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OTTO is one of Germany's largest online retail e-commerce platforms and one of the global leaders in e-commerce.The OTTO platform allows anyone to buy or sell products through it, with the goal of building a fairer, more transparent marketplace that puts buyers and sellers first.

The OTTO.de platform, based in Hamburg, Germany, was first ranked among the world's top online shopping sites in 1995. Today, the store sells 10 products per second and more than 2.6 million people visit the site every day. If you want to buy the wide range of products offered by OTTO via international shipping, you need to get a forward2me address in Germany and enjoy fast delivery wherever you are.

Requirements for admission to the OTTO include a business license for a German domestic company, a German company VAT number USt-IdNr., the German Product Packaging Act and WEEE, and German-speaking customer service. The flat VAT rate for products sold is 19%.

Prohibited products include pron, escort services, prostitution, military/weapons industry (excluding hunting and sport shooting supplies), Gambling providers, and more.

Hot categories on the OTTO platform include furniture, electronics, home textiles, home appliances, lamps and lighting, shoes and boots, sports and outdoors, kitchenware, tools and hardware, gardening, home decoration, bags and luggage, mother and baby toys, apparel, pet supplies, beauty, jewelry, watches and clocks.

The onboarding process includes steps such as registering, accessing OTTO Partner Connect, setting up two-factor authentication, providing company information, providing seller information, signing a contract and connecting to OTTO Payments.

With regard to fees and commissions, the basic monthly fee for admission to the OTTO platform is €39.90, which applies after the merchant has signed a contract with the platform and is able to sell products on otto.de. The contract can be terminated at any time with one month's notice before the end of the month. If the product is successfully sold, the Merchant will also be required to pay the usual commissions of commercial sales platforms, the commission rate being determined for the product category, with the highest sales commission rate at 15% and the lowest at 8%.