Attention sellers! Amazon FBA has experienced a large-scale warehouse liquidation, and more than 10 warehouses are facing delays in listing and delivery.

The fourth quarter of each year is a time of intense holiday promotions such as Black Friday, Halloween, and Christmas. For cross-border e-commerce sellers, it is an important period for stocking, shipping, and boosting sales.However, the suddenSudden drop in storage capacity and warehouse explosionThis completely disrupted the sellers' shipping plans.

Some sellers speculated based on the current situation: "On the one hand, Amazon has slowed down its warehouse expansion, and on the other hand, it has begun to lay off employees. The huge logistics and warehousing expenses have overwhelmed Amazon. The number of Amazon employees has dropped by 6%. Currently, Amazon warehouse employees are understaffed, and sellers are actively preparing for the upcoming peak season. Amazon has no choice but to limit sellers' storage capacity."

This speculation is not unreasonable, because the current Amazon warehouses have shown signs of overload as early as early October.

I believe that during this period, sellers can also feel that the speed of Amazon warehouse listing is getting slower and slower. The waiting time for sellers has changed, ranging from 10 days, 20 days, 30 days, or even longer...

The reason is that Amazon appearedLarge-scale liquidation.

An urgent reminder was issued: "Recently, due to severe warehouse outages at Amazon and limited reservations, Amazon has frequently failed to release appointments, skipped appointments, and cancelled appointments without reason. The warehouses severely affected include(SBD1, LAS1, GYR2, GYR3, LGB8, ONT8, LAX9)The duration of this phenomenon cannot be predicted at present. We will update as soon as there is news. The warehousing time will be affected to varying degrees in the near future. Please be aware of this. Thank you! "

Haixi.com asked a freight forwarder about the situation, and he said: "Warehouses in the western United States are basically full. This is because the goods from Black Friday and Cyber Monday arrive at the warehouse at the same time. Without personnel to handle it, the warehouse will naturally be full."

The outlook for full container delivery appointments is not very optimistic either. Most Amazon warehouses will approve the order after 2-3 weeks, while popular warehouses like TEB6 and ONT8/9 will approve the order after 4-5 weeks.

According to the reservation status map provided, the following warehouses are more severely congested:

Currently, Amazon warehouses that are overwhelmed are in a relatively congested state. The above-mentioned warehouses are expected to have a greater probability of delays in booking and listing. Sellers need to understand the warehouse status in advance when selecting a warehouse to avoid unnecessary trouble.

It is worth noting that although it is the same warehouse, the speed of listing of each seller is different. For example, in the same GYR3 warehouse, some sellers have not listed their products for half a month, but some sellers can list their products in 2 days.

One seller joked: "During the peak season every year, the warehouse is full, and whether the listing speed is fast or slow depends entirely on luck."

It is understood that there are still a large number of Amazon sellers who are anxious about the delay in putting their goods on the shelves.

However, the reasons why the goods are not on the shelves for a long time include not only warehouse overflow and staff's untimely operation, but also:Whether the volume or weight of each box of goods is filled in, whether the sub-size weight is qualified, whether the outer box label is missing or damaged, etc. Sellers need to check themselves in time to avoid out of stock.

Generally speaking, it takes about 48 hours from the time the goods enter the warehouse to the time they are put on the shelves. If there is no listing information for a long time, you can open a case and find Amazon customer service to ask for a solution after you have prepared all the information. However, it is not recommended to do it too frequently. A seller once said: "My friend was closed down because he opened too many such investigation cases."

Therefore, it is recommended that sellers avoid warehouses with serious overloads as much as possible when shipping. You can also create several shipping plans separately and use different channels to match them to prevent the situation where all goods cannot be put on the shelves. Sellers with large volumes of goods can send the goods to overseas warehouses first, and then arrange for storage and transit or drop shipping.

Finally, warehouse overflow during the peak season has led to delays in booking, listing and delivery. Sellers are requested to plan delivery times reasonably to ensure that orders proceed normally.

Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Uwl1czE3wyf9VktArIPgRQ