Common questions

What is a restock limit?

What is a restock limit?

Restock limits are set per storage type, based on your past and forecasted sales, allowing to allocate these limits across your ASINs.

Where is the restock limits monitor?

In Seller Central, you can find your restock limits monitor on the Inventory performance or Shipping Queue pages. Scroll to the bottom of either page and click on the Restock Limits menu to see your numbers by storage type.

How do I check my Amazon restock limits?

You can view your most up-to-date restock limits by storage type and maximum shipment quantity from the Inventory performance dashboard or Shipping Queue, by expanding your restock limits monitor at the bottom of the page.

What is restock limit in Amazon?

Restock limits are set per storage type, based on your past and forecasted sales, allowing you to allocate these limits across your ASINs. You can view your storage-type-level restock limits and utilisation from Inventory performance or Shipping Queue, by expanding Restock limits monitor at the bottom of the page.

How do I increase my IPI score on Amazon?

How to improve your IPI score

  1. Improve your sell-through rate. Amazon wants sellers to maintain a healthy 90-day rolling sell-through rate that places you in the “green” on the IPI graph.
  2. Reduce overstocked inventory.
  3. Prevent long-term storage fees.
  4. Be proactive with listing issues.

What is Amazon MCF?

Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) provides low cost, reliable fulfillment for any of your ecommerce sales channels, as fast as 1-day. Keep fulfillment costs low with just one fee for pick, pack, and ship. No peak surcharges or hidden fees.

What is oversize storage Amazon?

Oversized inventory is defined by Amazon as “any packaged unit that weighs more than 20 lbs or with its longest side more than 18″, its shortest side more than 8″, or its median side more than 14″. A Unit exceeding any of these dimensions is Oversize.”

How many units can I send to Amazon FBA?

200 units
Amazon has introduced new inventory limits. Sellers can now only send 200 units of a new product into fulfillment centers.

Does FBA in stock Rate affect IPI?

How does my FBA in-stock rate affect my IPI? Your in-stock rate indicates how much value you’re getting out of your products by staying in stock on replenishable ASINs. For example, if you go out of stock on a popular product, your lost sales represent a missed opportunity to increase your IPI.

What is a good FBA sell-through rate?

FBA considers an excellent sell-through rate to be 7+ units a day with an average time in stock of fewer than two weeks. Good is a sell-through rate of 3-7 units a day with an average of 30 days in stock. Fair is 1-2 units a day with an average time in stock of 90 days or less.

How much should you charge for a restocking fee?

Assume you charge a 10 percent restocking fee for returns, which equals $30 in this case. Also assume that you have incurred a $20 cost to repackage and inspect returned items. Your net returns percentage, in dollar terms, equals $300 minus $30, plus $20, divided by $3,000, times 100. This results in 9.7 percent.

What is the simple restocking method?

This simple restocking method calls for inventory to be replenished regularly after a set period of time (e.g., each month, quarter, or year). This means, even if the inventory suddenly dips to dangerously low levels, the replenishment will not happen until the designated accounting period has passed.

What is restocking inventory and why is it important?

Restocking inventory is more than just ordering more product from a supplier and putting it on the shelves. It requires proper inventory allocation and insights into demand, as well as an understanding of production lead time and how long it takes to receive and store inventory to prepare for retail fulfillment.

Why can’t I restock a style?

Some sold-out styles will not be restocked because they are limited editions. If a style has been discontinued, it will not be restocked. To determine whether a style has been discontinued: