Irish SMEs recorded over €150 million in export sales on Amazon last year.
New figures from the company show that 75 million of those sales originated from outside of Europe.
Over 1,200 Irish companies are currently selling on the platform, with more than 200 of them exceeding €100,000 in sales and around 40 surpassing the €1 million mark.
Dave McGeady, Founder & CEO of EarthChamp, a Dublin-based organic vegan protein powder brand said 90% of its sales come from Amazon.
"One of the first challenges we had as a small business was finding new customers and exporting," he explained.
"We started selling through Amazon in the US, the UK and Germany and suddenly the world opened up to us," he added.
Mr McGeady said the second challenge they faced was logistics.
"It’s very challenging to get a product from right here in Ireland across the world.
"However, by using Fulfilment by Amazon, we can export our product in bulk to Amazon’s centres in Berlin or Boston, and Amazon take care of all the logistics from that point onwards," he added.
Mr McGeady said he would encourage other small businesses to consider selling on Amazon as a way to reach new customers.
