Cross-border trade insights

Amazon's Inventory Performance Index (IPI) determines your FBA storage limits. A low IPI score can cap your storage capacity and cost you sales during peak season. This guide explains the IPI formula, the four key metrics, and specific actions to raise your score.

US buyers expect free, easy returns — and Amazon's return policy sets the standard. This guide covers FBA return handling, return rate benchmarks by category, reducing returns through better content, and managing graded/restock inventory.

Amazon MCF lets you fulfill orders from Shopify, your website, or other channels using your FBA inventory. This guide covers MCF fees, how to set it up, inventory implications, and when it makes financial sense.

Amazon FBA loses and damages seller inventory more often than most sellers realize. This guide explains every reimbursement case type, the claims process, how to audit your inventory, and when to use third-party reimbursement tools.

Bulky products pay FBA fees based on dimensional weight, not actual weight — often 2–4x more than necessary. Learn how to measure correctly, design packaging for lower DIM tiers, and which product changes deliver the biggest fee reduction.

Slow-moving FBA inventory accrues storage fees daily. Learn when to remove inventory back to yourself, when disposal makes sense, how Amazon's liquidation program works, and how to time removals to avoid long-term storage fees.

Stockouts destroy organic rank. Overstock generates crippling storage fees. Learn how to forecast Amazon demand accurately — using sales velocity, lead time buffers, and seasonality multipliers.

Not all freight forwarders handle Amazon FBA shipments correctly. Learn what to look for, what questions to ask, how Incoterms affect responsibility, and how to avoid the hidden costs that drain your margin.

FBA sellers face a 90–120 day cash cycle between paying a manufacturer and receiving Amazon disbursements. Learn how to model the full working capital cycle and avoid the cash crunch that kills growing FBA businesses.

MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) prevents channel conflict and price wars that destroy your brand. Here's how MAP works, how to enforce it on Amazon and with distributors, and what happens without one.

TT, LC, DP, Net-30 — payment terms in international trade determine your cash flow and risk exposure. This guide explains each method, when to use it, and how to negotiate with overseas buyers.

Choosing the wrong freight method eats your margin or causes stockouts. Here's a data-driven comparison of sea and air freight for Taiwan-to-US Amazon FBA shipments with real cost examples.

How to receive USD, AUD, and JPY from Amazon and international B2B buyers as a Taiwan-based seller — comparing Payoneer, Wise, World First, and local USD bank accounts.