My customers are 80% mainland Chinese, 20% overseas Chinese. Do I really need a US LLC + Stripe?
I'm a Chinese founder selling consumer products. 80% of my customers are in mainland China and pay via Alipay/WeChat Pay. The remaining 20% are overseas Chinese in the US, Canada, Australia, and Singapore who pay in USD via credit card. Do I really need a US LLC + Stripe to serve that 20%, or is there a simpler way?
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