FBA courier prices have more than doubled
Hi folks,
Was wondering if anyone could help me. I have been using the FBA option for over a year now, and from last Thursday my prices have doubled for every FBA shipment I send. Have contact Amazon numerous times and have been told to try it again, now they’re stating there is no error on the FBA side. So I contacted UPS as advised by Amazon and they have told me that their has been no price increase, certainly not by the amounts I was being quoted. Anyone any suggestions how I can proceed here. Have wrote an email to the managing director but no response as of yet.
Thank you
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Seller_77IcbQKVGdZo0
UPS FBA partnered prices are supposed to be 20% cheaper from today onwards
Costs have gone up in recent weeks and prices now seem to be banded by weight. The 20% cheaper may put it back to near where it was at the start of the year. As Amazon don’t actually publish the prices they charge no one really knows how much we should be paying.
If you can give some examples costs you are being charged and the weight of the boxes someone can tell you if this is about right.
Seller_7VbclcPFFRTnc
there was a special promotion you may have been benefiting from
Seller_nuZ4PPXCC2djb
Hi yes we are getting the same 3 boxes in March cost £13 to send same boxes in April have cost £27 !! raised a case over the weekend and basically got told nothing is wrong and not to contact them again regarding this. Have just created another shipment 4 boxes today cost have cost £27 not much sign of the discount!!! Europe are getting a 50% discount feels like I making up the difference:
Seller_onDWciZ6K3rFu
Just wondering do Amazon allow you to tape boxes together to send over or would you have to source a bigger box to hold more units. Thanks
Seller_FRx8Pu8mMiDDx
It seems that from 1th April, the FBA fees are higher.
Seller_Yja9oH7DLHk2I
Surely it is costing you over £350 to send 70 boxes separately compared to £159 for a pallet?
Seller_idCSjD35wINVo
I also saw a mention of a discount this week but today our boxes of 22kg with UPS have doubled in price from our last shipment a week or so ago.
Seller_bWOB0S7xVia9r
We’re having the same problem, currently messaging Amazon about it, got a basic reply referring me to the rates card they attached, but didn’t attach the card!
I’ve replied detailing the difference, ie on the 7th april we sent 21 boxes for under £60, yesterday we sent 18 boxes (less than before) and the price was just over £120!!
Seller_97dkd7z2IR129
Sometimes its cheaper to send boxes over 14kg individually than grouping them together. Takes a bit more time to do obviously but can save a few quid.
Seller_83WAHCh1S8Tbu
I found if you use the New system to book the parcel in the price has doubled.
If you select to use the old system the price is the same as before.
I think it is something to do the the weight of each item on the new system.
I now always select to use the old system and tell Amazon the reason why when it asks why I don’t want to use the new system.
