Amazon previously asked sellers to prepare as soon as possible to switch to a new " Send to Amazon " shipping process that requires sellers to send inventory to Amazon's fulfillment centers in advance.

However, as sellers pointed out some issues with the new process, Amazon announced that it would give sellers more time to adjust .

Recently , Amazon said that it has solicited feedback from sellers and will gradually incorporate these suggestions into the new shipping process, and delay the deadline for the old system :

Sellers now have more time to transition to the new Send to Amazon shipping process . The old shipping process will remain until October 16, 2022. Sellers will be able to edit invoices created by the old fulfillment flow until November 29, 2022 . Also note that shipment records in the old shipment process will not be deleted.

It is reported that after Amazon announced in June that it would adopt the new shipping process in the future , sellers expressed their resistance and asked a series of questions . They say this makes the FBA shipping process more complicated and more expensive .

Judging from seller reviews, it appears that Amazon will ask sellers for more details about their shipments that would be difficult for them to provide.

Here's some feedback from sellers :

“With the current supply chain constraints, we are often unable to get all the shipments due from suppliers at once , and using the new system would make the whole process more complicated .

"Not knowing the destination before packing is a big problem."

" What happens if your shipments are going to multiple distribution centers and you're already packed? That's why I continue to use the old system. "

“The first question we sellers want to know is, if both systems can be used , why not allow both systems? Forcing sellers to use one system will only have negative consequences . ”

While many of the sellers in the reviews appear to be sellers with higher sales, when a second-hand book seller with lower sales has a voice on the topic of split shipments (Amazon requires sellers to ship inventory multiple times to different fulfillment centers) , an interesting discussion arose.

He argues that it doesn't make as much sense to ask small sellers to buy in batches , saying : "For a book, it doesn't matter where it goes. Plus, there are ridiculous things like $20 a book. Books (about $12-14 net income) would add $10 or more to the cost if they were split into batches and shipped to warehouses across the country .

As October approaches, sellers are already feeling the pressure to stock up from the holiday season and say they don't want other distractions.