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FBA Shipments – LTL Shipments

Overview

Sellers in Amazon’s Partnered Carriers Program can choose LTL shipping for their FBA inbound shipments. With LTL shipping, Amazon’s carriers pick up and deliver your shipment at fixed rates billed to Amazon, which are then passed on to sellers as inbound transportation costs in your Amazon settlement. Alternatively, there is an option to use a non-partnered carrier of your choice. You may choose to use another carrier (like FedEx, UPS, or DHL) if their rates are more cost-effective than Amazon’s partnered program or when shipping hazmat products that are ineligible for Amazon’s program. LTL non-partnered inbound shipment to FBA:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP9EGrPgWH4

LTL Amazon-partnered inbound shipment to FBA:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fog2Q1Ra73A


LTL Non-Partnered Shipment

  1. In Sellercloud, search by FBA Inbound Shipment or navigate to Inventory > Manage Inventory > FBA Inbound Shipments > Create New FBA Inbound Shipment.

  2. In the FBA Inbound Shipment wizard, complete the necessary steps and proceed to the Boxes tab.

  3. In the Amazon Shipments panel, set the shipment type as LTL/FTL.

    LTL parcel type

  4. The Pallets panel will appear because all LTL shipments must be loaded on pallets. Click the Add button and enter the loaded pallet weight and dimensions.

    Pallets section

  5. Proceed to the Shipping tab > select Non-partnered as the shipping method > enter a Carrier Name and a Pro Number assigned by the carrier > click Submit Tracking to Amazon.

    Pro number

  6. Print out the package and pallet labels by clicking the Print button.

    Print LTL labels

  7. Click the green flag button to finish the shipment creation process.


LTL Amazon-Partnered Shipment

  1. Follow the non-partnered LTL workflow before moving to the Shipping step.

  2. In the Shipping tab, select Amazon-partnered as the shipping method > click Next.

  3. To request a shipping estimate from Amazon, fill in the Estimate form fields > click Request Estimate.

    You can select your saved address to quickly prefill the contact info.

  4. The wizard will fetch shipping details from Amazon. Review and confirm the shipping estimate.

    Confirm shipping estimate

  5. Print out labels for the package and pallet by clicking the Print button.

    Note that Amazon will provide a bill of lading within 24 hours of the pickup date and time. You can print out the BOL from the Amazon shipments page when it's available.

  6. Click the green flag button to finish the shipment creation process.

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