Dear friends, recently Amazon's US site has undergone major changes, especially its expansion to Brazil, but this is not good news!
1. New policy announcement
Amazon recently released a message that the account in North America can be extended to Brazil. This has aroused widespread concern.
Now sellers can see the "Brazil" option in the seller center, and begin to sell things in Brazil, either by themselves or through Amazon logistics to Brazil.
However, this new policy has also brought many problems.
2. Potential operational risks
Some sellers reported that they didn't want to sell in Brazil at all, but there was a Brazilian website in their account for no reason.
Amazon said that this was just a display problem, which would not affect the account, but some sellers suffered losses due to operational errors or ignorance, and may even be blocked.
A seller found that the Brazilian site had been opened, and the goods showed that they had been delivered, but the consumers did not receive them. As a result, they not only lost the products and freight, but also had to refund the consumers.
Another seller was blocked because he asked about the Brazilian website, and the problem has not been solved yet.
3. Pay attention to operation details
According to experience, although the account in North America can be extended to Brazil, once Brazil is closed, the websites in the United States, Canada and Mexico must also be closed together.
Therefore, sellers should carefully consider how to deal with the Brazilian site to avoid potential risks.
In order to prevent the Brazilian site from uncollected, it is better to add a collection method even if the Brazilian site is not operated.
If the payment method is not added, it may be automatically launched in Brazil when remote delivery is opened, resulting in orders but no payment.
Some sellers also received a video request for virtual identity verification because they didn't add a payment method, making things more complicated.
For additional payment, it can be added directly in the background or distributed in the background of the US station. According to an experienced person, it is more reliable to use the background distribution of the US station, and generally will not cause audit. However, it is still necessary to avoid the three days before and after the payment date to ensure that everything goes smoothly.
For the monthly rent, the seller of the joint account only needs to pay a monthly rent of $39.99, instead of paying for the Brazilian site alone.
In addition, long-term non operation of Brazilian sites may affect the operation of related sites.
If you do not operate the Brazilian site, you can set the holiday mode in the background to avoid the store being disabled due to long-term inactivity triggering the review.
However, sellers should be aware that accounts that have been inactive for a long time may receive notification of inactive status, which may cause review. If the review is not passed, the store may be suspended, affecting the operation of the US site.
Therefore, sellers should always pay attention to the account status and handle the audit notice in a timely manner.
In conclusion, for sellers who operate normally, the automatic addition of Brazilian sites has little impact. But in order to avoid losses and risks, sellers must pay attention to Amazon's policy changes and properly handle the operation details related to the Brazilian site.
(Source: official account: cross-border video cici)
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