Inbound placement fees for Dangerous Goods?
Don't shoot the messenger as there are so many of these posts everywhere but I wanted to bring light to a new and ridiculous part of this new fee structure.
I completely understand placement fees and it makes a good bit of sense from a business perspective - but I would like a mod (anyone feel free to tag them) to explain to us all how Dangerous Goods are also getting placement fees. There are only certain receiving centers nationally that accept dangerous goods and only very select ones that receive certain classifications of DG. So let me ask this:
Why are we being charged a per unit inbound placement fee for a DG item that can literally only go to one location? You can create a shipment of one box, 3 boxes, 10 boxes, 100 boxes - you can ship from California, Delaware, Florida, Maine - every single unit of this type will ALWAYS go to DuPont WA. So why inventory placement fees for something that was always going to the same location, never goes through transshipment, and ALWAYS gets shipped outside of amazon partner carriers?
If there is a good explanation - I am willing to here but I doubt there really is one.
Inbound placement fees for Dangerous Goods?
Don't shoot the messenger as there are so many of these posts everywhere but I wanted to bring light to a new and ridiculous part of this new fee structure.
I completely understand placement fees and it makes a good bit of sense from a business perspective - but I would like a mod (anyone feel free to tag them) to explain to us all how Dangerous Goods are also getting placement fees. There are only certain receiving centers nationally that accept dangerous goods and only very select ones that receive certain classifications of DG. So let me ask this:
Why are we being charged a per unit inbound placement fee for a DG item that can literally only go to one location? You can create a shipment of one box, 3 boxes, 10 boxes, 100 boxes - you can ship from California, Delaware, Florida, Maine - every single unit of this type will ALWAYS go to DuPont WA. So why inventory placement fees for something that was always going to the same location, never goes through transshipment, and ALWAYS gets shipped outside of amazon partner carriers?
If there is a good explanation - I am willing to here but I doubt there really is one.
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KJ_Amazon
Hello @Seller_2UkjhY9D9b6bj Thanks for your feedback and that question about inbound placement fees for Dangerous Goods.
2024 FBA inbound placement service fee
The FBA inbound placement service fee for standard and large bulky sized products reflects the cost of distributing inventory to fulfillment centers close to customers.
There are one or more placement options depending on the product types and quantities that you have in your shipping plan, your existing inventory levels, and several other factors.
Seller_NY4mllNxT2Qn7
Did you ever get a legitimate answer from anyone? I'm going through this endless cycle of non-answers with support about this. @KJ_Amazondo you have any additional information? This strikes me as a misleading, if not dishonest, explanation of Inventory Placement fees for DG sellers.
Seller_rsphq7X7pXC92
Hi! I have the same issue - shipping haz mat, only 1 FC is available to ship to, and still charged inbound placement fees. Opening the cases with the support doesn't help, it's being transferred to a different team and then no reply follows...
Dear @KJ_Amazon, when can we expect a feedback regarding inbound placement fees for haz mat products? As far as I understand, the team is investigating this question, but can the charges be stopped while investigation takes place???
