Ordering from another European Amazon: how it actually works
The same product is often listed at different prices depending on which European Amazon you look at. Plenty of shoppers know this, yet hesitate to take the plunge: do you need a new account, how do you pay, in what language, and will the parcel actually arrive? The short answer: ordering from another European Amazon feels almost indistinguishable from an ordinary order on your usual site. Here is the full journey, step by step, with the handful of things worth knowing before you click.
Your Amazon account already works across Europe
This is the biggest surprise for most people: there is nothing to create. Your existing Amazon account works on the six major European sites (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium) with the same email and password. Your delivery addresses and payment methods travel with you: they show up at checkout exactly as they do at home, ready to select.
In practice, open amazon.de or amazon.it, sign in as usual, and you land in familiar territory: your name at the top of the page, your saved addresses, your account history. There is no separate registration, no verification hoop, nothing to configure. The only visible difference is the domain name in the address bar.
Language: a smaller hurdle than it looks
Each Amazon site is displayed in its native language, and most also offer English through the language selector (Belgium's site works in French and Dutch). In practice, though, you will rarely need to touch that setting: Chrome offers to translate the page by itself the moment you arrive. One click, and product pages, reviews and the whole checkout flow become perfectly readable in your language.
It also helps that the ordering process has exactly the same structure everywhere: basket, address, payment, confirmation. Even in the original language, you would recognise every step with your eyes closed. The buttons sit in the same places, the pages follow the same order, and the confirmation email looks just like the ones you already receive.
Payment: in euros, with your usual card
The six major European Amazon sites all show their prices in euros. There is no currency conversion to work out and no exchange fee on your card: the amount displayed before you pay is the amount that will be charged. You pay with the card already saved on your account, exactly as you would for any other order.
And within the EU, goods move freely: there are no formalities when the parcel arrives, and the checkout price is final. What you see on the payment page is the complete cost of your order, full stop.
Delivery: a few days, shown before you pay
On items shipped by Amazon, expect 1 to 2 days for delivery within your own country and 2 to 3 days from another European Amazon. The estimated date appears on the product page and again at checkout, just like on your usual site, so you always know what you are agreeing to before paying.
Shipping costs depend on the offer: free delivery, free above a certain basket amount, or an exact cost displayed upfront. A Prime badge on an offer means it is shipped by Amazon, so no unpleasant surprise on the shipping line. And one point that surprises many shoppers: on items shipped by Amazon, weight generally makes no difference to the shipping cost. Bulky products benefit from cross-border price gaps just as much as small ones.
What to check before ordering
Two quick habits are enough. First, the product page itself: for electronics, most devices sold in Europe share the standard EU plug and USB is universal, but do check the language of printed manuals or the layout of a keyboard when that matters for your product.
Second, deliverability: not every offer on a foreign site can be shipped to your address. On Amazon, that information appears once you have selected your delivery address. On Comparezon, the question never comes up: we only show offers that are genuinely deliverable to your country. If a price appears, you can order it.
And how do you find the cheapest country without the legwork?
Opening six tabs and comparing by hand works, but that is precisely the job Comparezon automates: one search queries the 6 European Amazon sites and ranks the offers by the price delivered to you, shipping included. Around 85% of searches find a saving, with an observed average of about 27%.
The Chrome extension goes a step further: while you browse any Amazon product page, it shows you the other countries' prices using your real address and your own Prime status, without leaving the page. The best price finds you, rather than the other way round.
FAQ
Is it allowed to order from another country’s Amazon?
Yes, completely. European Amazon stores are open to all European customers: ordering from amazon.de or amazon.it from your country is a purchase like any other, with the same protections. It is one of the concrete benefits of the European single market.
Do I need a separate account for each Amazon site?
No. One Amazon account works on all six major European sites, with your addresses and payment methods already saved and ready to use at checkout.
Does my Prime membership apply on the other sites?
The delivery terms shown at checkout apply on each site. Comparezon always compares the price delivered to you: if your home site remains the best deal with your Prime delivery, you will see that too.
Are there customs charges between European countries?
No. Within the EU, goods move freely with no formalities on arrival. The price shown before you pay is the final price.
What happens if I need to return the product?
The return is handled on the site where you bought: Amazon generates a return label that works from your country, with the same level of service as on your usual site.