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Amazon to divert freight from China to areas not impacted by lockdowns as Covid surge hits cross-border e-commerce
- Amazon said it does not anticipate significant disruptions, as it will divert freight to neighbouring warehouses in the region
- The e-commerce giant joins other companies like Apple supplier Foxconn and Japan’s Toyota in seeking to counter disruptions from China’s Covid controls
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Amazon.com said it would counter any disruptions due to the lockdowns in Chinese cities by diverting freight to warehouses in unaffected regions, as companies rush to comply with the country’s controls to curb the spread of Covid-19.
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The US e-commerce giant said it had purchased more local inventory during the early outbreak of the Omicron variant to stay better prepared to handle potential disruptions.
Earlier today, Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group and other companies including Japan’s Toyota Motor fuelled concerns over how global supply chains could be impacted as China deals with its biggest spike in Covid-19 infections since early 2020.
“We do not anticipate a significant disruption to our business. We are able to counter these closures by diverting available freight to our neighbouring warehouses in the region not impacted by Covid lockdown/restrictions,” Amazon spokeswoman Maria Boschetti said on Wednesday.
Multiple Chinese provinces and cities have tightened restrictions in line with Beijing’s zero-tolerance goal of suppressing Covid-19 as quickly as possible, including in the southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen.
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