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I know for certain they're working on this, and pushing this boxing up the stack to suppliers. As of August 1st, Amazon started charging/fining their suppliers
by blairanderson 7y ago
I know for certain they're working on this, and pushing this boxing up the stack to suppliers.
As of August 1st, Amazon started charging/fining their suppliers $2/unit if large items are not able to ship in their own packaging.
Meaning anything that is A) large, and B) unable to ship with UPS adding a label will cost suppliers an extra $2.
They call this program SIOC (ships in own container)
The fun part is that amazon does not accept price increases very easily. Especially not in this scenario... so suppliers either have to A) repackage their shit, B) eat the cost, C) find a partner to help distribute.
source: I'm an Amazon Consultant [1]. and we help brands figure this stuff out.
https://www.andersonassociates.net/2018/frustration-free/ https://www.andersonassociates.net/2018/frustration-free/
- ilamont 7y agoThey mentioned SIOC as an option for sellers of any type of good but they positioned it as a way for sellers to save money ("we're not charging them for the box") and have better control over branding. I am an Amazon seller myself (two brands) and I am interested in your comment about changing prices. I've done this in the past and don't recall getting any pushback. Is this something new, or is there a threshold you have to hit that triggers a rejection of a price increase?