How to Sign Up for Amazon FBA

This post covers the topic of how to sign up for Amazon FBA (fulfillment by Amazon) and get started in outsourcing your order fulfillment activities. Amazon sellers who are currently merchants fulfilling Amazon orders, or brands and manufacturers that have not sold on Amazon will find this post helpful. Amazon customers expect a reliable shipping experience, and utilizing a best in class tool like Amazon FBA can give your business a competitive advantage by offering free Prime shipping to Amazon customers and outsourcing a task that is likely not a part of your core business. Failing to properly fulfill orders, shipping damage, or lost packages can result in Amazon customers not continuing to repurchase from your brand. In this post we will cover how to sign up for Amazon FBA, what is Amazon FBA, benefits of Amazon FBA, and how to send in an Amazon FBA shipment.

Signing up for FBA is quite simple. If you do not sell on Amazon, you will need a professional selling account first. Once you have a professional selling account you will need to sign in and register for Amazon FBA. This will enable your account to use the FBA service, but there are few important tasks you need to understand before sending in your first shipment including:

• Understanding Amazon policies for FBA including dangerous goods identification, restricted products, and category requirements.

• Create the product listing and FBA offer on Amazon.

• Have inventory on hand, packaged and labeled appropriately. 

Before we get into how to ship inventory to FBA warehouses, lets first review what Amazon FBA is and the benefits it provides to see if it is a good fit for your brand.