How to buy goods in America in 2026

Step 1. How does it work?

In order to shop in the USA and receive your purchases in your country, first of all, you need to choose a forwarding company. 

Mail forwarding (or «your address abroad», intermediary) is a service in which you make purchases yourself and use the warehouse addresses of the forwarding company abroad.

Pochtoy.com is a mail forwarder that provides each client with a free personal address in the USA for receiving, storing, and further shipping your purchases.

It’s simple: just complete a quick registration on our website, fill out your profile and get your personal address in the USA!

We also have the “Purchase with an operator” service, our professional staff can buy the item for you if you do not have a foreign card. 

It’s time to start placing your first orders from US stores!

Step 2. What do you need to place orders in US stores?

First of all, in order to shop in the USA on your own, you need to have a personal payment card to pay for purchases. American stores accept Visa or Mastercard cards. But it is important that yours was not issued by a sanctioned bank. If you have an active foreign PayPal account, you can use it for payment. Please note: Russian PayPal accounts are currently not working, so you need to use PayPal registered in another country.

To buy goods in American online stores, we recommend opening a dollar card at a foreign bank – in this case, you pay directly in dollars and do not lose anything on conversion. Although, of course, you can also shop with a card in your country’s currency and top up the balance in your account in tenge or Belarusian rubles (relevant for Kazakhstan and Belarus). The main thing is that the card must be enabled for online purchases (you can check with your bank).

For purchase with an operator, a Russian bank card with which you can top up the balance of your personal account will be enough. You can also top up your balance with cryptocurrency. 

Step 3. How and where to shop?

There are a huge number of stores in the USA where you can find literally anything. On our website you will find a list of popular options to get started, but you are not limited – you can order from any store of your choice.

The process of placing an order in American online stores usually looks like this:

• registration (email address and password)
• entering the shipping address (the address of our warehouse specified by you)
• adding payment information (your card details)
• selecting goods and payment
• waiting for the order to be shipped to the warehouse

Usually, the store ships the package to our warehouse within a few days. You can find detailed step-by-step instructions for placing orders in specific stores here. In general, the process is almost the same in practically all American online stores.

At the end of the article, we will look at examples of how to place an order on Amazon and Macy’s. 

Step 4. The order in the store has been placed, what next?

Essentially, the hardest and scariest part is already behind you. Now all that remains is to wait until the store (seller) ships the order and provides a tracking number to track the package within the USA.

Where can you track tracking numbers (packages within the USA)?

99% of all purchases placed in US stores are shipped by the three largest delivery services in America:

• USPS — the US government postal service (United States Postal Service);
• UPS — an American commercial company (United Parcel Service);
• FedEx — another commercial delivery service (Federal Express).

If the store shipped your order with some other service, you can always track the order in the store account.

After the store (seller) has provided the tracking number, you need to enter it into expected packages with us. As soon as the package is accepted by the warehouse, it will appear in your personal account (you will receive an SMS notification or an email about this).

Step 5. The package is at the warehouse, what now?

There are two options here.

• Immediately after the first order arrives at the warehouse, create a parcel for shipment;
• Wait for your other purchases and combine them all together into one parcel (consolidate).

Consolidation is combining several packages (orders) into one common parcel.

The second option can be called more выгодным, since the greater the weight of your parcel, the better the shipping terms. Here you need to take into account that for all delivery services without exception, the first kilogram is always the most expensive, and each subsequent one is already significantly cheaper.

We recommend the first method (shipping immediately) if you were not planning to buy anything else in the near future and you do not need to combine several orders into one parcel.

Step 6. The parcel needs to be shipped, but how?

First of all, you need to choose a delivery service. You can calculate the shipping cost in advance and decide on the delivery service in our shipping calculator. You can read in detail about each delivery service, maximum weight restrictions, and so on in the questions and answers section.

Once you have decided on the delivery service, you can proceed to create the parcel and send it for packing.

When the packages have arrived at the warehouse (all those you want to ship now) and appeared in the Purchases at the warehouse tab, you need to mark the packages and add them to the parcel being created (the «Add to parcel» button).

Step 7. The final and most pleasant one

After the parcel is shipped from the warehouse, an international tracking number will appear next to it, which you can use to track the parcel’s movement. After the parcel becomes available for pickup, you will receive a notification (an email notification in your mailbox or, for example, an SMS that the parcel has been handed over to the courier). To receive the parcel, you must have identity documents with you (passport).

We recommend checking the contents of the parcel and the condition of the goods in the presence of postal operators or delivery service employees. After checking the parcel, take it home and enjoy your new purchases!

As you can see from this article, shopping in the USA with delivery to Russia, Belarus (and other countries) is really simple and easy. If some points still remain unclear to you, you can always ask your questions in tickets in your personal account or to an operator in the online chat.

Now let’s take a closer look at how to place an order on Amazon 

How to register on Amazon

1. Open the Amazon website in your browser
2. In the top right corner of the page, hover over «Hello. Sign In Account&Lists». In the menu that appears, click the «Sign here» link

3. After that, in the window that opens, you need to complete registration. 

Click the “Create your Amazon account” button

4. Next, you need to enter your details

Enter your first and last name in Latin letters. We recommend entering not a phone number, since Russian numbers may be blocked for sending notifications, but an email address (it is also better to choose not Russian mail and yandex domains, but, for example, international gmail). You also need to create a password and repeat it.

Click the Continue button

5. After that, you need to verify your email address

Check your email and enter the OTP code in the empty field. 

When the code is confirmed, you will get access to shopping! Now you are a fully registered Amazon shopper. Congratulations! 

Searching for products on Amazon and purchasing them

1. You can search for products either by categories (books, electronics) or by name or brand - to do this, just use the Search bar.

As an example, let’s look at purchasing an excellent gift and the trendiest Stanley tumbler. 

On the right side of the product page there is a noticeable yellow «Add to cart» button; when you click it, the product you like is instantly added to the cart.

So, let’s confidently click the button and move on to reviewing what we are going to buy.

2. Next, check the purchase amount, color, and click the “Proceed to checkout (1 item)” button 

3. Now we proceed to entering the shipping address. Click the “Add a new delivery address” button

4. In the window that opens, you need to enter the warehouse address from your personal account in our service.

This is that very address for delivery of your purchases that you received from us. Fill out the shipping address form. It is very important to fill in all fields correctly and completely.

Example of completed address fields:

5. You are almost done! In the window that opens, all that remains is to enter your foreign card details.

Enter the number, cardholder name, validity period, and CVC code on the back of the card. At the end, click Add your card.

6. After that, click Use this payment method and that’s it! Done! Your order has been placed on Amazon, it will be processed soon and arrive at our warehouse.

You can track all movements of your item in your personal account. Happy shopping on Amazon!

How to place an order on Macy’s 

Go to https://www.macys.com

1. After registration you will receive:

   • Convenient access to orders
   • Exclusive discounts
   • Participation in the Star Rewards program (when using Macy’s Credit Card)
   
   

   Choosing products

   1. In the top menu, select the required section:

   Women, Men, Juniors, Kids, Shoes, Handbags, Home, etc.

   1. Use filters by brand, size, color, price.
   2. On the product page:
   • Read the reviews
   • Choose the required size and color
   • Click Add to Bag

     Macy’s often has promo codes. If the product is marked "Extra % off with code", do not forget to apply the coupon at the checkout stage.

     Cart and order review

     1. After selecting items, click the cart icon in the top corner → View Bag & Checkout
     2. Make sure that:
     • The color and size are specified correctly
     • The items are available for delivery
     3. Click Checkout

     Promo code and coupons

     1. Enter the promo code in the Promo Code field (if any).
     2. Click Apply — the discount will be displayed in the cart.

     Macy’s often publishes codes on the homepage, in sliders, or sends them by email.

     Payment

     Payment methods:

     • Credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex)
     • PayPal
     • Macy’s Gift Card
     • Macy’s Credit Card (if available)

     Enter:

     • Card number
     • Cardholder name
     • CVV and expiration date
     • Billing address (may match the shipping address)
     
     

     When using PayPal, a separate confirmation window will open; it is very important to keep in mind that PayPal can only be used if it was issued outside the Russian Federation and Belarus. 

     
     
     

     Shopping in the USA with delivery to Russia and Belarus is really simple if you understand the basic steps and take shipping rules into account in advance. Try placing your first parcel and see for yourself that shopping in the USA can be convenient, clear, and profitable. And we will help you!