As a well-known cross-border e-commerce platform, the Amazon platform has a very large number of users, and its market covers Europe, the United States, Britain, Japan and other countries. If cross-border e-commerce sellers choose to open a cross-border store on Amazon, the first choice will involve shipping costs. So, what are the standards by which Amazon charges sellers shipping costs? How to calculate Amazon’s shipping costs if you don’t do FBA?
Currently, when Amazon cross-border sellers deliver goods, they can generally choose FBA delivery or independent delivery. Different shipping modes have different freight calculation standards. Specifically, if you choose to ship independently cross-border, it can be subdivided into three freight modes.
For cross-border sellers, if they choose the independent shipping mode, they first need to log in to the Amazon cross-border e-commerce platform. When setting the freight mode, they need to select the independent shipping template, and then they can give according to the platform Follow the corresponding prompts to calculate shipping costs. Specifically, it includes three calculation modes: calculation based on order amount, calculation based on product/weight, and freight for audio-visual media products.
Among them, the calculation mode based on order amount is mainly based on the order price segments created by the seller, and each price segment corresponds to a different charging standard. Calculation mode based on product/weight, that is, setting a charge mainly based on each product, or charging based on the weight of a product, usually in pounds. In addition, if the categories of cross-border sellers are books, music, and film and television products, the shipping costs need to be calculated separately according to the audio-visual media category. At this time, cross-border sellers cannot set their own shipping costs, which need to be determined by the Amazon platform in accordance with corresponding rules.
If you choose the FBA delivery mode, Amazon will be responsible for the delivery. The freight calculation is mainly based on the product category and size. Factors that affect shipping costs include product type, packaging size, product weight, etc.
Compared with choosing the Amazon FBA warehouse logistics model and choosing the independent shipping model, the freight calculation for cross-border sellers also needs to comprehensively consider the first-leg transportation fee and the last-leg delivery fee. The first-leg freight fee is also related to the transportation method. , product weight and volume, destination, product nature and other factors are closely related. Cross-border sellers need to comprehensively calculate Amazon’s FBA shipping costs when putting products on the shelves, accurately calculate and optimize costs.