[ BDSN ] 🥷 Secret fix that boosts Amazon listings

🧾   THE TAX MAN is COMING for YOUR IMPORTED GOODS

With Donald Trump's return to the White House in January, Amazon sellers and importers are facing the possibility of significant changes in trade policies, tariffs, and de minimis thresholds.

Here's a comprehensive summary of the potential impacts and actions being taken:

Proposed Tariff Changes

Trump has proposed several major tariff changes that could dramatically affect importers and Amazon sellers:

• A 60% tariff on Chinese imports

• A 10-20% universal tariff on all imported goods, regardless of origin

• A 25% tariff on all imports from Mexico

These proposed tariffs would push U.S. import duty rates back to 1930s-era levels, potentially stoking inflation and drastically reordering supply chains.

De Minimis Threshold Changes

In addition to tariff changes, there are potential modifications to the de minimis threshold:

• The current U.S. de minimis threshold is $800, allowing duty-free imports for shipments valued below this amount.

• The Biden administration has proposed limiting the types of products eligible for de minimis exemption, particularly targeting goods in Section 201, 232, and 301 tariffs.

• A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on de minimis changes is expected to be issued by early December.

Great explainer video to watch from BDSS Dream 100 member Adam Heist:

Actions Importers Are Taking

Many businesses are taking preemptive measures to protect themselves:

• Increasing inventory: Some companies are ramping up shipments from China by 50% or more to build up stock before potential tariffs hit.

• Accelerating orders: Businesses are placing larger orders earlier to ensure delivery before Chinese New Year and potential tariff implementation.

• Diversifying supply chains: Some companies are considering moving production out of China (and Mexico) to avoid potential tariffs.

Potential Effects on Sellers

The proposed tariffs and de minimis changes could have several significant impacts on Amazon sellers:

1. Increased costs: Sellers may face substantially higher costs of goods sold (COGS), potentially shrinking margins to single digits.

2. Cash flow challenges: Current inventory funding models may become inadequate as costs rise, requiring sellers to reassess their financial strategies.

3. Pricing pressure: Sellers may need to raise prices to maintain profitability, potentially affecting their competitiveness.

4. Supply chain disruption: Existing supplier relationships may need to be restructured or diversified to mitigate tariff impacts.

5. Inventory management: With higher import costs, strategic inventory control becomes crucial to avoid tying up capital in devaluing stock.

Key Areas for Seller Adaptation

To navigate these changes successfully, sellers will need to focus on:

1. Cash Flow Mastery: Developing more sophisticated cash flow models to adapt to market changes.

2. Supply Chain Sophistication: Building stronger, more flexible supplier relationships with favorable terms.

3. Strategic Inventory Control: Optimizing inventory planning to balance costs and market demand.

Global Implications

The potential changes in U.S. trade policies are also influencing other countries:

• Mexico is considering imposing tariffs on small imported goods from China, particularly targeting e-commerce platforms like Temu, Shein, and AliExpress.

• If you manufacture all your products in the USA, you may be able to save 5% on your income taxes if Trump’s promises come to fruition.

🥷 SECRET WEAPON for TACKLING LISTING PROBLEMS

Frustrated with Amazon listing issues?

Adam Weiler recently shared a powerful solution that could be your new best friend.

In just three days, he tackled 47 tough listing problems using a little-known tool within Seller Support.

Amazon Sellers – Meet the "Listing Issue Specialists"

These aren’t your typical support reps. Available Monday through Friday, these catalog experts have the skills and resources you need:

1. Deep Catalog Knowledge: They know Amazon’s catalog inside and out.

2. Advanced Troubleshooting Access: They have tools that standard reps can’t touch.

3. Real Solutions for Complex Problems: No more generic responses – they dive deep to solve the hard stuff.

Here’s What This Means for You:

• Faster Fixes: Resolve issues quicker and get your listings back in action.

• Accurate Solutions: No more band-aid fixes. These specialists understand the root causes.

• Less Wasted Time: Skip the back-and-forth with basic support and go straight to experts.

Since Adam started using this feature, his resolution times and quality have skyrocketed.

Here’s how you can benefit too:

1. Reach Out to Seller Support via phone or chat.

2. Request a "Listing Issue Specialist" specifically.

3. Describe your issue in detail – they can handle it.

Stop wasting hours on listing problems. Connect with the specialists who know how to fix them!

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🔎 ARE YOUR LISTINGS REALLY LAUNCH READY?

Yesterday on the Helium 10 Elite Freedom Ticket monthly webinar, Daniela Bolzmann of Mindful Goods shared her go-to formulas for creating high converting listings to make more selling on Amazon.

Daniela is widely considered one of the top image conversion experts on Amazon, and works with a lot of Fortune 500 companies as well as 7, 8 and 9 figure sellers.

She is also one of the speakers at BDSS XI in Iceland April 4-9, 2025.

During her presentation she share one of her secret weapons. The comments blew up clamoring for her to send access to it when she demonstrated it.

Her title calculator spreadsheet makes it super easy for you to optimize your listings to make sure they are 100% launch ready.

You can watch a video on how to use it and grab your complimentary copy here.

Send products to Micro-Influencers using the platform Stack Influence which automates Micro-Influencer collaborations at scale (get thousands of collabs per month) and increase your Amazon growth, generate UGC, and boost up your brand awareness like never before.

Top Amazon brands like Magic Spoon, Unilever, and MaryRuth Organics have been able to get to #1 page positioning on Amazon and increase their monthly revenue as high as 13X in as little as 2 months. 

• 🤑 Pay influencers only with products (stop negotiating fees)

• 🚀 Increase external traffic Amazon sales (get to top page rankings)

• 📸 Get full rights image/video UGC (build your brand with authentic content)

• 🤖 100% automated management (don’t lift a finger to get influencer collabs at scale)   

Don't believe it? Check out the results from the Blueland Micro Influencer campaign which generated a 13X ROI scaling up influencers on Amazon.

After successfully raising investment on Shark Tank Blueland turned to Stack Influence to boost their Amazon sales and become a top selling listing using Micro Influencer marketing.

Increase your Amazon listings ranking for targeted keywords before the holiday season is upon us! 

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🏆 WHICH A/B TESTING SaaS TOOL is the BEST?

Max Sigurdson-Scott believes the power of knowledge is sharing. He regularly does that in his Selling from the Beach newsletter (you should subscribe).

He and his team recently spent some time and money researching several of the top A/B testing SaaS tools and created a handy one-pager of the results you can use as a great reference.

Highlights of the One-Pager:
• Which software is most cost-effective?
• Which is best for companies at scale?
• Which can do the quickest tests?
• Which can do the most tests?

🤶🎄  CELEBRATE the HOLIDAYS in TRUE SELLER STYLE

The Titan Network is back again hosting its legendary Holiday Parties around the world on three continents this December.

Premium venues. Intimate settings. Natural conversations with 7 and 8-figure sellers. Athena and her team never let the opportunity to throw a glamour night pass them by, and Christmas is her favorite time of year.

I know first hand of people who made connections at one of these parties that transformed their business.

They’re pure holiday fun - no presentations or pitches. Just good people enjoying the season and celebrating another year of success.

🗽 New York City (Dec 4) - 1 Hotel Central Park
🌊 Brisbane, Australia (Dec 6) - Lina Rooftop
🇬🇧 London, England (Dec 10) - Haymarket Hotel
🌴 Miami (Dec 15) - Komodo Miami
⭐️ Los Angeles (Dec 21) - Amarano Hotel

Complete details and tickets: www.titanholidayparty.com

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✌🏼 Have a great weekend.

See you again Monday.

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