How Do Amazon Sellers Create Shipments?

Sellers who take part in the Amazon Marketplace must follow very specific guidelines when creating shipments. The shipments, which are part of the FBA, or Fulfillment by Amazon program, have to be shipped in the exact fashion required by Amazon in order for the inventory to be processed and dispatched. Here is what you need to know about their methods. Here is what you need to know.

Shipping Plans Defined

The first step in creating shipments is making a shipping plan using the shipping creation workflow tools. Your shipping plan is a list of inventory items that you want to send to Amazon fulfillment centers. Even if you want to ultimately send the inventory to different fulfillment centers, you can put everything into a single shipping plan that is then broken into different segments for different centers.

Shipping Plan Tools

To create a shipping plan, start by opening the shipping creation workflow tools. The first step is to manage your inventory. This is where you enter the quantities of the items that you want to send. Confirm the address that you are shipping from. When you need to add new items to the shipping plan that you haven’t shipped in the past, you must add the product name and ASIN or MSKU. Next, you must confirm the shipping requirements for the specific products, including the rules for case-packed products and any special packaging that is needed.

Fulfillment Center Shipments

After you have completed the shipping plan and printed the appropriate labels, as directed in the workflow based on your needs, you can pack the items according to Amazon’s requirement and arrange for them to be sent to the right fulfillment centers. This can be done through an Amazon-partnered delivery company or through your own preferred small parcel, LTL, or FTL delivery service. If you use an outside company, you will need to provide Amazon with the tracking numbers.

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