In recent years, with the outside world’s growing favor and optimism for the cross-border e-commerce market, it has attracted many people who want to share the share, but in the matter of booking warehouses, various operational methods have been generated.
From the perspective of the past, although these operating methods will not cause too many problems to the account, and may even help the goods enter the warehouse faster and cheaper, in the long run, if these behaviors are allowed to operate, the efficiency of Amazon warehouses will be further extended, affecting the shelf time of sellers’ goods. So let’s take a look at the operational behaviors on Amazon PO.
1. Multiple shipments of the same shipment
2. Avoid warehouse division and create in large quantities
Amazon warehouse division has always been a source of headache for sellers. Before this, in order to avoid warehouse division, sellers could create a large number of goods or modify the shipping address to ensure that the goods were assigned to the warehouse as much as possible, and then ship in batches. However, after the new policy, batch shipments will lead to batch appointments, and POs are no longer allowed to be used multiple times, which will cause POs to become invalid.
3. Mixed delivery of multiple pieces
We all know that Amazon has the lowest warehouse standards. In the past, when the quantity of goods was insufficient, due to the less strict audit, you could send two single tickets to one warehouse. Now after strict audit, not only can this operation not be carried out, but sellers must also pay attention to the same batch of goods and avoid multiple logistics operations, otherwise it will also cause PO number failure.
4. Friction contract into the warehouse
Friction contract means that due to the shortage of PO numbers, the goods with other existing PO numbers are sent to the warehouse together, or the goods are shipped first and then the PO is supplemented. For example, there are only 100 PO numbers at the time of appointment, but 500 goods are stuffed into the warehouse. This phenomenon usually occurs in logistics suppliers with insufficient strength or small overseas warehouses. But after May 1, Amazon specifically requires the minimum PO accuracy rate to be no less than 85%. When the accuracy rate is less than 50%, it will be sealed immediately for 30 days, so there is no chance to rub the warehouse in the future.
5. Large-scale hoarding
In the past, in order to avoid peak season delivery without affecting the timeliness of logistics, many logistics companies have the habit of hoarding goods. Although these behaviors are not serious illegal operations, they can also lead to a series of problems such as real goods entering the warehouse but without appointment, and then Amazon does not approve, delete, change, and explode. After the new regulations, hoarding contracts is clearly prohibited. Although the validity period of PO is still 90 days, Amazon has adjusted the modification and change time limit of PO from the original 24 hours in advance to 72 hours in advance. If you hoard again, it is a small matter not to be delivered to the warehouse, and affecting the account has become a big problem.
6. Buying appointments and grouping goods
You should know that Amazon’s PO number is not an appointment you can make if you want to make an appointment. The platform will measure the delivery strength of the overseas warehouse and then release it at its discretion. Before the new regulations were introduced, it was rare for a number to be hard to get, and even if there was, it would not affect it for too long. Often powerful logistics companies have enough appointment numbers, and small freight forwarders can also find ways to get PO to deliver to the warehouse. But after the new regulations were introduced, I am afraid that everyone’s appointment number is not enough. Large logistics companies will not sell contracts easily, and small freight forwarders have nowhere to buy contracts. This is no longer a problem that can be solved by spending money. At this time, when sellers choose logistics companies, they should conduct serious investigations and try to find logistics companies with strong strength, good reputation and rich experience to understand their real appointment capabilities.