Recently, Amazon has once again made sellers "worry". Since mid-December, some warehouses have stopped accepting goods, and the entry of goods into the warehouse has encountered many obstacles.

What is even more worrying is that the policy direction during the US election has also begun to "blow cold winds", which may bring a considerable impact on cross-border sellers.

Amazon warehouse rejection wave: logistics is further congested

Recently, when many sellers were creating shipments, the system displayed: "Amazon warehouses will suspend receiving shipments from December 15th to December 31st . "

In other words, during this period, whether it is warehousing, putting on shelves, transferring warehouses, or distribution, there may be delays to varying degrees.

What’s worse is that a large number of warehouses are directly refusing to accept goods due to overstocking, including but not limited to:
QXY9, RDG1, SBD3, MGE1, CLT6, XLX6, MIT2, GYR1, BFI3, SWF2, TEB6, LAS1ABE4, BNA2, FTW9, SMF6, OLM1, SBD and FWA4. MEM1, QXY5, BNA2, FTW9, SMF3, GCL2, JOT1, BEU2, GEU3, JOT1, GEU2, GEU5, JBL2, BEU2, BFL4, TEB6, LAS1, ABE4, BNA2, FTW9, SMF6, OLM1, SB D3,

If your goods are being prepared to be shipped to these warehouses, please adjust your plans immediately!

suggestion:

Shipments in transit: try to complete scheduled delivery before December 15th.

New shipments: Avoid building warehouses at these "high-risk warehouse explosion points" and choose other warehouses for forwarding.

Overseas warehousing: If the goods have arrived at the overseas warehouse, quickly change the labels and distribute them to ensure that they are not out of stock during the peak sales period.

In addition, sellers need to pay close attention to the dynamics of the Amazon system so that they can adjust their delivery plans at any time to avoid affecting inventory turnover and sales rhythm.

Just last week, the latest developments of former US President Trump once again sparked heated discussions in the foreign trade circle.

The core content points to:

BRICS countries must not advance their currency “de-dollarization” plans or face the threat of 100% tariffs.

If the plan goes ahead, the BRICS countries may lose the opportunity to export goods to the United States altogether.

Although this series of remarks is more like a political negotiation strategy, it cannot be ignored by cross-border sellers.

What do rising tariffs mean?

Commodity prices are forced to rise, and American consumers’ willingness to buy declines;

Sales have been hit and the risk of inventory overstocking has increased;

External economic pressure will be transmitted to platform operations, and advertising costs may rise further.

Future prediction:

Trump's policy inclinations may put pressure on major export markets, especially price-sensitive products (such as clothing, furniture, toys, etc.)

If the tariff policy is really implemented, the cost of goods may increase significantly, which will undoubtedly be a "blow to the head" for sellers who rely on low-price competition.

How to plan ahead and turn challenges into opportunities?

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