Amazon Great Indian sale: OnePlus 7T sale, iPhone XR at Rs 44,999, and more

E-commerce platform Amazon India is currently hosting a six-day festive season sale, offering discounts, deals, exchange offers, bank offers, zero-interest equated monthly instalment schemes, and more on several products, including smartphones. Named Amazon India Festival sale, it began on September 29 and is open until October 4. The annual festival sale also gets new smartphones available exclusively during the sale. Take a look at some of the most sought-after mobiles currently on sale on Amazon India:

OnePlus 7T

OnePlus 7TChinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus recently launched the OnePlus 7T in India. The Amazon-exclusive smartphone goes on sale on the e-commerce platform with several offers. The phone comes with 8GB RAM and two storage variants – 128GB and 256GB – priced at Rs 37,999 and Rs 39,999, respectively. Both variants are available on sale with 10 per cent instant discount (up to Rs 2,000) on SBI credit cards, debit cards (excluding RuPay/Maestro) and credit card EMI transactions. Amazon is also offering exchange discount and zero-interest EMI on the phone.

Apple iPhone XR (64GB)

Apple, iPhone XRThe most affordable iPhone in the iPhone X-series, which was launched in India last year, has become cheaper in the sale. The phone is available at a discounted price of Rs 44,999, which is 10 per cent lower than its current retail price of Rs 49,990. Amazon is also offering 10 per cent instant discount (up to Rs 2,000) on SBI credit cards, debit cards (excluding RuPay/Maestro) and credit card EMI transactions. Additionally, the phone gets free one-year screen replacement offer through Amazon partner Acko.

Samsung Galaxy M30s (4GB/64GB)

Samsung Galaxy M30sThe Galaxy M30s is a new budget offering from the stable of South Korean electronics major Samsung. The phone boasts 6,000 mAh battery, a first in its segment. It also has a triple camera set-up on the back, featuring a 48-megapixel primary sensor mated with an ultra-wide sensor and a depth sensor. In the sale, the phone is available at a discounted price of Rs 13,999, which is 10 per cent lower than its prevailing retail price of Rs 15,500. Amazon is offering 10 per cent instant discount (up to Rs 2,000) on SBI credit cards, debit cards (excluding RuPay/Maestro) and credit card EMI transactions. Additionally, the phone gets free one-year screen replacement offer through Amazon partner Acko.

Honor 20i (4GB/128GB)

Honor 20iLaunched earlier this year, the Honor 20i is a capable smartphone with triple camera sensors on the back, Kirin 710 system-on-chip, Android Pie operating system and teardrop notch-shaped fullHD screen. The phone is available at a discounted price of Rs 11,999, or 29 per cent less than its prevailing retail price of Rs 16,999. Amazon is offering 10 per cent instant discount (up to Rs 2,000) on SBI credit cards, debit cards (excluding RuPay/Maestro) and credit card EMI transactions. Additionally, the phone gets free one-year screen replacement offer through Amazon partner Acko.

Realme U1 (3GB/32GB)

Realme U1The budget smartphone from the stable of Chinese smartphone manufacturer Realme gets a 38 per cent discount on its prevailing retail cost of Rs 12,999, and it is available at Rs 7,999. The phone is also eligible for 10 per cent instant discount (up to Rs 2,000) on SBI credit cards, debit cards (excluding RuPay/Maestro) and credit card EMI transactions. Additionally, the phone gets free one-year screen replacement offer through Amazon partner Acko.

Amazon India expects e-commerce exports to reach $5 billion by 2023

Bullish on growth of its ‘Global Selling’ programme, Amazon India has said it expects e-commerce exports to reach $5 billion by 2023. Amazon rarely gives out any sales projections. However, Amit Agarwal, senior vice-president and country head of Amazon India, said a 56 per cent rise in the number of Indian merchants selling abroad and a billion dollars in e-commerce exports in four years have given the company confidence to come out with this projection.

Launched with just a few hundred sellers in May 2015, it now has more than 50,000 Indian exporters in the programme, selling over 140 million products across the globe.

“The programme has scaled up extensively since then and has reached a cumulative $1 billion in export sales from India. Over the next five years, ‘India to Global’ has the potential to become huge and Amazon is confident that the Global Selling event will hit the $5-billion mark by 2023, fueling growth of millions of Indian manufacturers, exporters and small enterprises,” Agarwal said.

Amazon on Tuesday released the second edition of its annual Export Digest, revealing growth of 56 per cent in the number of global sellers from India in 2018. Amazon’s international marketplaces also saw a rise of 55 per cent in the selection of Indian products offered globally.

The company said it was working extensively with the government on the initiative and planned to increase the number of sellers exporting going forward. According to Amazon, the company has been working with the government on ease of doing global business. “Earlier, one had to file 14 forms but now it has gone down to three. There used to be a limit on how much value one can ship through courier. It has been increased from Rs 25,000 to Rs 5 lakh. The subsidy earlier used to be 2 per cent. Now, it is 4 per cent. Post offices are also accepting more international exports. There used to be many complexities. We have removed it,” Gopal Pillai, vice-president, seller services of Amazon India, said.

Being part of the global selling programme helps sellers take part in various sale events across the world, including Prime Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Amazon’s global teams also help sellers understand the demand patterns in various countries.

The team also gives guidance on how sellers can improve discoverability of their products on each marketplace. Some of this includes guidance on the type of deals and the kind of advertisements they can run on these platforms.

Sellers day out

Number of sellers exporting from India via Amazon: 50,000

Top 5 states with most e-commerce exporters: Delhi, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh

Most sold categories: Art and crafts, musical instruments, baby products, DVDs, pet products

Top 5 cities in the US from where Indian sellers get maximum orders: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Brooklyn, Houston