We often hear the term FBA, but many people do not understand what exactly is FBA, in fact, FBA is the abbreviation of Fulfillment by Amazon, referring to the Amazon logistics and distribution services. FBA is a logistics service created by Amazon in 2007, that is, Amazon will open its own channels to third-party sellers, its inventory into Amazon’s global logistics network, to supply its picking, packaging and terminal distribution services, Amazon is charged for the service. FBA is a selection of distribution orders, when the need to use the service, the seller is required to import the product to each overseas country where the store is opened, and stored in the corresponding Amazon logistics center, by Amazon to complete the local country orders delivery.
So what are the benefits and drawbacks of FBA for Amazon sellers? Here we will discuss with you.
The advantages of FBA mainly include the following aspects:
1. Able to assist sellers to improve Listing ranking, improve the trust of sellers and contribute to the increase of sales.
2. Many years of rich experience in logistics and warehouses all over the world, capable of intelligent handling.
3. Fast delivery time is guaranteed, and most of the depots are built near the airport terminals.
4. Enjoy Amazon’s professional customer service with no worries.
5. Reduce bad reviews and delays caused by logistics.
6. Multi-channel shipping to meet sellers’ cross-channel operational needs.
FBA also has corresponding defects, which are reflected in the following aspects:
1. Usually, Amazon logistics costs are higher than shipping from China, but also depend on the weight and volume of the product.
2. Pay more attention to the cooperation of all aspects of the operation, if the FBA pre-work is not done, label scanning problems, etc. will affect the goods into the warehouse, and even can not be warehoused.
3. If you are doing the U.S. site of Amazon sellers, then the FBA return address only supports the United States.
4. Amazon FBA will not supply customs clearance services for sellers.
Amazon FBA logistics has many of its own advantages, but there are also unavoidable disadvantages, we recommend that sellers should be based on their actual situation, from the shipping interval and the number of shipments and other conditions to select the appropriate logistics for their own. When using FBA, sellers should also pay attention to check whether the number of each product is the same as the data appearing online, and other documents supplied by Amazon to manufacture labels to ensure that the labels are clean and clear; also ensure that the product information matches the labels you have attached. Select a logistics provider that can provide a tracking number for the goods so that Amazon can check the delivery status of the items.
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