Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a third-party logistics service provided by Amazon. Amazon’s fulfillment centers take care of storing, packing, and delivering your products to customers. Among the key benefits of FBA are fast order fulfillment and a wide network of warehouses worldwide for convenient distribution of goods.

An Amazon FBA Prep Center is a third-party service that helps Amazon sellers prepare, package, and ship their products to Amazon fulfillment centers.

First and foremost, an FBA Prep Center helps sellers avoid fines for long-term storage. By storing products at a 3PL warehouse and sending only the necessary inventory to the Amazon FBA warehouse when needed, sellers can efficiently manage their stock. Additionally, the Prep Center offers expertise in complying with Amazon’s stringent requirements, allowing sellers to entrust product preparation to professionals rather than navigating the process themselves.

An FBA Prep Center serves as an intermediary between the supplier and the FBA warehouse. It monitors the quality of deliveries and can repack and label products if necessary.

Among other advantages, FBA Prep Centers provide:

• Reduced fulfillment time: Amazon can fulfill orders faster for products that are already prepped and packaged according to their requirements.
• Lower shipping costs: FBA Prep Centers can offer discounts on shipping by sending large volumes of goods.
• Improved customer service: Faster fulfillment times and fewer errors can lead to better customer service.
• Time savings: Outsourcing the preparation and fulfillment of orders allows sellers to focus on other aspects of their business.

As an absolute giant in the third-party logistics market, Amazon cannot adapt to each individual customer. Processes of such scale can function properly only if all components work precisely like clockwork. Therefore, Amazon requires customers to adapt to its requests and does not tolerate exceptions or deviations from the norm.

Because of this, sellers face numerous problems, such as constant fines for rule violations, long-term storage fees, restrictions on brand presentation, issues with processing returns, and much more.

To mitigate most of these issues, Amazon sellers often use the additional services of an FBA Prep center. It helps them adhere to platform requirements without harming their business.

Yes, the majority of our FBA prep warehouses are equipped to manage large-scale FBA prep requirements. For specific warehouse capabilities, please connect with our managers.