What happened to Amazon in the last week? The assistant of Saihu will announce it for you. There are 7 pieces of information in this article. The article is a bit long, so please read it patiently. They are all closely related to Amazon sellers. Then follow Saihu ERP to learn about Amazon information~

1. Amazon US station adjusts logistics distribution fee and inventory fee

The big promotion of Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday has kicked off. Amazon’s policies are constantly being updated during the peak season. The “Death Free Plan” has just been launched. Sellers have not yet realized the pros and cons of it. On the 18th, Amazon issued a new notice again, and various fees To rise! From January 17, 2023, the US sales commission and FBA fee will be updated, the sales commission will remain unchanged, the fuel and inflation surcharge will be canceled, and the fee for the new US FBA selection program will be reduced and the small and light item program will be expanded , the following is the content of the announcement:

REXPRESS logistics delivery fee

The logistics outbound fee will increase by an average of US$0.22; starting from February 16, 2023, for clothing products, Amazon will use the larger value of the single piece weight or volume weight to determine the delivery weight of all large standard size products; for clothing and footwear products, the return processing fee is reduced by an average of $0.20 per return.

Logistics rate adjustment: Elimination of separate fuel and inflation surcharges (ie surcharges become permanent cost increases).

REXPRESS Warehousing Inventory Fee

01 Monthly storage fee for non-peak season (January to September)

Standard-size items are $0.04 higher per cubic foot. Oversized items are up $0.03 per cubic foot.

02 Peak season (October to December) storage fee

Storage fees for non-sortable commodity logistics networks will increase by $0.20 per cubic foot, while peak season storage fees for sortable commodity logistics networks will remain unchanged.

03 Storage utilization surcharge

Storage utilization surcharges will begin for sellers whose inventory volume in Amazon fulfillment centers is significantly greater than their most recent weekly sold inventory volume. This is expected to affect sellers whose storage usage is significantly greater than about 7.5% of sales, and the change will take effect on April 1, 2023.

04 Overage inventory surcharge

Amazon will increase the inventory surcharge for inventory age of 271-365 days. In addition, an overage inventory surcharge will be applied to inventory aged 180-270 days, with the exception of the following product categories: Apparel, Footwear, Bags, Jewelry, and Watches, which will be subject to the overage inventory assessment date of April 15, 2023 effective date.

Amazon will increase removal and disposal fees, while clearance fees will remain the same.

2. Amazon's Chinese sellers' sales share in the US market hits a new high

Chinese sellers' share of sales on the U.S. Amazon marketplace hit a record high. The data shows that the percentage of Chinese seller feedback total reviews has returned to the level since November 2020. Chinese sellers receive customer feedback reviews for each order, reaching millions of reviews per month (providing feedback is optional, and the percentage of customers who leave seller reviews is 1-5%). Amazon US sellers have been increasing their market share since the start of 2020, which will stop in March 2022. The trend has since reversed, with Chinese sellers quickly regaining lost market share. US sellers are still above 50%, but they may fall below soon.

3. Amazon announced that this year's "Black Friday" will start on November 24

Amazon announced that this year's "Black Friday" will start on November 24 (Thursday) and last for 48 hours. There will be millions of deals at different prices around the world, and shoppers will be able to snag great discounts on must-have items in every category, including toys, electronics, fashion, beauty and Amazon devices.

It is worth mentioning that Amazon’s Black Friday Cyber ​​1 shopping season will first start in Europe on November 18, and will then be launched in Australia, the Middle East, North America and other global sites. The promotion time is from November 18th to December 1st.

4. Amazon launches virtual medical clinic in the US

Amazon.com Inc has launched Amazon Clinics, a virtual platform for common medical conditions such as allergies, acne and asthma, expanding the e-commerce giant's presence in the U.S. healthcare sector. Amazon said the new service will operate in 32 states, and it comes just months after it agreed to buy primary care provider One Medical for $3.49 billion.

5. Amazon starts using facial recognition to verify seller identities

Amazon has announced that it will test facial recognition, counterfeit detection and other automated technologies to verify the identity of potential third-party sellers. The test responded to feedback from some Amazon sellers seeking a more efficient verification process, and identity verification is also a way Amazon uses to crack down on fraudulent behavior on the platform.

6. Amazon Japan announced that the "Double Points Week" event will be held twice in December 2022.

Eligible sellers will receive a "Double Points" badge on product search results and product detail pages. Please use this opportunity to raise awareness of your product.Amazon will charge the same points* earned by sellers participating in this promotion, which will be awarded directly to eligible buyers

* The maximum amount of points Amazon bears is 5000 points per customer account, 5% of each product price.

To participate in this promotion and register for the offer, at least 80% of the products available for purchase in the promotion through November 25, 2022 must have a minimum of 1% points.

To take part in this promotion, visit Amazon Points Central and click the "Apply Now" button before November 25th.

<First week of double points>

Opening period: December 2, 2022 (Wednesday) 09:00 to December 8 (Thursday) 23:59

Participation requirements: From November 25 (Friday) 23:59 to December 8 (Thursday) 23:59, sellers can purchase more than 80% of the "special sale" products by maintaining more than 1% points.

<Double Points Week 2>

Opening period: December 23, 2022 (Wed) 09:00~December 29 (Jin) 23:59

Participation requirements: From December 8 (Friday) 23:59 to December 29 (Thursday) 23:59, sellers can purchase more than 80% of the "special sale" products by maintaining 1% or more points.

7. Amazon founder Bezos says he will donate most of his wealth

According to reports, American e-commerce Amazon founder Bezos said in an interview with American media that he will donate most of his $124 billion wealth to climate change charities.

According to reports, Bezos, 58, is the fourth richest person in the world. Bezos and the world's richest man Musk have been criticized for not joining hundreds of rich people around the world who have signed the "giving pledge".

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