The quarterly storage restriction and the refill limit have been consolidated by Amazon into a single monthly statistic called the FBA capacity limit. The amount of goods you can store in FBA centers is governed by this new cap.
Capacity limits are determined by the following:
- IPI score
- Sales forecasts for your ASINs
- Shipment lead time
- Amazon warehouse capacity
- Historical sales volume
- Seasonal and peak selling periods for your products
- Scheduled deals
- New products added to your catalogue
Below we’ve listed all the improvements of this new capacity management system:
- A single, monthly FBA capacity limit: It has proven challenging for sellers to manage two sets of constraints (stocking and restocking). In order to solve these issues, Amazon has introduced a single monthly cap on the quantity of merchandise that can be shipped to Amazon and stored there.
- Estimated capacity restrictions: To assist you with prior planning, Amazon has also announced estimated capacity limits for the following two months. Depending on how effectively you are using the capacity, estimates may go up or down.
- FBA Capacity Manager: Based on reservation fees, sellers can request more capacity with the new Capacity Manager.
- Volume constraints of FBA capability in relation to units: Amazon will set capacity restrictions and calculate your inventory use based on volume in order to more accurately portray your capacity utilization.
If your inventory is above your FBA capacity limit (open shipments excluded), overage costs will be charged.
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