Are multiple Amazon warehouses no longer accepting goods?

Amazon warehouses have new problems again, this time involving multiple large warehouses.

Are these warehouses converted into internal warehouses and no longer accepting goods?

Yesterday, a piece of news went viral in the cross-border circle, as follows:

Amazon in the United States has notified that starting from August 18, all warehouses VGT2, IAH3, SWF2, RFD2 , TEB9, RUD2, LAX9, and RMN3 will be transferred to Amazon internal warehouses and will not accept external goods. It is currently a transition period, and it is recommended to re-establish warehouses for those who have not yet shipped.

Now is the critical period for sellers to prepare for the peak season, and all the warehouses involved are large. Therefore , many people are not calm after seeing such news : "The shipments created today still have these warehouses, what should I do?" " It's over, the goods sent out yesterday all have these warehouses! " " Half of the shipments created in the past week are still from these warehouses. "

At the same time, there are a lot of questions lingering in my mind waiting to be answered, such as, what is an internal warehouse ? Is the message authentic? What about the goods in transit? Can I avoid these warehouses by creating shipments before the 18th? Will I be unable to create these warehouses after the 18th?

The following are the answers found by En.com for sellers’ reference.

Regarding the internal warehouse issue, according to feedback, Amazon's internal warehouse is a warehouse exclusively for AGL, and third parties cannot make delivery reservations. In other words, this is a warehouse specially prepared by Amazon for its own son "AGL".

Regarding warehouse building and shipping, according to the notification, it is speculated that these warehouses will not be built after the 18th. However, according to sellers' feedback, Amazon's backend warehouse building is currently normal, but some freight forwarders have refused to accept goods from the above-mentioned warehouses.

Moreover, some sellers have tried to avoid these warehouses when creating shipments, but after a while they found that these warehouses were there no matter how they created them.

From the current situation, if there are sellers who encounter the same situation, there is no need to worry too much. Because most sellers and freight forwarders believe that these warehouses will definitely reserve at least three months of transition period to receive goods in transit, so it is completely possible to create and ship goods normally before the 18th, and there is no need to worry about the problem of not being able to enter the warehouse at that time.

However, there is one issue that sellers need to pay attention to: if this news is true, it will be more difficult for freight forwarders to get contracts later, and the speed of signing, putting the goods on the shelves and transferring them after they arrive at the warehouse will also be slower.

Regarding the authenticity of the news, some people are skeptical.

The seller Toby said that the news did not seem true at first glance. "How can they just stop accepting the orders? What about the goods on the way? It should be at least three months after the announcement of the news before they stop accepting the goods."

Another senior freight forwarder who specializes in the US market also told Ennet that it is not clear whether it is the third party that cannot deliver to the warehouse or whether Amazon's self-pickup service cannot match these warehouses. In addition, Amazon AGL does not need internal warehouses in the eastern United States, but some of these warehouses ( SWF2, RFD2.TEB9 ) are located in the eastern United States, so the authenticity of this news is worth investigating.

There are many speculations from all sides now, and we can only wait for Amazon to give a definite answer.

Warehouse problems frequently occur, sellers: very upset

Due to the huge volume of business and complex logistics processes, Amazon warehouses often have some errors, such as damaged packaging, misplaced or lost goods, etc. In addition, some popular warehouses are often overwhelmed, and some warehouses are suspended from time to time due to some "security threats".

Some of these problems may not seem serious, but they can cause a lot of trouble for sellers. For example, the following problems have been encountered by sellers recently:

1. Frequent problems in some warehouses

Some sellers reported that IND9 warehouse often has problems. Recently, a seller complained that he had several boxes of goods arrived at IND9, but after the goods were transferred there for a period of time, his inventory disappeared inexplicably and did not recover for two weeks. At the same time, the shipments were also closed.

According to the seller’s feedback, this is not the first time that similar problems have occurred. In addition to this seller, many other sellers have also fallen into the trap of this warehouse. One seller said that they had often encountered similar problems in this warehouse before, and they had to wait for a month, which was very frustrating. The situation of another seller was even more outrageous: "It may have been lost in transit. We had been transiting there for two months before, and the customer service refused to admit it when we asked, and they kept opening cases."

2. Liquidation still exists

In recent months, warehouse explosions have continued to occur. E-En.com has also made some related reports before. According to the feedback from freight forwarders, the recent warehouse explosions are as follows:

According to relevant feedback, at present, LAS1, GYR2, GYR3, LAX9, SBD1, ONT8, VGT2, SCK4, SMF3, FTW1, IND9, and CLT2 are seriously overstocked. Some warehouses postpone appointments and release appointments late, and there are also a large number of cancellations and rejections. In addition, some warehouses frequently skip appointments and need to collect goods.

3. A warehouse in the United States was suspended due to a "bomb threat"

Foreign media reported that an Amazon warehouse in Ohio, USA received a "bomb" threat on Tuesday local time.

A local police spokesman said that although the threat was not credible, the police still had to take necessary precautions, so everyone has now evacuated the building to ensure safety.

Around 8:15 p.m., a line of Amazon semi-trucks were reportedly seen parked on Intersection Parkway, not allowing them to drive into the facility.

Ohio is located in the eastern United States. Now all shipments of Amazon sellers are distributed to warehouses in the eastern United States. If the seller's shipment happens to be assigned to this warehouse, the shipment will probably be delayed in being put on the shelves.

In conclusion: Amazon's warehouses all over the world are the basis for its fast delivery, which is also one of the advantages that people often bring up when comparing it with Temu. Since this year, Amazon has accelerated its logistics expansion, and it seems to be intentionally trying to expand this advantage.

For example, the Port St. Lucie warehouse was recently opened. The warehouse is located in the United States and was originally scheduled to open in 2022. It is currently recruiting. The first batch of employees started work on Wednesday local time, and the recruitment will continue until September. In addition, Amazon's large distribution center (ABQ2) in Los Lunas, USA, has also been put into operation recently. The distribution center covers an area of ​​more than one million square feet and is the second hub in central New Mexico. There is also news that Amazon's large warehouse opened in Charlton, USA, is expected to be delivered by the end of this year. According to the information obtained by En.com from the seller side, when they created shipments recently, they found that there were several new warehouses in the western United States.

As this series of new warehouses come into operation, some of the problems encountered by Amazon sellers will be alleviated, such as insufficient storage space for goods during peak seasons, delayed delivery time, and excessive transportation costs due to unreasonable warehouse distribution.

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