Attention sellers! Amazon will increase multi-channel delivery fees

Recently, Amazon US announced that due to rising transportation costs, in order to ensure continued quality service, Amazon will adjust the multi-channel fulfillment fee ( MCF). The details are as follows:

1. On May 9, MCF delivery fees were raised;

2. On August 1, a surcharge will be applied to orders to Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Alaska. Standard-size items will be subject to a 100% surcharge, and oversized items will be subject to a 200% surcharge.

The fees after the change are as follows:

It should be noted that for MCF and FBA, all non-delivery fees (such as storage fees and label fees) will continue to remain unchanged, and delivery fees refer to picking, packaging and shipping fees. If lithium batteries or products containing lithium batteries are delivered, an additional fee of US$0.11 per item will be charged.

Additionally, MCF fulfillment fees are calculated and charged when a shipment leaves an Amazon fulfillment center. Therefore, if a product is ordered before May 9 but shipped on or after that date, the new MCF fulfillment fees will apply.

MCF is a program of Amazon Logistics (FBA). With Multi-Channel Fulfillment, sellers can use their inventory stored in Amazon's fulfillment centers to fulfill orders from sales channels other than Amazon. When sellers sell products on Amazon, their own websites, or other e-commerce websites, Amazon will pick, pack, and deliver the products to buyers.

Starting March 10, 2020, products registered for the Amazon Logistics Small and Light program can also be delivered through multiple channels.

The benefit of MCF is that it makes it easier for sellers to manage orders on multiple platforms. Recently, there are also reports that Amazon intends to strengthen MCF's multi-channel delivery services.

Not long ago, the media reported that Amazon secretly acquired Veeqo, a service provider. This is a software company that helps sellers manage their e-commerce platform business, including order delivery, returns, and tracking inventory products.

Amazon's acquisition of Veeqo means that Amazon will integrate more powerful service tools into its multi-channel delivery plan, which may attract sellers from other suppliers. But at the same time, Amazon's increase in multi-channel delivery fees will also cause dissatisfaction among some sellers.

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