Amazon FBA prep companies aim to perform all the hefty logistics on your behalf. Generally, when using a prep service, you send shipments directly to the prep center’s address instead of yours, where all the work is performed to get items ready and shipped to FBA warehouses on your behalf.
However, it is worth noting that each prep center has its own unique service offering and niches they excel in, so you need to choose one that meets your needs.
Some of the common services you can expect at an FBA Prep Center include:
- Receiving
- Sticker removal
- Inspection of goods to ensure product is undamaged
- Applying shipping labels
- Storage (to help avoid Amazon’s storage limitations throughout the year)
- Poly bagging
- Repackaging
- Damaged item handling
- Loose product preparation
- Items forwarding
- Container handling
- Expiration labeling
- Product tracking technology
- Order fulfillment
- Shipping Services
- Bubble/shrink wrapping
- Palletizing
- Product assembly
- Suffocation warning labels
- Import/export management
- eCommerce fulfillment
- Package design/marketing
- Promotional inserts
