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Sending successful shipments to FBA

Carefully preparing your shipments for Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) can significantly reduce receiving time by eliminating problems that cause delays.

There are a number of ways you can increase the chances that your shipments will be received and processed quickly and without problems. The following shipment checklist can make a real difference:

Are the exact items in the shipment?
Make sure the items you are shipping match the items you have listed. There can often be a number of similar items in our catalogue, so when you add a listing, make sure you match the exact listing based on the EAN of the product you have in front of you.

Did all items on the PO make it into the box?
The number of items sent to Amazon should be the same as the number on the PO. Substituting other items, adding additional items, or not including all items can increase receiving time.

Are only the actual products scannable?
When you package your items, make sure only the actual products have EANs on them. Make sure to cover all scannable barcodes on any boxes that are not part of the actual product packaging.

Are unit labels scannable?
Make sure all units have a legible EAN or sticker that can be scanned, and that they do not have multiple codes which could cause them to be incorrectly received.

Is the shipment free of hazardous items?
FBA cannot ship items which are classified as hazardous (Seller Central login required).

Certain products require special preparation prior to their being shipped to Amazon fulfilment centres. Watch the following videos to learn how to prepare specific products such as apparel and textiles, baby toys, breakable items, liquids and other products that require extra preparation for shipment and storage:

Fulfilment by Amazon now available in Spain!

We are pleased to announce that Amazon has now launched Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) in Spain, giving sellers the opportunity to easily extend their reach to a fifth major European marketplace and grow their business even further throughout the European Union.  Read what Sebastian Gunningham, Senior VP Seller Services at Amazon has to say about the launch.

 

New – Global Selling with Amazon Guide

Why not get off to a strong start in 2013 and if you are not already doing so, consider expanding your business internationally with Amazon.

E-commerce has revolutionised the world of retail, opening new channels and opportunities for retailers of all sizes. You can take advantage of the continued growth in online retail sales by expanding your business globally with Amazon. We have marketplaces around the world—United States, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, China, and Japan—and the services and tools to help guide you through the global selling process. Every day we’re looking at opportunities to launch into new marketplaces, so your business can expand as we do.

We prepared the Global Selling with Amazon Guide to help our sellers expand their business globally by providing an overview of this opportunity, steps that you should take when you expand your business to other marketplaces, and some solutions developed by Amazon to help you sell and fulfil more easily your customer orders across borders. The manual also includes information on important topics when selling internationally, including:

• Customs
• Taxation
• Intellectual Property Rights
• Parallel Importation
• Export Controls
• Markings and Labels
• Environmental, Health & Safety
• Product Compliance
• And more

Let us help you take the next steps to sell your products globally with Amazon.

The manual is also available for free download from Kindle and can be accessed by clicking on the following here. 

Upcoming webinars in November

You are invited to participate in the following webinar we will be offering during November:

15^th November 17.00 UK Time

Fulfilment by Amazon: Best practices to send your shipments to us

http://go.amazonservices.com/webinar944449249.html

 

Gain flexibility and optimise your inventory when you use Multi-Channel Fulfilment and EU Export for Multi-channel

 

Especially at this busy time of the year, you can take full advantage of the option and flexibility to fulfil domestic on and off Amazon orders as well as international on and off Amazon orders EU wide from one single local inventory pool located in an Amazon Fulfilment Centre.  This means you could reach more customers by listing your existing FBA inventory on other online channels at home and Europe wide or just on your home marketplace but for delivery to customers throughout the EU.

When an item sells on another channel, just tell us what to ship and to whom and whether it should go standard or expedited delivery for domestic orders and we will do the rest.  Once you submit a multi-channel order, you will see the estimated delivery date which can then be shared with the customer.  You can also custom brand the packing slip which accompanies your orders.