Amazon preparation for Handmade items through FBA?
I started selling wooden Christmas tree ornaments via Amazon Handmade in 2020, and now in 2021 would like to supply some items through FBA but am finding it all a bit overwhelming. I’ve watched/read all of the relevant Seller University tutorials that I can find, but they don’t seem to cover a lot of my questions, so it would be great if someone could give me some clues, please!
In summary my question is: Is it possible to send (labelled, bagged) items to the Fulfilment Centre, and get Amazon to put the items in boxes for the customers?
…or is the answer just that theoretically it’s possible, but Amazon have discontinued this service because they’re too busy?
Basically I’d like to be able to send my products to the Fulfilment Centre with each individual ornament in its own bag and correctly labelled with the SKU barcode like this (although obviously packed safely and protected in a box for transporting them to the FC)…
…and then to pay the prep fees for Amazon to put the items in appropriate individual boxes to actually send out to customers.
From what I’ve read on the Seller Central info, it looks like Amazon should be able to prepare the packaging side of things, and that sellers pay something like 35p per item for this preparation service, but have I misunderstood this?
I can’t find any way to get Amazon to do the preparation bit. In the “Send/Replenish Inventory > Prepare Products” page, if I select any of the categories from this dropdown list…
…then the “Who prepares?” option is automatically filled in as “Seller”, even if I try to select “Amazon” in the dropdown box:
I note from the help info on the top right of the screenshot that “We may discontinue the FBA prep service at any time”, so is the problem just that they’ve discontinued this prepping service and so it’s not me being thick and unable to follow the instructions for “Enable FBA Prep Service”?
Thanks!
8 replies
Seller_7VbclcPFFRTnc
would it not just be cheaper to box them yourself in PIP boxes ?
Seller_P1xIYUNq3qprz
Hi, I’m at the same stage also with my handmade buisness. It seems to take longer packaging the items rather than making them. when i try to select package by amazon it is greyed out and says that:
" Amazon cannot provide prep and labelling services for items that do not have a single scannable barcode (GCID, UPC, EAN, JAN or ISBN) that corresponds to an ASIN in Amazon’s catalogue. For more information, go to FBA Label Service."
Still doesn’t offer any additional advice.
Did you manage to get this sorted and was it worth it if you did?
Thanks
Seller_6sxtIS0RbZ5k7
If it were me I would package them in a board-backed envelope which would take up less room than a box and would take no more time packaging than putting each individual one into a plastic bag.
