While Amazon and eBay sellers grind each other down in a race to the bottom, a market of 650 million shoppers has barely any cross-border sellers at all. MercadoRu gives you everything you need to get in: a free profit calculator covering 6 countries, PRO spreadsheets and customs guides, a live seller community, and a done-for-you launch. We sell in Argentina ourselves — and share what actually works.
The #1 reason sellers fail on ML isn't competition — it's back-of-the-napkin math. We built tools that take the guesswork out.
Unit economics for 6 countries: Mercado Libre fees, shipping (including Flex by zone), installment plans, taxes for sole proprietors and companies, exchange rates. Enter your purchase price — see your net profit and margin.
Excel unit-economics workbooks for every country (sole proprietor vs. company), Customs Calculator 2.0 (air vs. container, refundable taxes, China/EU/US/Russia origins) and import guides. Data current as of July 2026.
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We're a team of entrepreneurs with years of hands-on marketplace selling behind us. Now we're bringing that experience to Latin America: building the full cycle — from sourcing the product to money in the bank.
I sell on Mercado Libre from Argentina, import from China and run my own warehouse in Buenos Aires. Everything we publish — unit economics, customs rates, marketplace fees — is verified on my own shipments, not copied from someone else's guide.
Read the blog →Every product goes through niche analysis and a full unit-economics workup: fees, logistics, taxes, advertising. We only enter where the margin is confirmed by the numbers.
Logistics from China to the Mercado Libre warehouse, customs, fulfillment, listing localization into Spanish and Portuguese, customer service.
We operate through a proper legal structure and partners in the region: accounts, taxes and payouts run through a clear, fully legal setup.
Mercado Libre holds 35–40% of all Latin American e-commerce — and over 70% in Argentina. Sellers who enter now have time to build up reviews and reputation before mass competition arrives.
Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Uruguay — hundreds of millions of shoppers and over $200 billion in annual e-commerce turnover.
E-commerce penetration is only 14% — versus 22%+ in mature Western markets, where growth has already flattened. The forecast for 2027: $320 billion.
A seller's total cost load on ML runs 25–32% of the sale price — far below what saturated marketplaces swallow. In the right categories, net margins reach 35–55%.
We focus on categories with proven demand and low competition on Mercado Libre. We start with a compact range of 5–10 SKUs, validate demand in Argentina, and scale into Brazil.
We pick products where Amazon and eBay have hundreds of sellers fighting over the Buy Box — and Mercado Libre has just a handful. We validate the price corridor, competition and category potential before buying the first batch.
Part of the range goes into local stock with 1–24 hour delivery; part we test cross-border without tying up capital. The stage-one target: up to $15,000 GMV per month per product.
We pick the SKUs to launch, analyze the category, competitors and price corridor. We run the unit economics — and tell you honestly if it's not worth entering.
Legal structure, Mercado Libre account, listing localization into Spanish and Portuguese, SEO optimization.
Shipment to the Mercado Libre warehouse, listing activation, advertising launch. First orders and first reviews.
Ad management, catalog expansion, entry into the next countries. Hard-currency revenue — every month.
Message us — we'll walk you through the market, run the numbers on your product and propose a launch plan.
We work with cross-border sellers remotely