It's now expected that many of the products we buy carry a "Made in China" tag, but the extent to which China forms a part of our shopping experience is much greater. We only need to look at Amazon's sellers to see how much more.

As Marketplace Pulse reports, the latest business information data released by Amazon's different regional websites reveals that an average of 40 percent or more of sellers are based in China. That's based on data collected from the top 10,000 sellers and is a huge increase from the 26 percent seen just two years ago.

The conclusion has been reached using data collected from Amazon in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. However, it likely holds true for Amazon in the US as well, even though seller information for that region is anonymous. As Amazon's US operation is by far the largest marketplace, it will by default attract the most international sellers.

Reviewing the new sellers that joined Amazon last year, it looks as though the number of China-based sellers is only set to grow. In the UK alone, 40 percent of new sellers joining Amazon were in China. For comparison, new UK-based sellers only came in third with 11.6 percent.

Amazon has made it very easy for sellers to ship their goods to customers regardless of where they purchase from thanks to the Fulfillment by Amazon service. With Amazon handling product storage near customers, delivery of those products, and customers services for them, you can be a seller anywhere in the world and still function as if you're local to each customer.

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