All products must have a single scannable barcode, placed on the outside of each shippable unit, which is registered in the Amazon catalogue and uniquely identifies the product. This may be an EAN/UPC/ISBN or an FBA FNSKU label. The barcode should also be printed in human-readable form. It should be positioned on the exterior of the product in a flat, easily accessible and scannable location (i.e., not positioned around a corner, curve or on a seam).
Same-ASIN units are bundled together in clear plastic bags, manufacturer or seller case packs.
Each bag, outer case or shrink-wrapped bundle has a label with the total quantity of sellable units.
Small and Light only uses poly bags and Jiffy bags. Crushable items such as crisps and glass should be properly prepped and packaged so that they do not crush or break when shipped. Broken or crushed items will not be received at the fulfilment centre. They will be removed or disposed of at your expense.
Shipment checklist
A minimum of 24 units per SKU must be sent in each shipment.
Shipment contents match the shipping plan.
Shipment does not contain dangerous goods (hazmat) or items that are temperature-sensitive, meltable, or crushable.
The shipping box does not exceed 2.4 x 22 x 30 cm on any side, and does not weigh more than 225 g.
Tips for success
Do not send shipments with excess inventory. For more information, see Manage Excess Inventory.
Only send shipments to the fulfilment centre specified on the shipping label.
Unique programme requirements
Each unit weighs less than or equal to 225 g, and has dimensions less than or equal to 2.4 x 22 x 30 .
A minimum of 24 units per ASIN must be sent in each shipment.
All products must have a single scannable barcode, placed on the outside of each shippable unit, which is registered in the Amazon catalogue and uniquely identifies the product. This may be an EAN/UPC/ISBN or an FBA FNSKU label. The barcode should also be printed in human-readable form. It should be positioned on the exterior of the product in a flat, easily accessible and scannable location (i.e., not positioned around a corner, curve or on a seam).
All same-ASIN units within a shipping box must be bundled together using a clear plastic bag, a manufacturer or seller case pack (i.e. boxed or shrink-wrapped), or other means of grouping your same-ASIN units together.
On the outside of each same-ASIN bag or pack, the total quantity of sellable units must be clearly labelled.
FBA Small and Light does not provide prep or labelling services. Items not properly prepped will need to be removed or disposed of at your expense. For more information, see Remove inventory (overview).
FBA Small and Light cannot accept dangerous goods (hazmat), crushable or temperature sensitive items.
General FBA Requirements
Shipping boxes weighing between 15 – 30 kg need to be highlighted as ‘heavy parcel’ and must not exceed 63.5 cm on the longest side.
Example 1: Units in clear plastic bags
Proper packaging checklist
Each unit weighs less than or equal to 225 g, and has dimensions less than or equal to 2.4 x 22 x 30 cm.
Each individual sellable unit within a bag has a single scannable barcode.
All units in the shipping box are in clear plastic bags.
Each bag is labelled with the total quantity of sellable units.
Correct packaging
Incorrect packaging
The following is not a clear plastic bag.
There is no clear plastic bag or outer case pack. There is no label for the total quantity of sellable units.
Example 2: Units that are shrink-wrapped
Proper packaging
Each unit weighs less than or equal to 225 g, and has dimensions less than or equal to 2.4 x 22 x 30 cm.
Each individual sellable unit within a bag has a single scannable barcode.
All units within the shipping box are properly shrink-wrapped.
Each shrink-wrapped bundle is labelled with the total quantity of sellable units.
Correct packaging
Example 3: Multiple ASINs in one box
When each ASIN meets all the requirements below, you can ship multiple ASINs in one shipping box
Each unit weighs less than or equal to 225 g, and has dimensions less than or equal to 2.4 x 22 x 30 cm.
Each individual sellable unit within a bag has a single scannable barcode.
All same-ASIN units in the shipping box are bundled together in clear plastic bags or manufacturer/seller case packs (i.e. boxed or shrink-wrapped).
On the outside of each same-ASIN bag or pack, the total quantity of sellable units is clearly labelled.
Correct packaging
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