Many sellers have found that affected by Amazon's new policy implemented on February 1, the situation of warehouse separation seems to be getting more and more serious. So, can the FBA inbound configuration service fee that will take effect on March 1 solve these problems?
Starting February 1, Amazon will begin implementing a new FBA shipment policy to reduce delivery times.
Previously, many sellers used to influence Amazon's warehouse allocation by filling in nearby addresses, but the new policy strengthens the review of shipment compliance, not onlyReduced the volume of goods in popular warehouses in the western United StatesAlso blocked for a long timeBuild more and develop less and "build a and develop b".Operational loopholes, far and near delivery are restricted.
On the other hand, the new policy's requirements for the delivery time of shipments (45 days for domestic and 75 days for international) have made some sellers worry about not being able to deliver on timeIn addition, the pre-holiday shipping schedule is unstable and the inspection situation has delayed the timelinessTherefore, many sellers consider switching to Chinese addresses, which also leads to the fact that most of the receiving warehouses allocated to the shipments are US East warehouses and US-China warehouses.
At the same time, some sellers have also found that some of the previous warehouse merging techniques have begun to fail, and some sellers have discussed whether Amazon has begun to plug loopholes in advance?
However, it is worth reminding that there are still 8 days to bother the seller"Unlimited Split".You can use the official way to solve it, but the premise is that you have to add money, will you be willing?
In the past, sellers when goods were assigned to warehouses far away from the target customer, not onlyThe extension of the delivery cycle will also have a certain impact on the sales of the productIt also pushes sellers to do their best to explore ways to merge warehouses.
Since March 1, Amazon has officially taken action to solve this long-standing problem.
To put it simply, Amazon recommends following the system's warehousing location and quantity recommendations, and if you don't accept being divided, you can send oneLet the official help you solve the warehousing configuration service fee
The specific charging standard is as follows:Standard-size items are $0 per item on average27, whileOversize items are $1 per item on average58
Sellers can choose to send their shipments to a single location or to multiple locations, and the fees vary depending on the selection. This fee will be charged within 45 days of deliverySellers are given a window of time to adjust their inventory and budget.
For sellers, the use of this service can put inventory into the optimal location, but it will also increase a certain cost, which is undoubtedly a new challenge for sellers.
At the same time,The new policy requirements of "45 days for domestic and 75 days for international" also put forward new requirements for the timeliness of logistics providersTherefore, sellers still need to plan early for delivery in the near future, and try to choose products with stable timeliness, such as Kaiqi's Meixian channel.