Palletized inventory is compulsory, or can it be also in several boxes?
hi everyone. I am about to send my first inventory to Amazon UK. The cargo will be shipped directly from China and it will be around 150 boxes. The products will arraive in a UK port inside a container and then they will be reloaded on truck and delivered to Amazon warehouse. Do I have to instruct my Chinese partners to palletize the boxes (which is unusual inside a container) or it is ok to deliver the 150 boxes to the Amazon warehouse as they are (with all proper shipping labels on each one of course). Thank you in advance!
Palletized inventory is compulsory, or can it be also in several boxes?
hi everyone. I am about to send my first inventory to Amazon UK. The cargo will be shipped directly from China and it will be around 150 boxes. The products will arraive in a UK port inside a container and then they will be reloaded on truck and delivered to Amazon warehouse. Do I have to instruct my Chinese partners to palletize the boxes (which is unusual inside a container) or it is ok to deliver the 150 boxes to the Amazon warehouse as they are (with all proper shipping labels on each one of course). Thank you in advance!
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Seller_hC0hNVDuILaKO
What size and weight are the boxes?
That makes a difference to the answer.
+The following requirements apply to all boxes shipped to Amazon fulfilment centres whether by small parcel delivery, less than truckload (LTL) or full truckload (FTL) shipping.+
+• Each box must be limited to contain only one Shipment ID.+
+• Each box should weigh no more than 30 kg. Boxes weighing between 15 kg and 30 kg must be marked with ‘Heavy Package’ (viewable from both the top and sides of each heavy container).+
+• Carton dimensions should not exceed 63.5 cm on any side, unless the dimension of a single shippable unit exceeds 63.5cm in itself.+
+• All boxes must be standard shippable containers that will sufficiently protect the contents during transit and processing at Amazon’s fulfilment centres. Examples of appropriate containers include RSC (regular slotted carton), B flute, ECT-32 (edge crush test), 200BH (burst strength). Boxes must not be attached together or tied together with some adhesive tape.+
+• Neither point-of-sale containers nor bulk boxes may be used for shipping.+
+• Products to be sold as sets (e.g., a NASCAR® set of six unique Hot Wheels® cars, sold as one unit) must be marked as sets on shipping containers and packaging. This includes multi-volume set media publications. Place markings for sets on the top of the container over the box flap joint.+
+• Boxes must be packaged so that the contents can withstand the rigours of transportation and processing at Amazon Fulfilment Centres. If you need to use dunnage while transporting your shipments to the fulfilment centre, ensure that you use Amazon-approved forms of dunnage.+
Seller_dn16ZCrBojRkv
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It is in your best interest to palletize your shipment. Amazon will reject a container with the boxes on the floor of the container. It will also cost you much more to ship. Pallet shipments cost much less for ground freight costs. They also protect the cartons from damage. Many sellers have experience of having over a quarter of they shipment damaged because loose cartons were compressed and damaged from overseas freight transportation. If you are not inspecting the shipment before it goes to Amazon, you may just find Amazon rejecting the entire shipment because of this and I doubt your supplier will give you a break on recovering the damage costs.
The delivery of loose cartons is otherwise acceptable. The carriers delivery vans full of them every day.
Dave
Seller_pyUb1coWkICR3
Thanks Dave, that was quite enlightening 
