#661 – Amazon BLOCKING FBA Shipments? and New Tariff Calculator | Weekly Buzz 4/30/25

You might not be able to send inventory to FBA next month. Tariff surcharges could appear on Amazon listings, and TikTok Shop expands again. All this buzzing news and more!

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We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon Slashes Your FBA Capacity!
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/inventory-storage/storage-request/limit-increase

Create deals for Amazon Pet Day
https://sell.amazon.com/blog/announcements/pet-day

Amazon denies plans to list tariff prices after President Trump calls Jeff Bezos to object
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/29/amazon-tariff-costs-trump-white-house/83340801007/

Grow With US: How Walmart's New Program Aims To Help Small Businesses Go Big
https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/04/29/grow-with-us-how-walmarts-new-program-aims-to-help-small-businesses-go-big

France urges fees on cheap e-commerce parcels in EU
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/france-urges-fees-cheap-e-121540875.html

Walmart to Offer 3-Hour Delivery to 95% of Americans
https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2025/walmart-to-offer-3-hour-delivery-to-95percent-of-americans/

Exclusive: Some Amazon sellers are pulling out of Prime Day amid Trump tariffs
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/some-amazon-sellers-are-pulling-out-prime-day-amid-trump-tariffs-2025-04-28/

Walmart, Target resume business with some Chinese factories after tariff-related halt, suppliers say
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/29/business/walmart-target-chinese-orders-tariffs-hnk-intl/index.html

TikTok to enter Japan's e-commerce industry, Nikkei reports
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/tiktok-enter-japan-e-commerce-nikkei-reports-2025-04-26/

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Helium 10 has rolled out several powerful new features this week, starting with the brand-new Tariff Analyzer tool in Profits. This feature gives sellers a detailed breakdown of how tariffs impact their net profits on a product-by-product basis. By inputting the country of origin and cost of goods sold (COGS), users can instantly see pre- and post-tariff profit margins, estimate the price adjustments needed to maintain margins, and even compare how switching manufacturing to another country, like Vietnam or Uzbekistan, might improve profitability. It's a game-changing tool for sellers looking to stay agile amid rising import costs.

Another major upgrade is the expansion of Managed Refund Services, now available to both Platinum and Diamond users. Previously reserved for Diamond subscribers, this service helps Amazon sellers recover funds owed by Amazon due to lost, damaged, or mishandled inventory. Helium 10’s team handles the tedious claims process, scanning accounts, filing cases, and staying compliant with Amazon’s policies. Sellers only pay a small percentage of successfully recovered funds, making it a zero-risk way to reclaim potentially thousands in lost revenue. On top of that, Helium 10 has added support for Cerebro and Magnet in the Amazon Saudi Arabia marketplace, with built-in translation tools to help sellers understand foreign-language keywords and rank data, opening up new international expansion opportunities easily. Tune in for a wealth of knowledge and strategies to keep your Amazon business thriving.