This week, there are a few things Amazon sellers must pay attention to!

Last week, Amazon announced that this year’s Prime Day in the US will be held in early October. Prime Day starts on October 7 and ends on November 3, and with the warm-up period, it will last for a month. Because the buffer time is shorter this time, most sellers have already started to prepare in a hurry.

During the seller’s preparation period, several major events occurred that concern you. Let’s take a look!

Amazon FBA launches free shipping

In order to encourage sellers to develop the habit of shipping inventory directly to FBA warehouses, Amazon plans to close EFN and pan-European FBA between the UK and the EU from January 1, 2021, and launch the Amazon FBA free shipping promotion plan. Sellers can ship products from UK warehouses to FBA warehouses in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.

Sellers can send products for free, and the costs incurred will be borne by Amazon. However, the Amazon FBA free shipping promotion program requires sellers to use the Amazon Partnered Carrier Program (PCP), and the program is limited to small packages . Pallet transportation is not currently available for this Amazon FBA free shipping promotion program.

However, it is important to note that the VAT debt that sellers need to bear in the countries where the goods are sold and stored may change from January 1, 2021.

USPS says package rates will increase by at least 24 cents

The U.S. Postal Service said in a news release: The agency will temporarily increase prices for commercial package deliveries within the U.S. from October 18 to December 27. The increase has yet to be approved by the Postal Commission, but sources indicate package rates will increase by at least 24 cents.

The USPS said that the increase in e-commerce during the epidemic has put pressure on logistics, so shippers who send packages online need to charge surcharges and increase prices.

The U.S. Postal Service announced that shippers who deliver at least 25,000 packages per week will face higher peak surcharges as the holiday season approaches. The FedEx peak surcharges announced in June are still in effect and will be notified if there are any changes.

USPS updates shipping rules for these products

The U.S. Postal Service said it is proposing to stop ordering items such as lithium batteries and cleaning solutions online because of a significant increase in the number of items ordered online. A new regulation on handling hazardous materials and live animals .

The Postal Service proposes to provide unique ESCs that identify the segregation, handling and identification of specific classes of hazardous materials within the Postal Service network. The Postal Service plans to designate approximately 20 ESCs, which are intended for air transport: ID8000 Cousumer Commodity, Air-eligible Ethanol, Excepted Quantity, Division 5.1 Oxidizer, Division 5.2 Organic Peroxide, Division 6.1 Packaging Instruction 6B Toxic Material, Class 8 Corrosive, Cass 8 Nonspillable Battery, Class 9 Dry Ice, Class 9 Magnetized Material, Class 9 Lithium Battery (marked), Cass 9 Lithium Battery (unmarked)

Amazon is under investigation again by German antitrust agency

On August 14, Canada's antitrust agency, the Canadian Competition Bureau (CCB), announced that it had launched an antitrust investigation into Amazon to assess whether its market behavior harmed the interests of consumers and competitors.

It is reported that investigators are investigating whether Amazon Canada has abused its dominant position in the market. The CCB also stated that the investigation is ongoing and no conclusion has been drawn that Amazon has engaged in misconduct. In addition, the CCB also encourages sellers and businesses to provide relevant information to investigators.

On the 17th, relevant German agencies also stated that they were investigating the relationship between it and its third-party traders.

A head of the German antitrust investigation agency said that it is investigating whether Amazon has affected market prices. During the epidemic, as a large number of users entered the Amazon website, some consumers reported that Amazon closed some third-party merchants and raised prices.

Amazon to hold 'Amazon Accelerate' in September

Amazon announced that it will hold an "Amazon Accelerate" virtual conference in September to help regulators continue to review the company's control over sellers on its marketplace and help third-party sellers grow their businesses.

This "Amazon Accelerate" will be held online and will be free of charge.

The three-day conference will focus on more than 60 topics, with Amazon industry experts sharing insights on how to adapt to the changing market, how to prepare for the peak season, and how to attract more customers.

During the event, Jeff Wilke, CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, will deliver a keynote address.

Sellers will have access to “Growing to a $1 Million Business” and “Responding to Changes in Consumer Demand” Panels like , where you can ask and answer questions live with Amazon experts.

(Source: Cross-border Cloud Classroom)

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