How to Use the New “Send to Amazon” Workflow for FBA Shipments Lem Turner 5 minute read Published: September 2, 2022 Modified: December 22, 2022 Share: URL copied Trusted by 4M+ Businesses Your Successful E-Commerce Business Starts Here The all-in-one solution for starting & scaling your e-commerce business. Sign Up For Free Table of Contents First Off, What Is Send to Amazon?How to Do It via Seller Central!Frequently Asked Questions Achieve More Results in Less Time With Helium 10 Sign Up For Free Trusted by 4M+ Businesses Your Successful E-Commerce Business Starts Here The all-in-one solution for starting & scaling your e-commerce business. Sign Up For Free Amazon has introduced a new workflow for sending FBA shipments to Amazon through the Send to Amazon workflow. This new workflow replaces the former Send/Replenish Inventory process and went into effect September 1st across all of Amazon’s stores. Send to Amazon can be accessed from your Shipping Queue. Starting September 1st, Sellers must create all new FBA shipments either in Send to Amazon or through Amazon’s API through a third party. We’ll run through how to do it both ways! First Off, What Is Send to Amazon? According to Amazon, the new Send to Amazon workflow is a streamlined, more flexible shipment-creation process that will save sellers time when inventory needs to be replenished. No additional fees or sign-up are required. The benefits of Send to Amazon are as follows: Simplified workflow steps reducing time spent making shipmentsAbility to save and reuse pack prep and labeling information from shipment to shipmentPack single-SKU and mixed-SKU boxes before you create shipments, and update quantities as you pack before you confirm your shipment destinationsCompare estimated carrier fees to make the best choice between shipping your inventory as individual boxes or pallets. How to Do It via Seller Central! First, go to your Seller Central Dashboard and click on Inventory > FBA Shipments. Now, you’ll decide which inventory to send. You can choose from a list of your SKUs or upload a file with your selected SKUs. Be sure to check the box of your selected SKU and input how many units & boxes you may have. I can choose from either shipping them as individual units if this is a one-off shipment or creating a new case pack template. If I create a new case pack template by entering this information below, I can refer to it later for future shipments. If it asks for Prep and labeling details, simply click on the words and input the proper prep category that applies to your product. Then, select who will label the units and click “Save.” Now, put in how many units you will be shipping out. If you have multiple boxes, creating a new case pack template is recommended. If you’re sending in one box, use the Individual Units selection. If using the Case Pack template, input how many boxes you will be shipping out. Once you have inputted all the information needed, click “Ready to send” or “Ready to pack.” The fields will then update themselves and look like this: Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “Pack individual units.” Be sure to print your SKU labels if you also need to do that! If you selected “Individual Units,” you will need to go through an extra step of providing packing information to Amazon. Once you have selected if it will fit into one box or multiple boxes, it’ll ask for the box dimensions and weight. Input the dimensions and weight and click “Confirm packing information.” From there, you can click on “Confirm and continue.” It will begin to validate your SKUs and confirm the available Fulfillment Centers to receive your inventory. It’ll then ask for your Ship Date, Shipping Mode (Small Parcel or LTL/Pallets), and preferred Shipping Carrier. Once all that information is confirmed, click on “Accept charges and confirm shipping.” After confirming shipping, you will be prompted to print your box labels. Choose whatever label type works best for you. And you’re all set! Frequently Asked Questions Can I deliver my inventory to Amazon myself?No, Amazon does not allow sellers to deliver their inventory directly to Amazon. You must have Amazon pick up your inventory, or ship it to Amazon using one of their partnered carriers. Is there a minimum amount of inventory I have to send to Amazon?There is no minimum amount of inventory that you have to send to Amazon. You can send one unit of inventory if you would like to. Is it better to use Amazon FBA or ship yourself?Generally sellers who ship themselves end up spending more money. Amazon FBA can save you money, but most importantly time as Amazon will handle all the storage, processing and shipping for you. Lem Turner An entrepreneur at heart, Lem loves all things business -- especially within Marketing & eCommerce. He's a Brand Evangelist who has managed over +$1M of Ad Spend and +$10M of Ad Sales over his career for brands. On his own, he's a 6-figure seller and PPC expert who has done a blend of consulting, private label, and retail arbitrage in the past. In his free time, he loves playing with his two dogs and trying new food with his fiance. Published in: Amazon NewsAmazon Seller TipsBlogHow to Sell on Amazon FBASelling on AmazonShipping and Logistics Share: URL copied Share: Published in: Amazon NewsAmazon Seller TipsBlogHow to Sell on Amazon FBASelling on AmazonShipping and Logistics Thought Leadership, Tips, and Tricks Never miss insights into the Amazon selling space by signing up for our email list! 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