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Do I need pallets?
Hey all,
I have 234 shipping boxes. Each shipping box weighs 8kg and the dimensions are 56.5 x 33.5 x 56 cm.
Each box will contain 9 units and each unit will be in its own unit box. Therefore I will have 2106 units. Each unit box measures 31.5 x 18 x 18cm.
Can anyone tell me whether I need to use pallets or can I use small parcel delivery?
Thank you.
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Seller_NMoAY1ZsmOCqb
In addition to Rugsy’s reply, a couple of things come to mind from what you’ve said.
That’s a lot of items to be sending - Do you have any idea on how long they’ll take to sell? Have you taken Monthly and Long Term Storage Fees into consideration?
If using UPS, your 8kg boxes will cost the same as a 15kg box. Could you repackage to get just under the 15kg limit, as this may be more cost effective - nearly a 50% reduction in shipping costs (per unit).
Seller_amUAzjvL5uIzu
As DSCT said.I have some good fast selling items but would never send anywhere near 2000 in.
If they dont sell LTSF will be huge & any account problems that could cause to need to get items returned from FBA would be expensive.
Seller_5qPnuycMicgTU
Will be cheaper to send in a pallet.
Seller_fMsCVAHNu4txH
As to using pallets, and the maximum quantities…
I regularly send 20+ A4-sized boxes at 14.9 kilos per box
So 300+ Kilos in every order, with around 2000 units per shipment (mixed SKUs in every box)
Realistically, these could be sent as a pallet, but UPS have no problem picking the boxes up, and I’ve never had any problems with Amazon not accepting them.
234 boxes might certainly raise a few eyebrows but the OP didn’t mention the weight of the items. As long as they fit on a decent UPS van it’s not likely to be a problem.
Remember, from the Amazon warehouse side, UPS will merge multiple deliveries and drop everything off in one go (not just your order), so if they rock up in a van with 200 boxes Amazon probably wouldn’t bat an eyelid.
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