Announcement reposted from Amazon United States:
Effective February 24, 2025, we’ll automatically set a minimum threshold for you in Seller Central’s order handling capacity feature. This number shows you a conservative estimate of the volume capacity you can handle based on your average daily orders over the past 30 days.
We’ll recalculate the minimum order handling capacity every week based on your historical data. If you fall below the minimum order handling capacity, we’ll automatically adjust the threshold so it’s closer to what you’ve been able to handle. You can set a higher limit at any time in Order handling settings.
The order handling capacity feature allows you to set a limit for the number of orders you can manage in a day. Once this limit is reached, customers who browse your products will see a delivery promise that’s a day longer, and you’ll have an additional day of handling time. This provides customers with more accurate delivery dates and can help you avoid late shipment rates when you receive more orders than you can manage.
Note that order handling capacity only applies to Standard and Free Economy shipping options, not to Premium Shipping or Seller Fulfilled Prime orders.
For more information, go to Modify order handling capacity.