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The New Year is approaching, and sellers are busy with the intense stocking period, but the mention of stocking is closely linked to the term "breaking shipping restrictions." Although Amazon has previously relaxed storage capacity restrictions in North America and Japan, the shipping restriction issue has not been resolved and sellers are still hindered from shipping. Some sellers even look for ways to circumvent the shipping restrictions in order to stock up on goods before the Spring Festival. However, some sellers recently reported that these unconventional channels to circumvent the restrictions seem to be ineffective. Sellers’ method of breaking through shipping restrictions was “discovered” Some sellers tried to be clever and found service providers to circumvent the shipping restrictions, but were "seen through" by Amazon and the shipments were directly cancelled. The seller also said: "The service provider has no warranty. The money has been spent, the shipment has been cancelled, and there is nothing I can do." ▲ The picture comes from the seller communication group Some sellers also use the method of deleting and restoring shipments to exceed the delivery quantity. However, it seems that it is no longer effective recently, and deleted shipments can no longer be restored. ▲ The picture comes from the seller communication group Regarding the above situation, some sellers believe: "Amazon must have a reason for limiting the position. If you always want to break the shipping limit, you will cause trouble for Amazon. If you make Amazon uncomfortable, Amazon will also make you uncomfortable." ▲ The picture comes from the seller communication group In general, breaking the shipping restrictions is itself an illegal act and involves certain risks, so sellers should consider carefully before looking for ways to break the shipping restrictions, and it is best not to take risks. Some sellers also reflected that they had never thought of breaking the delivery restrictions and only wanted to send out the prepared goods under the premise of complying with the platform rules. However, everything did not go as smoothly as expected. Frequent logistics accidents hinder sellers’ shipments Biden took office on January 20, local time in the United States, but what he didn't expect was that he received a "big gift" from Trump at the beginning of his term. As of 16:00 Eastern Time on the 21st, the total number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States has exceeded 24.57 million. As the virus spreads, the risk of infection at U.S. port terminals, which have huge passenger flow, has greatly increased. It is reported that nearly 700 dock workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in the United States have been infected with the new coronavirus. In addition, hundreds of workers are on vacation and in isolation. ▲ The picture comes from the Internet Due to the epidemic, the import and export volume of goods has increased dramatically. In the second half of 2020, the port's container throughput increased by nearly 50%. The port's congestion has not been alleviated before, and now it is facing the problem of most workers being infected. This means that the already congested ports will face a labor shortage due to the infection of most workers, and the terminals may be closed. Faced with such severe shipping conditions, logistics delays are a foregone conclusion for sellers. In addition, another container falling accident occurred on a cargo ship, and the sellers must be very worried. According to China Shipping Weekly, on January 18, Maersk sent a notice stating that its "MaerskEssen" had a container drop accident on the way from Xiamen Port to Los Angeles Port in the United States due to extreme weather. According to subsequent reports, Maersk said that it is currently known that about 750 containers have been lost, and detailed cargo assessment is still in progress. ▲ The picture comes from the Internet Since last year, logistics accidents have occurred from time to time. A large number of goods are piled up, sellers are "unable to get" containers, port congestion, insufficient transportation capacity, and rising freight rates are a series of problems that have given sellers headaches. Affected by the unpredictable weather, the punctuality of various routes has dropped, especially the container drop incident, which has further tightened the already tight shipping capacity. The freight rates have risen, and it is difficult for sellers to find a cabin, making the road to shipping even more difficult. Regarding the current severe logistics situation, a freight forwarder said, "According to the current situation, ocean freight prices will continue to rise, and now shipping space is tight and demand is high, so shipping space rates may only be reduced in April." Finally, the freight forwarder reminds sellers to transport goods by sea and air simultaneously based on their own inventory situation and not let inventory run out. What do sellers think about the current logistics situation? Is there a situation where it is difficult to find a cabin? Tell us in the comments section~ Statement: The title and original text of this article shall not be modified when reprinting, and the source and original link shall be retained |
