How does the US FBA clear inventory

The hoarding of goods by the US FBA, coupled with previously unsold goods, will increase inventory pressure. The backlog of goods and storage fees are a significant expense. How can the US FBA reduce inventory and storage fees? Specifically, let me introduce to you:

1. This feature is used when customers return defective or damaged products or products with unsatisfactory sales, and they want to remove them from FBA warehouses in the United States and do not want to pay FBA storage fees at a loss.

2. If there are orders generated on other platforms and the domestic warehouse is out of stock or does not want to send them, in order to save shipping costs, you can use the remove function. The advantage is that it can save shipping costs, which is only 0.5 USD per shipment, which will save a lot compared to domestic US FBA first shipment.

3. The disadvantage is that it usually takes 10-14 working days, and it may take 30 days during the peak seasons of February to March and August to September. The tracking number of orders is also slower to obtain. FBA Logistics in the United States also has special instructions not to use this method to ship to order customers.

4. If FBA products in the United States are damaged during transportation, or if customers return damaged or defective products, they will be classified as Unfulfillable inventory by FBA and cannot be sold through FBA.

5. If the damage level of this product is too high or the cost is low, and the seller does not want it, it is recommended to remove it as soon as possible in this way to avoid long-term storage fees and losses.

6. Amazon FBA has two warehouse cleaning times each year, on February 15th and August 15th. On the cleaning day, it will review whether your FBA products have been stored for more than half a year or a year. Each product will be charged an additional long-term fee of $11.25 and $22.50, respectively.

8. Registration Station LD (Lightning Deals)

If there is too much inventory and the product meets the requirements, you can participate in Lightning Deals. The registration fee for each flash sale on the European website is 20 euros, and the flash sale price is reduced by 15% from the lowest price in the past three months.

Products with excessive inventory may face punitive penalties (500 euros/1 cubic meter for half a year, 1000 euros/1 cubic meter for one year), and can choose to register for on-site LD.

9. Add Both to Cart

① Diversion: When you have a hot selling product A and a product B with average sales, you can adopt bundled sales to divert traffic from A to B and increase B's sales.

② Gifts: If you have a low-priced FBA product that cannot be sold (facing punitive deductions), you can set it to be given away with the order product after the order amount reaches a certain amount or after purchasing a specific product.