For sellers selling on Amazon, it is very important to understand shipping costs. So how do Amazon sellers calculate shipping costs? This will be introduced in detail below.
Amazon sellers’ freight calculation is mainly to determine the price of goods transportation. Freight calculation is mainly based on the value of the goods. Commonly used freight calculation methods mainly include freight formula method, freight calculator method, freight conversion method and freight analysis. Law etc. Amazon’s freight calculation can be divided into two types: piece-based billing and weight-based billing. Piece-based billing is mainly calculated based on the actual weight of the goods, such as quantity and volume. Weight-based billing is mainly calculated based on the actual weight of the goods. .
The formula for Amazon sellers to calculate shipping costs is as follows:
1. FBA fees are equal to monthly storage fees plus warehousing, inventory, and placement service fees plus execution fees;
2. The execution fee is equal to the order processing fee plus sorting and packaging fee plus weighing processing fee.
Monthly storage fees are generally charged based on cubic feet of each product. Order processing fees generally refer to the cost of completing an order. At the same time, FBA fees are different in different countries.
In order to save logistics costs, sellers can optimize packaging, warehousing and logistics service providers, as follows:
1. Optimize the standard packaging of international small packages. Under normal circumstances, the shipping fee for one kilogram package is about 80 yuan, and the cost of each gram of package is about 0.08 yuan. Sellers can test the weight of the packaging box and reduce the packaging weight to save logistics costs.
2. Avoid FBA warehouse splitting. When sellers fill in the delivery quantity, they generally cannot fill in the specific quantity of the product directly. They can convert it into 6 boxes, 12 boxes, etc., so as to avoid warehousing and save shipping costs.
3. Sellers need to choose a suitable logistics service provider. Logistics service providers sometimes conduct limited-time promotions and other activities on channels, and prices generally have an advantage at this time.
The above content has provided a detailed introduction to Amazon sellers’ calculation of shipping costs. Logistics shipping costs are one of the main expenses for cross-border e-commerce sellers to calculate operating costs. Therefore, sellers need to consider logistics selection, freight calculation, product packaging, etc. Only by budgeting as much as possible can freight costs be effectively reduced.