Amazon announced that it will adjust the Amazon logistics product warehousing restrictions on sites in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. There will no longer be any restrictions on the number of ASIN-level merchandise warehousing, and it will be changed to limit the number of merchandise warehousing according to different storage types.
This change allows sellers to more flexibly manage products sent to Amazon fulfillment centers. The following will introduce to you in detail through several aspects:
Limit the number of goods in the warehouse according to different storage types
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According to the seller's past sales and forecasted sales, Amazon will set a limit on the number of items to be issued/restocked according to different storage types (standard sizes, large items, clothing, shoes and boots). In short, sellers can issue/replenish goods based on past sales and estimated sales of goods, thereby reducing the possibility of out-of-stock.
Sellers can download the "Inventory Age Report" on the [Inventory>Inventory Planning>Warehouse Age] page to view the storage type of ASIN. Since the storage type is determined according to the characteristics of the product, it cannot be changed and adjusted.
Because Amazon UK and EU sites (Germany, France, Italy, and Spain) have different restrictions on the number of goods issued/refilled for each storage type, sellers can log in to the seller's platform of each of the above sites respectively.
On the Restock Limits monitor (ie, the "Inventory Performance" page, or the "Shipment Processing Progress" page), expand the Restock Limits and Storage volume tabs at the bottom of the page to view your replenishment Details of cargo restrictions and the maximum number of warehousing for each type of storage.
Attention! Amazon FBA product storage restrictions have changed again!
Maximum inventory level: the maximum quantity of all your standard-size products that can be put into the warehouse
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Inventory limit usage: the amount you have currently used, including but not limited to the number of products stored in the Amazon fulfillment center, and any products that have not been received into the warehouse (for example: shipments that have been created but not yet shipped, shipments in transit Shipments, or shipments being received), the quota used does not include waiting for removal and any reserved inventory.
Maximum number of shipments: The number of standard-size commodities that you can currently enter the warehouse. Shipping inventory that exceeds the maximum number of shipments allowed to be sent will violate Amazon policy and may result in the cancellation of non-compliant shipments.
How does the seller determine the amount of inventory that can be shipped/restocked
Sellers can choose the ASINs that need to be warehousing and the corresponding warehousing quantity from all the ASINs of their own standard sizes according to their actual business conditions to allocate this limit, but the total amount of all standard-size products warehousing cannot exceed "Maximum number of shipments" (Maximum number of shipments = highest inventory level-inventory limit usage).
If the seller feels that the inventory quota is used too much, it can improve by reducing the number of inventory in the warehouse and canceling the creation of shipments that are temporarily not shipped.
Attention! Amazon FBA product storage restrictions have changed again!
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The difference before and after the change of the entry limit
Inventory performance index scores (IPI) are subject to storage restrictions that are not up to standard based on volume (in cubic feet or cubic meters), which determines the Amazon fulfillment center storage space available to sellers.
The product delivery/replenishment limit set by storage type is based on the number of products, which determines the number of products that the seller can send to the Amazon fulfillment center. Regardless of whether the IPI score is up to the standard, the seller will have a product release/replenishment limit set by the storage type.
Reminder: IPI score assessment time is coming soon, sellers who have not reached 450 points or are at the critical point, it is recommended to hurry up and take action to maintain a good score!
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New sellers who just opened stores also have this restriction!
The new seller may not have generated the first IPI score, so there is no storage space limitation for the time being, but it will still be subject to the product release/replenishment restrictions set by storage type.
Since there is no historical sales reference, a fixed limit will be set at the beginning. After the new seller ships the goods, as the sales data continues to accumulate, Amazon will regularly update the product release/replenishment restrictions by storage type.
For sellers who are worried about the product delivery/replenishment restrictions set by storage type, it is recommended to regularly visit the replenishment limit monitor in the seller's platform inventory performance or shipment processing progress page to check the latest situation.
Amazon will continue to evaluate and improve the capacity of the operation center, and regularly update this limit. Amazon will also continue to improve the capacity of the operation center to provide the best support for the seller's business development.
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