What is Ocean Freight? Ocean Freight Review

1. Same-day delivery

Minimum standards:

Must have been registered to sell on Amazon for at least 90 days.

Must have an account with a Professional selling plan.

Must be able to reliably deliver within 60 minutes of receiving an order.

All shipped orders must have a valid carrier tracking number.

Must meet or exceed performance requirements.

Must be able to deliver Same-Day orders from at least one of the country’s major metros.

Delivery city:

California: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco

Florida: Tampa Bay, Orlando, Miami

Illinois: Chicago

New York: New York City

Texas: Dallas

2. Next-day delivery

Requirements for "Next Day Delivery":

Must have been registered to sell on Amazon for at least 90 days.

The following performance requirements must be met within the next 30 days:

The on-time delivery rate for Priority Delivery orders is at least 92%.

Valid tracking rate of at least 94% using tracking numbers provided by UPS, USPS, FedEx or OnTrac for Premium Shipping orders.

The cancellation rate for priority delivery orders is less than 1.5%.

The minimum order quantity for all delivery options in the past 30 days is at least 10.

For orders that select the Next Day Delivery option, an Estimated Delivery Date (EDD) must be set for at least 92% of those orders.

Delivery time:

The "Next Day Delivery" option will show buyers an estimated delivery date, which is 2-3 business days after the order is placed

1. For orders placed before 1:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, the estimated delivery date displayed is 1 business day after the order is placed.

2. For orders placed after 1:00 pm on weekdays, weekends or holidays, the estimated delivery date displayed is 2 business days after the order is placed.

Customer's packages must be delivered by the estimated delivery date.

3. Next-Day Delivery

Requirements:

Must have been selling on Amazon for more than 90 days;

Number of orders: 10 or more orders were placed in the past 30 days;

Effective tracking utilization rate: greater than or equal to 94%. Currently, Amazon is cooperating with Royal Mail, UPS and FedEx in Europe;

On-time delivery rate: greater than or equal to 92%;

The rate of sellers actively canceling orders: less than 1.5%.

Delivery time:

Deliver at least 92% of Two-Day Delivery orders on or before the Estimated Delivery Date (EDD) within the next 30 days.

Two-Day Shipping will display an Estimated Delivery Date (EDD) that is two to three business days after the order date. For orders received before 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT Monday through Friday, the EDD will display as two business days after the order date. For orders received after 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT on weekdays, weekends, or holidays, the EDD will display as three business days after the order date.

Customer's package must be delivered on or before the estimated delivery date.

U.K.

One-day delivery requirements:

Must have been selling on Amazon for at least 90 days.
Order quantity: Ten or more orders in the last 30 days for all shipping options.
Valid Tracking Usage Rate: Greater than or equal to 94%. For the UK this includes Tracking IDs for Royal Mail, UPS, FedEx and Yodel.
On-time delivery rate: greater than or equal to 92%.
Seller-initiated cancellation rate: Less than 1.5%.

Delivery time:

The One-Day Shipping option will display an Estimated Delivery Date (EDD) to the customer one to two days after the order date, regardless of your specified handling time (except Sundays). Orders received in your system before 2pm local time Monday through Friday will display an EDD one day after the order date (except Sundays). Orders received before 1pm on Friday will need to be picked, packed, and shipped on Friday in preparation for Saturday delivery. Orders received in our system after 2pm local time, or on weekends or public holidays, will display an EDD two days after the order date. The customer's package must be delivered on or before the EDD.

If you are currently "Not Qualified" to offer One-Day Shipping, it is because one or more of the above requirements are below the required minimum threshold. During this time:

You will not be eligible to offer One-Day Shipping for a minimum of 7 days and a maximum of 30 days.
If all requirements are met and at least 7 days have passed, you will be eligible for one-day shipping again.

Two-day delivery requirements:

Must have been selling on Amazon for at least 90 days.
Order quantity: Ten or more orders in the last 30 days for all shipping options.
Valid Tracking Rate: greater than or equal to 94%. For the UK this includes tracking IDs for Royal Mail, UPS, FedEx and Yodel. To find out more, see Valid Tracking Rate.
On-time delivery rate: greater than or equal to 92%. For more information, see On-time delivery score.
Seller-initiated cancellation rate: Less than 1.5%. See Cancellation Fees for more details.
You need to deliver at least 92% of your two-day delivery orders on or before the estimated delivery date (EDD), and for delivery after 30 days.

Delivery time:

Two-day shipping will show an estimated delivery date of two to three business days after the order date. Orders received before 2:00 p.m. local time Monday through Friday will show an estimated delivery date of two business days after the order date. Orders received after 2:00 p.m. local time on a weekday, weekend, or holiday will show an estimated delivery date of three business days after the order date.
The carrier shall deliver the package to the Buyer on or before the estimated delivery date.
NOTE: If the delivering carrier attempts but fails to deliver the package, it is counted as the delivering carrier for purposes of this requirement.

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