Amazon to Gradually Resume FBA Inbound Shipments for Meltable Products
Some meltable products on the US store can have inbound plans created from August 31, 2026; other products must wait until September 21, with different sellable dates for each batch.
What are the key facts?
- 1Some meltable products can have inbound plans created from August 31, 2026
- 2Some products become eligible for consumer sale again from September 14, 2026
- 3Another group cannot begin inbound shipment until September 21, 2026
- 4Another group is expected to become sellable from October 5, 2026
- 5The rules mainly affect sellers of temperature-sensitive products using FBA on the US store
What happened?
An Amazon Seller Central announcement says that FBA meltable products will enter a phased resumption in 2026. Certain products, including gummies, protein bars, cookies, and coated candy, can have inbound plans created from August 31, 2026, and are expected to become eligible for consumer sale again from September 14, 2026. Another group, including chocolate, chocolate-coated nuts, fruit, caramel, and gelatin gummies, cannot begin inbound shipment until September 21, 2026, and is expected to become sellable from October 5, 2026. The arrangement mainly applies to sellers of food, candy, nutrition bars, and other temperature-sensitive products using FBA on the US store; it does not apply to all standard inventory. Sellers must verify whether each ASIN falls within Amazon’s definition of meltable inventory and assess the effects of ocean or air freight, storage temperatures, and the US fall delivery cycle on product quality. Inventory shipped before the sellable date may still incur transportation and storage-occupancy costs.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
Sellers using FBA on the US store for food, candy, nutrition bars, and other temperature-sensitive products must distinguish the phased resumption schedule by ASIN rather than applying standard-inventory rules. Shipping before the sellable date may create transportation and storage-occupancy costs, while temperature conditions and the fall delivery cycle may affect product quality.
What should sellers do now?
- 1Export ASINs for food, candy, nutrition bars, and other temperature-sensitive products in US-store FBA, verify individually whether they are meltable inventory, and mark the inbound-plan batch available from August 31, 2026 or September 21, 2026 to create an executable checklist.Procurement List
- 2For ASINs covering gummies, protein bars, cookies, coated candy, chocolate, and other listed products, separately verify the sellable dates of September 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026; combine ocean freight, air freight, and storage-temperature factors to produce a plan for pausing or delaying shipments.Profit calculator