Sellers, please be aware! Out-of-stock situation is coming! Starting from April, these Amazon accounts may be restricted

As the end of the year approaches, many factories are closing for holidays, which exacerbates the panic of sellers preparing for the end of the year. Sellers who are already out of stock are even more "crying out". As the shortage worsens, many sellers' orders have dropped sharply. In order to maintain sales, shipping ahead of schedule is once again regarded as an antidote by "daring" sellers, but reality is often cruel and ruthless.

Another wave of out-of-stock situations has arrived at the end of the year, and this time it’s even more severe than the ones around Christmas.

Limited by the slow logistics, some sellers who ship by sea have said that they have suffered a lot. At present, the western US ports are seriously congested. After waiting for several days, the goods have not been landed. After landing, local transportation in the United States is a problem. When the California stay-at-home order was implemented, there was a serious shortage of delivery drivers, and it was unknown when the goods could be delivered. The problems are linked one after another, which have stuck the sellers' "neck".

Some sellers are eager to find ways to break through the restrictions and ask for help through WeChat Moments, social media and other channels.

At present, there are certain risks in the method of breaking through the delivery, so sellers should be cautious in operation. In addition, some experienced sellers have proposed some other methods: 1. Send by air; 2. Transshipment in overseas warehouses; 3. Follow the sale with multiple accounts. Sellers can decide which method is suitable for them.

Starting from the day before yesterday, the prices of air shipments in the United States have collectively plummeted, and the prices in the "2000s" have made sellers exclaim "too good".

Although the quotations of different logistics companies are different, most of the quotations for general cargo are between 32 yuan/kg and 39 yuan/kg, and a small part is even as low as 28 yuan/kg.

On the other hand, everyone is also very confused about the sudden price drop. One seller said: "I just sent more than 100 kilograms of air delivery at 39.5 yuan/kg a few days ago, and the air delivery price has dropped to the freezing point since the day before yesterday. What caused the air delivery price to drop so drastically?"

Before the New Year, sellers usually stock up a lot of goods, but considering the impact of the epidemic, the time advantage of air transportation may be greatly reduced, and many sellers turn to sea transportation. In addition, the number of orders generally declines after the peak season, and sellers dare not take the risk of sending too much goods.

Recently, the shipment volume of cross-border sellers has decreased. In addition, major multinational giants such as Foxconn, Huawei, and Apple have sold out their goods, and airlines are out of stock, so prices have naturally dropped.

Generally speaking, the fundamental reason for the price reduction of air freight is that supply exceeds demand, which is directly determined by the airlines lowering their prices.

Recently, Amazon issued an announcement to remind sellers, announcing that the assessment will begin in April and indicating that accounts that fail to meet the standards may be restricted.

The announcement is as follows: Starting April 5, 2021, all selling partners must comply with an invoice defect rate target of less than 5% in order to sell on Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it, and Amazon.es. Failure to comply with this upcoming performance requirement may result in the suspension of your account's selling privileges. All Amazon selling partners may list products for sale to corporate and institutional buyers.

Amazon said in the announcement that if the seller's invoice defect rate (IDR) is higher than the target value of 5%, the following solutions can be used to provide invoices to buyers to control IDR performance and reduce the number of buyer contacts:

Amazon can help sellers generate VAT invoices or receipts for buyers to download. Sellers who have registered for VAT can activate Amazon's VAT Calculation Service (VCS) to calculate the price of goods including VAT according to the settings, let Amazon provide VAT invoices to customers on their behalf, and enjoy the convenience brought by the automatic invoice generation function.