Ship To Amazon Fba : The Definitive Guide ( 2020 ) FreightPaul

Here are 4 important evaluation criterions:QualificationShipping safety is always the first priority.You don’t want to deal with a fake company, right ?In order to check if a freight forwarder is “real” , you can check and confirm whether theforwarder have the necessary license.As for China forwarders, the license including :Business certificate Class-A forwarder licenseWhether NVOCCWhether member of WCA or CGLNWhether SGS auditedPricingIt’s reasonable for you to search the quote from 3-5 forwarders, and choose a pricewithin market.Really the amazon fba shipping cost doesn’t have to be the cheapest, as it would normallymeans poor service.Don’t inquiry everywhere and try to get a so called best price. The result could be just theopposite, you will pay more.What’s more, quotes given by the forwarder should be transparent with no hidden cost.You don’t want to be shocked by the amazing cost on invoice, do you ?ExperienceThe experience that a freight forwarder determines the quality of the services they willprovide.Specifically, you will need a forwarder with rich experience regarding to fba shipping.When using a traditional forwarder without Amazon shipping knowledge and practicalexperience, it could be disaster.

You can recognize the extent of a company’s experience when you talk to them:inquire about their steps for an import shipment, ask for the solutions they would give todifferent scenarios, talk to both sales and customer service people.With that, you will get an idea of how well their people are experienced.FlexibilityInstead of finding very big forwarder company, you may need use a small medium sizeforwarder.First, a giant forwarder normally don’t do Amazon shipping business. They are specializedin project shipment like quantity container shipments and ton weight air shipments.Second, a small medium size forwarder are more flexible to offer tailor made shippingproposal. Third, the service can be real one-to-one, with fast response and friend care.Chapter 5LabellingNo guide to Amazon fba shipping would be complete without a chapter on labelling.Remember the label products when create the shipping plan in Step 1 # No.6 ?Now it’s time to download label PDF and send it to supplier and forwarder.There are 3 lables must be placed : Amazon product label Amazon carton label Amazon pallet labelSo let’s briefly cover them:

Amazon Product Label – FNSKUFNSKU, stands for Fulfillment Network Stock keeping unitJust have your Chinese supplier mark the cartons with the FNSKU.But to meet following requests :1.An FNSKU label needs to be applied to each individual product.2.Only one machine readable bar code can appear on the actual product.FBA Carton LabelsT

The amazon fba shipping requirements for carton labels.How ?1.One Amazon carton label attached on each individual product box. For example, if youhave 600 boxes, you need to print 600 carton labels.2.Make sure your supplier labels each carton with the correct FBA label ( FBA ID ) whenAmazon assign multiple fulfillment centers.3.Make sure the label is visible on each carton. It would be best on the four sides.When ?To ensure an efficient shipment, send the FBA carton labels together with FNSKU to yourChina suppliers to label at origin.Otherwise, lots of additional costs like warehousing operation and storage can beincurred especially when it is a FCL shipment.FBA Pallet LabelsBesides labelling, Amazon also require to do palleting for every shipments to Amazonwarehouse.I will show you Amzon palleting requirements in next chapter.As for the pallet label requirements, here are 4 regulations : One pallet, but 4 pallet labels. Place them on four sides of the pallet.Place labels squarely, so that it is visible for forklift to lift the pallet.If shiment contains only one ASIN, just label the pallet “Single ASIN Pallet”.If there are multiple SKUs on a pallet, you also need to physically separate the SKUs.Additional RemarkIf you use Amazon Shipping program to send shipment to Amazon warehouse , you alsoneed additional Amazon carrier shipping labels.Each Amazon carrier label is unique and must be applied with your FBA shipment label.Meanwhile those labels must facing the trailer door when loading.

Chapter 6PalletingPalleting is far more important than you think. Why ?Besides the reason of shipping safety, it matters because of amazon packagingrequirements same as labelling.Amazon requires that most shipments are delivered to their warehouses on pallets.If not, shipment to Amazon warehouse will be turned away.And you also receive a invoice with sky high additional costs.Weep no tears So what’s the amazon fba shipping requirements for palleting ?Here are 5 basic tips : Size : 40 inch x 48 inch ( 1 M x 1.2 M ) . Four way accessMaterial : Wooden. Amazon doesn’t accept plastic, cardboard or particle board Pallets.Height: Any single pallet must not be taller than 72″ ( 1.8 M )Standard: GMA Standard B Grade or higher Condition Don’t use broken and damagedpallets.

Besides the pallet requirement, another question you need to concern is palleting atorigin or destination.If palleting at China, the total volume will be increased 1-2 CBM. So shipping costs will beincreased if you use LCL service.If you choose palletize your cargo at destination, your shipment will be palletized atdestination warehouse before final delivery to Amazon. Consequently, more costs can beincurred especially for FCL container shipment.But my suggestion is, getting as much done in China as possible. Same as labelling, askyour supplier do the pallets too.If they don’t familiar with the requirements or can’t do the palleting, get your forwarderto do this in China warehouse so to save shipping to amazon fba cost.Chapter 7Settle Last-Mile DeliveryHere we finally come to the last step.Sending the goods from ” ship to ” warehouse to Amazon’ designated warehouse.How to choose the shipping method ? and how to choose shipping carrier on amazon ?Let’s figure it out.

Ok. Now your goods have been delivered to ” ship from ” address with right label andpalleting.So it’s time to login your Amazon seller central again and prepare the last delivery toAmazon FBA.You will now have a different FBA shipment ID for each fulfillment center you areassigned.The next is to select the shipping method and shipping carrier.Amazon provide two choices of shipping methods:SPD : Small parcel deliveryShipping small boxes, it can be suitable for most shipments when you choose courierservice. Courier will send the goods to Amazon directlyLTL : Less than truck loadLTL would means pallet shipments bulk order , shipping method by FCL, LCL or Air cargo.Also, 3 kinds of carrier service are for delivery : UPS / TNT Amazon LTL The third party LTL ( Like FreightPaul LTL service with agent partner )

How to choose ?Remember courier service is door to door by UPS/FedEx/DHL/TNT , and suitable for smallparcel delivery ?So if you just send couple of small boxes, select SPD for shipping method and chooseUPS/FedEx or DHL as the carrier.For other palleting shipments, you will want LTL and third party LTL carrier service.Why not use Amazon LTL and UPS / FedEx to send the goods ?It is depend on time and costs.Overall, courier UPS/FedEx is the fastest way, but with most expensive price.And the third-party trucking more fast and cheaper than Amazon LTL.Bonus Tips :Here is the checklist before sending the goods to Amazon Correct LabelPallet in good conditionProviding the bill of lading (BOL)Scheduling a delivery

Chapter 8FAQHere’s a quick list of frequent asked questions, or advanced tips for answers that I’vepicked up over the years.Enjoy.1. What if I don’t want all of my goods shipped to Amazon ?Use the third-party warehouses, specifically,the warehouse at the port close to theAmazon warehouse, it can be used as “ship from” address, and functionally forlabelling, palleting as well as storage.If you have such question,congratulations, you are more cautious than most FBA importers. In fact, peopleunderestimate about amazon fba storage fees.Many sellers make the mistake of believing that Amazon can store their products withlittle cost.However, if your item isn’t selling , Amazon will think your goods is just taking up space,and will charge you handsomely for its storage.Below is current fee by Amazon :

So you can find that Amazon’s warehouse fees may end up being burdensome and costlyfor sellers.Remember the ” Twins Warehouse” technique ? ( Talked in chapter 1 : step 3 )Again, it can be used well.Besides it can acted as the ship-from address when creating your shipment on Amazon, itan still serve with a cheap storage fee.So if you don’t want all of your shipment to be immediately delivered to an Amazonfulfillment center, just store at the “Twins warehouse”.2. How to book a shipment to multiple Amazon warehouses?There are two options : ship the goods together to the warehouse close to Amazon FBAand then schedule the trucking delivery separately; Or you can ship separately to shipfrom addres directly and then truck delivery to Amazon individuallyFor most FBA business importers, every shipment are shipped to one Amazon warehouse.However, Amazon may assign multiple amazon warehouses for the products in somesituation. So how to do that ?Here are another 2 techniques to go about handling split shipments:1. Ship Together and Delivery Separately.This method can be considered when the multiple warehouses consigned are closeenough. Suppose Amazon assign #ONT6, #ONT8, #ONT9 3 warehouses for your products.Firstly, we ship all the goods in one shipment to Los Angeles port warehouse , the ” shipaddress “,Secondly, you use Amazon LTL or third-party truck, even your own truck, to pick goodsfrom from LA port warehouse, and send to the 3 destination warehouse separately.

2. Ship Separately and Delivery individually.For example, when Amazon designated warehouses are # ONT8 ( in California ) , #CLT2( in North Carolina ), #FTW2( in Texas ),Then this could be worthwhile to ship shipments separately since the warehouses are indifferent states.i.e book shipments to Los Angeles, Charlotte, and Houston.TIPS:To get a quote and ship to multiple destinations,please notify us where the second or third warehouse is at the point of inquiry orbooking , and indicate it in the comments with your shipping details.That way, we can know it and make a tailor made shipping solution.3. How long will it take for shipment from amazon shipping address to Amazonwarehouse?The time frame is depend on the shipping service and carrier you use. It differs from 13 days to 2-3 weeks.Amazon requires that all FBA shipments be delivered to their warehouses at very specifictimes.If you have shipped to Amazon fba before, you may ask why does amazon take so long toship.This is because pickup can only be scheduled when the Customs cleared and goods arriveat the destination country port ( airport ) warehouses.This may result in delivery delays.Reservation is also required for shipping inventory to amazon warehouse.Below is the illustration of detail among the shipping methods and carriers you choose forlast-mile delivery.

4.How can I pack my cargo when use FCL shipping to Amazon FBA ?You need to pay attention to 2 things : Right packed with pallets and schedule adelivery appointment.How to pack for amazon fba when using FCL service ?3 options can be given to comply with FBA palleting requirements.

1. Floor loaded firstly, then palletized.You can have your China supplier just load the container with boxes.Then, unload the boxes from the container by your forwarder when goods arrived atdestination port, palletized it at ship from warehouse.2. Directly palletized.Ask your China supplier to load your container with right palleting as well as correctlabellinng, then container can be sent straight to the Amazon warehouse.Note: This only works if Amazon assign just one warehouse.3. Only floor loaded.In fact, containers that stacked with boxes can be also accepted by Amazon.But we don’t recommend. Why ?Because palleting shipments are often prioritized over floor loaded containers.It will take much more longer for you to schedule a delivery appointment when you sendcontainer with floor loaded. Consequently, a huge storage charges can be incurred.What’s more, Amazon will also charge you the processing fee to handle floor loadedcontainers.

Chapter 9Incredible Case StudyNow it’s time for me to show you real-life example of Amazon FBA shipping in action.The best part?I’ve never shared any of this case study before.You can find how it works.Twins Warehouse : The Secret of Success to FBA shippingRob Schad, seller of WORLD CLASS GOODS LLC on Amazon, based in PA 16066 US.He was struggling to send goods from China to FBA warehouse before 2019 September.Sure, Rob was selling great product.But, the shipping he used before can’t meet his time requirement. He even hold the ordersince ship from address can’t be confirmed.Until Rob meet us.

So I offered him the ” Twins Technique” , and he can create the shipment plan in just 3minutes.Boom From 2 shipments in Sep to 15 shipments in Oct. Not bad Why does the Twins Warehouse Technique work so well?According to Rob:“I never expect it is so easy, like a super sub.”And then, with enough inventory, Rob’s sales increased 331 %.Also he got more 5 star comments in few days( There is a air shipment , fast delivered )With the order increasing, Rob aware the balance between inventory and selling.So he started to compare the Amazon warehouse costs and want to store his goods inanother third party warehouse.

Once again, as you already know, our ” twins warehouse ” came in handy.And Rob saved more than 1500 for his 20 pallets shipment with 36 Cubic Meter.For me,the best thing is not to make certain amount money but t0 grow up with client’s business.especially when I find that I can create something value for client.With continuous shipments, it’s very glad that Rob become more experienced.Here is what he wrote to supplier.You see, now Rob totally understand theimportance for Palleting, correct FBA ID,labelling for different products.And here is what he instructed to our USagent partner, very clear instruction.Apparently he is a veteran now.I have nothing else to remind him:)

ConclusionI hope you found this new Amazon shipping guide helpful.Now I’d like to hear what you have to say:Which tip from this guide do you want to try first ?Are you going to use port warehouse as the ” ship-from ” address ? Or maybe you want tohave your supplier to label at origin.Either way, let me know by leaving a comment.ABOUT AUTHORHe was recognized as a top shipping expect with 10years freight forwarding experience and personallyserved more than 1200 clients over 100 countries.Paul ZhangCEO & Founder of FreightPaulEmail: paul@freightpaul.comPhone: 86-15813704730Why so popular ?It's because he provides pretty practical advice andamazing freight tools that people like to simplifytheir shipping business from China.

Amazon'swarehouselike#ONT8. Just input this address, later you can update it based on the Amazon assigned's . Specifically, you will need a forwarder with rich experience regarding to fba shipping. When using a traditional forwarder without Amazon shipping knowledge and practical