Amazon's European and American sites have seen a sharp drop in inventory capacity, with sellers saying it's "difficult to survive"

Amazon's European and American sites have seen a sharp drop in inventory capacity, with sellers saying it's "difficult to survive"

Yesterday afternoon, many Amazon sellers reported that just two days after the inventory capacity was reduced on Monday, the inventory capacity of European and American sites was significantly reduced again on Wednesday. Sellers' inventory capacity dropped sharply or even halved, and they said that "survival is difficult."

Inventory at European and American sites plummeted

Recently, many Amazon sellers said that their inventory capacity has been reduced. Among them, the European inventory capacity has been reduced again, once on Monday and once again on Wednesday. The inventory capacity of some sellers has been halved.

Some sellers said that the speed of clearing out inventory cannot keep up with the speed of reducing inventory capacity due to restrictions on shipments. One seller complained: "Before, they released inventory and shipped in retaliation; now they are limiting inventory again and clearing out inventory in retaliation. Am I playing tricks on Amazon, or is Amazon playing tricks on me?"

Before Amazon released its replenishment quota policy, many sellers were glad that they could plan how to replenish their stock. But after a few weeks, the replenishment quota given by Amazon has only decreased and not increased, and the overall inventory capacity of most sellers has shown a downward trend. In this case, some sellers suggested: "If you have a replenishment quota, create a shipment as soon as possible to use it."

Storage capacity is tightening, and delivery issues are discouraging newbies

Amazon's storage capacity limit frequently refreshes the psychological bottom line of sellers. After the storage capacity of the newly created shipment is updated, it is directly shown as over-limit. Many sellers are worried whether the goods that have been shipped can be received. According to customer service, these goods will be received, but the sellers may inevitably have to pay an excess storage fee.

Some sellers said that due to the adjustment of storage capacity in Europe , only a few thousand yuan was left for replenishment. German overseas warehouses were also overwhelmed, and the final haul was not only slow, but they were no longer accepting goods. In addition, the peak season stock was already on the way, so how could the products for the Christmas season be replenished? New sellers were directly circled and found it difficult to ship goods, and the large number of new sellers who had poured in might be forced to take a break .

Many Amazon sellers said that it was difficult to survive this year. They were as sad as they were last year. Compared with last year, Amazon has significantly increased its policy actions this year: reduced storage capacity, address verification, video verification, insurance requirements ... Sellers are often caught off guard.

But from a big picture perspective, Amazon's increased standardization can purify the platform environment, and the storage capacity limitations caused by FBA's frequent warehouse explosions are really helpless. Sellers can only find ways to actively respond, such as frequent and small-scale replenishment, activating overseas warehouses, and activating new accounts. After all, a thousand stocks are also love.

The storage capacity of European and American sites has been further tightened, and sellers have almost no way to implement replenishment strategies. Under the current circumstances, do you have any suggestions on how to replenish stocks most efficiently?

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