HOW TO IMPORT GOODS DIRECTLY TO AN AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTER

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Warehouse Fulfillment Center In India

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How To Import Goods Directly To An Amazon
Fulfillment Center?
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Amazon has seen an unprecedented rise in
shipments over the years. Amazon shipped over 5
billion items worldwide in 2017 alone. You can
now easily buy products imported from a different
continent under a week. With the increase in
international eCommerce sales, more and more
businesses are importing products to sell through
Amazon. If you want to expand your business by
selling imported products on Amazon, there are a
few obligations you need to fulfill. Its
important to note that Amazon FBA doesnt act as
a carrier to your shipments. So how do you
actually import products to sell for Amazon? Is
there a way to import products directly to
the Amazon fulfillment center?
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Importing Products To Amazon Fulfillment
Center Breaking down this process, there are two
things you need to do setting up a shipping
process to import your products and sending them
to the Amazon Fulfillment Center. Here are two
ways through which you can do that The
traditional route This is the age-old route of
importing products where you import products to
your warehouse and then send them to the
designated warehouse. There are two downsides to
this process. Firstly, you would have to pay the
extra cost and spend extra time in shipping these
products to the fulfillment center. Secondly, you
need to have a large enough warehouse first to
keep the imported products. Smaller businesses
cant afford both these drawbacks. Additionally,
it increases the shipment hassle, which startups
can ill afford to have. Fortunately, there is a
way to send the products directly to
the fulfillment center, which is the second way.
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Importing goods directly to the fulfillment
center Tracking the shipments and ensuring
secure and timely delivery can be a tricky
proposition. It is much easier to hire a
logistics provider like a freight forwarder to
handle the task. These companies have the proper
expertise to ensure appropriate shipment directly
to the warehouse. Before hiring a freight
forwarder, you need to determine who takes other
responsibilities like Importer of Records,
preparing invoice etc. Here are the steps you
need to follow to import your products directly
to Amazon Fulfillment center Make a Listing on
Amazon You cant use Amazon FBA service without
listing products to import on Amazon. List the
products and create a shipment on Amazon by the
following steps Login to your seller
account. Select Manage FBA Inventory from the
Inventory tab dropdown menu. Select listings you
have to send to the fulfillment center. Select
Apply to Selected Item(s) from the Actions
dropdown menu and choose to Send inventory. Enter
details of the inventory and click
Continue. Write a shipment name and Create a new
Shipment.
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Prepare a Commercial Invoice You need to list
the Importer of Records'(IOR) in the invoice. An
IOR is a party responsible for ensuring the
product has successfully reached the destination
country. The IOR has to fill all legal documents
and pay the import duties, taxes and
tariffs. Amazon never acts as the IOR, and the
purchaser or importer usually has to act as IOR.
If you want the seller to be the IOR, you need to
make a DDP shipment. The invoice also includes
the details of goods, manufacturer country and
Harmonised System Codes(HSC). Find a Customs
Broker or Freight Forwarder You can give the
customs clearance responsibility to either a
freight forwarder or a customs broker. Hiring a
freight forwarder is a better option as they
fulfill all the shipment tasks. Companies
like Quickshift are helping businesses clear
their goods at the customs. Get updated
real-time on when your goods have reached the
destination port and released to the Amazon
warehouse by hiring their services. They move
products from origin to the port, clear goods at
the customs for export/import and move products
from the destination port to Amazon Warehouse.
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Check the Amazon Fulfillment center assigned to
you After creating the shipment on your Amazon
account, you need to take an appointment from the
fulfillment center. Amazon will assign you the
center where you have to move your goods to.
Forward this along with other shipment details to
the freight forwarder to ensure proper delivery.
Logistics providers like Quickshift can ensure
proper delivery to the Amazon warehouse by
providing proper order tracking services and
ensuring that your parcel reaches the warehouse
Amazon assigned to you. At first sight, these
steps may look daunting, but it is actually the
easiest and most cost-effective method to import
goods for Amazon. To ensure proper delivery, you
must follow each step in the right order. Ensure
transparent communication with the freight
forwarder to avoid any miscommunication over the
destination fulfillment center. Your freight
forwarder should carry out all these tasks and
must give you proper order tracking services.
Discuss the costs and timeline of delivery before
the shipment. You should also not forget to
ensure your cargo for reimbursement of funds in
case of damage while shipping. Once you have a
good understanding of these steps and hire a
reliable freight forwarder, you can easily import
the products from around the world.
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