Amazon has introduced an important update to Amazon Buy Shipping that gives sellers more flexibility when purchasing shipping labels. Sellers who self-ship their orders can now link their own carrier accounts to Amazon Buy Shipping and use their negotiated carrier rates when purchasing labels.
The update currently supports:
- USPS
- UPS Roadie
- UPS Mail Innovations
- OnTrac
- DHL eCommerce
Use Your Own Negotiated Shipping Rates
One of the biggest benefits of this update is that sellers can now take advantage of the rates they have negotiated directly with their carriers while still using Amazon Buy Shipping.
When you purchase a label through Amazon Buy Shipping using a linked carrier account, the label is still charged directly by the carrier. The shipment also counts toward the minimum shipping volume requirements associated with your carrier agreement.
Amazon also allows sellers to link multiple carrier accounts and assign them to different ship-from locations.
Additional Amazon Buy Shipping Protections
Linked carrier accounts also make sellers eligible for certain Amazon Buy Shipping protections, including on-time delivery rate protection and refunds for eligible delivery-related claims.
For sellers shipping a significant volume of orders, these protections can help reduce the impact of delivery-related issues while keeping shipping operations within Amazon’s Buy Shipping workflow.
How GeekSeller Works With Amazon Buy Shipping
If you manage your orders through GeekSeller, you can purchase Amazon Buy Shipping labels directly from the GeekSeller interface. This means you don’t have to switch between systems to manage your orders and shipping.
GeekSeller also provides additional tools to help make shipping more efficient, including:
- Smart Rates that automatically help select better available shipping rates
- Batch shipping for processing multiple labels at once
- Centralized order and shipment management across your sales channels
- The ability to manage shipping without leaving your GeekSeller workflow
With Amazon expanding the flexibility of Buy Shipping, sellers can combine their existing carrier relationships and negotiated rates with the convenience of Amazon’s shipping infrastructure, while GeekSeller provides the tools to manage the process more efficiently from one place.
