Amazon AGL Expands China–U.S. Air Freight Replenishment Options
Amazon Global Logistics has expanded its China-to-U.S. air freight service with two new transportation options, giving sellers more choices when balancing replenishment speed, inventory placement and shipping costs.
What are the key facts?
- 1Two new transportation options added
- 2Air freight typically enters Amazon’s network in about 7 to 10 days
- 3Primarily affects U.S. FBA sellers sourcing from China, Hong Kong and Vietnam
What happened?
Amazon Seller Central disclosed that Amazon Global Logistics (AGL) has expanded its China-to-U.S. air freight service and added two transportation options. Sellers can choose based on replenishment speed, inventory placement control and transportation costs when shipping inventory from China to Amazon’s U.S. fulfillment network. Official information shows that AGL air freight typically enters Amazon’s network within about 7 to 10 days, making it suitable for promotional replenishment, SKUs with a high stockout risk and situations requiring rapid adjustments to U.S. inventory. The service change mainly affects U.S. FBA sellers sourcing from China, Hong Kong and Vietnam. Seasonal goods, electronics, holiday products and fast-moving categories may require closer attention. When selecting an option, sellers should compare AGL’s total landed cost again with freight forwarder, ocean and rail solutions, including first-mile shipping, duties, receiving fees and FBA peak-season surcharges in profit calculations.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
AGL’s new China-to-U.S. air freight options suit U.S. FBA sellers replenishing SKUs for promotions, high stockout risk or rapid inventory adjustments; air freight typically enters Amazon’s network in about 7 to 10 days. Include first-mile shipping, duties, receiving fees and FBA peak-season surcharges in total landed cost, then reassess the profit difference between air freight, ocean, rail and freight-forwarder options.
What should sellers do now?
- 1This week, create an air freight replenishment table for fast-moving U.S. FBA SKUs sourced from China, Hong Kong and Vietnam. Mark promotion and stockout risks against the approximately 7-to-10-day network-entry window, and complete the SKU, quantity and shipping-milestone list.Procurement List
- 2This week, calculate both AGL air freight options separately for seasonal goods and electronics sold in the U.S., and compare them with freight-forwarder, ocean and rail options by first-mile shipping, duties, receiving fees and FBA peak-season surcharges. Produce a total landed cost table.Profit calculator