Ship products to Amazon

The provided information discusses the options for creating a shipping plan for sending inventory to Amazon fulfillment centers. Here are the key points:

1. **Amazon Partnered Carrier Programme Discount:** From April 12, 2022, for one year, Amazon offers an average discount of 50% on Amazon Partnered Carrier program fees for domestic FBA shipments sent to fulfillment centers in Germany, France, Italy, and Spain.

2. **Improving FBA Profitability:** Sellers are encouraged to explore tools and programs on the FBA seller success page and access tutorials and webinars to improve their FBA profitability.

3. **Changing Fulfillment Method:** To send inventory to Amazon for fulfillment, sellers must change the fulfillment method to "Fulfilled by Amazon."

4. **Shipping Plan Creation Options:** Sellers have several options for creating a shipment to send their inventory to Amazon fulfillment centers. These include:

- **Send to Amazon:** A streamlined shipment creation workflow with simplified steps for replenishing inventory. Sellers can create shipments by adding products from the Send to Amazon page or by uploading a list of products using an Excel spreadsheet.

- **Send/Replenish Inventory:** This shipment creation workflow is being replaced by Send to Amazon, and starting from October 17, 2022, all new FBA shipments must be created using Send to Amazon or Amazon Marketplace Web Service (MWS) or Selling Partner APIs.

- **Shipping Plan File Upload Tool:** For medium to large shipments, sellers can upload a .txt file of their inventory using a provided template, and the shipment will be created automatically.

- **Amazon Marketplace Web Service (Amazon MWS):** For medium to large shipments, sellers can integrate their own inventory systems using Amazon APIs, such as Amazon MWS and Selling Partner API.

5. **Designated Shipping Locations:** Sellers should send their products to the locations that Amazon designates for their shipping plan. This ensures that inventory is placed closer to customers, reducing order delivery times.

6. **Compliance with Approved Shipping Plans:** Not shipping products as specified in an approved shipping plan (e.g., cancelling part of a plan, misrouting, sending incomplete shipments) is not permitted. It can lead to additional processing and handling, delays in inventory receipt, and blocking of shipment creation abilities.

7. **Fees for Unplanned Prep Services:** A fee may be charged for unplanned prep services for units that require labels but are received with missing barcode labels. Planned prep or labeling as part of the FBA Prep Service or FBA Label Service might cause slight delays in shipment receipt.

8. **Shipping and Routing Requirements:** To ensure safe and on-time delivery to Amazon fulfillment centers, sellers should review shipping and routing requirements.

These guidelines aim to help sellers efficiently manage their FBA inventory and ensure that it reaches Amazon fulfillment centers in a timely and compliant manner.