What Amazon sellers fear most is logistics delays and slow product listing, especially when out of stock. Let’s take a look at the reasons for Amazon FBA first-mile logistics delays or slow listing.
1. Shipping delays
Shipping delays will cause the first-time delays in shipping, such as packing delays, warehouse explosions and cabinet throwing, weather factors, port congestion, etc. Cabinet delays may be due to insufficient cabinets or more cargo at the port. Warehouse explosions and cabinet throwing are mainly due to insufficient cabin space. Some bad weather will affect shipping speed. Port congestion requires more time for the ship to approach the port.
2. Flight delays
In terms of air transportation, it is mainly flight delays, including board delays. Flight delays. Bad weather, etc. Board delays refer to the time that the goods spend more time on the board, resulting in longer air transportation time. If the flight is delayed, it will also have a significant impact on the freight time. Some bad weather will cause some flights to be cancelled, and the goods will be arranged in the warehouse waiting for the next flight to be transported.
3. Customs clearance delay
There are two main situations for customs clearance delay. One is that the customs conducts strict investigation, which causes the customs clearance time to change from 3-5 days to only about 1 day. Another situation is that due to incomplete customs clearance information. There are problems with the declaration, which causes the customs fasteners to extend the freight time.
4. Delivery delay
In terms of terminal distribution, due to holidays in the destination country, weather, insufficient truck manpower, and insufficient terminal capacity, yes, terminal distribution is blocked, resulting in logistics delays.
5. Amazon’s slow signing and listing
1) Warehouse explosion
When encountering an Amazon warehouse explosion, even if the goods are signed by the back room, they cannot enter the warehouse smoothly. The seller needs to wait for the goods in front to enter the warehouse before their own goods can enter. Generally speaking, sellers need to wait for a long time, especially in the peak logistics season. Sellers must pay attention to the relevant information of Amazon warehouse inventory to avoid warehouse explosions. Warehouse arrangements and other situations.
2) Large processing volume
The processing capacity of Amazon employees and equipment is limited. If the amount of goods that need to be stored increases dramatically, it is likely that they cannot be processed quickly in a short period of time. Only when the staff has slowly processed them can they be signed and put into storage. Sellers can understand the dynamics of the Amazon warehouse to confirm the specific situation of the goods.
3) Abnormal
There are also some abnormal situations, such as the receipt information is not tracked after the goods are signed, or the goods have not been put on the shelves for a long time. In these abnormal situations, if the goods are not put on the shelves for a long time, you need to prepare information and contact Amazon customer service.