Helium 10 Buzz 5/17/24: New Amazon High Return Rate Fee | TikTok Shop Expand
Starting Q2 2024, Amazon will add a per‑unit “High Return Rate Fee” for sellers whose return percentage exceeds the category benchmark for two consecutive...
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Starting Q2 2024, Amazon will add a per‑unit “High Return Rate Fee” for sellers whose return percentage exceeds the category benchmark for two consecutive...
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Amazon announced on May 15 2024 a tighter List Price rule and has now clarified that XSD and XML bulk feeds must include a valid <ListPrice> node for affected...
SP-API Changelog
Starting May 27 2024 Amazon will require a correctly formatted ListPrice for 1,566 product types on all EU marketplaces (DE, FR, IT, ES, UK). Listings without...
SP-API Changelog
Amazon will add a high‑return processing surcharge starting June 1 2024 for SKUs whose return rate exceeds an undisclosed benchmark, stacking on the standard...
Helium 10 Blog
The Biden administration announced tariff hikes affecting $18 billion of Chinese imports, effective 2024‑2026. EV duties rise from 25% to >100% in 2024,...
Industry News
In Q1 2024 Amazon Brand Registry flagged roughly 2,000 infringing listings per day and expanded A+ Content and Sponsored Brands access to 30 marketplaces....
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Amazon warned sellers that a Canadian rail strike could begin on May 22 with no set end date. Sellers must shift pending rail loads to truck freight, add 2‑4...
Seller Central News
Amazon now mandates every U.S. marketplace seller to finish an annual INFORM Act certification within a 30‑day window after the dashboard alert (e.g., alert on...
Helium 10 Blog
Amazon launched amazon.co.za and amazon.ie on May 1, 2024, adding 60 M South African shoppers and access to the EU's 450 M market. The FTC‑mandated INFORM Act...
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Effective May 30 2024 Amazon will add a fixed retention schedule to every report generated via the Reports API. The reportDocument now returns a createdAt and...
SP-API Changelog
Effective May 30 2024, Amazon will cut feed document retention from 90 days to 28 days for feeds submitted via the Feeds API. Files uploaded on or after that...
SP-API Changelog
In April 2024 Amazon added a low inventory level fee for standard‑size FBA items that fall below a 28‑day supply threshold, charging $0.32‑$1.11 per unit. The...
Jungle Scout Blog
Amazon will retire Fulfillment Inbound API v0 endpoints between May 15 2024 and September 30 2024. Calls to methods such as GetInboundGuidance,...
SP-API Changelog
Amazon is enforcing the EU DAC7 tax‑reporting rule. Any EU‑based seller with €2,000+ gross sales or 30+ transactions must verify their details in the DAC7...
Seller Central News
Amazon will deactivate EU seller accounts and freeze balances if DAC7 tax information isn’t submitted within 60 days of the first notice. The rule applies to...
Seller Central News
Amazon launched Account Health Assurance (AHA), a free program that protects sellers with strong account health ratings from sudden account deactivation by...
Seller Central News
Helium 10 predicts Amazon Prime Day 2024 will fall in mid‑July (a two‑day window, e.g., around July 15‑16). Amazon has added a custom headline field and a...
Helium 10 Blog
Amazon classifies any product that may melt above 60°F as meltable, requiring insulated containers, frozen gel packs or dry ice, and a “MELTABLE – KEEP COOL”...
Seller Sessions Podcast
Amazon’s reserved inventory flags FBA units in processing, FC transfers, customer orders, and seller holds, visible via the Inventory Planning dashboard and...
Seller Sessions Podcast
Amazon introduced the GPSR Submission widget in Seller Central after the EU GPSR deadline of 13 December 2024. Sellers must enter an EU‑based...
Seller Central News