00:07:17 sally fasano: Go Ben! 00:07:26 Robyn Stuart: Hello BEN! 00:07:35 Tracy & Tony Modrono: Hi Ben! 00:07:42 Julie Neil: Hi Ben :) 00:08:16 Rosie: Hi Ben 00:09:27 Tani Knight: That was my first "prediction"... the permanent closure of Myer and/or DJs 00:09:44 Jane Leadbeater: Myer and DJs had already screwed themselves pre-COVID due to not sorting out their online platform. 00:09:58 Tani Knight: Yep, this is the nail in the coffin 00:10:09 Sally Scarlett: Has Amazon lifted its ban on incoming inventory? 00:10:16 Florian: Love it Georgia! 00:10:29 Jane Leadbeater: Some products - I can send mine in again now and it’s not essential. 00:10:39 Georgia Watt: Hehehe had to give you a run for your money, Florian ;-) 00:10:57 Sally Scarlett: Ok great Thanks Jane 00:11:22 Florian: You wait, Georgia, big things in the making… 00:11:35 Georgia Watt: Game on Florian.... game on ;-) 00:12:14 Florian: Next week… 00:13:54 Georgia Watt: OK, you win. Torn between returning another smartarse response and saying tell me more/good luck! :) 00:14:30 Florian: Same for me, surprisingly sales have increased, even though Amazon doesn’t ship my products before 27th April. 00:15:43 Soula & Angelo: Hey Ben 👋 looking forward to tonight! 00:16:37 Georgia Watt: Good thing that Ben. Sending off two shipments in the next few days ;-) 00:20:27 Neale & Di Tayler: the 75% statement vs LLC is that pallet loaded? 00:21:42 Dewi Tjiu: bravo. good on you Ben 👍👊👊👍 so happy for you 00:21:50 Shaz: Brilliant Ben! 00:21:59 Robyn Stuart: Thank you Ben .. very generous 00:22:12 Soula & Angelo: amazing !! well done Ben 00:22:13 Marisa Orfanidis: Is it always 40 foot? 20 Foot considered ? 00:22:34 Jane Leadbeater: Sorry didn’t catch the break even point? 00:22:56 grant brown: Is it intentional that you are not trying to fill the container? 00:23:14 Jane Leadbeater: My last LCL shipment was $2500! 00:23:41 Georgia Watt: https://www.freightos.com/freight-resources/what-is-lcl-shipping-the-complete-guide/ (check out the LCL vs FCL section of this page. Totally supports what Ben's saying. 15CBM is the sweet spot. 00:23:55 Michael: my key takeout is that shipping with empty space can still make sense floor load 00:24:02 Aaron & Stella Sutherland: Thanks Georgia 00:24:11 Jane Leadbeater: Amazing. Never imagined this could be the case. 00:24:56 Yvonne Drazic: Thanks Ben and thanks for the link, Georgia :) 00:33:25 John: That's what I had to do with 800 of my products 00:34:39 sally fasano: this can depend on your size as well. oversized and single box/carton can be expensive to refill from 3PL but smaller product that can fit more in a carton is lower cost to send in from 3PL and more viable 00:34:58 Florian: and max 150 units per MC 00:36:18 leanne rozon: pallet height maximum is 72 inch. Amazing logistics stops at 71 00:36:21 sally fasano: great tips Ben 00:36:31 Delwyn: oh -don't apologise, just kids' 00:36:56 Stephanie: Great presentation Ben! Such great info. 00:37:00 Yvonne Drazic: No need to apologise, it's cute :) 00:37:16 Michael: also as a reminder, max pallet height needs to incorporate the height of the pallet itself 00:37:38 Delwyn: great tip, thanks Micheal 00:38:26 Georgia Watt: Which is usually 6 inches (for a standard pallet). Hence why AMZ FBA limit is 72 inches, but minus 6 = 66. 00:38:52 Jane Leadbeater: My $2500 shipment was only 9.125 cbm 😳😳😳 00:39:34 Michael: I think this is another reason for building scale with less suppliers 00:39:38 Lupita!: ohh noooo Jane!!...well...now you know! 00:39:50 Rose Frankcomb: Some factories and locations can use HC container i my experience too. eg if they have additional internal China shipping freight … 00:40:07 Neale & Di Tayler: THanks Ben 00:40:08 Rose Frankcomb: well done BEN! Great show 00:40:09 sally fasano: Your awesome Ben! 00:40:12 Robyn Stuart: Awesome Ben 00:40:13 Lupita!: Awesome Ben! 00:40:14 Stephanie: thank you Ben! 00:40:16 Michael: ben is the best 00:40:16 Simone: awesome thanks Ben!! 00:40:17 Bec Fischer: Brilliant Ben - love this. 00:40:18 RoseDeMichele: Thanks Ben!!! Great stuff 00:40:19 grant brown: thanks Ben 00:40:20 Tracy & Tony Modrono: Thanks Ben!!! Awesome!! 00:40:20 Mark Waite: Great info Ben! Thanks heaps!! 00:40:20 Wendy porter: Thanks Ben that was great 00:40:26 Louie and Natalie Franco: Thanks so much Ben! 00:40:29 leanne rozon: Great job Ben. 00:40:29 Jacqui Hick: Fantastic Ben 00:40:31 Tim & Debbie Crankshaw: Brilliant, Ben 00:40:31 Shaz: Thanks so much Ben! 00:40:33 Florian: Such detailed content, well done Ben! 00:40:33 petina: Thanks Ben 00:40:35 Dewi Tjiu: WOW. thank you so much Ben ❤️🙏💕 00:40:37 Michael: vip 00:40:37 Julie Langdon: thanks Ben, 00:40:38 andy: great insight thanks 00:40:38 Gilbert Mane: Awesome Ben - thanks so much !! 00:40:39 Neale & Di Tayler: Great practical tips, awesome 00:40:39 Mike Vaughan: Great tips Ben. Thanks so much! 00:40:41 Paul: brilliant presentation Ben 00:40:43 Tani Knight: Thanks Ben!!! 00:40:43 Debbie Ward: Fabulous Ben. Thankyou. So informative. 00:40:49 Delwyn: Arrived late, sorry Ben but what I heard was awesome! 00:40:49 Soula & Angelo: thanks so much Ben, really great content !! 00:40:49 Terry & Marion: Thanks Ben! Great info. 00:40:51 Steve: Great job Ben 00:40:52 Marisa Orfanidis: Amazing Ben!! 00:40:54 Angelo & Tanya: Thanks Ben!! 00:41:07 Sarah & Robin: much appreciated Ben!! 00:41:29 Neville Miller: thanks Ben 00:41:34 Yvonne Drazic: Such great info, mental note made to revisit when the time comes!! 00:42:03 Ian Holme: This is so helpful Ben, thank you mate! 00:42:19 Joel and Ellie: Thanks so much Ben and congrats on your success :) 00:43:34 Delwyn: so if you move less than 400 units per month you get penalised? 00:44:41 Rosie: @Delwyn, if your inventory index is less than 400 amz will penalise you 00:44:46 Tani Knight: I think it referred to the Inventory Index, Delwyn, not directly related to units 00:44:59 Delwyn: ah ok, thanks Rosie & Tani 00:45:04 Delwyn: had me worried for a bit 00:45:16 Robyn Stuart: What formula Ben?????? 00:46:23 leanne rozon: Ben, are your pallets from Amazing a mixture of different SKUs? 00:47:32 sally fasano: Delwyn its not units. its based on a few metrics like stock turn over, inventory levels and another I can remember. there is a report in Amazon that shows these 00:47:56 Delwyn: nope 00:47:57 Stephanie: Not asleep 00:47:59 Robyn Stuart: Nope … head blowing up[ 00:48:03 Michael: no way, best session and topic 00:48:38 Michael: i recommend developing product specs sheet per product - we call it 'fact sheets' 00:48:52 Rose Frankcomb: per unit! Yes but int in a spreadsheet - 00:49:16 Georgia Watt: Wayno, the planning spreadsheet on the Platinum Resources has all of these formulas in it. 00:49:43 Delwyn: Thanks Sally - I'll check it out 00:50:07 sally fasano: sorry Wayne missed your question before. kids 00:51:03 Jane Leadbeater: So the 4% increase in cost is offset by the flexibility of 3PL??? 00:51:10 Ben Feng: Yes 00:51:15 Robyn Stuart: Thanks Georgia .. good reminder 00:53:49 Jane Birdsall: Thank you Ben for your great insight into this process. 00:54:33 Rose Frankcomb: I found my calc using 1 x sKU/pallet was 9 pallet but Amazon logistics put them in to 6 pallet and significantly less LCL trucking cost. Weight may pay a part here 00:55:14 virginia: Ben, thanks for all your shared information. It had been a really useful and informative campfire! 00:56:43 Stephanie: great question Jane! 00:56:58 Georgia Watt: Happy Birthday Lupita for yesterday :) 00:56:58 Wendy porter: we've lost Ben 00:57:35 Stephanie: I second that Georgia - Happy Birthday Lupita :-) 00:58:45 Florian: https://hts.usitc.gov/?query= 00:59:22 Jules: ask your freight forwarder to ask their customs agent 00:59:55 Georgia Watt: Another handy link to calculate duty - you can browse HS Codes too by category: https://www.freightos.com/freight-resources/import-duty-calculator/ 01:00:07 Zheng Chong: I use this guy on upwork for HTS code checks. https://www.upwork.com/fl/johnburhans2 01:00:07 Mark Waite: I asked my freight forwarder and they connected with their US Customs Broker to help me confirm my HTS code 01:00:15 Georgia Watt: HS Code Lookup tool: https://www.freightos.com/freight-resources/harmonized-system-code-finder-hs-code-lookup/ 01:00:27 Robyn Stuart: Jane - use your phone for WeChat - doesn’t need the qr code 01:00:40 Gilbert Mane: When I ask our forwarder, they sent me back to our supplier. They weren’t helpful at all. 01:00:46 Lewis & Lyn: Yes John Burhans 01:01:16 grant brown: the site that Florian provided has a Chinese code lookup too 01:01:57 Jane Leadbeater: Robyn it was on my phone actually! 01:02:26 Rosie: Thanks Ben 01:02:27 Robyn Stuart: Ok… haven’t had that happen before .. sorry 01:04:12 Jules: That's awesome Leanne!!!! 01:04:24 Delwyn: Well done! 01:04:24 Jane Leadbeater: All Easter eggs eaten! 01:04:32 Robyn Stuart: hahaha 01:04:44 Delwyn: haha Jane - that's me that eats them! 01:06:06 Robyn Stuart: Right 01:06:09 Robyn Stuart: Gold 01:06:35 Marisa Orfanidis: You can also send in stock by using an old shipping plan that you didn’t use but failed to delete 01:07:03 Quentin Napier: Thanks Leanne, great tip 01:07:33 Lupita!: Great! Leanne and Bec!! 01:07:43 Gai C: Excellent Leanne 01:07:43 Mark Waite: Great news guys!! 01:07:48 Robyn Stuart: Thanks Leanne … and Marisa - great tip 01:07:57 JOE and KAT: yes please leanne 01:08:09 Keryn and Neil: cheers 01:08:12 Julie Neil: Thanks Leanne 01:08:38 Jules: I'm looking for that too Leanne! 01:08:45 Robyn Stuart: Yes .. us too 01:08:49 Karen: I'm searching for the same Leeanne 01:09:15 Robyn Stuart: Hey .. let’s hire an Upwork person 01:09:37 Robyn Stuart: Reliable Repacking .com 01:09:39 Alicia Julian: have you tried hiremymom.com 01:09:45 Florian: hiremymom.com 01:09:52 grant brown: hiremymoms.com 01:10:14 Florian: sorry, hiremymom.com 01:10:15 grant brown: correction hiremymom.com 01:10:52 Robyn Stuart: This is AWESOME .. thank you … solved a BIG issue for a lot of us in one sweep 01:11:37 Rose Frankcomb: W need a farmer or similar with a big shed who can store spare parts for us all