Online tatami and japanese flooring shop

Homeowners, yoga and martial arts studios, designers and renovators working on Japanese-style or minimalist rooms.

You earn the margin between your supplier price and your retail price, plus extra for custom sizes, layout advice and shipping.

• Online selling and product listings
• Customer service and measuring advice
• Organising stock and shipping
• Writing clear product descriptions

• Import rules, duties and customs paperwork for goods from abroad, check with the Canada Border Services Agency
• Whether natural plant-based materials like rush grass face any import inspection or restrictions, check with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• GST/HST registration once revenue passes the small supplier threshold
• Bulky shipping costs and damaged or wrong-size returns, set clear policies
• Fire safety and flooring standards for any commercial customers, check with your supplier
• Quebec has French-language requirements for selling to customers there

Estimates suggest startup costs typically around $3,000 to $12,000, depending on how much stock you hold, whether you ship from home or use a supplier, and how you set up your online shop.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $500 to $5,000, depending on your product range, how well your listings and measuring advice convert visitors, and how you handle bulky shipping costs. This is revenue, not profit.

Check import rules, duties and customs paperwork with the Canada Border Services Agency, and whether natural plant-based materials face inspection with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Also check GST/HST registration once revenue passes the small supplier threshold, and Quebec French-language requirements.