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Rakuten: every service, one accountable team

Japan’s major home-grown marketplace, where each seller runs a branded shop. We help UK businesses sell more on Rakuten with 73 specialist services.

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Your Rakuten specialists

Our Rakuten specialists handle the work that drives results — from set-up and content to advertising, operations and reporting.

Markets: Japan (Rakuten Ichiba).

  • Shop-style storefronts
  • Japanese localisation essential
  • Loyalty-points ecosystem
  • Local partner usually needed

Rakuten at a glance

Everything you need, from a single task to full management.

73

Services available for Rakuten

9

Service categories covered

£795

Rakuten launch & management from (per month)

What we do on Rakuten

Choose individual services or combine them into a managed plan for Rakuten.

Research & Sourcing

Product Research · Niche & Market Research · Competitor Analysis · Supplier Sourcing · Alibaba & AliExpress Sourcing

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Account Setup & Compliance

Account Setup · VAT & EORI Guidance · Brand Registry & Trademark · GTIN & Barcodes · Category Ungating

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Listings & Content

Listing Creation · Bulk Uploads · Listing Optimisation · Brand Store · Product Photography

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Advertising & Marketing

Marketplace Ads · Influencer Marketing · Promotions & Deals · Launch Strategy · External Traffic

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Operations & Fulfilment

Inventory Management · 3PL Coordination · Shipping & Logistics · Freight & Import · Returns Management

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Customer Service & CRM

Customer Support · Reviews Management · Claims & Disputes · CRM Set-up

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Management bundle

Rakuten launch & management

One plan covering the essentials of running Rakuten. Individual services can be added at any time.

Essential

Up to 50 SKUs

from £795

per month · excl. VAT

  • Named account manager
  • Listing & catalogue management
  • Advertising management
  • Stock & order monitoring
Choose Essential

Scale

Unlimited SKUs + ads & localisation

from £2,695

per month · excl. VAT

  • Named account manager
  • Listing & catalogue management
  • Advertising management
  • Stock & order monitoring
  • Customer messages
  • Monthly performance review
  • Localisation & compliance
Choose Scale

Set-up fee from £495 depending on onboarding requirements. All prices are in GBP and exclude VAT at 20%.

Need something different? Ask for a custom quote

Every service available for Rakuten

73 services across 9 categories. Each one has its own page with pricing for Rakuten.

Research & Sourcing

Find products with proven demand, manageable competition and healthy margins before you invest in stock.

Product Research for Rakuten

Size a niche or category, understand who wins in it and where the gaps are before you enter.

Niche & Market Research for Rakuten

Benchmark your competitors’ pricing, listings, ads, reviews and traffic to find where you can win.

Competitor Analysis for Rakuten

Find vetted manufacturers and wholesalers in China, the UK and the EU, with quotes compared side by side.

Supplier Sourcing for Rakuten

Source safely from Alibaba, AliExpress and 1688 with verified suppliers, negotiated prices and protected payments.

Alibaba & AliExpress Sourcing for Rakuten

Keep suppliers on time, on spec and on price with ongoing communication, negotiation and performance tracking.

Supplier Management for Rakuten

Check samples and production runs before they ship, so defects never reach your customers.

Sample & Quality Control for Rakuten

Turn a product idea into your own branded product — specification, branding, packaging and first production run.

Private Label for Rakuten

Open accounts with authorised UK and EU brand distributors and wholesalers to resell established brands.

Wholesale Sourcing for Rakuten

Identify profitable in-store deals to resell online, with fees, restrictions and risks checked first.

Retail Arbitrage for Rakuten

Daily lists of profitable products sourced from online retailers, fully checked for margin and restrictions.

Online Arbitrage for Rakuten

Launch a compliant dropshipping operation with reliable UK/EU-friendly suppliers, apps and automated order flow.

Dropshipping Setup for Rakuten

Model the true landed cost of every product — unit price, freight, duty, VAT, fees and ads — before you order.

Landed Cost Modelling for Rakuten

Spot rising trends and plan seasonal ranges early using search, social and marketplace data.

Trend Forecasting for Rakuten

Account Setup & Compliance

Open and verify seller accounts correctly first time, with the right structure, documents and settings.

Account Setup for Rakuten

Clear guidance on company formation, VAT registration and EORI numbers for selling and importing in the UK and EU.

VAT & EORI Guidance for Rakuten

Register your trademark and enrol in marketplace brand programmes to unlock protection and brand features.

Brand Registry & Trademark for Rakuten

Get the right GS1 barcodes, exemptions and product identifiers so listings go live without errors.

GTIN & Barcodes for Rakuten

Get approved to sell in restricted categories and brands with the right invoices, documents and applications.

Category Ungating for Rakuten

Daily monitoring of performance metrics, policy notices and listing issues — fixed before they become suspensions.

Account Health for Rakuten

Get suspended accounts and listings back with a clear root-cause analysis and a properly written plan of action.

Reinstatement for Rakuten

Stay on the right side of marketplace policies and UK/EU product rules, including GPSR, UKCA/CE and labelling.

Compliance for Rakuten

Protect your brand from counterfeits and hijackers, and respond properly to IP complaints against you.

IP Protection for Rakuten

Listings & Content

New listings created from scratch with keyword-rich copy, complete attributes and correct categorisation.

Listing Creation for Rakuten

Upload hundreds or thousands of products accurately using flat files, CSV imports, feeds or your channel tool.

Bulk Uploads for Rakuten

Rewrite and restructure existing listings around high-intent keywords to lift rank and conversion.

Listing Optimisation for Rakuten

A branded storefront inside the marketplace that showcases your range and keeps shoppers in your world.

Brand Store for Rakuten

Studio white-background and lifestyle photography that meets channel image rules and sells the product.

Product Photography for Rakuten

Benefit-led infographics, comparison charts and dimension images that answer questions before they are asked.

Infographics for Rakuten

Short product, demo and UGC-style videos for listings, stores, social and ads.

Product Video for Rakuten

Persuasive, on-brand product and category copy written for search and for people.

Copywriting for Rakuten

Native-speaker translation and localisation for European and international marketplaces.

Translation for Rakuten

Parent/child variation families for size, colour and pack options — built correctly and fixed when broken.

Variation Set-up for Rakuten

Ongoing catalogue upkeep — new products, price and stock changes, suppressed listings and data accuracy.

Catalogue Management for Rakuten

A detailed audit of your listings with a prioritised fix list — and the fixes done for you if you want.

Listing Audit for Rakuten

Photo-real 3D renders and lifestyle scenes when samples are not ready or photography would cost too much.

3D Renders for Rakuten

Advertising & Marketing

Retail-media and sponsored-product campaigns on fast-growing marketplaces such as OnBuy, Kaufland, bol and Allegro.

Marketplace Ads for Rakuten

Creator and affiliate partnerships that bring authentic content and new customers to your listings and store.

Influencer Marketing for Rakuten

Coupons, lightning deals, sale events and discount codes planned around your margins and stock.

Promotions & Deals for Rakuten

A structured launch plan that builds rank, reviews and sales velocity in the first 90 days.

Launch Strategy for Rakuten

Drive shoppers from Google, social and creators to your marketplace listings, with attribution tracking.

External Traffic for Rakuten

Improve organic rank inside marketplace search with keyword strategy, relevance and conversion signals.

Marketplace SEO for Rakuten

Organic content calendars, posting and community management on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Pinterest.

Social Media for Rakuten

Operations & Fulfilment

Forecast-driven stock planning that avoids both stock-outs and overstock fees.

Inventory Management for Rakuten

Select, onboard and manage third-party logistics and warehousing partners in the UK and EU.

3PL Coordination for Rakuten

Carrier selection, rates and shipping rules for domestic, EU and international delivery.

Shipping & Logistics for Rakuten

Sea, air and rail freight from Asia and Europe, customs clearance and delivery to your warehouse or prep centre.

Freight & Import for Rakuten

Returns policies, processing and refunds handled consistently — with reasons tracked so problems get fixed.

Returns Management for Rakuten

Daily order processing, dispatch, tracking uploads and exception handling across all channels.

Order Management for Rakuten

Pricing strategy and automated repricing rules that win the sale without giving away your margin.

Repricing for Rakuten

Connect every channel to one source of truth for listings, stock and orders using Linnworks, ChannelAdvisor, Sellbrite and others.

Multichannel Sync for Rakuten

Customer Service & CRM

Friendly, fast customer support across marketplace messages, email, live chat and phone.

Customer Support for Rakuten

Policy-compliant review requests, feedback monitoring and responses that build trust and ratings.

Reviews Management for Rakuten

A-to-z guarantee claims, chargebacks, cases and disputes handled quickly and documented properly.

Claims & Disputes for Rakuten

Helpdesk and CRM tools set up so every conversation, order and customer is in one place.

CRM Set-up for Rakuten

Store & Account Management

A dedicated team that runs your marketplace account day to day — listings, ads, stock, support and reporting.

Account Management for Rakuten

Consistent brand presentation, protection and pricing across every marketplace and your own site.

Brand Management for Rakuten

The everyday tasks that keep a store running — orders, messages, listings, stock and exceptions.

Daily Operations for Rakuten

A full health check of your store — metrics, policies, listings, ads and operations — with a fix plan.

Store Health for Rakuten

Expand from the UK to Amazon EU, US, UAE and other international marketplaces as a managed add-on.

International Expansion for Rakuten

Plan and run peak trading — Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas — with stock, deals and ads aligned.

Q4 Management for Rakuten

Data, Analytics & Finance

Automated dashboards combining sales, ads, traffic and profit across all your channels.

Analytics Dashboards for Rakuten

True profit by SKU, channel and campaign after every fee, cost and refund.

Profitability Analysis for Rakuten

Audit referral, fulfilment, storage and ad fees for errors and savings.

Fee Audit for Rakuten

Monthly bookkeeping built for marketplace settlements, multi-currency payouts and stock.

Bookkeeping for Rakuten

Clear guidance on UK VAT, EU OSS/IOSS and marketplace facilitator rules for multichannel sellers.

VAT Guidance for Rakuten

Forecast sales, stock and cash flow so you can plan purchasing and growth with confidence.

Forecasting for Rakuten

Consulting & Staffing

Senior advice on growth, channels, operations and profitability — by the hour or as a strategy project.

E-commerce Consulting for Rakuten

Positioning, audience, naming and brand identity direction for new and growing e-commerce brands.

Brand Strategy for Rakuten

Decide which marketplaces and channels to sell on, in which order, with what investment.

Channel Strategy for Rakuten

One-to-one coaching and team training on marketplaces, ads, listings and operations.

Training & Coaching for Rakuten

Trained, dedicated e-commerce VAs for listings, orders, support, research and admin.

Virtual Assistants for Rakuten

A complete e-commerce department — manager, specialists and VAs — for less than the cost of hiring in-house.

Outsourced Team for Rakuten

Let’s grow on Rakuten, together.

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