Amazon will reduce the logistics fees for all the low cost products in United States. On August 29, the company founded by Jeff Bezos will eliminate the program ‘Small and Light‘ which until now was used by vendors for certain items. In a advertisement Aimed at sellers, the company stated that “offering lower rates for low-cost products has helped improve selection for customers” highlighting other improvements such as faster deliveries.
“With this change we will close the Small and Light program in the United States as of August 29 and the new low-cost FBA rates will take effect. Until then, items enrolled in Small and Light will continue to have current rates applied. Enrollment of new products in the program will end after July 17”, stressed the company, which also announced that “any eligible items will automatically receive low cost rates and will not be subject to FBA’s higher holiday ‘peak’ rates which will apply from October 15, 2023 to January 14, 2024”.
At this time, Amazon has not revealed what the new fees are, but has confirmed that they will apply to all items priced below $10.
In this point, Amazon It has not detailed whether these rates will vary according to the weight of the product, but with this change the company intends to promote the sale of low-cost productsas well as improve their delivery.
Some sellers have shown their discontent with this change in the rate since, currently, Amazon FBA Small and Light offers lower rates for items priced under $12: “The price should have increased from $11.99 to $12.99, not back down”, added a seller. Once it goes into effect, sellers will only be able to choose between two types of logistics fees: standard for items over $10 and low-cost for items under $10.
