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2024’s global shipping crunch has doubled Shanghai‑Los Angeles ocean freight rates and added 5‑14 extra days to transit, extending lead times to 8‑10 weeks....
Helium 10 Blog
Amazon has moved the Application Management API version 2023‑11‑30 to Production as of May 23 2024. The new REST endpoint...
SP-API Changelog
The guide presents a 7‑step Amazon dropshipping workflow, highlighting that listings are deactivated after 30 days out of stock and that the Professional...
Helium 10 Blog
Effective immediately, Amazon.de mandates that every diamond cutting disc and drill bit SKU be backed by an EN‑type certification, CE declaration, or...
Seller Central News
Amazon now automatically enrolls all sellers with packaged products on Amazon.co.uk into its UK Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) service. The exact PRO...
Seller Central News
Effective Jan 1 2024 the EU Battery Regulation mandates a CE mark and an EU‑based Responsible Person for every battery‑powered product. Amazon’s new “EU...
Seller Central News
On Feb 1 2024 Helium 10 reported Amazon’s new main‑image rule requiring a pure white background and a minimum of 1,000 px on the longest side, with a 30‑day...
Helium 10 Blog
Amazon's Rufus AI assistant lets shoppers ask conversational questions instead of keyword searches, pulling answers from listings, reviews, and Q&A. Sellers...
Advertising API Release Notes
German sellers entering Amazon.com must obtain a U.S. EIN (often within 48 hours), upload FCC or CPSIA certificates, and choose between FBA for Prime...
Helium 10 Blog
Amazon cut off-peak FBA storage rates by $0.09/cu ft but raised aged inventory surcharges by 40% and tightened the utilization threshold from 26 to 22 weeks,...
Industry News
In 2023 Amazon removed over 4.5 million listings for hate‑related or extremist content and now conducts roughly 46,000 daily manual “store‑walk” audits....
Advertising API Release Notes
Lesley’s Helium 10 interview outlines a tiered appeal process using a Plan of Action (POA) and a 48‑hour escalation window, cutting reinstatement time from...
Helium 10 Blog
Amazon’s new condition policy, effective immediately, bans all electronic security tags (RF, RFID, acousto‑magnetic stickers) on consumable, ingestible and...
Seller Central News
In early February 2026 Amazon warned sellers that every third‑party app must appear in the Amazon Appstore. Sellers have a 30‑day window to audit their “Manage...
Seller Central News
Effective March 15 2024 Amazon bans RF, RFID and acousto‑magnetic security tags on all consumable, ingestible and topical products. Sellers reported a 12 %...
Seller Central News
On Jan 18 2024 Helium 10’s Buzz announced Amazon’s new Shopping AI conversational assistant that ranks products by shopper intent rather than exact‑match...
Helium 10 Blog
In the Helium 10 podcast episode released March 2024, hosts detail AI‑generated keyword clusters, automated A+ content drafting and real‑time review sentiment...
Helium 10 Blog
On Jan 11 2024 Helium 10 reported three shifts: U.S. carriers raised baseline ground rates and fuel surcharges (e.g., from 5% to 6%), Amazon’s generative‑AI...
Helium 10 Blog
Amazon’s 2024 FBA changes mandate electronic proof‑of‑delivery (ePOD) within 24 hours, trigger the higher long‑term storage rate after 150 days (down from...
Helium 10 Blog
Amazon will automatically purge all unsupported document attachments from product detail pages on February 26, 2026. Only 14 file formats (e.g., PDF, JPEG,...
Seller Central News