prudent to partner with a renowned organization like Kapruka Global Shop. Numerous customers in Sri Lanka have partnered with Kapruka Global Shop to shop in Walmart.
What products are not allowed to be shipped to Sri Lanka?
This is the tricky one. Manyproducts are not allowed to be shipped through Walmart due to Central Bankregulations. Some of these items include:
- Mobile phones
- TVs
- Refrigerators
- Monitors
- Perfumes
- A/C units
- Footwear
- Batteries
- Liquids
Most Sri Lankans shop in Walmart through Kapruka Global Shop for computers, computer accessories and spare parts. Reason for this? When you directly shop in Walmart you avoid the middle-man who will keep a hefty margin on the product. Also, some models are not available in the Sri Lankan marketplace. Incidentally, shopping through Walmart facilitated by Kapruka Global shop fills this void smartly.
How can I get a price quotation for Walmart products from ‘Kapruka Global Shop’?
Now, this is easy! Even a school going kid can do this easily. I have noted below the easy steps to follow when obtaining a quotation from Kapruka Global Shop.
STEP ONE
Searchthe product you like to ship to Sri Lanka. This is the key as the entireprocess will be determined by the product you select. Here, make sure yoursearch criteria exclude the list of products that cannot be shipped to SriLanka.
STEP TWO
Copy the URL (web page link) of your product and paste it on the Kapruka Global Shop Price checker tool.
STEP THREE
Once you paste this link onthe price checker tool, the site name, weight, dimension of the product youselected will be detected by the Kapruka Global Shop auto price checker tool.
STEP FOUR
While you are on the pricechecker tool, you have to input the following details:
- Product Type / Tax category–If you are buying a watch, the category should be, watches. Also, for a toy, the category should be toys. This is done to obtain the correct tax category applicable for the product you ordered.
- Select your preferred shipping method — If you want the product in a hurry you can go for the Air Freight option. Also, for non-urgent orders, you can select the Sea Freight option. Basically, the Sea Freight option is cheaper than Air Freight. It is that simple. Further, we recommend you to select Sea Freight if your product weight is over 5kg.
Once all the fields are filled in the price checker tool, you will obtain the:
- Item price in USD and Sri Lankan rupee
- Shipping, duties and handling charge
- Total price
From which countries can I order products?
Your global e-commerce site should meet the following criteria to order via Kapruka Global Shop:
- Should ship products from the USA
- Price should be mentioned in US Dollars
What method can I use to buy ‘Kapruka Global Shop‘ Products?
- Pay through Credit Card | Debit Card (secured payment gateway)
- Direct Bank Deposit
- Pay by Cash
- FriMi
- Sampath Vishwa
- PayPal