Ozon offers sellers Kazakhstan storage after fires hit Russian warehouses
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- Ozon invited sellers to store goods at facilities in Almaty and Astana, promising delivery to Russia within several days.
- The company said the arrangement could also speed deliveries to customers in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
- Russian warehouses operated by Ozon and Wildberries have recently faced fires and drone attacks, while Kazakhstan’s trade ministry said it would consider capacity requests that meet legal and national-interest requirements.
Ozon is offering marketplace sellers a way around supply disruptions in Russia: send their goods to warehouses in Kazakhstan instead.
In a post on an Ozon Marketplace Telegram channel, the company invited sellers to store inventory in Almaty and Astana. From those facilities, Ozon said it could deliver orders to Russian customers within several days, while also speeding up deliveries in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
We invite you to store your goods at our facilities in Almaty and Astana. From there, we will be able to deliver orders to customers in Russia without any problems, while sales in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan will also increase thanks to faster delivery for local Ozon customers.
The company said sellers would face no supply restrictions and would not need additional documents. They would only have to create a supply request as usual and select the Kazakhstan clusters.
The offer follows a series of fires and drone attacks targeting Ozon and Wildberries warehouses in Russia. Wildberries has also been looking for available warehouse space in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Trade and Integration previously said it had received no official request from the company for additional capacity, but added that it was ready to consider proposals that comply with national interests and legal requirements.
No additional documents are required for shipments to Almaty and Astana, simply create a supply request as usual and select the Kazakhstan clusters.
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