Amazon's warehouses are seriously full, sellers: Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday are the fault of unsold goods

"The peak season has become history." After Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday, this has become the voice of most sellers. No matter how impressive the performance reports of various platforms are, no matter how optimistic the consumption data issued by market research companies are, sellers have only one thing to say: "Anyway, I didn't have a huge order."

“Did you blow up your order?”

“Everyone knows whether the orders have exploded or not, but Amazon’s warehouses have exploded, and the storage fees have exploded…”

Amazon's popular warehouses in the western U.S. are all out of stock  

Recently, Ennet has noticed through multiple channels that some sellers and freight forwarders are discussing the serious overcrowding of Amazon warehouses, and some popular warehouses have even been closed and reservations have been temporarily suspended.

In this regard, Ennet verified with the seller and the freight forwarder. According to the "U.S. warehouse explosion emergency notice information" issued by the cooperative freight forwarder provided by the seller, it shows:

" The popular warehouses of Amazon in the western United States ( LAX9, ONT8, LGB8, SBD1, LAS1, SMF3, SCK4, GYR 2 , GYR3, VGT2, XLX7) were suddenly overwhelmed . Appointments at popular warehouses (full container delivery & split container delivery) were pushed back, appointment times were postponed, and new appointments were basically in the PENDING state. As a result, the expected warehouse entry time of orders for container pickup at the port in the near future will be delayed. The warehouse is currently actively processing the situation."

Another freight forwarder said that the above-mentioned popular Amazon warehouses in the western United States are not only full of warehouses, but are no longer open for reservations. " The recent reservations we have received are at risk of being postponed or skipped. GYR3 has been closed, and many warehouses including SCK1 and ONT8 have also begun to refuse to accept shipments . Amazon's flow control measures may become more stringent, and the time efficiency of the last-mile dispatch will be affected. "

Regarding the difficulty in making appointments with warehouses, some sellers said that they have been forced to give up warehouses in the West Coast of the United States and have sent all goods to warehouses in the East Coast of the United States. " After October , we can only create warehouses in MDW2 and MEM1 , but now it is also difficult to make appointments with these two warehouses. "

At the height of the peak season, popular warehouses are all overwhelmed, which is more than just a simple problem of "holding back" for sellers .

“The goods I signed for in early October haven’t been put into storage yet, but others have been able to sell several orders, but I have no inventory to sell now,” said a seller who has been deeply harmed by Amazon’s warehouse.

Sellers who have suffered from the peak season in previous years have already shipped goods to warehouses early, but the huge storage fees are also a headache for them . "Let's not ask for profits, at least the orders sold in the 'cold winter' can break even the costs."

At present, many Amazon warehouses have problems of varying degrees , such as high rejection rate , warehouse overflow , long appointment time , frequent cancellation and postponement of appointments , slow unloading , etc. According to the feedback from the freight forwarders interviewed, the appointment situation of Amazon warehouses is as follows:

ONT9: The rejection rate is high, the warehouse is seriously liquidated , and the appointment is postponed to mid-December ;

SMF3: Liquidation , appointment is cancelled or rejected without reason after 4 weeks ;

SCK4 : appointment in 4 weeks ;

SMF6 , SJC7 , SCK1 : appointment in 3 weeks ;

GYR2: The rejection rate has increased , no appointments will be approved, and appointments will be approved until mid-December ;

FTW1: Liquidation , no contract approval, postponed to mid-December ;

MCE1 , ORF2: No appointment will be granted and the appointment will be postponed to mid-December ;

SBD1 , IND9 , TFB9 , MDW2 , ORD2 , OAK3: appointments will be made in 2-3 weeks ;

ABE8 , AEB4 , TEB9 : Uncertain release .

In addition to the warehouses listed above , the freight forwarder said that other Amazon warehouses also need to be booked at least 2 weeks in advance . " Whether it is a pallet appointment or a floor appointment, it is now impossible to get one, and the timeliness is also very unstable. "

Although warehouse explosions happen every year during the peak season, sellers clearly have different opinions on the reasons for this year’s explosions: “ It should be that the goods could not be sold and were piled up in the warehouse , which led to the explosions . ”

Slow listing, frequent liquidation, and more frequent cancellations and cancellations

Along with the bad news about the order volume, there are also the endless problems at Amazon’s warehouses this year. Some sellers joked that they were “stabbed in the ribs and attacked from both sides.”

Take GYR3, a popular warehouse, for example. It has experienced congestion and closure many times this year. "This year, I sent more goods to GYR3 than last year, but without exception, my goods always encountered congestion. I only registered for half a month , but I didn't see them on the shelves. "

In May this year , a seller posted on a social media platform, " The goods sent to the GYR3 warehouse have been delivered for 22 days, but have not been registered for receipt. I opened a case to contact customer service, and the customer service replied that the warehouse had received it, but it was not displayed on the shipment information page. The warehouse was full and the shipment was in queue ."

Such situations are countless in the GYR3 warehouse. From May to now, the congestion in GYR3's warehouse has not been significantly improved. It even suspended receiving goods at one point, and the delay in signing for goods continued to lengthen.

The complaints about the GYR3 warehouse also gave rise to many jokes:

“——Now when I see that it will be sent to GYR3 , my heart starts to skip a beat ;

——The love-hate relationship between GYR3 and I cannot be fully described even with 100,000 words;

——Every time I see GYR3 , I have only one thought: I wish I could be a vegetarian for the rest of my life and pray that it can be put on the shelves on time and smoothly;

—— GYR3 , a string of characters that gives me PTSD when I see it ;

..."

However, it is not just the GYR3 warehouse. In many popular warehouses on Amazon, slow listing, frequent warehouse explosions, and frequent cancellations and cancellations have almost become the norm. Many sellers are also suffering from another popular warehouse on Amazon , SMF3 :

“——Amazon SMF3 warehouse is extremely slow in putting products on shelves ;

——At the beginning of October, SMF3 signed for my goods, but they have not been put into storage for two months;

——It used to be GYR3 , now it’s SMF3’s turn , I’m the cross-border victim;

——SMF3 is ridiculously slow ;

——Listen to others’ advice, eat a full meal, and run away as soon as you reach SMF3 ;

——It is a blessing to be sent to SMF3 , but please don’t give me this blessing next time ;

..."

Including warehouses such as SCK4 and DAL2 , En.com has found complaints from sellers about products that have arrived at the warehouse but have not been put on the shelves yet.

In addition to slow listing, warehouse overflow has almost become the norm for Amazon's popular warehouses. This is also the case for many Amazon warehouses in Canada. The rejection rates of warehouses YVR3 , YXX2 , YHM1 , YYZ4 , YYZ7 , and YYZ9 are constantly increasing, YYC6 frequently cancels contracts, and YOW3 and other warehouses have been overwhelmed .

In Europe, this year, employees at Amazon's Coventry warehouse ( BHX4) in the UK have gone on strike several times . The most recent strike in November even involved more than a thousand people . It is conceivable that the warehouse's work efficiency will become low, and cargo congestion will naturally lead to warehouse overflows.

Amazon warehouses in Spain, Italy and other places are also on strike. In Germany, HAJ1 and XDEV are seriously overstocked, and it is more difficult to make reservations for XGEB and LEJ3 .

During the peak season, Amazon warehouses have a higher demand for storage. Although sellers also ship goods in advance based on experience, everyone is "thinking about others' needs", so in the end they all face the situation of "it's hard to find a warehouse".

In addition, in the United States, port inspection rates are also rising. Freight forwarders said that inspections are stricter this year:

Miami: There are many issues regarding cargo value, infringement, EPA, and DOT ;

Chicago , New York: There are many issues regarding cargo value, CPS, and FDA ;

Dallas: There are many questions about cargo value, EPA, and CPS .

Other ports such as Los Angeles , Oakland , Detroit , Houston , Seattle , Atlanta , etc. basically conduct random inspections , but the number of inspections has increased .

According to feedback, the inspection stations at these ports are full and the inspection time will be delayed by about 2 weeks.

Warehouses are overwhelmed, contracts are cancelled and postponed, inspection rates are rising, it is difficult to stock up and even more difficult to sell goods. Sellers try to make light of the situation and say, "The lower order volume than in the past is the reward for sellers from this year's peak season."

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