Updated September 2026: the ASIN-level blocks from April 2025 never went away. Amazon has since published a help page for them, added an exemption request, confirmed AWD transfers are blocked too, and separately cut account-level capacity limits. The original April 2025 write-up is below, with notes where things changed. Where this stands in September 2026 Two different limits, two different… Read More »Amazon Restock Limits Are Back. Now What?
Amazon Placement Fees have been around for years, but in 2025, they became much more of an issue for sellers. Between 2024’s change in inventory distribution and API changes hitting in Late December, many sellers ask “How do I optimize for this new “fee”? While I can’t guarantee 100% of the time you won’t pay placement fees as there are… Read More »Hidden Costs of Amazon Placement Fees
Updated September 2026: Amazon changed this fee on January 15, 2026. It is now calculated per seller-FNSKU instead of per parent ASIN, it now applies to Small Bulky and Large Bulky products, and Grocery is exempt. The 28-day threshold and the 30-day and 90-day tests did not change. Everything below is updated to match, and I’ve marked what no longer… Read More »Low Inventory Fee Explained: How to Stock Around Amazon’s Fee
In the past year or so, “2D Barcodes” have gotten a lot of hype for a variety of operational reasons. With that said, unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation on their function, use, benefits, and their disadvantages. What is a 2D Barcode? A 2D barcode is a barcode that stores data in 2 dimensions — Horizontally and Vertically. Unlike… Read More »Why You Shouldn’t Use 2D Barcodes — and When You Should
Split shipments have always been frustrating for new sellers. Amazon does this for a variety of reasons, but mainly to distribute products across their fulfillment centers better. In this article, I discuss ways you can mitigate split shipments without violating Amazon’s Terms of Service. 1. Use the same labeling type When adding new SKUs to Seller Central you can sometimes… Read More »Amazon FBA Split Shipments: 5 Ways to Save on Inbound Shipping Costs
in 2020, Amazon implemented “Inbound Limit” restrictions, otherwise known as “COVID Limits” because they arose from COVID-19 disrupting a lot of supply chains. Unfortunately this has caused a lot of logistical issues for Amazon sellers because being able to maintain stock or launch products becomes increasingly difficult. 1. Where to see your limits On the Inventory Planning page, click “Restock… Read More »“Amazon Drip”: 4 Basic Tips for FBA Inbound Limits
Amazon implemented the Inventory Performance Index Score (IPI Score) in 2018 and it has caused all kinds of confusion for sellers. Because of the way Amazon presents the score on the Seller Central Dashboard, sellers. This post breaks it down. Before we start, your IPI Score is based on a 90-Day rolling-weighted-average of snapshots. This means IPI is calculated once a… Read More »Amazon IPI Score: Shattering the Myths