Hello Everyone,

We recently decided to enroll our ASINs in the Amazon Transparency program. I have done my research and spoken to an Amazon representative, but I still have a few doubts.

Here is what I know:
Once enrolled in the program, we can start applying Transparency labels to our products right away and begin sending them to Amazon FBA. Until we enable OPR and the ASIN goes into protected status, we can continue sending units with or without T-labels, and they will be processed and shipped in the same way.

Here are my questions:

1. Once OPR is completed and the ASIN goes into protected status, what happens to the existing FBA inventory without T-labels? Will they continue to be shipped on a first-in, first-out basis, or will all of them be stranded immediately, with Amazon only shipping units that have T-labels? If not, is there a grace period for selling non-labeled units? This question applies both to us and to our distributors who are sellers on the listing.
2. While filling out the OPR form, we need to enter the merchant codes of our authorized distributors. What is the significance of this? Are only the sellers added there allowed to sell (assuming they have valid T-labels), or can any seller with valid T-labels sell? Will I have the option to update this list later, especially if we expand to other countries in the future?
3. For in-house printing of T-labels, apart from the printer being 300 DPI, what else should we keep in mind? Can these labels be printed in black and white using a thermal printer?
4. Does OPR need to be initiated before the T-labeled units have reached the FCs, or after they have been inbounded?

Looking forward to your guidance.
Thank you.

Hi Sellers,

I recently tried to enroll my new brand on Amazon but got this reply that requested for a video verification.

Not problem for me until I read one of the requirements to have at least 50 units stand-by for each SKU!

Like many other sellers, the goods are shipped directly from China to our FBA warehouse and I'm based neither in China nor the US.

Any of you went through the same process? Is it possible to have a three-way conversation which also includes my supplier as the products are with them at their China warehouse? And for me, I'll facilitate the call in my country to show the required ID and trademark proof?

Appreciate your advice. Thanks!

I’m just curious if people think it’s worth it to hire experts for this or if they just take and make the pictures themselves.

I’ve heard people use fiver/upwork and I’ve heard people say they will only do it themselves or with their team. I’m very curious on what smaller businesses do on the tightest of budgets.

Pic is just some chocolate banana bread I made last night.

Simply, I am willing to pay more. Why doesn't Amazon show my ad?

I don't get it. 34 separate orders, all 100% of them are sitting sold / reserved because they won't complete the payment or it failed. I asked support to look at it and they just keep saying the same thing. 1) they can't see who is doing it, and 2) at 21 days the sale will cancel and it will be available for sale again.

I don't see how this can be 34 separate people with bad credit cards, and if its a competitor, how is there not a system in place to prevent them from holding my entire inventory.

I have 20 skus all priced below market price, and I can't successfully sell a single one.

Been dealing with this error for weeks now. Has anyone else dealt with this and fixed it? I have about 9 days on inventory in Amazon but I can’t send even 1 unit. This is beyond frustrating.

Hello all,

I have been selling on Amazon for a couple years, but on my latest shipment I used Amazons partnered carrier program for my LTL shipment.

I got flagged by Amazon a week or so ago for having the incorrect freight class. I was very confused because the freight class was correct, but then I started digging and found they flagged the total volume, not the freight class.

Apparently when using Amazon partner carrier, it assumes you are using a standard pallet size (40 x 48) which I am not. I use and always have used 40x96 pallets since my product is so large. On amazons help pages, they say this is fine to do since the product itself is so large that it cannot fit on a single pallet.

Well there is no option, that I can see, to change this. I can’t change the length of my shipment to 96 inch pallets and I fear I can’t use Amazon partnered carrier program if I can’t figure out a way to change this so it won’t keep flagging me and charging me afterwards for “wrong dimensions”. Has anybody ever dealt with this and figured out a fix? Or do I just have to go back to using my own shipping? Thank you. Hopefully this made sense!😂

Im selling in EU, the only seller with PL product. Recently i received a notification that i lost the buy box and turns out theres a chinese seller selling my product at few cent less. Im still having normal sales but i wanna undestand more whats going on and how to keep this vendor away from me. When im trying to report a violation , the amazon system showed me this :

We have detected an attempt to enforce exclusive distributionAmazon respects a manufacturer’s right to enter into exclusive distribution agreements for its products. However, violations of such agreements don’t constitute intellectual property rights infringement and should not be reported via Report a Violation. Review Amazon’s Reporting Infringement Policy for more information.

I recently got Amazon choice in some keywords, but I found out I don’t know how to take advantage of it.

Should I stop PPC for those keywords or should I double down? Both ways seem logical but yet expensive. What would you do?

Any advice is accepted and thank you for your opinion. 🙏

I sell on Amazon FBM and out of nowhere I just got hit with a fake 1-star review. The person has never ordered from me, and the review just says “bad seller” in Spanish. There’s no order history tied to it, nothing.

Has anyone else dealt with this before? Is there actually a way to get Amazon to remove something like this? It’s obviously fake, and this has tanked my sales. This is ridiculous.

I’ve been selling on Amazon for 8 years in the Grocery category. I sell single SKU items that usually land around 10–12 bucks. They sell decent and my brand is pretty well known in my niche.

EDIT: I'm a brand owner and make my own products in grocery category. Niche but very competitive..

Here’s the problem:

1. Amazon fees, inbound placement, sponsored ads.… it’s all eating up my profit. I’m basically spinning my wheels at this point.

2. I do have FBM variants for my top sellers, but they don’t move nearly as well. They are $20-30.. not prime..

3. Shipping is too expensive to make my single products FBM without losing even more.

At this point, I feel like Amazon is squeezing me out, but I don’t want to give up on it either. Has anyone else in grocery (or with low-ticket items) figured out a way to make this work lately? Bundles? New pricing strategy? Cutting ad spend?

The only option I see is increasing my single sku prices by $3 a piece.. but then we will lose sales and face the possibility of negative reviews due to buyers remorse..

Any advice from folks who’ve been in the trenches would be a big help.

Hey everyone,

I'm currently selling a product on Amazon and driving traffic mainly through social media. The results are good, but I think it's time to scale via PPC ads.

I've run ads on platforms like meta and TikTok before but from what I've heard, Amazon is substantially different.

Can anyone help me understand the basics of PPC on Amazon and how to set up my first campaign?

Thanks

Can anyone that is based in the US and sells in Europe recommend any insurance companies? Amazon is requiring me to provide proof of insurance within 7 days or they are going to shut me down

For those selling on Amazon/Shopify across multiple states, how are you keeping track of sales tax thresholds? I feel like Avalara is too heavy and my accountant just gives me a once-a-year update, but I worry I’ll miss something. Curious how others are handling this? And if you had a lightweight dashboard that tracked thresholds + sent alerts, would that actually be useful, or nah?

Hey everyone,

We’re in the process of Brand Registry video call verification, and one of the requirements states that we need to have 50 product per SKUs available for random opening during the call.

The challenge is that we don’t keep that many SKUs on hand since everything is shipped directly to FBA. One idea we’re considering is flying to the manufacturer and doing the call there.

Has anyone gone through this before? Were you able to proceed with fewer SKUs, or is there a way Amazon accepts alternatives?

Any advice or shared experiences would be a huge help.

I'm a bit of a recluse but my cofounder is really twisting my arm to attend CoCreate. We've been pretty successful over the last 2 years but have struggled finding reliable suppliers and he thinks it'd be better to meet in person. I personally just don't want to add another thing to my to do list. It's tempting because it's in Vegas and I've always had fun on my trips out there but I feel like we're going to have as much trouble sourcing new products in person as we do online.

Has anyone here had success with events like this? Is it worth it?

I’m facing a really frustrating issue with Amazon FBA and hoping someone here might have some insight or advice.

I’ve been selling the same product on FBA for years without any problems. Recently, the 3 warehouses I used in Delhi were closed, and I was instructed to send inventory to a new warehouse (DED1). I properly updated the new warehouse details on my GST registration and uploaded all required documents in Seller Central.

The new warehouse is visible in my FBA inventory, but whenever I try to create a shipment, I get this error: “This product must be removed from the shipment because there are currently no fulfillment centers in the destination country capable of receiving the product.”

The product isn’t hazardous or perishable. I raised a case with Amazon support more than a month ago, but the only response I get is “Work in progress.” Nothing has been resolved.

I’ve reached a dead end—support isn’t helping, and this issue is seriously impacting my business plans, especially since I missed the Prime sale.

Has anyone faced this? How did you resolve it? Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Good afternoon!

I’m trying to post a product that I am wanting to brand myself. But the product I am using has food grade diatomaceous earth. Which is requiring an EPA registration number however food grade DE is exempt under certain FIFRA code.

Is there a way to work around this? Should I use a different name? I think it was silicone something that I saw is another name used.

Should I register for an EPA number? I’m reading it can be very expensive and I haven’t sold a single unit yet so I’m not sure that’s my best option.

Please any help would be appreciated. Ask any questions necessary. Thank you!!

Hey everyone,

I’m an independent artist selling original artwork online (mostly through Amazon and my own site). I’m struggling with pricing — it’s hard to know what my work is actually worth, and I don’t have many direct competitors to compare to.

I’ve tried cost-plus and hourly pricing, but it feels like guesswork. Sometimes I raise prices and get no sales, other times I drop prices and nothing changes.

So I'm curious: 1) What pricing strategies have worked best for you when selling original or handmade art? 2) How do you know if a price change actually impacts sales (positively or negatively)? 3) Any tools, tips, or experiences that helped you figure this out?

Thanks in advance — any advice is appreciated!

I’m in the middle of finalizing a bulk order for a new product launch, and I’ve run into an issue I’ve never dealt with before. The supplier initially quoted me a price that was very competitive compared to other vendors. I approved the sample, we agreed to terms, and I was ready to pay and proceed.

Now, right at the point of placing the full order, they’ve come back saying there was a “miscalculation” and are asking for a much higher price (about 50% more than the original quote). They’re offering a small discount compared to their “new” price, but it’s still significantly above what I was originally quoted....

I’ve turned down other suppliers based on the initial price, and I’m on a tight timeline for this launch. Has anyone dealt with this before? Is this a tactic you've seen before in order to secure a sample ?

I’ve watched YouTube videos and done some research about Amazon Wholesale FBA, but still a bit confused.

I have an individual Amazon account and want to know:

• When I talk to wholesale suppliers (like on Wholesale Central), what information do they usually ask for?
• Do they always require LLC details to sell branded products?
• What should I do if I don’t have an LLC yet?

Hello friends! I'm looking for a freight forwarders, Ship4wd and DFH Global Logistics caught my eye. But, I wanted to know more about this with anyone here has firsthand experience with them. I want to know the if the online quotes they provide actually match the final invoice? or do they have some sort of hidden fees pop up later? How are they in terms of communication/ customer support? Thanks in advance!!

Private label Seller - Due to tariffs, i recently needed to raise my prices 5% to help offset the 30% tariff. However, amazon now has sandbagged all the listings, removing it from search and when you click on the item it says:

Price higher than typical

Amazon strives to offer customers high quality pricing. We have recently seen better prices on Amazon or from other retailers for this product.

This is really unfair to the sellers. If i'm forced to sell at my current prices, i cant make a profit as amazon already is eating all the advertising fees.

Any one have suggestions how to resolve this, allow me to raise prices while still being seen?

note:We do sell in other places, but amazon is still the lowest. We raised our prices at other marketplaces higher weeks ago in anticipation for this price increase. Normally if an amazon item is higher, it will show competitive price in dashboard and it displays a different price notification. This one is amazon telling you amazon thinks its too high. Walmart and our own site is higher than amazon, but amazon still sandbagging it.

HI,

My product has been copied by a Chinese seller. They're undercutting on price and copied all my images, with only slight changes. Its essentially identical. The text, the construction of the images etc.

This has cut my sales in half over the past year, its brutal. And theyre definitely gaming the review, because they suddenly have 70+ reviews when having like 18 a month prior.

I have considered getting a trademark and getting brand registry for the product.

My question is, is there a chance Brand Registry would boot them if so? I don't have the patience to file for a TM myself, so i would pay someone, and it isn't very cheap. So I don't want to waste my time/money.

Hoping for some opinions here, thank you.