FBA Inbound Shipment Wizard > Tab 6: Shipping

• Amazon partnered (click the link to follow this procedure) – Sellers in Amazon’s Partnered Carriers Program (PCP) can choose this method. Amazon’s carriers will pick up and deliver your shipment at fixed rates billed to Amazon that are passed on in the Amazon settlement as inbound transportation costs.
• Non-partnered (click the link to follow this procedure) – Sellers use their preferred carriers. Their rates may be more cost-effective than the Amazon program. Non-partnered carriers are required to ship hazmat products that aren’t eligible for Amazon’s partnered program. You can choose your own carrier, service, and package type; generate carrier labels; and enter shipment tracking numbers to submit to Amazon.

The table below describes the Shipping tab’s columns and actions in each of the three different sections.

Configure Shipping Method

1. Make sure that the shipment status is set to working and boxing is complete.
2. In the Amazon Shipment Details panel, click the truck icon.
3. Select the shipping method:
   1. Amazon-partnered
   2. Non-partnered
      For more information on Non-partnered vs Amazon-partnered shipments, see this article.
4. Depending on whether you are shipping a small parcel or an LTL shipment, you can refer to one of the two articles below for more information:
   1. For small parcels
   2. For LTL shipments

Amazon-partnered shipping

1. Click Amazon-partnered.
   1. For a small parcel shipment, go to Step #2.
   2. For an LTL/FTL shipment:
      1. Select an address to prefill the contact information, or enter the information manually.
      2. Enter the freight and weight details.
      3. Go to Step #2.
2. Click Request Estimate. The Shipping Estimate appears with the box count and shipping cost.
3. Click Confirm Estimate.
   1. The Boxes section refreshes with the tracking number and shipping cost. For LTL/FTL shipments, Amazon will provide a BOL within 24 hours of the shipment pickup date.
   2. A new Amazon Shipping Estimate section also appears, with the shipment status, carrier, and shipping cost.
4. Print box labels, and print pallet labels for an LTL/FTL shipment.
5. For LTL/FTL shipments, print the Bill of Lading from the Amazon Shipments page when ready.
6. Click Ship Packages.
   1. Sellercloud sends a confirmation to Amazon, notifying them that the prepared Amazon shipments have shipped.
   2. Your shipped items move from the Ship From warehouse to the Interim warehouse where they stay until received by Amazon’s fulfillment center.
   3. After being marked as shipped, the shipment will open with a Shipped status.
   4. When items are received at FBA, the inventory will be moved from the Interim warehouse into the FBA warehouse, and the FBA shipment will be updated with the received quantity.
   5. Inventory will be updated automatically in the FBA warehouse based on the FBA Manage Inventory report provided by Amazon.

Non-partnered shipping

1. Select Non-partnered > Next.
2. For a small parcel shipment, go to Step #4.
3. For an LTL/FTL shipment:
   1. Choose the Non-Partner Carrier Name > enter the PRO number assigned by that carrier. (PRO numbers are 9 digits identifying the freight bill.)
   2. Click Submit Tracking to Amazon.
   3. Go to Step #6.

    

4. For a small parcel shipment:
   1. Choose the Non-Partner Carrier Name, service type, and packaging type.
   2. Choose either Generate Carrier Labels (continue, below) or click Enter Tracking Numbers (if you already generated shipping labels outside of Sellercloud, you must record the tracking numbers so Sellercloud can notify Amazon of them; proceed to Step #5).

      

      1. Generate Carrier Labels – Shows a new Non-Partnered Shipping Details section with the carrier name, shipping method, and service type; and the Boxes section now shows several new columns. This option will auto-generate shipping labels from your selected carrier using your shipping credentials from within Sellercloud. You can then print these labels from the Boxes section.

         

5. Click Submit Tracking to Amazon.
6. To print package and pallet labels:
   1. For a small parcel shipment – In the Boxes section above, click the Carrier Label icon to print the box label.
   2. For an LTL/FTL shipment – In the Amazon Shipment Details section below, click the two icons to print the box and pallet labels.

      

      The FBA Shipment Package Label format is controlled by the FBA Shipment Package Label Page Type Client Setting. Show me where!
7. When done, click Ship Packages.
   1. This moves your shipped items from the Ship From warehouse to the Interim warehouse, where they stay until they’re received by Amazon’s fulfillment center.
   2. After being marked as shipped, the shipment will open with the Shipped status:

      

   3. When the items are received at FBA, the inventory will be moved from the Interim warehouse to the FBA warehouse, and the FBA shipment will be updated with the received quantity.
   4. Inventory will be updated automatically in the FBA warehouse based on the FBA Manage Inventory report provided by Amazon.