Amazon Japan launches limited-time subsidy campaign for warehouse transportation costs, and the shipping cost to Northern Europe exceeds the $20,000 mark

Amazon Japan launches limited-time subsidy campaign for warehouse transportation costs

On June 28, Amazon Global Selling announced today that Amazon Japan has launched a limited-time subsidy promotion for warehouse shipping costs for new cross-border sellers. Qualified sellers can receive a warehouse shipping subsidy of up to 33,000 yen (about 300 US dollars).

Freight to Northern Europe breaks through $20,000 mark

Short-term freight rates from China to Northern Europe have broken through the $20,000 per 40-foot mark, while carriers are offering as much as $25,000 for transpacific freight to the U.S. West Coast. Last week, it was reported that offers from Shanghai to Los Angeles were as high as $32,000.

Relevant foreign data show that in July, for cargoes from Chinese ports to Felixstowe and Southampton, the top five shipping companies quoted prices of $21,000 per 40 feet, with an average price of around $18,000.

Amazon Canada to impose taxes on July 1

It is reported that Amazon's US and European sites have announced that Amazon will collect Canadian Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) and Saskatchewan Sales Tax (PST) from Canadian sellers starting July 1, 2021. The remote services provided by Amazon include fees for selling on Amazon (listing/recommendation services), advertising fees, and subscription fees.

Note: Amazon has previously collected taxes from sellers in parts of Canada. As shown in the above picture, Quebec sales tax and /or British Columbia PST are on the list. To ensure correct tax collection, sellers must update the address and tax details of their accounts.

India's e-commerce sales to grow 27% to $66.76 billion in 2021

The epidemic has driven the booming development of e-commerce in India. In 2020, India's e-commerce sales increased by 30.0% year-on-year. With the strong second wave of the epidemic in India, eMarketer expects India to become one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in the world this year, and it is expected that India's e-commerce sales will increase by 27% in 2021, which is an increase from the previous estimate of 22%. Sales will rise to US$66.76 billion. E-commerce sales will account for 7% of total retail sales, a proportion that is not expected to be reached until 2024. The epidemic has accelerated this process.

Nearly 80% of South Koreans increase online shopping spending after the epidemic

According to Yonhap News Agency, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently released the results of a survey on changes in consumer behavior in the COVID-19 era. The results showed that 78.4% of respondents said that online shopping spending increased after the COVID-19 pandemic. The category with the largest increase in online shopping frequency was food, followed by dining out and takeout, kitchen and daily necessities (30%), and fashion and clothing. The reasons for the increase in online shopping include convenient delivery (58%), fear of infection and avoiding going out, and low prices. According to preliminary statistics released by the Korea National Statistical Office on the 3rd of this month, the total amount of online shopping transactions in South Korea in April increased by 25.2% year-on-year to 15.09 trillion won.

Alibaba International Station: Adjustment of international station publishing categories from June 29

Recently, Alibaba International Station issued a notice stating that in order to optimize the product structure and enhance the buyer experience, Alibaba International Station will adjust the categories released on the international station starting from the evening of June 29, 2021, and the adjustment is expected to be completed on July 7, 2021.

Russian board game hits shelves on Ozon and Wildberries

AMZ123 learned that according to data from NPD Group, Russian board game sales increased 31% from January to May 2021 compared to the same period last year and increased 43% compared to January to May 2019. Puzzle game sales increased 24% compared to the same period in 2019.

This is the first explosive growth since analysts began tracking the market in 2015. Toy market experts at NPD Group's Russian branch believe that the epidemic has driven an increase in demand for game categories, and it is expected that sales of board games will continue to grow after the national lockdown is lifted.

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