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  • Are You Leaving Money on the Table? How We Tackle Amazon Vendor Price Claims

    For many businesses, being an Amazon Vendor is a gateway to a massive market. But the complexity of Amazon’s systems can lead to hidden costs, and one of the most significant—and often overlooked—is the price claim. In simple terms, a price claim arises when there’s a discrepancy between the agreed cost price for your product and the amount Amazon actually pays you. These small differences can add up to thousands, or even millions, in lost revenue over time.

    At Rt7 Digital, we specialize in navigating this complex landscape to recover the money that is rightfully yours. Here’s a look at how we make Amazon Vendor price claims.

    What Causes Price Claims in the First Place?

    Price discrepancies aren’t usually intentional, but they are frequent. They typically stem from a few common issues:

    • Promotional Mismatches: A temporary promotional price is incorrectly applied for a longer period.
    • Cost File Errors: An old cost file is used by Amazon’s system instead of the most recently agreed-upon one.
    • Manual Entry Mistakes: Human error during data input on either the vendor’s or Amazon’s side.
    • System Glitches: Simple synchronization errors between your invoicing system and Amazon’s backend.

    Individually, a claim might be small. But across thousands of transactions and multiple product lines, the financial impact can be staggering.

    The Challenge: Why Reclaiming is So Difficult

    If it were easy, every vendor would do it. The reality is that reclaiming funds from Amazon is a resource-intensive battle. Vendors face several hurdles:

    • Vast Data Volume: Manually auditing every single purchase order against every invoice and remittance advice is an impossible task for most finance teams.
    • Complex Portal: Navigating Amazon’s Vendor Central to locate, compile, and submit the necessary evidence is notoriously complicated.
    • Strict Time Limits: Amazon enforces a statute of limitations on claims. If you don’t identify and file them in time, the money is gone for good.
    • The Burden of Proof: Amazon requires comprehensive and undeniable proof for every single claim, which can be difficult to gather retrospectively.

    Our Solution: A Technology-Driven Approach

    This is where Rt7 Digital comes in. We’ve turned a complex manual process into a streamlined, AI-driven system.

    Step 1: AI-Powered Data Audit We start by ingesting your historical transaction data. Our proprietary AI scans millions of data points, cross-referencing purchase orders, invoices, and payment records. It’s a level of deep analysis that would take a human team years to complete.

    Step 2: Identifying Every Discrepancy Our system flags every single instance where the invoiced amount does not match the paid amount. It automatically categorizes the type of claim (e.g., pricing, shortages) and calculates the exact financial shortfall.

    Step 3: Automated Case Building For each identified discrepancy, our software automatically compiles the necessary evidence into a “case file.” This includes the relevant purchase orders, invoices, and proof of payment, creating the robust documentation required by Amazon.

    Step 4: Systematic Filing and Management We don’t just find the claims; we manage the entire recovery process. Our team files each case through the correct channels in Vendor Central and handles all communication with Amazon’s support teams. We meticulously track each claim from submission to resolution.

    Step 5: Recovery and Reporting Once Amazon approves a claim, the funds are credited back to your account. We provide you with transparent, detailed reporting on every dollar we recover for you. Our service operates on a commission basis—if we don’t win, you don’t pay.

    Stop Leaving Money on the Table

    You focus on growing your business; let us focus on recovering your lost profits. The chances are high that your business is owed money due to historical price claims. The only question is how much.

    Curious to see what you could be owed? Use our AI Driven Cost Analysis Calculator to get an instant estimate of your potential reclaim.