Guide · Last updated 2026-10-13
UK TCG & Pokemon Wholesale Supplier for US Retailers
Wholesale supply of sealed TCG product for US card shops, game stores and online sellers, shipped from the UK as zero-rated exports, with open applications and the same online trade catalogue as our UK partners.
Quick Answer
Why US shops source from Packrat
- UK and Europe-only product. Pokemon Center UK exclusives, EU-region bundles and special collections often never appear on the US release calendar. We buy inside the UK and European allocation, so we are a direct trade route to stock your customers cannot find at other US shops.
- Japanese sealed without a second import relationship. Our optional Wholesale Founders membership opens a live Japan supplier catalogue at near-cost rates, imported by us and shipped to you on the same export terms as the rest of your order.
- One account across every game. Pokemon, One Piece, Magic: The Gathering, Disney Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Dragon Ball, Gundam and Star Wars: Unlimited from a single trade relationship, one invoice and one consolidated shipment.
- Honest about what not to buy from us. Mainstream US English releases are normally better value from domestic distribution once transatlantic freight and duties are added. We will tell you that rather than sell it to you.
What we supply at trade
The live trade catalogue carries sealed product: booster boxes, cases, Elite Trainer Boxes, bundles, collections and starter product across Pokemon, One Piece, Magic: The Gathering, Disney Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Dragon Ball, Gundam and Star Wars: Unlimited, in English and, where available, Japanese and other languages.
For a US shop the strongest lines are the ones that do not release at home: UK and Europe-only Pokemon product, and Japanese sealed through Wholesale Founders. Current stock and trade pricing live in the approved-partner catalogue rather than on a public price list.
How the wholesale programme works
- Apply online. Create a free Packrat account, then fill in the wholesale application and select United States. We ask for your business details, an EIN or state registration number if you have one, links to where you sell, and at least one trade reference.
- Review. Our team verifies your business and references, the same checks we run on UK trade accounts. When the programme is at capacity, every region joins the same waiting list and is invited as spaces open.
- Catalogue access. On approval you get the live trade catalogue: current stock at trade prices in GBP, ordered online with a £250 minimum. Place your first order within a month of approval to keep the account open.
- Order and ship. Check out online and choose carriage: your own courier or freight forwarder collects from our UK warehouse, or we quote courier shipping to your US address and add it to your invoice before you pay. Pay in GBP by international wire or card and we dispatch with tracking once payment has cleared.
No UK VAT
US import, duties and tariffs
Every US wholesale order is a commercial import and you are the importer of record. Shipments travel duties unpaid: the courier or your customs broker clears the parcel and collects any US customs duty, tariff, merchandise processing fee or brokerage charge before delivery.
US Customs assesses duty on each product's tariff classification and country of origin, which is where the product was printed rather than where it shipped from. For much English Pokemon and Magic product that is the US itself; Japanese-language product and most One Piece, Dragon Ball and Gundam is Japanese origin. Tariff rates have changed repeatedly, so confirm the current position with your customs broker before your first order rather than relying on an old quote.
On our side, every export carries a commercial invoice with HS codes, origin and values, and checkout asks for your EIN as the importer tax ID the courier needs for customs clearance. State sales or use tax and resale certificates follow your own state's rules.
Buying for yourself rather than a shop? Our retail store ships to the US too, see where to buy Pokemon cards in the USA.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Registered US businesses (LLCs, corporations, sole proprietorships and partnerships that sell trading card products) apply on the standard form at packratt.co.uk/wholesale by selecting United States as their country. No invitation is needed. You need a free Packrat account first, at least one trade reference, and a US ZIP code and phone number with the +1 country code. Applications are reviewed by our team, and when the programme is at capacity every region joins the same waiting list.
Approved partners get the same live trade catalogue and online ordering as our UK partners: current stock at trade prices in GBP, a £250 minimum order and checkout on the site. Orders are zero-rated UK exports shipped from our UK warehouse; either your own courier or freight forwarder collects, or we quote courier carriage to your address and add it to your invoice before you pay.
You do, as the importer of record. Shipments travel duties unpaid, so the courier or your customs broker collects any US duty, tariff, merchandise processing fee or brokerage charge on arrival. Duty depends on each product's tariff classification and country of origin (where it was printed, which for much English Pokemon and Magic product is the US itself, not the UK), so check current rates with your broker before your first order. We supply a commercial invoice with HS codes and origin on every export, and checkout asks for your EIN as the importer tax ID.
No UK VAT is charged: orders shipped to the US are zero-rated exports. Trade prices are quoted in GBP ex VAT. US state sales or use tax, and any resale certificate paperwork, are handled on your side under your own state's rules.
In GBP, either by international wire transfer to our UK bank (IBAN and BIC are on your invoice; send with your own bank's charges paid by you, and a flat international payment fee on the invoice covers our receiving-bank charge) or by card with the international card fee added instead of the flat fee. Orders are dispatched once payment has cleared.
For mainstream US English releases, usually not, and we would rather say so up front. Once transatlantic carriage and US duties are added, standard US product is normally better value from domestic distribution. Use us for what is hard to get at home: UK and Europe-only releases, Japanese sealed through Wholesale Founders, and a single trade relationship across every major game.
Yes, through our optional Wholesale Founders membership (£50 a month ex VAT, capped at 25 members), which opens our live Japan supplier catalogue at near-cost rates. Founders orders are imported by us and exported to you on the same zero-rated terms.
The minimum order is £250 ex VAT, the same as for UK trade accounts. Because carriage is quoted per shipment, larger consolidated orders spread the freight cost much better than frequent small ones.
No. Trade pricing is shown to approved partners in the live trade catalogue in GBP, which keeps trade terms between us and our partners rather than in public view.
Ready to stock UK and Europe-only TCG product in your US shop?
Applications are open to US businesses. Tell us about your shop and our team will review it.
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