FBA inventory limitation for new seller
Hi everyone …
I’m currently setting up as a brand new Amazon Seller with FBA in UK and Europe.
I have 5000 units (50 boxes measuring 60 x 50 x 33cm 18Kg) that i would like to send to Amazon Warehouse - but Send To Amazon are limiting the small package quantity to just 1000 units (10 boxes).
I was hoping to ship all 5000 units direct from China to a FBA warehouse in the UK. This limit on inventory is causing me problems with storage, transit and courier costs.
Is there a way to avoid this restriction? I have a Pro account and I’ve been accepted on Amazon launchpad. I also plan to sell via Amazon to retail customers (B2C) and to wholesale customers (B2B).
Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks
23 replies
Seller_7VbclcPFFRTnc
unfortunately not
you’ll need to send just the 1000 and store the others yourself
as time goes on with a good IPI and sales history etc, your restock limit should increase
you also (unless already selling these goods elsewhere) should be having the goods sent to you so that you can check the quality etc
Seller_DTufFoxJuMU0M
No its a restriction on new sellers because Amazon don’t want you shipping 5,000 units of something directly from China when you have no history of FBA, no sales history of the item, and it could sit there and take up space in their warehouse for the next year.
Once you have a FBA history and some FBA sales that restock (and storage) limit will increase
Seller_77IcbQKVGdZo0
As others said you need a proven history of selling FBA before you will get an increased restock limit.
Also take a step back. I wouldn’t send in 5,000 units of items I have never sold before on Amazon. I would generally start fairly small and build up. You need to consider how much this will cost you in storage if the items don’t sell as fast as you would like.
It maybe easier to get the items shipped to you and for you to store them and send them into Amazon as and when they need replenishing. This assumes you have sufficient room to store this many items.
Seller_b66s0QHhVFsHQ
Thanks to you all … Not the answer i hoped for but at least you’ve given me confirmation. Appreciate your fast replies. Best wishes
Seller_bxGApda6j8zcZ
You can get your storage limits increased, but as others have said, it is worth sending in a small batch to test the waters first
Seller_0a8JwzVCco9bA
I had the same problem when I started out. I personally took delivery of all the first 3 shipments from China and then fed them into Amazon FBA using their partnered carrier UPS (at very reasonable cost).
This method proved a good idea for 2 reasons…
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I personally quality checked each and every unit, pulling out the poorly made items preventing first time customers receiving sub-standard product and then leaving a negative review
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As sales grew, I fed more stock into FBA, massaging the algorithm to then slowly but surely increase my limits.
Seller_b66s0QHhVFsHQ
Thanks for the pointers.
So Amazon aren’t good value for wholesale and bulk sales? Is that generally correct?
Who do you all use for sending out wholesale (bulk stock) boxes to UK shops?
Seller_9vYzAspLN0bEC
If I was you I will send around 100 first. Make sure everything is working good before sending them in 000’s
Seller_b66s0QHhVFsHQ
Thanks again to you all for your help !
Seller_x1xMSBwZsJrTE
As others have said, I can fully understand why Amazon are limiting how much you can send when you are a new seller with no sales history.
If you think you have problems, then you should consider yourself fortunate. I’ve been selling here for over 10 years with a flawless account and a proven track record on an in damand product, yet last year Amazon severely limited how much stock I was allowed to send in.
Not only that but they did it with NO warning whatsoever and this came AFTER I had already placed an order with my supplier. Even months afterwards when I requested a very small increase of less than 20 units to keep the product in stock while the new order arrived, they refused.
If you think this is causing you a headache, you ain’t seen nothing yet.
