Amazon's systems are barcode-driven. Each
product that you send to an Amazon fulfilment centre requires a barcode so that it can be
tracked throughout the fulfilment process.
Label products is the
third step in the six-step shipment creation process:
The Labelling required tab displays a list of all of the products in your
shipping plan that require Amazon barcodes. Click All products to see a list
of all of the products in your shipment.
Important: Products with eligible UPC or EAN barcodes that require an Amazon barcode do not appear
in this list. For example, if the UPC or EAN is obscured by protective packaging such as
bubble wrap, an Amazon barcode is still required, but the product will not appear in
this list.
The Who
labels column displays information about who will affix Amazon barcodes
to the products in your shipping plan.
Tip: To
change your Who
preps selection, return to the Prepare Products page and
select Merchant
for the products that you want to prep and label yourself.
If Merchant appears in the Who labels column, you are
required to label your items yourself. To have Amazon label your products, select
Amazon in the
Who preps
drop-down list.
Tip: You
cannot change your selection if you have already approved your shipping plan. To change
your selection for approved shipments, you must delete the current shipping plan and
start again. To quickly re-create your shipping plan, in Shipping Queue, select Deleted/cancelled, and
then click the shipping plan that you want to recreate. On the Send/Replenish Inventory
page, at the bottom left, click Duplicate.
Print
labels
After you have reviewed the
information on the Label
Products page and confirmed that it is correct, create your barcodes by
clicking Print labels for this
page.
In order to print quality barcodes,
make sure that you:
Use the correct label stock for your
printer
Use a printer with a resolution of 300 DPI
or greater
Test, clean, and replace your printer heads
as needed
Periodically test the scannability of your
printed barcodes
To create your barcodes:
Select the label stock that you want to use
from the drop-down menu.
Confirm the number of barcode labels that
you want to print for each product. If you want to change the number, in the
# of labels to
print column, type the number of labels that you want.
Click Print labels for this
page. A PDF is generated. You can open it with Adobe Acrobat Reader
and print your labels immediately, or save the file and print the labels later.
Tip: You can
also print Amazon barcodes from the Manage Inventory page by selecting
the products in the left column and then selecting Print Item Labels from the
Action on Selected
Item(s) drop-down menu.
Label
placement
When you are ready to affix barcodes
to your products, make sure that:
You put the correct barcode on each
item
You cover all other visible barcodes with
the exception of any serial number barcodes
You place the barcode on the outside of any
prep materials
You do not place the barcode on a curve or
corner of the package
Each item in a case pack has an Amazon
barcode and that any barcodes on the case have been removed
How to label products for fulfilment by Amazon (English only)
Tip: Before shipping products to an Amazon fulfilment centre, confirm that the
product barcodes match the ASINs listed on your shipping plan. Amazon fulfilment centres
will not receive products with barcodes that do not correlate to the ASINs listed on
your shipping plan. If you frequently ship to multiple marketplaces, ensure that the
barcodes on your products are eligible for the marketplaces you are shipping to.
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