How to Buy Products in America in 2026

Step 1. How does it all work?

In order to make purchases in the USA and receive them in your country, first of all you need to choose an intermediary company.

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

Prostobox.com is a mail forwarder that provides every client with a free personal US address for receiving, storing, and further shipping your purchases.

Everything is simple: just complete quick registration on our website, fill out your profile, and receive your personal US address!

We also offer the “Purchase with a buyer” service — our professional staff can buy the item for you if you don’t have an overseas card.

Now is the perfect 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, to shop in the USA on your own you need a personal payment card to pay for purchases. US stores accept Visa or Mastercard. However, it is important that your card was issued by a non-sanctioned bank. If you have an active overseas PayPal account, you can use it for payment. Please note: Russian PayPal accounts currently do not work, so you need to use a PayPal account registered in another country.

To buy goods from American online stores we recommend opening a dollar card at a foreign bank — in this case you pay directly in dollars and lose nothing on conversion. Of course, you can also shop with a card in your country’s currency and top up your balance in your personal account with tenge or Belarusian rubles (relevant for Kazakhstan and Belarus). The main thing is that the card must allow online purchases (you can check this with your bank).

To buy with an operator, a Russian bank card is sufficient — you can use it to top up your personal account balance. You can also top up your balance with cryptocurrency.

Step 3. How and where to shop?

The USA has a huge number of stores where you can find literally anything. On our site 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 ordering process in American online stores is generally as follows:

• registration (email and password)
• entering the delivery address (the address of our warehouse that you indicated)
• entering payment information (your card details)
• selecting items and paying
• 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 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 has been placed in the store, what next?

Essentially, the hardest and scariest part is already behind you. Now you just need 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 packages within the USA?

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

• USPS — the United States Postal Service, the national postal service of the USA;
• UPS — an American commercial company (United Parcel Service);
• Fedex — another commercial delivery service (Federal Express).

If the store shipped your order via another service, you can always track the order in the store account.

Once the store (seller) has provided the tracking number, you need to add it to the expected packages section on our website. 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).

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

There are two options here.

• Immediately after receiving the first order at the warehouse, create a package for shipping;
• Wait for your other purchases and combine them all into one package (consolidate).

Consolidation is the combining of several packages (orders) into one common package.

The second option can be called more profitable, because the heavier your package is, the more favorable the shipping terms. Keep in mind that for all delivery services without exception the first kilogram is always the most expensive, and each subsequent kilogram is significantly cheaper.

We recommend the first method (immediate shipping) if you do not plan to buy anything else in the near future and do not need to combine several orders into one package.

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

First of all, you need to choose a delivery service. You can preliminarily calculate the shipping cost and decide on a delivery service in our shipping calculator. You can read detailed information about each delivery service, weight limits, and so on in the FAQ section.

Once you have chosen a delivery service, you can proceed to create the package and send it for assembly.

When the packages have arrived at the warehouse (all the ones you want to ship now) and appear in the Purchases at the warehouse tab, you need to select the packages and add them to the package being formed (the “Add to package” button).

Step 7. The final and most pleasant step

After the package has been shipped from the warehouse, an international tracking number will appear next to it, which you can use to track the movement of the package. Once the package is available for pickup, you will receive a notification (an email to your mailbox or an SMS about handing the package over to a courier, for example). To receive the package, you must have identification documents (passport) with you.

We recommend checking the contents of the package and the integrity of the items at the post office or with the delivery service staff. After checking the package, 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 any points remain unclear to you, you can always ask your questions in the support tickets section of your personal account or via the online chat operator.

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 an email address instead of a phone number, because Russian numbers may be blocked for notifications; also choose non-Russian domains such as mail or yandex, for example an international gmail. You also need to create a password and confirm 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.

Once the code is confirmed, you will gain access to purchases! Now you are a fully registered Amazon shopper. Congratulations!

Searching for products on Amazon and purchasing them

1. You can search for products by categories (books, electronics) or by name or brand — simply use the Search bar for this.

As an example, let’s look at purchasing a great gift and the most fashionable Stanley tumbler.

On the right side of the product page there is a noticeable yellow “Add to cart” button. Clicking it instantly adds the item you like to the cart.

So, confidently click the button and go to the overview of what we are going to buy.

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

3. Now proceed to enter the delivery address. Click the “Add a new delivery address” button

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

This is the very address you received from us for the delivery of your purchases. 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 card number, cardholder name, expiration date and the CVC code on the back of the card. Finally, 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 soon be processed 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 at Macy’s

1. Go to https://www.macys.com.
2. In the top right corner click Sign In → then Create Account.

Fill out the form:

• First Name, Last Name
• Email
• Password
• Mobile Phone (optional)
• Click Create Account.

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