Send to Amazon will replace Send/replenish inventory on September 1
On September 1, 2022, Send to Amazon will replace the Send/replenish inventory workflow as part of our ongoing efforts to make shipment creation simpler and more flexible.
Important dates
- August 31 is the last day on which you can create shipments using Send/replenish inventory.
- Starting September 1, the old workflow will no longer be available. All new FBA shipments must be created either in Send to Amazon or with the Amazon Marketplace Web Service API or Selling Partner API.
Send to Amazon features
Thousands of FBA sellers already use Send to Amazon, our streamlined shipment-creation workflow. The updated workflow lets you do the following:
- Create shipments with simplified steps that include training videos.
- Create reusable case-pack templates to save box-level information and prep and labeling details when you use the same configuration for single-SKU boxes. With these templates, you can avoid re-entering the details each time that you replenish inventory.
- Add both single-SKU and mixed-SKU boxes to the same workflow.
- Pack your boxes in advance or just in time when you’re ready to ship.
Starting today, when you create shipments from Manage Inventory, Manage FBA Inventory, or Restock Inventory, you’ll be directed to Send to Amazon automatically. You can also access Send to Amazon from your Shipping Queue. You can continue to access the old workflow for new shipment creation until August 31.
For more information, go to FBA shipment creation changes to Send to Amazon.
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Use the clickable words at the top of your screen. “old workflow will remain available”
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Please. Do not do this. You are adding so much extra work for sellers who send in hundreds of items by the pallet load. There is no need for this.
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Not knowing the destination before you pack is a major problem.
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Will Upload Shipping Plan File still work? This currently creates a shipping plan in the Send/replenish inventory workflow. Will this be replaced by another option to upload a file based on Merchant SKU and QTY?
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Why? What is wrong with the old system?
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What happens if your shipment is split between multiple fulfillment centers and you’ve already packed your boxes? That’s the reason I’ve continued to use the old system.
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This workflow is a nightmare for small boutique/niche sellers with an agile inventory control system. Every box is different - gotta always watch restock levels and storage fees. Horribly complicated and frustrating.
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Please, please, please allow us to use the old system. This will be a nightmare for my business.
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They say it’s “streamlined”, but im my opinion, the new system is more complicated. I hate it
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New workflow is terrible
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As voiced by all sellers above, PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS. There are multiple problems with Send to Amazon, as opposed to the current workflow, including:
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Box info has to be entered beforehand. With the current supply chain constraints, we often do not get full shipments from our suppliers, and creating a new shipment with whatever quantities we get is much more complicated with the new system.
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You can’t see which carrier is scheduled for pickup in the shipment details.
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There’s no option to duplicate the shipment.
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All shipments in a plan can no longer be seen from a single shipment.
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There’s no prompt to enter name for a newly created shipment, which is easily overlooked and can create confusion when trying to locate one.
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“Who labels” does not appear, which is a problem when the warehouse needs to check whose responsibility it is to label the products.
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New system does not allow voiding charges, as the current one does.
The new system does not help at all and it only slows down the process. Amazon - PLEASE do listen to us on this one and allow the currently workflow to remain available along with Send to Amazon.
