Category: Resources
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What is Postponed VAT Accounting for UK Amazon Sellers?
Many Amazon sellers are reaching out to me asking for help with Postponed VAT Accounting for their businesses. This article outlines the most important information about the scheme, who can use it, and how to fill in your customs declaration and VAT Return. How does postponed VAT accounting work? After the UK officially left the…
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Comparison of Value Recovery Options on Amazon: Refurbishment vs. Liquidation
As an Amazon seller, one of the challenges you may encounter is dealing with excess inventory or unsellable customer returns. To mitigate the financial impact of these situations, Amazon offers value recovery options such as refurbishment and liquidation. In this article, I will be explaining the differences between refurbishment and liquidation and help you make…
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Difference between FNSKU labels and manufacturer barcodes on Amazon
Today, I want to shed some light on an important topic that can have a significant impact on our selling journey: the difference between FNSKU barcodes and manufacturer barcodes on Amazon. Understanding this distinction is crucial for ensuring smooth operations and compliance with Amazon’s requirements. Let’s start with the basics. FNSKU stands for Fulfillment Network…
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The Complete Guide to Completing Safety Data Sheets on Amazon
If you’re an Amazon seller, you know how important it is to prioritize customer safety. One crucial aspect of ensuring safety is properly completing Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for your products. These documents contain vital information about the potential hazards and handling procedures associated with the substances or mixtures in your products. In this blog…
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How to recover your Amazon Seller Account when Two Step Verification Fails
As you know, Amazon now requires all third party sellers to implement two step verification in order to access their Seller Accounts. Many sellers are reaching out to me and seeking help with regaining access to their accounts when they are unable to perform two step verification. This may happen when a seller loses their…
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How to rank your products organically on Amazon FBA?
Ranking on Amazon organically involves optimizing your product listing and following best practices to improve your visibility and attract more customers. Here are some of the key factors that can influence your ranking on Amazon. Product title: Your product title should be informative, relevant, and include your target keywords. It should also be easy to…
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The role of third party Amazon Sellers in account deactivations
Amazon is an e-commerce giant that has revolutionized the way people shop online. As a third-party seller on Amazon, you have the opportunity to sell your products to millions of customers around the world. However, this opportunity comes with a certain degree of risk. Account suspension or deactivation can happen if you fail to follow…
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Common mistakes that often result in Amazon Seller Account deactivation
𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 #𝟏: 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 Amazon has strict standards and guidelines for sellers to follow. Accounts may be deactivated if these policies are violated. Selling counterfeit things, altering product reviews, and participating in price gouging are some of the most typical offences. Always read and obey Amazon’s policies carefully to prevent policy violations.…
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How to differentiate your Amazon business and increase your margins
If you are looking for a way how to distinguish yourself from competition, consider launching a private-label brand on Amazon. With a private label, you have complete control over product design, pricing, and customer experience, giving you a competitive advantage in the market. A private label on Amazon is not an easy or quick way…
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How to create a negative keyword list for Amazon Sponsored Products
Negative keywords are important keywords that save your ad budget by preventing your ads getting triggered by irrelevant search queries. They help you to make sure that your ads appear only in front of those who are actually looking for your offer. Negative keywords give you a chance to filter out any unwanted traffic and…
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What is IOSS Registration for Amazon Sellers?
On July 1, 2021, the EU’s new VAT reform came into effect. The new rules for online sellers are supposed to simplify VAT filings for distance selling within the EU, but also for import VAT due on products from outside of the EU. The VAT reform does not only affect sellers with their own online…
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Sole Trader vs Limited Company: Which is best for Amazon Sellers?
If you’re selling on Amazon, whether that’s FBM (fulfilled by merchant) or FBA (fulfilled by Amazon), it’s best to decide whether to start as a sole trader or limited company before you register your seller account. This is because you’ll need to indicate what type of seller you are when you open your Amazon seller account.…
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Do you need to be VAT registered as an UK Amazon Seller?
If you’ve landed on this article, there’s a good chance you own an ecommerce business with a VAT taxable turnover below the UK threshold (£85,000). If so, you’re likely wondering whether or not you’re allowed to sell on Amazon as a merchant without VAT registration. In this article, I will be addressing this question, as…
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What are Authenticity Suspensions on Amazon?
First of all, keep in mind that inauthentic does not mean you are selling fake or counterfeit products. Sometimes, Amazon just wants to ensure that all your goods are coming from legitimate suppliers. If it has any doubts regarding this, you will be greeted with an Amazon account suspension. So, your main goal is to prove…
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How to rank on the first page of Amazon search results
Utilize Amazon’s keyword research tools to identify the best keywords for your products. Ensure that you target relevant, high-traffic keywords in your product listings and PPC campaigns. Make sure to optimize your product listings and PPC ads with the keywords that are most relevant to your products. Run automated campaigns: Automated campaigns are a great…
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Everything what you need to start a wholesale FBA business on Amazon
Form your LLC and obtain the necessary documents: To start a wholesale FBA Amazon business, you’ll need to create a legal entity and obtain important documents such as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), a Reseller Certificate, and your LLC documents. Set up an e-commerce website: You can create a dummy e-commerce website to contact brands,…
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Essential tips for boosting your Amazon business
Here are some quick tips to boost your running business on Amazon: Optimize your product listings with high-quality images, detailed descriptions, and relevant keywords. Use Amazon’s advertising tools, such as sponsored products and sponsored brands, to increase visibility and drive sales. Offer competitive prices and promotions to attract customers. Monitor your inventory levels and ensure…
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Passing Amazon Payments Account Verification
This article is addressed for those facing Payment account verification immediately after creating their Seller Accounts on Amazon. To ensure a safe trading environment, Amazon needs to verify each and every seller who is joining this platform is legit and is coming with proper documentation. This verification includes all the documentation including ID documents which…
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How to pass video verification on Amazon as a Pakistani seller?
Nowadays, many sellers are experiencing account suspensions on Amazon, especially on newly created accounts. While this is commonly seen with individual accounts using Pakistani details, it is also frequently seen with company-based accounts, such as LLC / ltd-based accounts. This increase in suspensions is due to Amazon’s heightened security measures, as the platform has had…
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Important Amazon and e-commerce terms explained
E-commerce, short for electronic commerce, refers to the buying and selling of products or services online. It involves transactions that are completed digitally through the internet, mobile devices, or other digital channels. There are several types of e-commerce businesses, including: 1. Business-to-consumer (B2C): This type of e-commerce involves transactions between businesses and individual customers. Examples…
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Requirements prior to starting a FBA wholesale business on Amazon
1) Form your LLC and obtain the necessary documents: To start a wholesale FBA Amazon business, you’ll need to create a legal entity and obtain important documents such as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), a Reseller Certificate, and your LLC documents. 2) Set up a dummy e-commerce website: You can create a dummy e-commerce website…
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Basic tips for a successful FBA arbitrage business on Amazon
1) Research & Validation: ➢ Criteria Matching: Before starting your product research, make sure you have clear criteria in mind for the type of products you want to sell. This will help you narrow down your options and save time. ➢ Product Research: Use various online tools such as Keepa, Scan Unlimited, Helium 10, and…
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Fees associated with selling on Amazon
Amazon charges a referral fee and a variable closing fee for each wholesale order that is placed by a customer. The referral fee is a percentage of the total product price, ranging from 6% to 45%, depending on the category of the product being sold. The variable closing fee is a per-item fee that ranges…
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Mastering Amazon Private Label Research with Helium 10
To ensure a successful private label venture, it all begins with product research. With Helium 10, you gain access to powerful tools like Black Box and Xray. These tools allow you to uncover lucrative product opportunities by analyzing market trends, competition, and sales data. Discover products with high demand, low competition, and great profit potential.…
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How to unlock your business potential as a private label seller on Amazon
Are you ready to take control of your financial destiny? Imagine a business venture where you call the shots, create your own brand, and watch your profits soar. Look no further than Amazon private label! With Amazon’s vast marketplace and world-class fulfillment services at your disposal, the possibilities are limitless. You have the power to reach…
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How to avoid exceeding your budget when advertising on Amazon
Set a Budget: Determine a daily or monthly budget for your sponsored product ads. This will help you control your spending and prevent overspending. Amazon provides budget controls that. allow you to set a maximum spend limit. Monitor Performance: Keep a close eye on the performance of your sponsored product ads. Regularly review the metrics…
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How to safely manage a dropshipping business on Amazon
As you know, Dropshipping is a retail fulfillment method where a store doesn’t keep the products it sells in stock. Instead, when a store sells a product, it purchases the item from a third party and has it shipped directly to the customer. Amazon has strict policies in place to ensure that products sold on…
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How to avoid overspending when running a display advert on Amazon
In this article, I will be presenting you my tips and recommendations which will help you avoid exceeding your budget for Display Ads on Amazon. By keeping these factors in mind, you can also increase the effectiveness of your Sponsored Display ads on Amazon and achieve your campaign goals. Make sure to select the right…
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How to use Amazon’s A9 Algorithm to your advantage as a private label seller
Amazon’s A9 algorithm is the ranking system that determines the order of products displayed in the search results on the Amazon marketplace. If you’re a seller on Amazon, understanding and optimizing for A9 can help you increase your visibility, attract more customers, and ultimately improve your sales. Here are some tips for using A9 to…
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How to Optimize Your Amazon Product Listing Like a Pro
If you are selling products on Amazon, one of the most important things you can do to increase your sales and revenue is to optimize your product listing. By optimizing your product listing, you can improve your visibility, attract more customers, and increase your conversion rates. In this article I will be presenting you some…
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Amazon FBA Online Arbitrage Business Model Explained
Online arbitrage (OA) is a popular business model that involves buying products from one online store and selling them on another for a profit. While it can be a profitable venture, there are several challenges that new OA sellers may face. In this post, we’ll discuss common problems and solutions for online arbitrage, including managing…
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What happens when a Seller Account on Amazon gets deactivated?
Many sellers are curious what really happens when Amazon suspends or deactivates a Seller Account. In this article, I will clarify the entire process in detail, including what happens behind the scenes. There are many factors considered before Amazon decides to suspend or deactivate a seller account. Firstly, Amazon receives a complaint about a policy…
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Amazon’s anti-counterfeiting policy explained
Amazon has a strict policy against counterfeit products and takes this issue very seriously. The company has implemented several measures to prevent the sale of counterfeit goods on its platform. Here are some of the key aspects of Amazon’s counterfeit policy: 1 Proactive measures: Amazon uses advanced technology and human expertise to detect and prevent…
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How to rank organically on Amazon FBA?
Ranking on Amazon organically involves optimizing your product listing and following best practices to improve your visibility and attract more customers. Here are some of the key factors that can influence your ranking on Amazon. Product title: Your product title should be informative, relevant, and include your target keywords. It should also be easy to…
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How to create a Relevancy Sheet on Amazon?
Relevancy (or “relevance” in correct English) is a ranking factor given by Amazon to your AMS (Amazon Marketing Services) campaigns. Based on this, your ads may or may not appear for the keywords that you are bidding for. The definition of the relevancy/relevance score is a well-kept secret within Amazon. They have decided not to…
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Essential tips for sourcing your Amazon products
Product sourcing for Amazon refers to the process of finding and acquiring products to sell on the Amazon marketplace. This can include identifying products that are in demand, negotiating with suppliers to obtain competitive pricing, and ensuring the products meet Amazon’s quality standards. As an Amazon seller, sourcing products is a crucial aspect of building…
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How can you control your PPC spending?
A successful PPC ad campaign is not about a huge budget (even though this helps), but about the relevancy of your ads for the type of audience you want to reach. Therefore, there’s no wonder why over 45% of small businesses list pay-per-click ads as their number one marketing strategy when looking for new customers…
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What does it mean when Amazon is requesting a video call Seller Identity Verification?
Amazon may require video call verification for sellers as part of their seller verification process. This process is designed to help ensure that sellers are legitimate and to prevent fraud. During the video call verification process, a representative from Amazon may ask the seller to provide identification documents, answer questions about their business, and provide…
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What to do when your newly opened Amazon Seller account gets deactivated shortly after registration?
Many newly registered sellers, particularly from Asia and the United States, have been receiving suspensions on their Amazon accounts. This suspension often occurs when a new seller is listing their first product and Amazon requires them to verify their identity. The purpose of this verification process is to ensure that the seller is entering the…
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Common reasons for Seller Account suspensions on Amazon
Amazon is an e-commerce giant that has revolutionized the way people shop online. As a third-party seller on Amazon, you have the opportunity to sell your products to millions of customers around the world. However, this opportunity comes with a certain degree of risk. Account suspension or deactivation can happen if you fail to follow…
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How to reinstate a suspended Amazon Seller Account?
When you get suspended, you can reach out to Amazon’s Account Health Team using a callback button. One of the things that you have to understand is that Amazon has suspended your account for a reason. It’s guaranteed that you will have to deal with all of this on your own. 1. Understand the main…
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What are Amazon’s updated FBA Capacity Limits?
Effective March 1, 2023, the new Capacity Limits system will replace the weekly updates with one single monthly limit for each storage type. Amazon will assess and announce the estimated inventory limit on the third Monday of each month via the Capacity Monitor in Seller Central and an email notification. In addition to a capacity…
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What is Valid Tracking Rate on Amazon?
Valid Tracking Rate refers to the percentage of orders that have valid tracking information uploaded to Amazon’s system by the seller. Amazon requires sellers to provide valid tracking information for at least 95% of their orders in order to maintain a good standing in the marketplace. If a seller’s valid tracking rate falls below 95%,…
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What is the difference between Seller Feedback and Product Reviews on Amazon?
Although they are often confused, seller feedback and product reviews serve two different purposes. Both help you sell on Amazon, but feedback refers strictly to the seller, while reviews refer to the product. Amazon Seller Feedback Seller feedback measures the quality of a seller on Amazon. Amazon customers rate their experiences with a seller by submitting feedback…
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How to apply for Amazon Brand Registry
Amazon’s Brand Registry program is an official Amazon program where approved brand owners (or their registered agents) are on file with Amazon as trademarked brands. Being on file unlocks a preferred tier of Amazon services (protections and benefits) not available to unregistered brands or resellers. The Amazon Brand Registry membership doesn’t imply any fees. However,…
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What is Meltable FBA Inventory?
If you’re an Amazon FBA seller with a heat sensitive product, you may have recently received this message from Amazon- “We are writing to remind you that meltable inventory in Amazon fulfillment centers will be removed and disposed of for a fee starting April 15, 2023″. To avoid removal fees, submit removal orders for meltable…
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How can I upload the LUCID identification number on Amazon?
With a population over 80 Million and one of strongest economies worldwide, Germany is a lucrative market for many Amazon sellers! Many are thinking about expanding their business to sell on Amazon Germany. But apart from the promising market opportunities, there are also many barriers to great sales success. Germany is not only known for…
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What is Seller Account reinstatement?
Reinstatement of an Amazon account refers to the process of regaining access to a suspended or blocked Amazon seller account. An Amazon seller account can be suspended or blocked for a variety of reasons, including violation of Amazon’s policies, failure to meet performance metrics, or infringement of intellectual property rights. If your Amazon account has…
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How to maximize your profits through strategic sourcing when doing online arbitrage on Amazon
In today’s fast-paced e-commerce world, online arbitrage is becoming increasingly popular among entrepreneurs who are looking to make a profit by buying and selling products online. The process involves finding products at a lower price on one platform and then selling them for a higher price on another platform, such as Amazon. While online arbitrage…
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Most common reasons for not passing the Seller Identity Verification on Amazon
In this article, I would like to cover the most common issues that I have seen new Amazon Sellers having with Seller Identity Verification. A lack of response likely means that you are in a really long queue and they have not reached your submission yet. Amazon can take as long as 45 days to…