Just now, sellers from the US and European sites revealed that Amazon has issued a notice stating that "FBA non essential products will no longer be stocked". Amazon FBA will urgently suspend the storage of non-medical and essential daily necessities before 3pm on March 17th. A large number of sellers have created orders, and the seller FBA creation plan has been crushed! Multiple sellers have reported that the backend is overcrowded and they are currently unable to complete their inventory plan!

According to Amazon's announcement on the cessation of FBA non essential goods storage

1、 Amazon announces cessation of FBA non essential goods inventory

Time limit:

March 17th to April 5th

The specific content is as follows:

1. Amazon is closely monitoring the development of COVID-19 and its impact on buyers, sales partners, and employees. In order to provide the best service to everyone, we only prioritize receiving daily necessities and medical supplies at the operations center. Non essential household items or medical supplies cannot currently be shipped to Amazon fulfillment centers.

2. This warehouse entry restriction will be implemented from 5am on March 17th (PST) until April 5th. The English version of the seller email notification/seller backend notification/help page will be released on March 17th at 5am (PST) in the US and EUS, and will be updated in various language versions (including Chinese) in the future.

3. During the restricted storage period (March 17th to April 5th), we expect to have a significant impact on seller business, Amazon warehouse management, and buyers. Sellers are not allowed to send any goods other than daily necessities and medical supplies to the operation center. We will release seller backend notifications, seller email notifications, and new help pages to inform sellers about this restriction.

2、 Categories that are still allowed to be stored at present

1. Baby products

2. Health and household products

3. Beauty and personal care (including personal care equipment)

4. Food and grocery category

5. Industry and Science

6. Pet supplies

PS: As of April 5th, Amazon prioritizes the entry of household essentials, medical supplies, and other high demand products into its logistics centers. If there is a violation of the listing policy, it may result in account suspension.

What are some good solutions?

The sudden news from Amazon will inevitably cause certain losses for cross-border sellers, especially for large goods that are still being transported by sea and are about to arrive at the port. The platform's sudden cessation of warehousing will result in significant costs and capital occupation for intermediate links. It is recommended that the goods that have already arrived at the port contact the local overseas warehouse as soon as possible for temporary storage and one piece shipping.

Secondly, we need to seek reliable service provider resources, handle emergency situations, and transfer FBA logistics solutions to self shipping without the risk of stocking up, with stable delivery time. Recently, our company has urgently adopted charter services based on the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, with nine direct flights per week to escort delivery to Europe and America on the 7th.