Ecommerce News Roundup: October Recap
We’ve provided an overview of some of the past month’s top Amazon news. Check out Amazon’s latest policies and updates below.
October 10, 2024
Amazon Global Selling SEND rate reduction for US-to-UK shipments
You can now save as much as 15% when you send your FBA shipment from the US to the UK with Seller Export and Delivery (SEND) compared to rates in July.
Benefits of the US to UK SEND include:
Seller Central Integration: Book shipments, schedule carrier pick up and enter customs information on Seller Central when you create your shipment.
Origin and destination customs support: The carrier will assist you with customs clearance at the origin and destination.
Competitive rates and seamless payments: We’ve negotiated competitive rates for partnered carriers and payments are integrated on Seller Central.
Door-to-door pick-up and delivery: The carrier will come to your door for pick up and deliver your shipment to the fulfillment center after they verify all documents required for customs clearance.
Shipment tracking and escalations: You can track your shipment status on Seller Central. If you need to escalate an issue, the Selling Partner Support team will connect you with the carrier for a resolution.
For more information, go to Cross-Border Partnered Carrier Program from the US to the UK.
October 11, 2024
Make product compliance easier with Compliance Fast-Track
We’ve launched Compliance Fast-Track, a program to help you streamline your product compliance experience.
The program sources compliance information from participating certification organizations on your behalf for product categories such as:
Juvenile products
Electronics
Arts and crafts
Window coverings
This removes the need for you to submit any additional compliance documentation to us.
To find out which of your products qualify and for the list of participating organizations, go to Compliance Fast-track program.
October 11, 2024
Returns window to be extended for 2024 holidays
Similar to previous years, Amazon’s standard returns window will be temporarily extended in anticipation of customers shopping early for the holidays.
2024 Extended Holiday Returns policy requires that items bought between November 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024, can be returned until January 31, 2025, except for Apple brand products, which can be returned until January 15, 2025.
This policy applies to seller-fulfilled, FBA, and Amazon Retail orders.
Although the returns window for orders will be extended, returns eligibility for all orders remains the same.
For more information and to view returns eligibility for each category, go to About Amazon returns policies.
October 15, 2024
Updated Product Bundling policy for consumables
Amazon has updated the Product Bundling policy for consumables products in the grocery, pet product, baby product, and health and beauty categories to ensure that customers have access to the highest quality bundle selections in Amazon US store.
Effective October 14, 2024, you can only list bundles that are created and offered by the original manufacturer, who must be the brand owner for all of the items in the bundle. This update also means that you can no longer mix products manufactured by different companies in the same bundle, nor can you list a bundle under the “Generic” brand or your own brand.
For example, you can list a Frito-Lay Mixed Chips Pack that’s packaged by the manufacturer Frito-Lay, but you can’t create your own bundle with two bags of Doritos and one bag of Cheetos, even though both products are made by Frito-Lay. You also can’t bundle the Frito-Lay Mixed Chips Pack with other products like paper towels or kitchen utensils.
To comply with the Product Bundling policy, you can create new bundle listings with products from a single manufacturer. Amazon won’t start enforcing the updated policy on your existing bundles until late Q4 2024, and Amazon will give you 30 days’ notice through email and the Account Health dashboard when Amazon identifies non-compliant bundles that are scheduled to be suppressed.
To learn more, go to the Product Bundling policy.
October 16, 2024
Get a reduced Vine enrollment fee with FBA New Selection
Effective September 15, 2024, Amazon will offer a 25% discount on the Vine enrollment fee for your eligible selection as a new benefit for participating in FBA New Selection. This discount applies when 3 to 10 units per parent ASIN are enrolled in Vine.
Amazon Vine invites the most trusted reviewers on Amazon to post opinions about new products. Vine can help you build awareness of your products, boosts sales, and help customers make informed decisions about new products you offer.
For more information, go to FBA New Selection.
October 25, 2024
Search business reports by ASIN to easily analyze metrics
You can now filter business reports data by ASIN in Seller Central. Enter up to 100 ASINs in the search bar to quickly find and analyze your performance metrics.
Previously, searching business reports by ASIN was a challenge and often required you to download data and filter it offline. Amazon ew search capability simplifies this process and improves your ability to manage ASIN analysis in Seller Central.
Here’s how it works:
Go to your Sales Dashboard.
Select Reports and then Business Reports.
Click on any of the By ASIN reports in the navigation pane on the left.
Use the ASIN Search toolbar at the top of the page to quickly find your ASINs of interest.
To get started, go to your Sales Dashboard.
…And that’s a wrap on October’s E-commerce News
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