Manage Aged or Excess Inventory

Identify and handle slow-moving, overstocked, or aged inventory before it incurs long-term storage fees — by discounting, promoting, or removing stock as needed.

Prerequisites

• Access to Amazon Seller Central with FBA permissions.
• Knowledge of product sales velocity and restock limits.
• Access to Inventory Age Reports and Restock Inventory Dashboard.
• Understanding of storage fees (charged monthly and long-term every February 15 & August 15).

Procedure

1. Access the Inventory Age Report
2. Identify Excess or Aged Inventory
3. Choose a Management Action
4. Review Storage Fee Impact
5. Monitor Progress

Members only

Get the full step-by-step procedure

• 5 numbered steps with exact Seller Central paths
• Fixes for the most common snags
• 1 copy-paste message template
• When to escalate, and to whom
• How to confirm it worked
• Best practices to prevent repeats

Get access to all SOPsAlready a member? Open this SOP

Not ready to subscribe?

Related SOPs

• Check Inventory Levels & Restock Needs
• Handle Unsellable Inventory
• Create a Lightning Deal