Hello, fellow sellers,
I’m reaching out to see if others are experiencing similar issues with discrepancies during the receiving process at Amazon fulfillment centers, and to hopefully get some help from the moderation team as well.
Despite implementing very strict packing procedures on our end (especially since we started using the “5 identical boxes” method to avoid placement fees), we’re seeing a growing number of inconsistencies between what we ship and what is recorded as received.
For example, one box may show 10 units missing, and then another box, sometimes from a completely different workflow and sent on a different day appears to receive extra units. In one case, a 40 pound box was marked as received with 0 units, while another box was recorded with nearly double its expected contents. That would bring it close to 80 pounds, which is physically impossible based on how we pack and label our shipments, not to mention how obvious it would've been.
Support response so far:
We submitted a case (ID: 17815612171), but the replies have been unrelated. First, we got:
“We understand that you want to change the status of a shipment.”
Which had nothing to do with our actual concern.
When we followed up, the next response was:
“We understand you are requesting further evaluation of your case; however, it appears to be the same request that we reviewed and resolved previously with no additional information.”
Again, not addressing the issue at all.
My goal:
To understand what’s causing these receiving discrepancies and find a way to prevent them going forward.
If any moderators are reading, I’d really appreciate your help digging into this case. I understand it’s a complex issue, possibly on the receiving side or maybe related to how the data is handled through the API, so we’d really benefit from someone with deeper technical knowledge.
PS. This only started happening when we began shipping 5 identical boxes per shipment. We never had this kind of problem before. Curious to know if anyone else having same issue? If so, how did you address it?
Thanks in advance for your support!