Overview

Amazon has been rolling out an updated shipping settings experience for Seller Central accounts, and sellers who haven't yet been migrated are encouraged to make the switch proactively. The new system replaces the legacy shipping configuration with a template-based approach that offers greater flexibility, category-specific controls, and a more streamlined workflow for managing shipping preferences across multiple stores.

Key Points / What Sellers Need to Know

• Migration is account-wide — When you migrate, the change applies across all of your linked marketplaces (such as US, CA, MX, and other regions where you sell), so you only need to go through the process once.
• Shipping templates replace overrides — The legacy shipping override system will not carry over to the new settings. Instead, shipping templates give you the ability to customize shipping preferences for different groups of SKUs.
• BMVD SKUs are automatically separated — Books, Music, Video, and DVD products are split into their own category-specific templates during migration, with those SKUs automatically assigned accordingly.
• Default settings are preserved — Your existing default shipping settings are copied into the new system, so you won't lose your current configuration during the transition.
• International transit times may be adjusted — Depending on your shipping country, transit times for international deliveries might be recalculated to better reflect actual delivery windows.

How the Migration Process Works

To begin the migration, navigate to your Shipping Settings page in Seller Central and look for the migration banner at the top. Amazon provides a guided slide show that walks you through the key changes and benefits of the new system. Once you've reviewed the presentation, click the migration button to start the process. Your default shipping settings will be copied over automatically, and the system will display an estimated migration time. For most sellers, the process completes relatively quickly, but accounts with a large inventory of Books, Music, Video, and DVD (BMVD) SKUs may experience a migration window of up to a few hours. During this time, your current shipping settings remain active and customer-facing operations are unaffected.