Patent ID: 7853480

Claim:
A system, comprising: a memory storing instructions; and one or more processors coupled to said memory, wherein executing the instructions on at least one of said one or more processors causes the at least one or more processors to implement an inventory management system, wherein the inventory management system is configured to: provide a registration interface; receive, from a merchant via said registration interface, a request to register to receive future export services from a fulfillment services provider, wherein the request is for registration of at least one inventory item to be sold by the merchant and for which fulfillment services are to be provided by the fulfillment services provider in response to receiving one or more customer orders for one or more of the at least one inventory item subsequent to the registration request being approved, and wherein the export services comprise actions performed by the fulfillment services provider to cause the one or more inventory items to be shipped to an international destination on behalf of the merchant and actions performed by the fulfillment services provider to monitor or ensure compliance with applicable export regulations; determine whether the registration request is valid; in response to determining that the registration request is valid, store an indication that the merchant is registered to receive export services for the at least one inventory item; and subsequent to said storing an indication that the merchant is registered to receive export services for the at least one inventory item: receive an order placed by a customer for one or more of the at least one inventory item, wherein the order comprises an international delivery destination; in response to receiving the order, determine whether the order is valid; and in response to determining that the order is valid: initiate performance of the export services, wherein initiating performance of the export services comprises initiating delivery of the order to the international delivery destination.