OSP Playbook Special! Temu Tariff Loophole Closed, Walmart’s Fresh Innovation, Amazon Enhances Capacity, eBay Frustrates Sellers - This week in Amazon & eCommerce - Feb 12

Just after Amazon started AMZ Haul…

1. End of Cheap Chinese Imports? E-Commerce Faces Major Shakeup : China-based e-commerce platforms like Temu, Shein, and Amazon Haul built multi-billion dollar businesses by exploiting a U.S. customs loophole, Section 321 ‘de minimis’ thresholds, which allowed low-cost shipments to enter the country without duties. [Learn more]

2. Walmart’s Global Innovation Tackles Food Waste and Freshness: Walmart is working with agritech startup GreenPod Labs in India to reduce food waste by developing methods to slow down fruit ripening during transit. This initiative is part of Walmart’s broader efforts to enhance its supply chain and reduce waste through various partnerships. [Learn more]

3. Amazon Boosts Delivery Accuracy with New Order Handling Limits: Amazon has updated its Order Handling Capacity settings to ensure more accurate delivery estimates for shoppers, implementing the changes on February 7. The system now automatically calculates a seller’s capacity based on their average daily orders over the past 30 days.[Learn more]

4. eBay Delays New Condition Labels for Used Clothing: eBay delayed plans to introduce new condition categories for used clothing in an attempt for a smoother transition. Sellers, however, still expressed frustration over the added workload of updating listings, and many also worried that the new condition labels could lead to buyer disputes due to differing interpretations of clothing quality. [Learn more]

5. The 5 Steps We Used to Remove 84 Resellers in 6 months: This is one of our internal playbooks that breaks down exactly how we helped one of our partners remove their unauthorized resellers. It includes template legal docs that you can copy and paste for your own business. [Access the Playbook] 

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