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Seller Fulfilled Prime: check your product tier and the January grace period.

Amazon’s earlier UK announcement says Seller Fulfilled Prime assessment moves to product tiers from 30 October 2026. Two new requirements have a grace period until 6 January 2027. This guide explains the distinction; it is not a fresh policy announcement.

Source published date not stated · Effective / planned date 30 Oct 2026

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Your next move

Review the SFP dashboard by tier and check any warning against the requirement and date it actually concerns.

THE SOURCED NEWS

A change already in effect, with a limited grace period

Amazon identifies standard-size, oversize and extra-large tiers. Existing measures move to tier-level assessment. For standard-size products, the new speed requirement is that at least 25% of page views show a delivery date within one day.

For extra-large orders sent outside Buy Shipping or Easy Ship, Amazon describes valid carrier tracking and an on-time delivery rate of at least 97%. It says assessment under these two new requirements begins on 6 January, rather than 30 October. The accessible official post does not expose an exact publication day.

SELLERBUNDLE PRACTICAL ANALYSIS

SellerBundle: turn the dashboard into a short action list

Record the tier, the affected measure and the date shown beside a warning. Keep the platform’s original wording with your note so a colleague can follow the issue. Separate a carrier handover problem from a delivery-speed promise before changing your dispatch process.

Look at the orders you actually fulfil and the services your carrier can reliably provide. Check collection days, cut-off times and the evidence retained for handover. Test a proposed operational change on a manageable group of products before changing the whole catalogue.

SELLERBUNDLE PRACTICAL ANALYSIS

A grace period is not an all-purpose exemption

Do not treat the January date as permission to ignore every SFP requirement. Use the current account dashboard and linked official requirements for your own listings. If a measure looks inconsistent, save the evidence and raise a focused support question rather than promising customers a faster service you cannot support.

GO TO THE ORIGINAL

Check the sources.

Amazon News_Amazon: UK SFP eligibility update; exact publication day unconfirmed ↗
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This is an original SellerBundle explanation with practical editorial suggestions. Check current official terms and suitability before changing your business processes.

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