Amazon warehouses are seriously overwhelmed and US ports are severely congested!

Since the beginning of the year, life has been very difficult for all cross-border sellers. Big sellers have been blocked, reviews have been severely cracked down ... and what will be waiting for the sellers this time?

As Membership Day approaches, many sellers are busy restocking their stocks. As a result, another warehouse is overwhelmed and out of stock!

The editor asked several freight forwarders, and some of them reported that the SMF3 warehouse in the United States was overwhelmed and severely congested. The waiting fees for direct delivery of full containers increased, the appointment time was long, and the drivers even had to wait in line for up to 10 hours.

In addition, some freight forwarders stated that UPS is currently delaying delivery at the FTW1 warehouse for up to one month or even longer.

In the past few days, sellers have reported that North American inventory has been restricted again , and the warehousing is very slow . Unsold goods are piled up in the warehouse, making it impossible to deliver goods. Some sellers also reported that they can't get FBA appointment numbers at all, and UPS and other vehicles are queuing in the warehouse . It is no exaggeration to describe it as "three layers inside and three layers outside".

Faced with all kinds of situations, some sellers said that they are no longer surprised, but most sellers are still very anxious. Coinciding with the wave of Member's Day, some sellers speculated that it might be a precursor to Member's Day.

Sellers who have recently shipped goods should also pay attention. The protests at the Port of Oakland have seriously affected the pickup of containers . Currently, the port of Oakland in Northern California is still very congested. The port time has been extended by more than one week, and after unloading the container at the port, you still have to wait for the pickup information. The delay is expected to be at least one week.

Last Friday, protests shut down part of the Port of Oakland, blocking the loading and unloading of a container ship operated by the Israeli company ZIM carrying mixed products from Asia, which protesters blocked in a show of support for the Palestinians.

Among them, one of the protesting parties was a group of port workers, who were unable to work normally and unload cargo due to the protest.

Due to the warehouse overflow and port congestion, it is expected that many sellers’ goods will be affected. The goods arriving at the port and being delivered to the warehouse in the near future may be very slow, and the delivery time will naturally be delayed. All sellers should pay attention to the logistics situation in a timely manner and prepare response plans!

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