Home-Based electronics accessories wholesaler

Independent phone and gift shops, convenience and discount stores, market vendors, repair shops and small online sellers.

You earn the margin between your bulk buying price and your trade price, usually with minimum order sizes and repeat orders from regular buyers.

• Negotiating with suppliers
• Spotting products shops will reorder
• Organised stock and order tracking

• Product certification: check whether chargers, power adapters and wireless devices need CSA or other approved certification and ISED approval to be sold in Canada
• Provincial electronic waste recycling fees and battery rules, which differ by province
• Import duties, shipping costs and customs paperwork if you buy overseas, and exchange rate swings
• Counterfeit or copycat branded goods, which can lead to seizure or legal trouble
• Home-based business licence and zoning rules with your municipality, plus insurance that covers stock stored at home
• GST/HST registration once you pass the small supplier threshold, and Quebec labelling language rules if you sell there

Startup costs are estimated at typically around $3,000 to $15,000, depending on how much stock you buy and where you source it. If you buy overseas, also allow for import duties, shipping costs, customs paperwork and exchange rate swings.

Check whether chargers, power adapters and wireless devices need CSA or other approved certification and ISED approval. Also check provincial e-waste recycling fees and battery rules, home-based licence and zoning rules, stock insurance, and GST/HST registration.

Monthly revenue is estimated at typically around $2,000 to $10,000, depending on the products you stock and how many trade buyers reorder. The estimate assumes at least about 10 hours a week, so it can start alongside other work.