I'm confused! It's not over after buying insurance? Amazon requires sellers to submit these

As of yesterday, many sellers have submitted insurance certificates as required by Amazon, but this is not the end. After the certificates are submitted, Amazon requires sellers to submit more insurance information. For those who fail to submit certificates, Amazon did not "execute them immediately" but instead gave them a temporary solution.

On the other hand, the arrival of the snowstorm in the western United States has caused the cancellation of more than 2,000 local flights, the closure of major local highways, further delays in logistics, and sellers who have run out of stock will be further hindered from restocking.

Refreshing orders is a regular part of a seller’s daily routine. On March 14, North America officially switched to daylight saving time. Sellers reminded: “Daylight saving time is on, and data will be updated starting at 15:00.”

After submitting the insurance certificate, the seller also needs to provide these

In mid-February, many sellers received mass insurance request emails from Amazon. In order to avoid affecting their account funds or even their accounts, most sellers have already purchased insurance and submitted certificates. But what if the sellers have not seen the emails and have not had time to process the insurance? Amazon has provided a temporary solution.

On March 11, a seller received an email:

"Hello! We sent an email titled 'Please provide proof of liability insurance coverage' to your US site registered email address around February 15. Since we did not receive a reply and failed to contact you by phone, please provide valid contact information and we will call you back as soon as possible.

If you are unable to provide proof of insurance before March 15, please attach proof of liability insurance that is being processed (proof of purchase: quotation or application document) to this log.

If you already have proof of insurance, please reply to this email using your registered email address and provide proof of liability insurance covering all items sold by you on Amazon.com. Proof of liability insurance must be in the form of a "Certificate of Insurance" issued by your insurance company and must detail the property and persons covered, the amount of insurance, and any liability exclusions or deductibles. The document must be in .pdf .png or .gif format.

Before mid-March, Amazon temporarily relaxed the time limit for sellers to submit insurance certificates, allowing other materials to illustrate that the procedure was being processed, which also showed that there was no room for evasion of insurance issues.

After the insurance certificate is submitted, Amazon will reply "We have completed the review, you do not need to take any further action" if it is approved. The seller is relieved after completing the formalities. However, some sellers have reported that after receiving the "approved" performance email, some cases have sent another notification:

"Thank you for submitting your proof of insurance. Could you also submit these documents: (1) the policy document; (2) the invoice for purchasing this policy..."

This serves as a reminder to sellers that they should carefully retain the relevant certificates for purchasing insurance for further review by the platform.

In addition to platform dynamics, any disturbance in the US market is also affecting sellers' nerves. Since last year, logistics has become the most unstable link in sellers' sales.

Storm cancels 2,000 flights, easing congestion at US West Coast ports

A major snowstorm hit the western United States. Yesterday, the editor brought you the news that Denver International Airport canceled more than 800 flights. According to the latest reports, Denver International Airport has canceled more than 2,000 flights and all runways are closed.

The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for the western metropolitan area of ​​Denver, Boulder and other cities in Colorado on Sunday.

The storm warning stated: "Snow has accumulated in the Front Range mountains and foothills, with some places receiving more than 2 feet of snow." The worst conditions occurred in and near the Front Range mountains and foothills, where 2 to 4 feet of snow fell.

National Public Radio reported that American meteorologist Frank Cooper said this was a "historic and severe" snowstorm and it was expected to move towards the northeastern United States later.

With the raging snowstorm, logistics delays are inevitable! However, the good news is that the congestion at the West Coast ports of the United States has shown signs of easing.

Congestion at the Port of Los Angeles , the largest U.S. port for imports from Asia, showed signs of easing in the past week, with dockworkers’ backlog of orders falling by nearly half from a peak of 40 ships six weeks ago .

Officials monitoring marine traffic in Southern California’s San Pedro Bay said 22 container ships were waiting to unload at the neighboring ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles as of Sunday , compared with 29 a week ago. Another 13 were scheduled to arrive in the next three days, nine of which were set to drop anchor.

According to the Port of Los Angeles, the average wait time for a berth was 7.6 days, which was virtually unchanged from 7.5 days a week ago.

While the average time to reach a terminal at the Port of Los Angeles at anchor remains close to eight days, some container ships are now actually arriving and berthing directly.

Data from the Southern California Marine Exchange , which oversees vessel traffic at the San Pedro Port Complex , shows steady progress in reducing the number of vessels in port and anchorage. They report that there are currently 90 vessels in port , down from 110 at the end of January 2021. The number of vessels in port fell by eight on March 13; on March 15, the number fell to 89, the lowest level since December 25, 2020.

A more significant sign of reduced congestion came at anchorage, which was at its lowest level since late February.

Currently, the total number of ships at anchor has dropped from 60 to 38. Of the anchored ships, 29 are waiting for berths, including 22 container ships, down from a peak of 40 container ships. On March 15, the number of container ships at anchor dropped to 21, the lowest level since December 23, 2020.

The throughput of the port is expected to remain stable. For example, the Port of Long Beach has an average of 18 container ships passing through it every week . In addition, although the number of TEUs at the Port of Los Angeles is expected to drop next week, it will only take a week for the throughput to recover to about 160,000 TEUs.

Improvements at Southern California ports are also reflected to the north at the Port of Oakland. The Port of Oakland reported the highest volume in February in its 94-year history as supply disruptions declined . Oakland’s import volumes increased 26% in February to more than 80,000 TEUs. Some carriers are choosing to sail directly to Oakland to avoid congestion at southern ports.

Oakland officials said imports have risen sharply since last summer as U.S. consumer spending has increased, and they expect strong imports to continue at least through the second quarter of 2021. They noted that Asian factories are shipping in record quantities to replenish U.S. store shelves. Retailers, manufacturers and e-commerce distributors are driving the growth. However , exports fell in February because some exporters were unable to ship overseas due to a lack of space on ships .

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