Amazon's new policy is in effect. How should we prepare for stocking up in March to meet the peak se
For cross-border sellers, every March marks the beginning of a new round of competition and signifies the true start of the business year! At this time, Amazon’s new policy will officially take effect from March 1st. What should cross-border sellers pay attention to when shipping goods in March? Let’s break it down step by step to ensure a worry-free journey for your shipments.
Recently, Amazon has officially announced new regulations regarding the implementation of storage configuration service fees. In simple terms, Amazon will charge different levels of fees based on the different storage configuration options chosen by sellers.
SIZE |
WEIGHT | FBA inbound placement service | ||
Send to a single location | Send to 2 or 3 single location | Send to 4 or more locations | ||
Small standard Max 15x12x0.75 inches | 16 oz or less | $0.21-$.030 | $0.12-$0.21 |
No Configuration Service Fee |
Large standard Max 18x14x8 inches | 12 oz or less | $0.23-$0.34 | $0.13-$0.24 | |
12+ oz to 1.5 lb | $0.27-$0.41 | $0.15-$0.28 | ||
1.5+ lb to 3 lb | $0.32-$0.49 | $0.17-$0.34 | ||
3+ lb to 20 lb | $0.42-$0.68 | $0.23-$0.48 | ||
SIZE | WEIGHT | FBA inbound placement service | ||
Send to a single location | Send to 2 or 3 single location | Send to 4 or more locations | ||
OVERSIZED ITEMS Maximum 59x33x33 inches | 5 lb or less | $2.16-$2.67 | $0.56-$1.75 |
No Configuration Service Fee |
5+ lb to 12 lb | $2.55-$3.15 | $0.65-$1.75 | ||
12+ lb to 28 lb | $3.19-$3.95 | $0.81-$2.19 | ||
28+ lb to 42 lb | $4.13-$5.11 | $1.05-$2.83 | ||
42+ lb to 50 lb | $4.85-$6.00 | $1.23-$3.32 | ||
The charges for FBA inbound placement service are based on three data points: product dimensions, weight, and the number of split warehouse quantities.If your goods are not allocated to other Amazon warehouses，they will charge high warehousing fees. However, sending goods to multiple different Amazon warehouses will also increase everyone’s shipping costs.
If your shipping plan qualifies, you will have the option to use the “Discounted” FBA inbound placement service where you pay a reduced fee or no fee for sending your inventory to multiple inbound locations across our network. Inbound placement service fees will generally be lower for inbound locations outside the West than locations in the Western part of the country.
Tips：Sending four boxes will not result in them being allocated to four separate warehouses. Only when you send five or more boxes will the option for ‘No Configuration Service Fee’ become available.
After the implementation of FBA inbound placement service, goods are divided into different Amazon Warehouses will become a common phenomenon. Everyone should decide whether to split warehouses based on their own needs.
In addition, Amazon’s new regulations announced on February 1st have adjusted the requirements for automatic closure of goods in the US station. Sellers need to ensure that international shipments are delivered to the warehouse within 75 days, while domestic shipments must be delivered within 45 days. Goods that fail to meet the specified delivery time will incur an additional charge known as the Inventory Defect Fee.
Based on the details related to FBA inbound placement service fees and Inventory Defect Fee, Niuku International has meticulously crafted two high-quality new shipping routes: the US East Express Line and the US East Fast Line. Leveraging nine years of operational experience, this channel now covers all warehouses in the US East region and is compatible with Matson-CLX, ZEX, and COSCO LCL raliway fixed pick up.
Niuku International commits to ensuring that shipments to all US East warehouses are delivered within Amazon’s specified timeframes. The US East Express Line maintains a full process time of 28 days, while the US East Fast Line ensures a full process time of 32 days. Additionally, the inspection rate is controlled below 1%, fundamentally reducing logistics costs for sellers.
