For cross-border sellers, Amazon Logistics FBA inventory management is a key part of Amazon Logistics. Generally speaking, Amazon Logistics inventory management is related to key factors such as cross-border sellers’ cost control, capital utilization efficiency, and cargo flow efficiency. It also effectively affects the actual income of sellers. So, what does Amazon’s inventory handling fee include?
First of all, Amazon Logistics Fba monthly warehousing fees. Starting this year, Amazon will once again increase the monthly storage fees for Amazon Logistics FBA warehouses. After adjustment, in the non-peak sales season from January to September each year, the monthly warehousing fee for cross-border sellers is US$0.87/cubic foot, and that of large items is US$0.56/cubic foot; during the peak sales season from October to December, the monthly storage fee for large items is US$0.87/cubic foot. The monthly storage fee for a single item is US$1.40/cubic foot, and the monthly storage fee for standard-size items is US$2.40/cubic foot. The original charging standards remain unchanged.
Secondly, there are additional fees for Amazon Logistics FBA warehousing utilization. Starting from April 1 this year, Amazon will charge a storage utilization surcharge on monthly storage fees. Currently, Amazon’s warehouse utilization is calculated as the ratio of average daily inventory to average daily delivery volume over the past 13 weeks.
Once again, Amazon Logistics overage inventory surcharge. Starting from April 15 this year, Amazon will classify cross-border sellers’ inventory into three grades: 181 to 270 days, 271 to 365 days, and more than 365 days, and charge overage inventory surcharges in sequence.
Finally, there are Amazon inventory removal and disposal fees. In addition, due to the increase in related service costs, Amazon inventory removal and disposal fees will increase simultaneously. It is recommended that cross-border sellers plan their inventory reasonably and carry out batch clearance plans regularly to avoid related costs.
Currently, Amazon Logistics FBA warehouses have inventory performance scores based on cross-border sellers’ inventory usage and turnover. Generally speaking, inventory performance points will be calculated 15 weeks after the cross-border seller’s goods enter the FBA warehouse, and corresponding assessments will be conducted based on the comprehensive performance of cross-border buyers, in order to urge cross-border sellers to make reasonable arrangements. Inventory and make relevant optimization suggestions. Therefore, cross-border sellers need to understand Amazon’s inventory processing expenses in a targeted manner and clean inventory regularly to save costs.