Amazon FBA Prep
FBA services to streamline your Amazon order fulfilment.
If you choose to fulfil your Amazon orders directly with Amazon FBA, your inventory will need to meet very rigid FBA requirements to be received into stock by Amazon warehouses. This is where FBA prep services can come in handy to ensure your inventory is ready to be received by Amazon.
Amazon FBA: Benefits and challenges
There are many clear benefits to selling on Amazon. The simple setup of a seller account gives you access to new markets and instant exposure to customers, especially amongst loyal Prime members. But how do you keep up with the fast turnaround expected of e-commerce orders?
That’s where fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) comes in. The FBA program allows you to use Amazon warehouses, which can store inventory and then ship orders to your customers on your behalf as sales come in.
The only problem is the inventory prep needed to meet the stringent FBA warehouse receiving rules, including:
- Labelling
- Packaging
- Compliance rules
- Delivery labels
- Routing
Cut through the red tape with an FBA prep service partner
As an ambitious Amazon business, you might try to complete all of the FBA prep in-house before shipping orders to Amazon yourself. Unfortunately, that process is massively time-consuming, whether you’re a family-owned company or a large, established business.
At the very least, inventory prep for FBA takes valuable time away from your team that would otherwise be spent on marketing or sales channels to grow your online business. Additionally, Amazon sellers might not have the experience and resources to meet all the requirements for Amazon’s fulfilment centres.
This is where the value of an FBA prep service partner lies. Not only does it take a big task off your to-do list, it also ensures all FBA requirements are met and your inventory is received by Amazon without issues. Doing so means you don’t have to pay penalty fees or worry about shipment delays.
Orchard Distribution’s Amazon FBA prep services
Orchard Distribution can prepare your product inventory for the rigid shipping, receiving, and stocking requirements of Amazon’s warehouses. We provide the following FBA prep services:
- Product inspection: The service starts with a rigorous inventory inspection to make sure your products are safe and up to standard.
- Product labelling: Clients’ products will be correctly labelled.
- Polybagging products: We’ll also polybag products as required to ensure they’re ready for shipping.
- Kitting & bundling: Multiple items can be combined before sending to Amazon based on clients’ requirements.
- Custom wrapping, boxing, & packaging: Our services also include custom wrapping and packaging before Amazon’s requisite boxing materials are used.
- Shipment: We can ship pallets of your products to Amazon, ready to be sold to customers.
Why Orchard Distribution?
Orchard Distribution is more than just an Irish FBA business fulfilment partner. We provide FBA prep services, amongst many other fulfilment services, from our high-capacity fulfilment centre in Ireland. With a wealth of experience in inventory storage, logistics, and fulfilment services, we can provide the following benefits to our clients:
Flexible fulfilment service
Our prep service is truly comprehensive, so you don’t have to worry about anything for your FBA orders.
Increase sales and improve delivery speeds
Reducing the amount of time it takes to get your inventory into Amazon’s FBA warehouse means your stock is available sooner to make more sales, and your customers receive their orders fast.
Track inventory levels
New customers get instant access to our client portal, so you can see how much inventory is being managed and follow the process.
Minimise costs
We offer affordable pricing and long-term storage fees where required so sellers can keep costs down.
Is FBA prep right for you?
Orchard Distribution provides multiple service options when it comes to fulfilling orders sold on Amazon, including Amazon order fulfilment by merchant (Amazon FBM Ireland) and preparing inventory to be received by Amazon for order fulfilment by Amazon.
When fulfilling your Amazon orders with Orchard Distribution, we can also provide better pricing, flexibility, custom services, and customer service than Amazon by fulfilling your Amazon orders for you directly from our own fulfilment centre.
Our FBA prep service definitely makes life easier for Amazon sellers. But it’s also worth considering FBM with a fulfilment partner as an alternative for the following benefits:
- No need to meet Amazon’s requirements for packaging and labelling.
- No storage space limits based on your Inventory Performance Index (IPI) score.
- Save money compared to storage and shipping plans through Amazon.
- More control over your customers’ experience with bespoke services, plus kitting and assembly.
- Still no need to manage fulfilment and shipping in-house.
- eCommerce integration for Amazon so you don’t have to lift a finger.
Ready to take your business to the next level?
Get a custom quote for Amazon FBA Prep services in Ireland today! Our fulfilment expert will reach out to answer your questions, understand your unique requirements, and design a tailored solution that fits your needs. Let’s streamline your operations and drive growth together—start now!