Fba shipping boxes
Hi, im sending in my first LTL delivery and wondered is it ok to use banana boxes to pack the products.
8 replies
Seller_NoMNQDGnEW5Bx
Are they the ones with the holes top and bottom? If so, probably not.
Have you read the fba packaging guidelines?
Seller_esvgLzKXw2YAl
I don’t think that they are specifically excluded from being used, but I would be extremely wary of using something like that.
To my mind, it’s better to use a plain old cardboard box, that will be accepted without any issues.
If they don’t like them, then that means pallet/s rejected, returned, repacked, resent! Plus the cost associated with that.
Is there a specific reason why you want to use them?
Seller_BS5lg2keRs2QO
Firstly i would be surprised that a pallet of books received with that kind of packaging (which signals used books) translates into a pallet worth sending to Amazon after sorting. I typically find only 10-15% of a pallet made for good FBA books. Obviously that may differ if you have a very, very good supply and were able to choose each title in advance.
I don’t see anything explicitly prohibitive in Amazon’s guidance, but they do say:
“Use a rigid, six-sided container with flaps intact. Boxes must sufficiently protect the contents during transit and processing at Amazon’s fulfilment centres”
I wouldn’t say those kind of boxes meet that criteria.
