Detailed explanation of delivery time settings and fees for Amazon’s overseas warehouses

Setting faster shipping times for your products is critical to maximizing the buyer experience and increasing sales. Setting a faster shipping time can shorten the estimated shipping time shown on product detail pages and checkout pages, making buyers more willing to purchase your products. Additionally, products that are delivered faster are more likely to win the Amazon buy box. So how to set the delivery time of Amazon’s overseas warehouse?

1. Sellers need to log in to the service page of Amazon Seller Backend, select Amazon overseas warehouse delivery service, and then completely fill in the company information.

2. Set package size and package information. Sellers need to fill in the corresponding product information in the FBA backend. There are two packaging methods, one is mixed packaging, and the other is packaging of the same SKU product. Sellers need to choose based on their own products and logistics needs.

3. Prepare products for overseas warehouse delivery. During the product preparation process, the seller needs to ensure that the type, quantity, and size information of the goods actually sent are consistent with the goods information created in the previous step. Before delivery, the seller must carefully check the variety and quantity of the product to ensure that it will not be wrongly selected and shipped, causing subsequent disputes.

4. Add labels. Sellers can label themselves or let Amazon label themselves. You need to print the corresponding label and then choose a good specification to paste, and Amazon requires additional charges to paste the label. Generally speaking, sellers with limited budgets can choose to paste on their own, but they must pay attention to meeting the requirements.

5. In this step, Amazon sellers can know which warehouse their goods are sent to. Here, the shipping name represents the warehouse.

6. If the weight of the goods is about 60 kilograms, Amazon sellers can choose small package delivery (SPD). After the packaging is completed, it needs to be printed and pasted into the outer box.

Note: If you sell on multiple sites, you need to log in to the seller platform of each site to set up. The maximum transit time that can be set is different for each site. Please see “Seller Central > Settings > Shipping Settings” for details. Due to the impact of COVID-19, there are varying degrees of delays in cross-border logistics transportation. It is recommended that you set it according to your actual situation.

Amazon overseas warehouse storage fees

In recent years, with the rise of cross-border e-commerce, Amazon’s overseas warehouses have become increasingly popular among sellers. However, it is not easy for novice sellers to understand the costs and charging methods of Amazon’s overseas warehouses.

For the FBA service, Amazon will not be responsible for the transportation from China to foreign Amazon warehouses, so the cost of the FBA first-leg service needs to be considered. The first leg of FBA shipping includes ocean transportation, local customs clearance and delivery to the destination country. The price is relatively cheap, but the timeliness is long and requires an appointment for warehousing. FBA sea freight is an economical and affordable transportation method. It includes sea transportation, local customs clearance and delivery to the destination country, but the time limit is slightly longer. The full price does not include tax, and the price is about more than 1,000 US dollars per square meter. The prices in the United States and the United Kingdom are relatively cheap, while the prices in Canada are more expensive.

Overseas warehouse storage fees include first-leg freight, warehousing and disposal fees, and local delivery fees. The first-leg freight refers to the freight incurred by the goods from China to overseas warehouses. The warehousing and disposal fees refer to the warehousing fees incurred when the goods are stored in overseas warehouses and the disposal fees incurred before the warehouse delivers the goods. The local delivery fee refers to the freight at the delivery destination. Local express fees incurred when countries and regions stop delivering goods.

On the 15th of every month, Amazon Logistics will charge long-term storage fees for goods stored in Amazon warehouses for more than 365 days. Taking Amazon’s US site as an example, long-term storage fees are charged at a standard of US$6.90 per cubic foot, or a long-term storage fee of US$0.15 per item (whichever is greater).

To sum up, Amazon’s overseas warehouse storage fees involve many aspects such as first-way freight, warehousing and disposal fees, local delivery fees, and long-term storage fees. When choosing to use overseas warehouses, sellers need to make comprehensive considerations based on their product characteristics and sales situations to ensure timely and efficient delivery of goods while saving costs.

Summary

Through the introduction of this article, we learned about the delivery time setting method of Amazon’s overseas warehouses and the related storage fees. In order to better serve buyers and increase sales, sellers should make full use of various services provided by Amazon and make the most appropriate decision based on their own circumstances.