Provide 2D barcodes for box content information

You can use 2D barcodes to provide product quantities and expiration dates (if applicable) for each box in your shipment.

If you use 2D barcodes, you do not need to provide box content information through Seller Central. Instead, you can select Use 2D barcodes in the shipment creation workflow and then apply a 2D barcode to each of your boxes. We can then simply scan your barcodes to determine the contents of a specific box.

Providing box content information helps reduce the time needed between your products arriving at the fulfillment center and your products being available for sale. 2D barcodes are especially useful for drop shipping inventory directly from suppliers. Your supplier can provide box information without having access to the details of your FBA shipment. If you manage high-volume operations, 2D barcodes will scale to larger shipments more easily.

To enable the 2D barcode option, follow these steps:

1. Go to Fulfillment by Amazon settings.
2. Locate Inbound Settings and click Edit.
3. Select Enable next to 2D Barcodes for Box Content Information.
4. Click Update.

Please note that you will need to use a third-party application or website to generate 2D barcodes. 2D barcodes do not replace Amazon shipping labels. Amazon shipping labels are still required.

2D barcode requirements

Amazon accepts all 2D barcodes that meet the following standards:

Barcode labels should be printed in black on a white label at a minimum of 600 dpi.

The barcode must contain the following information in the order listed:

1. Begin with the characters AMZN
2. FBA Shipment ID, also referred to as the PO (Code: PO)
3. Item ID (Code: ASIN, UPC, EAN, ISBN, or FNSKU)
   Note: The Item ID should match the unit expected. For example, if the unit is listed as an FNSKU on the shipment, provide the item ID as FNSKU.
4. Quantity (Code: QTY)
5. Expiration date, if applicable, in YYMMDD format (Code: EXP)

Separate codes and their values with a colon, and separate each segment with a comma—for example:

UPC:847603044631,QTY:24

Additional guidelines:

• Use only uppercase letters.
• Do not enter any spaces in the data.
• Enter a value for each field. Null or zero values are not valid.
• Do not list an ASIN with a quantity of 0. Exclude the ASIN from the data.
• Do not pack more than 100 different ASINs in a single box.
• Provide expiration dates in YYMMDD format.
• Pack each box with only one expiration date per ASIN. If you have units of an ASIN with multiple expiration dates, those units must be packed in separate boxes so that each box has only one expiration date per ASIN. For more information, visit Expiration dates on FBA products.

Sample barcodes

Box with UPC product
Shipment ID (PO)=FBA23JFC2G UPC=847603044631 Quantity=24 Expiration Date=2014, April 28
This barcode reads: AMZN,PO:FBA23JFC2G,UPC:847603044631,QTY:24,EXP:140428

Box with UPC product (no expiration date)
Shipment ID (PO)=FBA23JFC2G UPC=847603044631 Quantity=24
This barcode reads: AMZN,PO:FBA23JFC2G,UPC:847603044631,QTY:24

Box with ASIN and UPC products
Shipment ID (PO)=FBA23JFC2G ASIN=B00H1BPQ1Y Quantity=12 Expiration Date=2014, March 1	Shipment ID (PO)=FBA23JFC2G UPC=847603044631 Quantity=24 Expiration Date=2014, April 28
This barcode reads: AMZN,PO:FBA23JFC2G,ASIN:B00H1BPQ1Y,QTY:12,EXP:140301,UPC:847603044631,QTY:24,EXP:140428

Box with two UPC products
Shipment ID (PO)=FBA23JFC2G UPC=776403045720 Quantity=10 Expiration Date=2014, May 15	Shipment ID (PO)=FBA23JFC2G UPC=847603044631 Quantity=24 Expiration Date=2014, April 28
This barcode reads: AMZN,PO:FBA23JFC2G,UPC:776403045720,QTY:10,EXP:140515,UPC:847603044631,QTY:24,EXP:140428