Online japanese food store

Home cooks and snack lovers who cannot easily find Japanese ingredients locally, plus people buying gift boxes.

Margin on each product sold, higher order values through bundles and monthly snack boxes, and delivery charges that cover postage.

• Online selling and basic website setup
• Social media or content for food fans
• Stock and order management
• Knowledge of Japanese food

• Food business registration with your local council, as selling food from home usually counts
• Labelling, allergen and best-before rules for imported and repackaged goods
• Distance selling rules, such as customers' cancellation rights, so check what applies to food
• Postage costs and breakages, especially for glass bottles and fragile items
• Stock insurance and public liability or product liability cover
• Checking with your landlord or mortgage lender if you store stock at home

Startup costs are typically around £1,500 to £8,000, depending on your opening stock, website and packaging. These are estimates, so also allow for stock insurance and somewhere suitable to store and pack your products.

Monthly revenue is typically around £500 to £4,000, depending on your range, marketing and order volume. Postage costs and breakages, especially for glass bottles and fragile items, can reduce what you keep from each sale.

Check food business registration with your local council, as selling food from home usually counts. Also check labelling, allergen and best-before rules for imported and repackaged goods, distance selling rules, insurance, and permission from your landlord or lender.