Amazon did this with FBA Export and I ignored it. Big mistake…
Amazon made our products, (some are illegal in many countries), eligible everywhere.
Customs across the globe caught a lot of those shipments and rejected them. We are talking about thousands of orders in a 2 month period.
I let it go because it took a long time to start seeing those returns / rejections. Did that because we were slow bc Amazon had yanked our AC badges for no apparent reason and it was making up for the difference.
Also did it because all of Amazon’s “Like” 1P listings were all buyable in these same countries AND STILL ARE to this day.
Recently spent a day going over the govt restrictions of the 104 countries Amazon services through the program and paring it down to only those that are OK and firing it back up. Limited sales so far.
If it’s easy to get / legal - these people aren’t going to export it and pay $15 to ship a $15 item which is what was happening.
I’m still fielding FB messenger messages for those that were able to beat the system who want more…
This happened in Nov of 22. Turned it off in Feb of 2023. Just turned it back on (pared down), in late Aug because every single penny counts my friends.
Also goes to show that risks are not always worth the rewards. What’s ok for Amazon is not always good for us…
Moral of the story is don’t ignore things you aren’t 100% certain on bc it can and will bite you.
BTW - If anyone is looking for a complete country list for FBA Export, here you go:
