FBA Shipments

The Inventory >> FBA Shipmentsarrow-up-right section allows you to create, manage, and track inbound shipments to Amazon FBA fulfillment centers, following the entire operational flow from product preparation to receipt by Amazon.

Shipping list

The list shows all created FBA shipments and their progress.

Available columns

  • ID Shipment: Unique FBA inbound shipment identification number.

  • Creation date: Date the shipment was generated in the system.

  • Seller Reference seller.

  • Market Destination Amazon Marketplace.

  • Destination Amazon fulfillment center to which the goods are sent.

  • Products Number of SKUs included in the shipment.

  • Connected POs: Vendor purchase orders associated with FBA shipment.

  • Total Units: Total number of units contained in the shipment.

  • Riceived : Progress bar indicating the status of receiving units in Amazon warehouses.

  • Status Shows the progress of the shipment.

Actions

The Actions column allows you to quickly manage shipments:

  • Print item labels:

Opens the Print Labels section, where you can choose:

  • Print mode (thermal or standard)

  • Label width and height (in cm)

  • Duplicate Shipment:

Duplicate a shipment while maintaining the same products, quantities, and destination. Useful for reshipping the same items in the same quantities.

  • Delete Shipment:

Delete the selected shipment.


Filters

You can use the top bar to filter shipments by progress:

  • Products – Selecting and confirming items

  • Groups – Product grouping

  • Boxes – Assigning products to packages

  • Shipments – Shipment Creation and Confirmation

  • Tracking – Entering and monitoring tracking

  • Receiving – Receiving status in Amazon warehouses

  • Closed – Shipments completed

By clicking on the icon at the top right you can also filter by marketplace.


Create FBA inbound shipments

With ZonWizard you can create shipments to Amazon FBA easily and automatically.

The main advantages are:

  • Automatic inclusion of out-of-stock products

  • automatic calculation of quantities based on:

    • sales speed

    • desired stock days

  • Optimization of packaging in the smallest number of boxes, respecting the defined weight and dimensions

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  1. Click on the button “+”

  2. Select the integration and the target marketplace

  3. Choose whether to pre-fill the shipment with low-stock products

  • If you activate the option, ZonWizard will automatically add the products that are running out

  • If you do not activate the option, you will be able to add products manually


Inbound shipping management

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Once you've created your shipment, you can manage all its operational phases. The process is divided into sequential steps, visible at the top of the page:

  • Products

  • Groups

  • Boxes

  • Shipments

  • Tracking

  • Receiving

  • Closed


Phase 1: Products

At this stage, enter all the information necessary to correctly create the shipment.

  1. Please indicate your starting address (including telephone number, required)

  2. Add products, if not already automatically added

  3. Specify the quantities to ship

  4. Select shipping method:

    • single product

    • packaging template

  5. Indicate who is responsible for preparation and labelling:

    • Amazon

    • Seller

    • Not required

  6. (Optional) Insert:

    • expiration date

    • production batch

  7. Print product labels

Once finished, proceed to the next step.


Phase 2: Groups

This step is only visible if Amazon offers shipping in separate groups. In that case, select the desired grouping.


Phase 3: Boxes

This step is only available if you have chosen to ship single products.

Here you can:

  • create the boxes specifying dimensions, weight and quantity

  • assign products to each box

  • print the picking list

Self-filling boxes

You can use the Autofill feature:

  • Enter the dimensions and maximum weight of the box

  • the system automatically generates the packaging in the smallest number of boxes possible

Once all units are boxed up, you can proceed to the next step.


Phase 4: Shipments

In this phase you define the logistical details of the shipment:

  1. Select the placement option (one or more logistics centers)

  2. Choose your transport mode:

    • SPD – little boxes

    • LTL / FTL – partial or full load

  3. If you use LTL/FTL, please indicate:

    • pallet dimensions

    • pallet weight

  4. Select:

    • courier

    • delivery window

  5. Accept the proposed expense to proceed to the next step


Phase 5: Tracking

In this phase you can:

  • print labels for boxes and pallets

  • Enter your tracking number. These will be sent to Amazon, which will be able to monitor your shipment.


Phase 6: Receiving

At this stage, Amazon gradually receives the products.

  • ZonWizard automatically updates the received quantities

  • no manual intervention is required

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Note: When the shipment enters the receiving phase:

  • the stock is deducted from the internal inventory

  • the average cost of FBA products is automatically updated, taking into account the new units received and the remaining stock


Phase 7: Closed

When Amazon reports shipment completion:

  • the status is updated automatically

  • You can check for any discrepancies between shipped and received units.

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