Looking for a quick start? Here are some step-by-step instructions on how to list an FBA batch.
Note: This article is for FBA batches with Box Contents On. If you want to create an FBA batch with Box Contents Off, see Listing with Box Contents Off.
Creating a New Batch
Prefer learning visually? Watch How to Create an FBA Batch (Video) and then skip down to Adding Items to Your Batch (Find It). If not, keep reading the quick instructions below.
Select List > List & Prep from the main menu in the upper left.
Click the plus button in the upper-left corner of the page or Start a Batch.
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Fill in the General Information for your batch.
Read the full explanation of each option in the General Information section of Starting a Batch.
Choose your batch settings. If you have a buy list in Scoutify or a CSV file, you can import your buy list now.
Read the full explanation of each option in the Batch Settings section of Starting a Batch.
For Box Contents using 2D barcodes, refer to the article.This article will focus on the Small Parcel Delivery (SPD) option. This is the option to choose if your shipment will not use any pallets (i.e. your shipments will likely weigh less than 150 pounds each).
If you select Less Than Truckload (LTL) as your Freight option, you have the option to choose either Pack First, where you box your items and then generate placement options, or Pack Last, where you get to choose your Placement Options and see costs before packing. See the linked articles for help with these workflows.
If you're good to go, click Start Your Batch.
Your new batch will open. It will also display on the left side of the page, underneath Open Batches.
Adding Items to Your Batch (Find It)
You can watch our Find It video walkthrough and then skip down to Assigning Box Content Information (Box It). Otherwise, simply scroll past the video below to keep reading.
The search bar will automatically be in focus when you create your batch. If you've clicked out of it, click back in now. Then scan a UPC or type in an item's ASIN, ISBN, title, UPC, keyword, or FNSKU of a previous MSKU to search for it.
Select your item once you have located it. If the item is already in your Inventory, you will have the option to replenish an existing MSKU or create a new one.
Fill in your item listing details and click Add to Batch.
The number in Total Quantity will be added to any existing quantity already on sale.
More help with this form is available in the following articles:
If the item is a newly created MSKU, there can be anywhere from a 10- to 120-minute processing time for the item to be validated by Seller Central. You can continue adding other items in the meantime. To check on a pending MSKU, you can click Revalidate Item or Revalidate All if you have multiple items to check the status of.
Notes:
Get answers to common questions about MSKU creation in our Pending Offer Creation article.
If your items are not yet validated when you try to submit your batch, you will be met with this error: The following MSKUs are not available for inbound. If these were recently added, please try again later.Once your items are validated, it becomes possible to print FNSKU labels. Print FNKSU labels manually for any items you're labeling yourself if automatic label printing hasn't taken care of that already. Apply all required item labels.
Once your items are labeled and you have confirmed item details and quantities are accurate, click Continue to Box It at the bottom right of the screen.
Note: If you are creating an LTL Shipment and have selected Pack Last as your packing option, you will be directed to Plan It first, so that you can review your Placement Options before boxing your items. For more information on this, please refer to the article below:
Assigning Box Content Information (Box It)
If you're a visual learner, check out our Box It video guide! Otherwise, scroll past the video to keep reading these instructions.
Video notes:
You no longer need to restart a batch if you discover your quantities are slightly off. You can adjust item quantities by up to six items or 5% in Seller Central later, after you pay for shipping.
We have added the option to restore a batch and duplicate a batch as promised.
Scanning UPC barcodes will only work with items that have been manually added to a batch by searching in Find It.
To avoid mismatching boxes to labels later, be sure to use our new Packing ID labels after you finish packing your boxes. Open the Print dropdown next to any selected box and choose Print Packing ID label. Apply it to the correct box, and you'll be able to match that box to its labels during Ship It.
The Next: Ship It button is now simply Next.
Archive Batch has been renamed Close Batch.
You are now able to continue to Ship It rather than completing your shipment in Seller Central!
Once the new window opens, click Start Boxing My Batch.
Note: Despite the warning above, you can change your quantities for each SKU by up to 5% or six items in Seller Central after you've purchased your shipping labels.
You can Go Back if you have to edit your batch.
You will start in Group 1 with Box P1 - B1. (P1 - B1 is the box's Packing ID and stands for Pack Group 1 - Box 1.)
Depending on what you’re planning to ship, Amazon may break your batch up into different “pack groups.” For example, if you have some hazmat items, Amazon might create one group for hazmat and one for everything else. Each box can only contain items from a single pack group.
In InventoryLab, pack groups will appear as different Group # tabs.
If you need more than one box in this pack group, click + New Box. Add as many boxes as you need.
Alternatively, if you'll have a bunch of identical, single-SKU boxes with the same contents, weights, and dimensions, try Quick Box!
On the left, click the box you're currently working on, which will highlight it:
Enter the quantity to assign to the highlighted box. Click Add to P# - B#.
Repeat the assigning steps by clicking a box name to highlight it and then assigning your units to each box.
For info on more box content features, see Providing Box Contents Using Feeds.
Continue until you have assigned all items to boxes.
If you haven't already done so, fill in your box weights and dimensions:
Click Add Dimensions/Weight for any box.
Fill in the box's length, width, height, and weight.
Click Save Dimensions.
Once you've added your box weights and dimensions, you should immediately print and apply Packing ID labels. Click the checkbox icon in the left column to activate Bulk Edit.
Tick the checkboxes of any boxes you're ready to label. Click Print Packing ID Labels if you're using a thermal label printer or Print Packing ID 30 Up Labels for anything else.
This will print labels displaying codes like P1 - B1, matching the Packing IDs shown on your boxes in InventoryLab. Be extremely careful to apply each label to the correct box. This is the only way to guarantee you will be able to match your shipping labels to the correct boxes later.Important: If you delete any box, it will change the Packing IDs for all boxes that come after it in the same group. For example, if you delete P1 - B3, then P1 - B4 will become your new P1 - B3, P1 - B5 will become your new P1 - B4, etc. Be sure to reprint and reapply labels as needed after deleting any boxes.
Make sure you've boxed all your items and provided box weights and dimensions across all groups.
Click Next.
Note: If you have any boxes that are missing weights and dimensions, you'll see a modal asking you to provide them now. It's best to click X to go back so you can print Packing ID labels after providing box weights and dimensions. If you fill out the form directly, you'll be taken straight to Ship It with no chance to get your Packing IDs.
Completing an SPD Shipment (Ship It)
Once you click Next, a new window will open. Choose your Ship Date. (You will be able to change this later if needed, but doing so will delete and regenerate your placement options.)
Note: We'll walk through the SPD flow below. For help with LTL, see Completing LTL Shipments - Pack First or Completing LTL Shipments - Pack Last.
Click Confirm.
In the new window, you will see all the Shipment Placement Options available. Click an option to show its details.
Click the pencil in the Carrier field, then choose your carrier.
(Non-partnered carriers only): If you choose any Carrier option other than Partnered Carrier, you'll need to purchase your labels and arrange shipping with them directly. Once it's all arranged, click into the Delivery Window field. Select the seven-day period starting on a Sunday and ending on a Saturday when the package should arrive. (You can change this in Seller Central anytime before the seven-day period you chose begins.)
With a non-partnered carrier, you will also have to provide the tracking numbers for each of your boxes. Click Edit Tracking Numbers under any shipment.
Scan or fill in the tracking numbers for each of your box labels, then click Save Tracking Information.
Repeat for each shipment.
Click Purchase Labels to pay your inbound fee and, if you are using a partnered carrier, buy your shipping labels.
Review your charges and tick the Accept all fees and shipment charges checkbox to agree. Confirm by clicking Purchase All Shipping Labels.
Click Print Box and Shipping Labels.
Click Print All Box and Shipping Labels to print the labels for all your shipments at once.
Alternatively, you can tick the boxes next to any specific shipments you want to print labels for, then click Print Box and Shipping Labels.
Look for the Packing ID in the middle of any FBA box label. You'll see the same P# - B# code from one of your Packing ID labels. Apply the box label to the box with the matching Packing ID label.
Next, match the shipping label to the box label. They should both have the same Ship To address and the same "# of #" (e.g. 2 of 5) in the upper-right corner.
If your labels both display box weights, as is the case above, make sure these match as well.
With your boxes labeled, you're all set! Hand your boxes over to your carrier on your Ship Date, then return here and click Close this Batch.