A rejected FBA shipment costs more than the prep ever will
Amazon updates its prep and labelling requirements regularly, and a shipment refused at the dock can sit for weeks before it is returned to you. We prep at origin, to the current requirement set, and hand the shipment to the FBA carrier ourselves.
| Task | When it applies | Rate (RMB) |
|---|---|---|
| FNSKU labelling | Every unit, including covering an existing barcode where required | ¥0.60 |
| Poly bagging | Units needing protection or a suffocation warning label | Quoted per spec |
| Bubble wrap | Fragile, glass or sharp-edged items | Quoted per spec |
| Expiry labelling | Consumables and anything with a shelf life | Quoted per spec |
| Carton marking | Box labels, carton IDs and shipment plans | ¥0.60 |
| Palletising | Pallet shipments with stretch wrap and strapping | ¥40.00 |
| Handoff to the FBA carrier | Parcel or pallet, booked by us | Quoted per shipment |
Label stock and packaging materials are billed at cost with the supplier invoice. Nothing is marked up quietly.
Every unit you prep abroad has already paid to travel twice
A unit prepped in a destination warehouse was shipped there unprepared, unpacked, labelled, and packed again. You paid freight on the packaging, labour at destination rates, and a second handling step.
- Freight is paid once, on goods that are already sale-ready
- Labelling labour is at origin cost, not destination cost
- A wrong variant is caught before it crosses an ocean
- Shipment plans can be built while production finishes
The four reasons shipments get refused
We verify against the plan we built with you, not against an assumption about how the factory packs.
FBA, FBM from our facility, or both
Most brands eventually run a hybrid. The split depends on sell-through, not on ideology.
| Model | Who ships the last mile | Where the stock sits | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| FBA | Amazon | Amazon fulfilment centres | Fast movers where the badge matters |
| FBM from Shenzhen | We do | Our facility | Long tail, low volume, wide SKU count |
| FBM from a partner facility | We do | Destination market | Fast movers where Amazon storage fees bite |
| Hybrid | Split | Both | Replenish FBA from local stock as it sells |
We will model the storage fees against your sell-through before you commit inventory to either side.
Do you keep up with Amazon's changing prep rules?
Yes — that is a standing part of the job, not a one-off. If a requirement changes, we tell you when it affects your catalog rather than after a shipment is refused.
Can you label to my own retail barcodes instead of FNSKU?
Yes, and many brands do both lines at once: retail labels for their own store, FNSKU for Amazon, applied at the same handling step.
Who books the FBA carrier?
We do, in either direction: your partnered carrier account, or ours. Either way we confirm the pickup against the shipment plan.
What about inspection before prep?
Every carton is counted and inspected on arrival. If the goods are not fit to sell, we report it before we spend your money labelling them.
Can you handle dangerous goods to FBA?
Classes 2 to 9 are handled in-house with the documentation the carrier requires. Not every route accepts them, so tell us early.