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Sourcing & Suppliers

Finding, vetting, and managing suppliers, plus the import side: freight, duties, tariffs, and compliance. How to negotiate terms that protect your cash and build a supply chain that survives a bad quarter.

  • August 10, 2026·9 min read

    Amazon GWD vs a China 3PL: Which One Should You Use?

    Amazon GWD vs a China 3PL: storage ranges overlap, so the real split is Amazon integration versus channel freedom. The decision rule and cost shell.

  • August 9, 2026·8 min read

    How to Send Inventory to Amazon GWD: The 8-Step Setup

    How to send inventory to Amazon GWD: AGL onboarding, importer of record, incoterms, creating the shipment, and the timeline to plan backward from.

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August 3, 2026
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8 min read

Chinese New Year Factory Closures: The 2027 FBA Guide

Chinese New Year closes factories for 2 to 4 weeks, not 7 days. When to commit your Q1 PO, book freight, and buffer stock as an Amazon FBA seller.

  • June 20, 2026·5 min read

    FBA Sales Tax: What Sellers Need to Know in 2026

    How sales tax works for Amazon FBA: nexus, marketplace facilitator laws, what Amazon collects for you, and what you may still owe. Not tax advice.

  • June 13, 2026·5 min read

    Manufacturing Planning for Private-Label Sellers

    Manufacturing planning aligns production orders with demand, MOQs, lead times, and capacity. How private-label sellers plan production without over-buying.

  • May 27, 2026·12 min read

    How to Get Your Trump Tariff Refund: An Amazon Seller's Step-by-Step Guide to the IEEPA CAPE Process

    The Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs. CBP is now refunding them through the CAPE tool in ACE. Here is exactly who is eligible, who is not, and how I got $25,242 back (with interest), with the forms, links, and pitfalls in one place.

  • May 12, 2026·5 min read

    Consignment Inventory: How It Works and the Trade-offs

    Consignment inventory means the supplier owns the stock until it sells. How it works, the cash-flow upside, the accounting, and where it fits.

  • April 10, 2026·5 min read

    FOB vs EXW: Which Incoterm Should FBA Sellers Use?

    FOB vs EXW: FOB puts the supplier in charge to the origin port, EXW leaves everything to you from the factory door. What each means and which fits FBA.

  • April 9, 2026·5 min read

    Importing from China to Amazon FBA: The Full Process

    The end-to-end process of importing from China to Amazon FBA: sourcing, incoterms, freight, customs and duties, prep, and into the fulfillment center.

  • April 8, 2026·5 min read

    FBA Reorder Date Calculation: When to Place the PO

    How to calculate your reorder date: the day to place a PO so stock arrives before you run out. The formula, a worked example, and the inputs that matter.

  • April 6, 2026·5 min read

    PO Payment Terms: Structures That Protect Your Cash

    PO payment terms decide how much of your inventory the supplier finances. Deposit splits, net terms, and how each affects your FBA cash flow.

  • April 5, 2026·5 min read

    Purchase Order Tracking for FBA: Stages and Checklist

    Purchase order tracking for FBA: follow each PO through placed, shipped, received, and reconciled, so nothing slips and every shortfall gets claimed.

  • April 4, 2026·5 min read

    Managing Inventory Across Multiple Suppliers on FBA

    Why and how to run multiple suppliers for a SKU: dual-sourcing for risk and leverage, and how to manage inventory across them.

  • April 3, 2026·5 min read

    MOQ: How Minimum Order Quantity Affects Your FBA Cash

    MOQ is the smallest order a supplier will accept. Why it exists, how it forces overstock and ties up cash, and how to negotiate it, for Amazon FBA sellers.

  • April 2, 2026·5 min read

    Supplier Lead Time for FBA: How to Measure and Reduce It

    Supplier lead time is how long from PO to goods ready or delivered. How to measure quoted vs actual, track it per supplier, and reduce it, for FBA sellers.

  • April 1, 2026·5 min read

    Purchase Order Template for Amazon FBA: What to Include

    A purchase order template for Amazon FBA: the fields that prevent supplier disputes, plus the FBA-specific labeling and carton lines most templates miss.

  • January 28, 2026·8 min read

    Inventory Lead Time: The Multi-Leg View for FBA

    Inventory lead time on Amazon FBA is multi-leg: production, freight, customs, and check-in. Why the number your supplier quotes is not the one to plan on.

  • January 20, 2026·5 min read

    DDP Shipping: What Delivered Duty Paid Means for Sellers

    DDP shipping means the supplier delivers to your door with duties paid. The upside, the cautions on customs and control, and when it fits importers.

  • January 15, 2026·7 min read

    Incoterms Explained: The Shipping Terms Importers Need

    Incoterms define who pays and who bears risk at each step of a shipment. The key terms (EXW, FOB, DDP) and what they mean for Amazon importers.

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