Amazon Extending the Grace Period for SIOC Chargeback Minimum Dimensions
Amazon is extending their grace period for the Ships in Own Container minimum dimension chargeback from August 1, 2020 to January 1, 2021 (for newly eligible products). During Amazon's grace period, you will be sent notifications for any non-compliant ASINs but will not be charged. You can also review your Operational Performance dashboard to review eligible products - reach out to your Global Overview team if you have any questions when reviewing this dashboard.
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We are extending the grace period for the Ship in Own Container chargeback minimum dimension change until January 1, 2021 (previously August 1, 2020) for newly eligible products that require certification of an ASIN as FFP or SIOC.
Effective February 1, 2020, with a grace period until January 1, 2021, the minimum package dimensions that require certification of an ASIN as FFP or SIOC are 6" x 4" x 0.375" (previously 9” x 6” x 0.375”).
Any non-sort packaged item that is fulfilled through Amazon's fulfillment network with any one or more of its dimensions less than 6 inches on it longest side, or less than 4 inches on its median side, or less than 0.375 inches on its shortest side is excluded from the SIOC chargeback.
If you ship your products in a small and thin package (longest side <6”, shortest side <0.375” or median side <4”), you don’t need to do anything at this time. However, if your package exceeds any of these limits on any side and is fulfilled in Amazon’s non-sort network, you must certify it as FFP (Tier 1) or SIOC (Tier 2), which was introduced in September 3, 2019.
Non-sort
Non-sort is based on the 18x14x8 dimensions covering packaged items with at least one side greater than 18" on its longest side, more than 14" on its median side, and more than 8" on its shortest side, or greater than 20 lbs.
Products that remain uncertified will be subject to the $1.99 chargeback per received unit, for any ASIN that exceeds any of the new minimum packaging dimensional thresholds starting on August 1, 2020.
During the grace period, we will send you notifications of any non-compliance to give you time to fix any issues. To find out which of your ASINs will be impacted, we recommend you regularly review your ready-to-ship chargeback eligible portfolio from the Operational Performance dashboard under Ship in Own Container.
For more information on the FFP Vendor Incentive Program and certification, please visit our packaging website located at https://www.aboutamazon.com/sustainability/packaging/certification
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