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In Q1 2024 Amazon began auto‑cancelling VMI purchase orders when tariff rates are pending, while a 10% duty on a $5 product raised landed cost to $5.50 and a...
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TikTok Shop’s new Fulfilled by TikTok (FBT) service requires poly‑mailers, a scannable barcode and a weight cap to keep deliveries under 48 hours....
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U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports jumped to 125% (up from 104%), prompting 20‑50% price hikes on Amazon listings. A Reuters poll of 3,000 sellers shows 80% plan...
Industry News
U.S. duties on Chinese goods have jumped to a combined 145% (125% new duty plus the existing 20% levy). Reuters found 4 out of 5 Chinese sellers plan to quit...
Curated Industry News
The Trump administration’s new tariff package pushes combined duties on Chinese‑origin goods to about 145%, with a temporary reduction to 30% starting...
Curated Industry News
On April 9 2025 the US imposed a 104% duty on most China‑origin goods and ended the $800 de‑minimis exemption on May 1 2025. At the same time Amazon opened the...
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GS1 Germany released a new 14‑digit Digital Product Identifier (DPI) on 28 Feb 2024, with a migration deadline of 31 Dec 2025. The DPI is stored in a...
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Kian Golzari warned that the U.S. 2025 tariff schedule will raise duties on several categories, e.g., a 7% hike on silicone kitchen tools from Shenzhen. He...
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Amazon’s A9 search now parses natural‑language queries, prompting sellers to embed conversational phrases in titles. Dynamic pricing AI can raise prices up to...
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On 1/16/25 Helium 10 reported three Amazon‑seller impacts: TikTok Shop may be banned, prompting sellers to duplicate up to 150 SKUs to Amazon within 48 hours;...
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Bradley Sutton’s early‑2024 Helium 10 podcast warns Amazon sellers to adopt AI‑enhanced keyword discovery, predictive ad spend reallocation and dynamic...
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The update outlines essential profitability ratios for Amazon sellers, including a €24 gross margin on a €45 kitchen tool, a 20% ACoS (€2,000 ad spend for...
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In Q2 2024 Amazon’s average PPC cost per click in top categories hit $1.00‑$2.00, AI‑driven Dynamic Bidding – Up and Down is now standard, and Sponsored Video...
Advertising API Release Notes
Amazon’s Black Friday (Nov 29) and Cyber Monday (Dec 2) 2024 trigger a 30%+ ad‑budget inflation, with sellers adding $45‑$60 daily to Sponsored Products. CPCs...
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Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days 2024, held mid‑October, generated over $1 billion in member discounts across millions of items, setting a record for October...
Seller Central News
An eight‑figure Amazon brand saw quarterly revenue plunge from >$10 M to $0 after a 150% over‑order, a three‑week stockout, and a policy breach for missing...
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Helium 10 released a live Profit‑Margin Dashboard on Oct 11 2024 that combines product cost, Amazon fees and ad spend. Amazon’s AWD network is at roughly 92 %...
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Amazon launched Haul, a mobile‑only storefront for items under $20 that ships directly from Chinese warehouses in 7‑14 days. The program cuts commission on...
Curated Industry News
Amazon now lets sellers attach a percentage‑off and a fixed‑amount coupon to the same SKU, adds a 15% holiday surcharge that lifts the standard‑size base fee...
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Helium 10’s Sep 27 2024 briefing announces TikTok Search Ads (CPC as low as $0.28) and a U.S. tariff review that could raise Chinese‑origin duties 5%–15%. It...
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