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Update to Canada FBA fees starting February 5, 2024

As we near the end of 2023, we would like to thank you for your continued partnership in serving customers and together achieving new milestones of success. This year, our partnership delivered the largest selection of products to Canada Prime members at the fastest speeds ever. As of the end of September, more than 205 million product units were delivered on the same or next day—more than seven times what we delivered at those speeds in 2019—with the majority of these units sold by independent sellers like you. We have continued to focus on providing you with powerful selling capabilities, including investment of billions of dollars in technology, transportation, and infrastructure to reinvent our fulfillment network. By regionalizing our Canada fulfilment centre operations and growing our one-day delivery network, we are able to place more products closer to customers, in order to deliver products faster and at a lower cost. These investments result in higher customer satisfaction and more sales for you.

As we look to 2024, we will implement a set of fee changes that continue to provide you with a great value and allow us to partner together to offer customers amazing service while reducing our collective costs to do so. After these changes, we expect that sellers will see an average increase of $0.22 CAD in fees per unit sold. Amazon’s fulfilment fees will continue to remain an average of 38% less expensive than standard-shipping methods offered by other major third-party logistics providers. We will make the following changes starting February 5, 2024, unless otherwise stated:

  • We will introduce Low-Price FBA fees, where products priced under $11 CAD will receive a $0.55 CAD fee discount. Go to the Low-price FBA fees page for more details.
  • In addition, to reflect the cost savings when products can be shipped in their existing packaging, we will offer a fulfilment fee discount ranging from $0.05 CAD to $1.68 CAD, depending on item size and weight, for eligible products in the Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) program. Go to the Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) program pagefor more details.
  • On average, we will increase FBA fulfilment fee rates by $0.20 CAD per unit. Go to the FBA fulfilment fee rates pagefor more details.
  • We will introduce a returns processing fee for Clothing & Accessories and Footwear products to address the relatively higher rate of returns in these categories. These fees will apply starting June 1, 2024. Go to the Returns processing fee page for more details.

Maintaining sufficient inventory levels enables us to place inventory closer to customers across our network, reducing costs to fulfil orders. In cases where you have low inventory levels, this drives transportation costs higher. Similarly, maintaining excess amounts of aged inventory utilizes storage space that could be used more efficiently. We will introduce fees to align with these underlying costs:

  • We will introduce a low-inventory-level fee for envelope and standard-sized products. The fee applies if you carry consistently low levels of inventory relative to unit sales, as this inhibits our ability to distribute products across our network, degrading delivery speeds and increasing our shipping costs. Sellers can avoid this fee by maintaining more than four weeks of inventory relative to sales. These fees will apply starting April 1, 2024. Go to the Low-inventory-level fee page for more details.
  • We will increase the aged inventory surcharge for inventory stored beyond 365 days. Additionally, we will introduce aged inventory surcharges on inventory stored between 271-365 days. These changes will take effect for the May 15, 2024, aged inventory assessment date. We encourage you to check your aged inventory and take action on these products.

We will also provide the following new or expanded services and benefits:

  • We introduced a new, lower pricing structure for Amazon Vine. This program is designed to help brands get insightful reviews and help customers make informed buying decisions. The new fee tiers apply to products enrolled in the program on or after October 19, 2023. Go to the Amazon Vine pagefor more details.
  • We will expand benefits as part of the Canada FBA New Selection program. We will provide an average 10% rebate on sales of eligible new-to-FBA parent products, newly including these benefits for non-branded selection. In addition, we will provide expanded program eligibility for oversize selection and newly offer Vine benefits for eligible sellers and associated selection. Changes will take place starting March 1, 2024. Go to the FBA New Selection page for more details.

We are also making annual updates to Monthly Storage, the Storage Utilization Surcharge, and Prep fees.

For a detailed summary of all fee changes, go to amazon.ca/selling-fee-changes. For fee updates by type, go to 2024 Canada Fulfilment by Amazon fee changes and 2024 Canada storage fee changes.

We appreciate your taking the time to understand these new fees, how they continue to provide you with a great value, and how they help us continue to partner together to offer customers amazing service while reducing our collective costs to do so.

We wish you a healthy and prosperous holiday season, and we thank you for your continued partnership.

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Update to Canada FBA fees starting February 5, 2024

As we near the end of 2023, we would like to thank you for your continued partnership in serving customers and together achieving new milestones of success. This year, our partnership delivered the largest selection of products to Canada Prime members at the fastest speeds ever. As of the end of September, more than 205 million product units were delivered on the same or next day—more than seven times what we delivered at those speeds in 2019—with the majority of these units sold by independent sellers like you. We have continued to focus on providing you with powerful selling capabilities, including investment of billions of dollars in technology, transportation, and infrastructure to reinvent our fulfillment network. By regionalizing our Canada fulfilment centre operations and growing our one-day delivery network, we are able to place more products closer to customers, in order to deliver products faster and at a lower cost. These investments result in higher customer satisfaction and more sales for you.

As we look to 2024, we will implement a set of fee changes that continue to provide you with a great value and allow us to partner together to offer customers amazing service while reducing our collective costs to do so. After these changes, we expect that sellers will see an average increase of $0.22 CAD in fees per unit sold. Amazon’s fulfilment fees will continue to remain an average of 38% less expensive than standard-shipping methods offered by other major third-party logistics providers. We will make the following changes starting February 5, 2024, unless otherwise stated:

  • We will introduce Low-Price FBA fees, where products priced under $11 CAD will receive a $0.55 CAD fee discount. Go to the Low-price FBA fees page for more details.
  • In addition, to reflect the cost savings when products can be shipped in their existing packaging, we will offer a fulfilment fee discount ranging from $0.05 CAD to $1.68 CAD, depending on item size and weight, for eligible products in the Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) program. Go to the Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) program pagefor more details.
  • On average, we will increase FBA fulfilment fee rates by $0.20 CAD per unit. Go to the FBA fulfilment fee rates pagefor more details.
  • We will introduce a returns processing fee for Clothing & Accessories and Footwear products to address the relatively higher rate of returns in these categories. These fees will apply starting June 1, 2024. Go to the Returns processing fee page for more details.

Maintaining sufficient inventory levels enables us to place inventory closer to customers across our network, reducing costs to fulfil orders. In cases where you have low inventory levels, this drives transportation costs higher. Similarly, maintaining excess amounts of aged inventory utilizes storage space that could be used more efficiently. We will introduce fees to align with these underlying costs:

  • We will introduce a low-inventory-level fee for envelope and standard-sized products. The fee applies if you carry consistently low levels of inventory relative to unit sales, as this inhibits our ability to distribute products across our network, degrading delivery speeds and increasing our shipping costs. Sellers can avoid this fee by maintaining more than four weeks of inventory relative to sales. These fees will apply starting April 1, 2024. Go to the Low-inventory-level fee page for more details.
  • We will increase the aged inventory surcharge for inventory stored beyond 365 days. Additionally, we will introduce aged inventory surcharges on inventory stored between 271-365 days. These changes will take effect for the May 15, 2024, aged inventory assessment date. We encourage you to check your aged inventory and take action on these products.

We will also provide the following new or expanded services and benefits:

  • We introduced a new, lower pricing structure for Amazon Vine. This program is designed to help brands get insightful reviews and help customers make informed buying decisions. The new fee tiers apply to products enrolled in the program on or after October 19, 2023. Go to the Amazon Vine pagefor more details.
  • We will expand benefits as part of the Canada FBA New Selection program. We will provide an average 10% rebate on sales of eligible new-to-FBA parent products, newly including these benefits for non-branded selection. In addition, we will provide expanded program eligibility for oversize selection and newly offer Vine benefits for eligible sellers and associated selection. Changes will take place starting March 1, 2024. Go to the FBA New Selection page for more details.

We are also making annual updates to Monthly Storage, the Storage Utilization Surcharge, and Prep fees.

For a detailed summary of all fee changes, go to amazon.ca/selling-fee-changes. For fee updates by type, go to 2024 Canada Fulfilment by Amazon fee changes and 2024 Canada storage fee changes.

We appreciate your taking the time to understand these new fees, how they continue to provide you with a great value, and how they help us continue to partner together to offer customers amazing service while reducing our collective costs to do so.

We wish you a healthy and prosperous holiday season, and we thank you for your continued partnership.

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I have several products that sell well, but cannot be shipped to FBA during the winter months due to freeze risk when sitting outside Amazon's warehouse waiting to be received.

As a result we tend to send a few months of forecasted inventory to Amazon before temperatures drop, but cannot re-stock until March or April without risking a great deal of damaged product.

It sounds like this new low-level-inventory-fee will hit us with increased fees during the holidays, when fees are already higher. And as a result, it seems like our best choice would be to raise prices (not ideal) or switch completely to FBM before next April. My only other option would be to send more stock than necessary for the winter and hope it doesn't run low before the following springtime, potentially resulting in overstock fees, excess inventory storage fees, and product unavailable to sell direct from our warehouse to customers.

Unfortunately our experience has been that we sell less via FBM and April is the start of our peak season.

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Seller_IHbx8sfanyFmN

This low-inventory-level fee is completely insane, it makes more sense to just remove all affected product from FBA than to juggle and risk the massive surcharges.

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Seller_JweFeKSYABzJs

Disappointed with the low-inventory-level fee

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Seller_MoLpAkuDzVFmk

"low-inventory-level fee" is counterproductive and doesn't make sense:

1) the penalty for supply chain disruption and back-orders.

what if a ship gets stuck or some port goes on strike?

2) some products are only possible to procure during specific time frames, and if they are sold out, then it is until next season.

3) remember when baby formula was in short supply due to a prominent manufacturer plant shutdown?

4) there are times when Amazon FBA demand spikes only because a seller has inventory while the entire geographical market is sold out. once the supply issues are resolved, the Amazon demand drops back to "normal" levels.

this fee forces sellers into price-gauging during shortages, as they know they will be penalised after the spike lasting over few months drops and have to factor the fee into the pricing. For small prices items the difference is significant. this will also force the offer into "non-competitive" status, and will remove them from the "buy box" (because amazon price analytics system compares to 3d part website, which allow backorders and offer products which may not be immediately available).

5) stock level are sometimes affected by pricing negotiations with suppliers, and may lead to "backorders".

what to do in these cases?

there are many scenarios when products may not be available - such as excessive demand "spike for masks or toilet paper" and supply shortage across the country.

whoever introduced this fee appears to be disconnected from the real marketplace and procurement issues.

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Seller_VWH3L8aWpXh3d

Low level fee is absolutely garbage. Makes no sense. 'Historical' data is not accurate. This best be removed before its implemented. Imagine punishing someone already paying all your fees because they can't keep 200 units in stock at FBA warehouse for example, but can only muster 100 regularly etc. Absolutley insane, who at Amazon thought this was a good idea?

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Update to Canada FBA fees starting February 5, 2024

As we near the end of 2023, we would like to thank you for your continued partnership in serving customers and together achieving new milestones of success. This year, our partnership delivered the largest selection of products to Canada Prime members at the fastest speeds ever. As of the end of September, more than 205 million product units were delivered on the same or next day—more than seven times what we delivered at those speeds in 2019—with the majority of these units sold by independent sellers like you. We have continued to focus on providing you with powerful selling capabilities, including investment of billions of dollars in technology, transportation, and infrastructure to reinvent our fulfillment network. By regionalizing our Canada fulfilment centre operations and growing our one-day delivery network, we are able to place more products closer to customers, in order to deliver products faster and at a lower cost. These investments result in higher customer satisfaction and more sales for you.

As we look to 2024, we will implement a set of fee changes that continue to provide you with a great value and allow us to partner together to offer customers amazing service while reducing our collective costs to do so. After these changes, we expect that sellers will see an average increase of $0.22 CAD in fees per unit sold. Amazon’s fulfilment fees will continue to remain an average of 38% less expensive than standard-shipping methods offered by other major third-party logistics providers. We will make the following changes starting February 5, 2024, unless otherwise stated:

  • We will introduce Low-Price FBA fees, where products priced under $11 CAD will receive a $0.55 CAD fee discount. Go to the Low-price FBA fees page for more details.
  • In addition, to reflect the cost savings when products can be shipped in their existing packaging, we will offer a fulfilment fee discount ranging from $0.05 CAD to $1.68 CAD, depending on item size and weight, for eligible products in the Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) program. Go to the Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) program pagefor more details.
  • On average, we will increase FBA fulfilment fee rates by $0.20 CAD per unit. Go to the FBA fulfilment fee rates pagefor more details.
  • We will introduce a returns processing fee for Clothing & Accessories and Footwear products to address the relatively higher rate of returns in these categories. These fees will apply starting June 1, 2024. Go to the Returns processing fee page for more details.

Maintaining sufficient inventory levels enables us to place inventory closer to customers across our network, reducing costs to fulfil orders. In cases where you have low inventory levels, this drives transportation costs higher. Similarly, maintaining excess amounts of aged inventory utilizes storage space that could be used more efficiently. We will introduce fees to align with these underlying costs:

  • We will introduce a low-inventory-level fee for envelope and standard-sized products. The fee applies if you carry consistently low levels of inventory relative to unit sales, as this inhibits our ability to distribute products across our network, degrading delivery speeds and increasing our shipping costs. Sellers can avoid this fee by maintaining more than four weeks of inventory relative to sales. These fees will apply starting April 1, 2024. Go to the Low-inventory-level fee page for more details.
  • We will increase the aged inventory surcharge for inventory stored beyond 365 days. Additionally, we will introduce aged inventory surcharges on inventory stored between 271-365 days. These changes will take effect for the May 15, 2024, aged inventory assessment date. We encourage you to check your aged inventory and take action on these products.

We will also provide the following new or expanded services and benefits:

  • We introduced a new, lower pricing structure for Amazon Vine. This program is designed to help brands get insightful reviews and help customers make informed buying decisions. The new fee tiers apply to products enrolled in the program on or after October 19, 2023. Go to the Amazon Vine pagefor more details.
  • We will expand benefits as part of the Canada FBA New Selection program. We will provide an average 10% rebate on sales of eligible new-to-FBA parent products, newly including these benefits for non-branded selection. In addition, we will provide expanded program eligibility for oversize selection and newly offer Vine benefits for eligible sellers and associated selection. Changes will take place starting March 1, 2024. Go to the FBA New Selection page for more details.

We are also making annual updates to Monthly Storage, the Storage Utilization Surcharge, and Prep fees.

For a detailed summary of all fee changes, go to amazon.ca/selling-fee-changes. For fee updates by type, go to 2024 Canada Fulfilment by Amazon fee changes and 2024 Canada storage fee changes.

We appreciate your taking the time to understand these new fees, how they continue to provide you with a great value, and how they help us continue to partner together to offer customers amazing service while reducing our collective costs to do so.

We wish you a healthy and prosperous holiday season, and we thank you for your continued partnership.

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Update to Canada FBA fees starting February 5, 2024

As we near the end of 2023, we would like to thank you for your continued partnership in serving customers and together achieving new milestones of success. This year, our partnership delivered the largest selection of products to Canada Prime members at the fastest speeds ever. As of the end of September, more than 205 million product units were delivered on the same or next day—more than seven times what we delivered at those speeds in 2019—with the majority of these units sold by independent sellers like you. We have continued to focus on providing you with powerful selling capabilities, including investment of billions of dollars in technology, transportation, and infrastructure to reinvent our fulfillment network. By regionalizing our Canada fulfilment centre operations and growing our one-day delivery network, we are able to place more products closer to customers, in order to deliver products faster and at a lower cost. These investments result in higher customer satisfaction and more sales for you.

As we look to 2024, we will implement a set of fee changes that continue to provide you with a great value and allow us to partner together to offer customers amazing service while reducing our collective costs to do so. After these changes, we expect that sellers will see an average increase of $0.22 CAD in fees per unit sold. Amazon’s fulfilment fees will continue to remain an average of 38% less expensive than standard-shipping methods offered by other major third-party logistics providers. We will make the following changes starting February 5, 2024, unless otherwise stated:

  • We will introduce Low-Price FBA fees, where products priced under $11 CAD will receive a $0.55 CAD fee discount. Go to the Low-price FBA fees page for more details.
  • In addition, to reflect the cost savings when products can be shipped in their existing packaging, we will offer a fulfilment fee discount ranging from $0.05 CAD to $1.68 CAD, depending on item size and weight, for eligible products in the Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) program. Go to the Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) program pagefor more details.
  • On average, we will increase FBA fulfilment fee rates by $0.20 CAD per unit. Go to the FBA fulfilment fee rates pagefor more details.
  • We will introduce a returns processing fee for Clothing & Accessories and Footwear products to address the relatively higher rate of returns in these categories. These fees will apply starting June 1, 2024. Go to the Returns processing fee page for more details.

Maintaining sufficient inventory levels enables us to place inventory closer to customers across our network, reducing costs to fulfil orders. In cases where you have low inventory levels, this drives transportation costs higher. Similarly, maintaining excess amounts of aged inventory utilizes storage space that could be used more efficiently. We will introduce fees to align with these underlying costs:

  • We will introduce a low-inventory-level fee for envelope and standard-sized products. The fee applies if you carry consistently low levels of inventory relative to unit sales, as this inhibits our ability to distribute products across our network, degrading delivery speeds and increasing our shipping costs. Sellers can avoid this fee by maintaining more than four weeks of inventory relative to sales. These fees will apply starting April 1, 2024. Go to the Low-inventory-level fee page for more details.
  • We will increase the aged inventory surcharge for inventory stored beyond 365 days. Additionally, we will introduce aged inventory surcharges on inventory stored between 271-365 days. These changes will take effect for the May 15, 2024, aged inventory assessment date. We encourage you to check your aged inventory and take action on these products.

We will also provide the following new or expanded services and benefits:

  • We introduced a new, lower pricing structure for Amazon Vine. This program is designed to help brands get insightful reviews and help customers make informed buying decisions. The new fee tiers apply to products enrolled in the program on or after October 19, 2023. Go to the Amazon Vine pagefor more details.
  • We will expand benefits as part of the Canada FBA New Selection program. We will provide an average 10% rebate on sales of eligible new-to-FBA parent products, newly including these benefits for non-branded selection. In addition, we will provide expanded program eligibility for oversize selection and newly offer Vine benefits for eligible sellers and associated selection. Changes will take place starting March 1, 2024. Go to the FBA New Selection page for more details.

We are also making annual updates to Monthly Storage, the Storage Utilization Surcharge, and Prep fees.

For a detailed summary of all fee changes, go to amazon.ca/selling-fee-changes. For fee updates by type, go to 2024 Canada Fulfilment by Amazon fee changes and 2024 Canada storage fee changes.

We appreciate your taking the time to understand these new fees, how they continue to provide you with a great value, and how they help us continue to partner together to offer customers amazing service while reducing our collective costs to do so.

We wish you a healthy and prosperous holiday season, and we thank you for your continued partnership.

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As we near the end of 2023, we would like to thank you for your continued partnership in serving customers and together achieving new milestones of success. This year, our partnership delivered the largest selection of products to Canada Prime members at the fastest speeds ever. As of the end of September, more than 205 million product units were delivered on the same or next day—more than seven times what we delivered at those speeds in 2019—with the majority of these units sold by independent sellers like you. We have continued to focus on providing you with powerful selling capabilities, including investment of billions of dollars in technology, transportation, and infrastructure to reinvent our fulfillment network. By regionalizing our Canada fulfilment centre operations and growing our one-day delivery network, we are able to place more products closer to customers, in order to deliver products faster and at a lower cost. These investments result in higher customer satisfaction and more sales for you.

As we look to 2024, we will implement a set of fee changes that continue to provide you with a great value and allow us to partner together to offer customers amazing service while reducing our collective costs to do so. After these changes, we expect that sellers will see an average increase of $0.22 CAD in fees per unit sold. Amazon’s fulfilment fees will continue to remain an average of 38% less expensive than standard-shipping methods offered by other major third-party logistics providers. We will make the following changes starting February 5, 2024, unless otherwise stated:

  • We will introduce Low-Price FBA fees, where products priced under $11 CAD will receive a $0.55 CAD fee discount. Go to the Low-price FBA fees page for more details.
  • In addition, to reflect the cost savings when products can be shipped in their existing packaging, we will offer a fulfilment fee discount ranging from $0.05 CAD to $1.68 CAD, depending on item size and weight, for eligible products in the Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) program. Go to the Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) program pagefor more details.
  • On average, we will increase FBA fulfilment fee rates by $0.20 CAD per unit. Go to the FBA fulfilment fee rates pagefor more details.
  • We will introduce a returns processing fee for Clothing & Accessories and Footwear products to address the relatively higher rate of returns in these categories. These fees will apply starting June 1, 2024. Go to the Returns processing fee page for more details.

Maintaining sufficient inventory levels enables us to place inventory closer to customers across our network, reducing costs to fulfil orders. In cases where you have low inventory levels, this drives transportation costs higher. Similarly, maintaining excess amounts of aged inventory utilizes storage space that could be used more efficiently. We will introduce fees to align with these underlying costs:

  • We will introduce a low-inventory-level fee for envelope and standard-sized products. The fee applies if you carry consistently low levels of inventory relative to unit sales, as this inhibits our ability to distribute products across our network, degrading delivery speeds and increasing our shipping costs. Sellers can avoid this fee by maintaining more than four weeks of inventory relative to sales. These fees will apply starting April 1, 2024. Go to the Low-inventory-level fee page for more details.
  • We will increase the aged inventory surcharge for inventory stored beyond 365 days. Additionally, we will introduce aged inventory surcharges on inventory stored between 271-365 days. These changes will take effect for the May 15, 2024, aged inventory assessment date. We encourage you to check your aged inventory and take action on these products.

We will also provide the following new or expanded services and benefits:

  • We introduced a new, lower pricing structure for Amazon Vine. This program is designed to help brands get insightful reviews and help customers make informed buying decisions. The new fee tiers apply to products enrolled in the program on or after October 19, 2023. Go to the Amazon Vine pagefor more details.
  • We will expand benefits as part of the Canada FBA New Selection program. We will provide an average 10% rebate on sales of eligible new-to-FBA parent products, newly including these benefits for non-branded selection. In addition, we will provide expanded program eligibility for oversize selection and newly offer Vine benefits for eligible sellers and associated selection. Changes will take place starting March 1, 2024. Go to the FBA New Selection page for more details.

We are also making annual updates to Monthly Storage, the Storage Utilization Surcharge, and Prep fees.

For a detailed summary of all fee changes, go to amazon.ca/selling-fee-changes. For fee updates by type, go to 2024 Canada Fulfilment by Amazon fee changes and 2024 Canada storage fee changes.

We appreciate your taking the time to understand these new fees, how they continue to provide you with a great value, and how they help us continue to partner together to offer customers amazing service while reducing our collective costs to do so.

We wish you a healthy and prosperous holiday season, and we thank you for your continued partnership.

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I have several products that sell well, but cannot be shipped to FBA during the winter months due to freeze risk when sitting outside Amazon's warehouse waiting to be received.

As a result we tend to send a few months of forecasted inventory to Amazon before temperatures drop, but cannot re-stock until March or April without risking a great deal of damaged product.

It sounds like this new low-level-inventory-fee will hit us with increased fees during the holidays, when fees are already higher. And as a result, it seems like our best choice would be to raise prices (not ideal) or switch completely to FBM before next April. My only other option would be to send more stock than necessary for the winter and hope it doesn't run low before the following springtime, potentially resulting in overstock fees, excess inventory storage fees, and product unavailable to sell direct from our warehouse to customers.

Unfortunately our experience has been that we sell less via FBM and April is the start of our peak season.

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Seller_IHbx8sfanyFmN

This low-inventory-level fee is completely insane, it makes more sense to just remove all affected product from FBA than to juggle and risk the massive surcharges.

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Seller_JweFeKSYABzJs

Disappointed with the low-inventory-level fee

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Seller_MoLpAkuDzVFmk

"low-inventory-level fee" is counterproductive and doesn't make sense:

1) the penalty for supply chain disruption and back-orders.

what if a ship gets stuck or some port goes on strike?

2) some products are only possible to procure during specific time frames, and if they are sold out, then it is until next season.

3) remember when baby formula was in short supply due to a prominent manufacturer plant shutdown?

4) there are times when Amazon FBA demand spikes only because a seller has inventory while the entire geographical market is sold out. once the supply issues are resolved, the Amazon demand drops back to "normal" levels.

this fee forces sellers into price-gauging during shortages, as they know they will be penalised after the spike lasting over few months drops and have to factor the fee into the pricing. For small prices items the difference is significant. this will also force the offer into "non-competitive" status, and will remove them from the "buy box" (because amazon price analytics system compares to 3d part website, which allow backorders and offer products which may not be immediately available).

5) stock level are sometimes affected by pricing negotiations with suppliers, and may lead to "backorders".

what to do in these cases?

there are many scenarios when products may not be available - such as excessive demand "spike for masks or toilet paper" and supply shortage across the country.

whoever introduced this fee appears to be disconnected from the real marketplace and procurement issues.

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Seller_VWH3L8aWpXh3d

Low level fee is absolutely garbage. Makes no sense. 'Historical' data is not accurate. This best be removed before its implemented. Imagine punishing someone already paying all your fees because they can't keep 200 units in stock at FBA warehouse for example, but can only muster 100 regularly etc. Absolutley insane, who at Amazon thought this was a good idea?

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I have several products that sell well, but cannot be shipped to FBA during the winter months due to freeze risk when sitting outside Amazon's warehouse waiting to be received.

As a result we tend to send a few months of forecasted inventory to Amazon before temperatures drop, but cannot re-stock until March or April without risking a great deal of damaged product.

It sounds like this new low-level-inventory-fee will hit us with increased fees during the holidays, when fees are already higher. And as a result, it seems like our best choice would be to raise prices (not ideal) or switch completely to FBM before next April. My only other option would be to send more stock than necessary for the winter and hope it doesn't run low before the following springtime, potentially resulting in overstock fees, excess inventory storage fees, and product unavailable to sell direct from our warehouse to customers.

Unfortunately our experience has been that we sell less via FBM and April is the start of our peak season.

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Seller_0jeAdEqibgD2o

I have several products that sell well, but cannot be shipped to FBA during the winter months due to freeze risk when sitting outside Amazon's warehouse waiting to be received.

As a result we tend to send a few months of forecasted inventory to Amazon before temperatures drop, but cannot re-stock until March or April without risking a great deal of damaged product.

It sounds like this new low-level-inventory-fee will hit us with increased fees during the holidays, when fees are already higher. And as a result, it seems like our best choice would be to raise prices (not ideal) or switch completely to FBM before next April. My only other option would be to send more stock than necessary for the winter and hope it doesn't run low before the following springtime, potentially resulting in overstock fees, excess inventory storage fees, and product unavailable to sell direct from our warehouse to customers.

Unfortunately our experience has been that we sell less via FBM and April is the start of our peak season.

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Seller_IHbx8sfanyFmN

This low-inventory-level fee is completely insane, it makes more sense to just remove all affected product from FBA than to juggle and risk the massive surcharges.

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Seller_IHbx8sfanyFmN

This low-inventory-level fee is completely insane, it makes more sense to just remove all affected product from FBA than to juggle and risk the massive surcharges.

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Seller_JweFeKSYABzJs

Disappointed with the low-inventory-level fee

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Disappointed with the low-inventory-level fee

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Seller_MoLpAkuDzVFmk

"low-inventory-level fee" is counterproductive and doesn't make sense:

1) the penalty for supply chain disruption and back-orders.

what if a ship gets stuck or some port goes on strike?

2) some products are only possible to procure during specific time frames, and if they are sold out, then it is until next season.

3) remember when baby formula was in short supply due to a prominent manufacturer plant shutdown?

4) there are times when Amazon FBA demand spikes only because a seller has inventory while the entire geographical market is sold out. once the supply issues are resolved, the Amazon demand drops back to "normal" levels.

this fee forces sellers into price-gauging during shortages, as they know they will be penalised after the spike lasting over few months drops and have to factor the fee into the pricing. For small prices items the difference is significant. this will also force the offer into "non-competitive" status, and will remove them from the "buy box" (because amazon price analytics system compares to 3d part website, which allow backorders and offer products which may not be immediately available).

5) stock level are sometimes affected by pricing negotiations with suppliers, and may lead to "backorders".

what to do in these cases?

there are many scenarios when products may not be available - such as excessive demand "spike for masks or toilet paper" and supply shortage across the country.

whoever introduced this fee appears to be disconnected from the real marketplace and procurement issues.

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Seller_MoLpAkuDzVFmk

"low-inventory-level fee" is counterproductive and doesn't make sense:

1) the penalty for supply chain disruption and back-orders.

what if a ship gets stuck or some port goes on strike?

2) some products are only possible to procure during specific time frames, and if they are sold out, then it is until next season.

3) remember when baby formula was in short supply due to a prominent manufacturer plant shutdown?

4) there are times when Amazon FBA demand spikes only because a seller has inventory while the entire geographical market is sold out. once the supply issues are resolved, the Amazon demand drops back to "normal" levels.

this fee forces sellers into price-gauging during shortages, as they know they will be penalised after the spike lasting over few months drops and have to factor the fee into the pricing. For small prices items the difference is significant. this will also force the offer into "non-competitive" status, and will remove them from the "buy box" (because amazon price analytics system compares to 3d part website, which allow backorders and offer products which may not be immediately available).

5) stock level are sometimes affected by pricing negotiations with suppliers, and may lead to "backorders".

what to do in these cases?

there are many scenarios when products may not be available - such as excessive demand "spike for masks or toilet paper" and supply shortage across the country.

whoever introduced this fee appears to be disconnected from the real marketplace and procurement issues.

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Seller_VWH3L8aWpXh3d

Low level fee is absolutely garbage. Makes no sense. 'Historical' data is not accurate. This best be removed before its implemented. Imagine punishing someone already paying all your fees because they can't keep 200 units in stock at FBA warehouse for example, but can only muster 100 regularly etc. Absolutley insane, who at Amazon thought this was a good idea?

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Seller_VWH3L8aWpXh3d

Low level fee is absolutely garbage. Makes no sense. 'Historical' data is not accurate. This best be removed before its implemented. Imagine punishing someone already paying all your fees because they can't keep 200 units in stock at FBA warehouse for example, but can only muster 100 regularly etc. Absolutley insane, who at Amazon thought this was a good idea?

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