Amazon's 2024 Prime Day has entered the final week of the countdown. Many cross-border sellers have made all preparations and are waiting for the big promotion, but some sellers are still at a loss for what to do about the recent cross-border logistics delays. As one of the most uncontrollable key links in the cross-border chain, logistics often becomes the "number one problem" for sellers during peak season preparations. This year, affected by factors such as bad weather, geopolitical conflicts, labor shortages, and a surge in freight volume, the logistics challenges faced by cross-border sellers seem to be even more significant. It is learned that since May this year, many popular Amazon warehouses have experienced serious warehouse overflows, warehousing delays and even temporary warehouse closures. Until early July, at this critical moment approaching Prime Day, the warehouse overflow phenomenon has not been alleviated. Recently, some sellers even revealed that due to Amazon’s frequent warehouse overflows, UPS also experienced delivery delays. ▲ The picture comes from the seller’s disclosure According to freight forwarding news, Amazon's warehouses in the United States, Canada, Japan and other countries have been affected by warehouse explosions to varying degrees: LGB8, LAS1, LAX9, GYR2, GYR3, and XLX7 had serious liquidations, and contracts were cancelled or postponed; Delivery of RMN3, SWF2, RDU2, SWF1, TEB9, and ORF2 is expected to be delayed by 5-8 working days; Appointments for SBD1, ONT8, and VGT2 have been scheduled until mid-to-late July; SMF3, SCK4, and SLC2 show signs of liquidation and require advance reservations.
YVR3, YEG1, YEG2, and YGK1 are still in liquidation status; The newly added YYC4 warehouse also reported a warehouse explosion on the morning of July 8, and it is estimated that it will take about 5-7 days to enter the warehouse.
NRT1, VJNA, TYO8, HND9, KIX1 warehouses are full, and the delivery time is delayed by more than 10 days compared to the normal time; KIX5, TPFD, KIX3, TPF2, QCB5, and TPFC were delayed by 7 to 10 days.
Under this circumstance, a group of sellers are facing the risk of running out of stock on Amazon Prime Day :
"The link has just been launched and it's out of stock again. The unpacking of the cabinets is slow, the storage is slow, and the shelves are slow." "It was delivered to SWF2 warehouse on June 29, but it was not put on the shelves. Now the stock is out and sales are down." “It arrived at the GYR3 warehouse in the western US on June 16, but was still in the sign-for status until July 7, and had not entered the registration and receipt stage.” ▲ The picture comes from the seller’s disclosure One of the sellers said that July is the super peak season for his products , and he has made a promotional plan for the whole month (including Member Day). However, due to warehouse overflow, the goods have been delayed in being put on the shelves. The sales of his products have dropped from 10,000 to a few hundred, and even to the point where there is no stock to sell. The seller can't help but feel a little anxious. ▲ The picture comes from the seller’s disclosure Now, with less than a week left until Prime Day, Amazon's warehouse outages that have been brewing since early May have not eased. The delivery time of popular warehouses has also been affected to varying degrees, indirectly causing some sellers to still have goods on the way for this year's Prime Day: "Amazon warehouses are basically unavailable for reservations, and the goods prepared for this year's Prime Day may not be signed for until after Prime Day ." Some sellers have suggested that the chain reaction caused by the recent warehouse explosions - out of stock may become the biggest obstacle for sellers to receive a surge in orders on this year's Membership Day. It is currently unknown when Amazon warehouses will resume normal operations. We would like to remind relevant sellers that, on the one hand, they need to pay more attention to the operation status of goods and adjust the shipping plan in time according to the situation to avoid losses . On the other hand, we also recommend that you disperse your inventory during the subsequent peak season to reduce losses caused by uncontrollable conditions such as logistics delays and avoid affecting stocking plans. It is also worth noting that, perhaps due to the impact of warehouse explosions during consecutive peak seasons, Amazon’s shipping requirements for sellers have been increasing year by year. Recently, there have been industry reports that Amazon has once again launched a new policy for FBA. According to recent industry reports, an Amazon logistics manager revealed that in order to standardize operating standards and improve logistics efficiency, Amazon FBA will implement a new policy starting July 1, 2024, which mainly includes the following three independent defect rate calculation methods: 1. PO accuracy of truck delivery 2. Re-edit your reservation 3. No-Call-No-Show (NCNS) leads to missed appointments According to the new FBA regulations circulated online, starting from July 1, if the above three types of defect rates reach a certain data range, Amazon will directly close the relevant appointment delivery account and delete all its future appointments. ▲ The picture comes from the freight forwarder’s revelation The key information that can be extracted from this is: The importance of PO number (i.e. "shipment tracking number") and PO number accuracy is becoming increasingly significant, and is closely related to whether the seller's goods can be successfully warehoused and put on the shelves. It is understood that last year Amazon FBA also announced the implementation of a new appointment rule: it is required to cancel or modify the appointment time within 72 hours before delivery, the attendance defect rate must not exceed 50%, and the PO accuracy rate must not be less than 85%, otherwise the appointment account will face the risk of being banned. At that time, some sellers said that Amazon was raising its delivery requirements for sellers. The new FBA rules that have been circulated online have also further increased the peak season delivery requirements for Amazon sellers . If the above-mentioned news is true, from July 1, any operations such as detaining goods must be notified in advance. At the same time, if the PO expires or becomes invalid, it must be reactivated or a new PO must be created to cover the label to ensure the smooth delivery plan. However, as of press time, the news has not been officially certified by Amazon , and its authenticity and accuracy remain to be confirmed. We will continue to pay attention to its follow-up. If you have any relevant latest news, you can also share it in the comment area~
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