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Amazon Partnered Carrier Programme overview

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Partnered Carrier Programme: overview and benefits

Other important programme information

Current FBA promotions

Example fee calculations

Small parcel delivery with the Partnered Carrier Programme

Less than truckload with the Partnered Carrier Programme

Cancel an Amazon-partnered carrier shipment

Partnered Carrier Programme: overview and benefits

Programme introduction

With the Amazon Partnered Carrier Programme, sellers using Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) can send eligible shipments to fulfilment centres across Europe at discounted rates. The programme is available for both small parcel deliveries (SPD) and palletised less than truckload deliveries (LTL) or full truckload deliveries (FTL). Small parcel deliveries consist of units packed in boxes, and each box is individually labelled for delivery. These are typically smaller shipments that are sent via UPS or Amazon (DHL-managed), or Geopost Group (DPD DE, DPD UK, SEUR and Chronopost). Pallet shipments combine individual boxes on pallets for delivery. These are typically shipped via UPS Freight or Kuehne+Nagel.

Note: To review promotions on shipping inventory for FBA, go to the Current FBA promotions section.

To learn more about shipping small parcels and pallets with the Amazon Partnered Carrier Programme, watch this Seller University video.

Programme eligibility

For your shipment to be eligible for the Amazon Partnered Carrier Programme, the following conditions must be met:

Your warehouse must be located in the UK, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland or the Czech Republic.
Your shipment must be destined for an Amazon fulfilment centre in the UK, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden or Poland (only if the seller is CEE) or Czech Republic (only if the seller is CEE).
Your shipment must not contain dangerous goods or hazardous material (hazmat) ASINs.
Heavy & Bulky ASINs must meet pallet and packaging requirements outlined on Arranging for an LTL or Truck Load Delivery to Amazon.
You must choose the Amazon Partnered Carrier Programme as your sending option when booking the shipment in Seller Central
You must accept the Amazon Partnered Carrier terms and agreements and, where Amazon is acting as an agent on your behalf, the terms and conditions of the specific carrier. Go to the carrier overview below to find further information.
Your shipment must adhere to the following packaging and sending guidelines:
- Product packaging requirements
- Shipping and routing requirements
With the Partnered Carrier Programme, there are some postcode restrictions and programme-specific guidelines that you have to follow. For more information, go to the help pages below:
- Small parcel delivery
- LTL and FTL delivery

If you attempt to ship ineligible items or you do not comply with the requirements above, your shipment might be rejected by the carrier or Amazon. For more information, go to Shipping and routing requirements.

Programme benefits

Sellers participating in the Amazon Partnered Carrier Programme benefit from the following:

Access to competitive rates for shipping
Short transit times of carriers with experience shipping to Amazon
Simplified booking experience by paying for shipments within Seller Central
Scheduling collections in Seller Central for palletised shipments
Use of Seller Central to print labels and track deliveries for small parcel deliveries

All shipments sent with the Partnered Carrier Programme are subject to the FBA lost and damaged inventory reimbursement policy.

Partnered carriers that you will work with

Below is an overview of the carriers that you will work with:

Carrier	Programme	Point of contact for repeated Partnered Carrier Programme shipment
DHL	Small parcel delivery and parcels	Amazon Partnered Carrier: DHL carrier guidelines for small parcel delivery
UPS parcel	Small parcel delivery and parcels	Amazon Partnered Carrier: UPS carrier guidelines for small parcel delivery
Geopost Group	Small parcel delivery and parcels	Amazon Partnered Carrier: DPD group carrier guidelines for small parcel delivery
UPS SCS	Less than truckload delivery, full truckload delivery, pallets	Amazon Partnered Carrier Programme (PCP)–Pallet Deliveries, Less-Than-Truckload (LTL), Full-Truckload (FTL)
Kuehne+Nagel	Less than truckload delivery, full truckload delivery, pallets	Amazon Partnered Carrier Programme (PCP)–Pallet Deliveries, Less-Than-Truckload (LTL), Full-Truckload (FTL)

Note: Ensure that you look for the correct carrier depending on whether your shipment is a small parcel delivery or a pallet delivery (LTL).

Partnered Carrier Programme cost calculation: fees

The best way to view partnered carrier fees for your shipment is to have a look in Seller Central once a shipment is created. In the new shipment creation workflow, complete step 1 by adding all ASIN and box-level information. Once finished, you can see the estimated cost for the Partnered Carrier Programme by looking at Shipping mode > Small parcel delivery (SPD) or Less than truckload delivery (LTL) > Select shipping carrier. Small parcel delivery fees are calculated based on pickup store, destination fulfilment centre and number of boxes shipped. LTL fees are calculated based on the pickup location, the location of the destination fulfilment centre and the number of pallets shipped.

Note: We’re currently running two separate promotions on shipping inventory for FBA. For more information, go to the Current FBA promotions section.

Create a shipment with the Partnered Carrier Programme

To create a shipment, follow these steps:

Create a new shipment or replenishment in Seller Central.
Select SKUs you want to send to Amazon.
Select pickup and destination locations.
Select Amazon Partnered Carrier in the shipment creation workflow.
Enter the details of your shipment. You will receive an estimate for shipping charges.
Before accepting the delivery charges, carefully review the Amazon Partnered Carrier terms and agreements and, where Amazon is acting as agent on your behalf, the terms and conditions of the specific carrier. Go to the carriers overview above or the help pages on SPD or less than truckload delivery below.
Click Accept charges.
Finish the preparation of the goods per the guidelines.
Follow the steps of the carrier to finalise your shipment.

Other important programme information

Ship between the EU and the UK with the Partnered Carrier Programme

Since January 31, 2021, cross-border shipments between the EU and the UK have once more been possible with the Partnered Carrier Programme. For further information, go to Amazon Partnered Carrier Programme: cross-border shipment workflow.

Amazon Marketplace Web Service (MWS)

Amazon MWS also includes Amazon-partnered carrier options. For more information, go to Introducing seller API.

To enable this service, follow these steps in Seller Central:

Go to Settings and then Fulfilment by Amazon.
Click Edit next to Amazon Partnered Carrier (small parcel deliveries) – MWS settings
For each Amazon store in which you want to use the service, click the box to accept the relevant terms and conditions of Amazon and, where Amazon is acting as an agent on your behalf, your carrier.

Once you have accepted the terms and conditions, you will be able to use the programme through MWS. For instructions, see Using an Amazon or partnered carrier for your shipments (available only in English).

Note: Amazon MWS is not available for partnered carrier pallet shipments.

Current FBA promotions

FBA New Selection promotion

The FBA New Selection programme makes the launch of new products on FBA more accessible by offering free storage, free removals and free return processing of your new-to-FBA ASINs. In addition, brand owners who complete the Brand Registry can take advantage of a monthly rebate of 5% on their sales of branded ASINs.

To learn more about this discount, go to FBA New Selection.

Example fee calculations

Note: As fees may change over time, the examples below are only a general indication of how fees are calculated. Do not use them as a standard rule.

Small parcel delivery with the Partnered Carrier Programme

Example 1: The seller is sending one parcel from their warehouse in the UK with postcode GL51 7PA to MAN 4 – an Amazon fulfilment centre located near Chesterfield, UK. The pickup postcode is GL51 7PA in the UK and the destination postcode is S43 4PZ. The price per parcel between these two postcodes via the Partnered Carrier Programme for small parcel delivery when sending one box with a weight of 18 kg is £7.58. The total cost to the seller is £7.58.

Example 2: The seller is sending one parcel from their warehouse in Germany with postcode 08527 to LEJ1 – an Amazon fulfilment centre located near Leipzig, Germany. The pickup postcode is 08527 in Germany and the destination postcode is 04347. The price per parcel between those two postcodes via the Partnered Carrier Programme for small parcel delivery when sending 10 boxes with a weight of 77 kg is €16.61. The total cost to the seller is €16.61.

LTL with the Partnered Carrier Programme

Example 1: The seller is sending one pallet from their warehouse in Germany with postcode 10023 to DTM2 – an Amazon fulfilment centre located near Dortmund, Germany. The pickup postcode is 10023 in Germany and the destination postcode is 44145. The price per pallet via the Partnered Carrier Programme between those two postcodes for less than truckload delivery when sending one pallet is €49.44. The total cost to the seller is €49.44.

Example 2: The seller is sending a second shipment with eight pallets from their warehouse in Germany with postcode 10023 to DTM2 – an Amazon fulfilment centre located near Dortmund, Germany. The pickup postcode is 10023 in Germany and the destination postcode is 44145. The price per pallet via the Partnered Carrier Programme between those two postcodes for less than truckload delivery when sending eight pallets is €35.36. The total cost to the seller is 8 times €35.36, €282.88.

Example 3: The seller A is sending a third shipment with eight pallets to DTM2 – an Amazon fulfilment centre located near Dortmund, Germany. However, they are using their second warehouse located in France 25512. The pickup postcode is 25512 in France and the destination postcode is 44145. The price per pallet via the Partnered Carrier Programme between those two postcodes for less than truckload delivery when sending eight pallets is €78.98. The total cost to the seller is 8 times €78.98, €631.84.

Note: In the examples shown above, current promotions are excluded.

Small parcel delivery with the Partnered Carrier Programme

For specific information on Amazon small parcel delivery, go to Amazon Partnered Carrier: Small parcel delivery.

Less than truckload with the Partnered Carrier Programme

For specific information on the Amazon pallet or less than truckload (LTL) service, go to Amazon Partnered Carrier Programme: pallets, less than truckload (LTL), full truckload (FTL).

Cancel an Amazon-partnered carrier shipment

You can cancel Amazon or Amazon-partnered small parcel deliveries within 24 hours of approving the estimated shipping charges. To do so, go to your shipping queue and follow these steps:

Locate the shipment and click Work on shipment.
Click the Provide details tab.
Click on Void charges.

Note: Cancelling the delivery does not cancel the charges. You must follow the instructions above to ensure that a pickup doesn’t take place and that charges don’t apply. If 24 hours have passed since you approved the charges, you will not be able to cancel the charges or receive a refund for small parcel deliveries.

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