FBA Liquidations
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FBA Liquidations

FBA Liquidations is designed to help you recover value from excess and customer-returned inventory, avoid storage fees, and prevent the disposal of inventory.

How it works

Instead of paying to remove or dispose of excess or customer-returned FBA inventory, you can choose to use FBA Liquidations to have the inventory liquidated through a liquidator. By liquidating inventory, you recover a portion of your inventory cost (net recovery value) while avoiding monthly storage fees and aged-inventory surcharges, formerly known as long-term storage fees. The net recovery value should appear in your account within 90 days of submitting your order.

By participating in this program, you agree to the FBA Liquidations program terms and conditions.

How we calculate your net recovery value

Amazon determines the value of your inventory by evaluating several factors, including:

  • Your sales history
  • The average FBA selling price on Amazon
  • The sales history of the specific ASIN

Based on contracted rates, liquidators will purchase this inventory for a gross recovery value, which is about 5% to 10% of the product’s value. Amazon will then deduct fees and pay you the net recovery value.

Fees

Note: Amazon charges FBA Liquidations fees which incur when shipments leave fulfillment centers. If you submitted a liquidation order before June 24, 2021, these liquidation fees will apply if your inventory is shipped to a liquidator on or after that date.

Amazon will apply two separate fees to each item you liquidate:

  • The liquidations processing fee is per item and based on item size and weight (see Table 1).
  • The liquidations referral fee is 15% and calculated on the gross recovery value.
Note: The liquidations referral fee structure above has been updated from our prior announcement, which indicated that the fee would vary by item category.

Table 1: Processing fee

Item weight Fee
Standard-size items 0–0.5 lb $0.25
0.5–1.0 lb $0.30
1–2.0 lb $0.35
over 2.0 lb $0.40 + $0.20 per lb above first 2 lb
Oversize and special handling items* 0–1.0 lb $0.60
1.0–2.0 lb $0.70
2.0–4.0 lb $0.90
4.0–10.0 lb $1.45
over 10.0 lb $1.90 + $0.20 per lb above first 10 lb

*Special handling items may include apparel, shoes, watches, jewelry, and dangerous goods.

Table 2: Example comparing recovery value for removal order options

Product category: Wireless accessories (Mobile device case)

Standard-size inventory weight: 0.2 lb

Recovery fee percentage: 15%
Key Example Liquidate Dispose Ship-to address
A Item average selling price (ASP) $20.00 $20.00 $20.00
B Contracted liquidator rate 7.5%1 - -
C = A*B Gross recovery value $1.50 - -
D = C*Fee % Liquidations referral fee (15%) $0.23 - -
E Liquidations processing fee (per item based on size and weight) $0.25 $0.32 $0.32
F = C-D-E Net recovery value $1.02 ($0.32) ($0.32)2

1May vary based on contracted rates with the liquidators.

2You can continue to recover value yourself by having Amazon return your inventory to you.

Note: Once eligible inventory is submitted with a liquidation order, monthly storage fees and aged-inventory surcharges will cease to accrue for that inventory.

Product eligibility

Eligibility is subject to legal, safety, and regulatory guidelines. Products not eligible for liquidation include:

Amazon liquidations are subject to various macroeconomic conditions, periodic negotiations with buyers, and sales data. Demand for specific products may fluctuate and if Amazon cannot find a buyer for your product(s) type, they may be marked ineligible for FBA Liquidations. Additionally, ineligibility reason may also indicate legal or policy restrictions. Examples of items currently under these are:

  • Face Masks
  • Jewelry

Note: For unfulfillable inventory, only items with a reason of Customer Damaged, Carrier Damaged, or Distributor Damaged are eligible for liquidation. Items with a reason of Expired, Defective, and Warehouse Damaged are not eligible for liquidation. For more information on eligibility errors, go to the "Error messages with your order" section on this page.

Create a liquidation order

Submit inventory to be liquidated by creating a removal order. You can create a removal order from an inventory planning page or the Recommended Removal report:

To create a liquidation order, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Create Removal Order form.
    • From any inventory planning page, select one or more ASINs and then, from the Action on selected drop-down menu, choose Create removal order.
    • Or, from the Recommended Removal report, click Begin removal process.
      Note: If this option does not appear, you do not have inventory that we recommend you remove.
  2. Select Liquidations as your method of removal.
  3. Enter the amount of fulfillable or unfulfillable quantity to liquidate.
  4. Click Review. You'll be prompted to confirm your order.
    Important: Once you confirm your liquidation order, it cannot be canceled.
  5. Click Confirm.

Liquidate inventory automatically

You can set up automated liquidations removals for your inventory at fulfillment centers. Automated liquidations removals are available for both fulfillable and unfulfillable inventory.

For more information, including how to enable automated settings, go to Remove inventory automatically.

Track your liquidation orders

Note: Due to COVID-19, there may be delays in these estimated timelines. However, monthly storage fees and aged-inventory surcharges will no longer accrue upon liquidation order submission.
Estimated timeline Track status
Day 0
  • Liquidation order is submitted.
  • Monthly storage fees and aged-inventory surcharges stop accruing.
Days 0–30
Day 30 (or before)
  • Inventory ships to one or more liquidators and is marked as Completed Qty in the Removal Order Detail report.
  • Once all inventory is marked as Completed Qty the order status changes to Completed.
  • To view the estimated recovery amount for a shipped item, open a removal order from the Removal Order Detail report and click View recovery summary.
  • If your inventory was shipped to more than one liquidator, the removal order will contain multiple shipment order IDs.
Day 60 (or after)
  • The net recovery value is available on your Payments page. Payments should appear under each shipment order ID in your account 60 days after your liquidation order is submitted.
  • There are three different payment transaction types for FBA Liquidations:
    • Liquidations: This transaction type is the standard liquidations order.
    • Liquidations Adjustment: In cases where your inventory is damaged, lost, or not suitable for liquidations, Amazon might perform a reversal of the initial payment.
    • Other: If there is a liquidation adjustment, you might be eligible for a reimbursement equivalent to the net recovery value.
    Note: Liquidation orders generated by Automated Unfulfillable Removals will be executed at Amazon’s earliest discretion based on capacity, including immediately after returns evaluation. These orders may be tracked using the Customer Returns Report. Revenue and fees associated with these transactions can be tracked using the Payments page referenced above.

Error messages with your order

You may receive an error message if there is a problem with the order you created. The chart below provides resolutions to common errors in liquidation orders:

Error Message in Seller Central Details Resolution
Product is not eligible. Items you are trying to liquidate are not eligible for the Liquidation Channel To learn more about eligible items, go to the Product eligibility section on this page.
Inventory is classified as Hazardous Material (Hazmat) - please contact us Dangerous goods, or hazmat items, are ineligible for Liquidations To learn more about eligible items, go to the Product eligibility section on this page.
Inventory ineligible for liquidation due to legal restrictions or Amazon policies. Per FBA policy, restricted items are not available for Liquidations. To learn more about restricted items, go to FBA product restrictions.
Inventory in location that cannot process removals - please contact us. Your products are currently stored at a fulfillment center that doesn’t process removals.

We recommend you wait until the units are transferred to a fulfillment center that can process removals.

Contact us if you have further questions.

Liquidation partner could not be found for inventory. Currently no Liquidations partner has the capacity to receive the items you selected, or we are unable to arrange a buyer for your items. Amazon currently doesn’t have a Liquidator to purchase these units. We’re constantly working on expanding our liquidation network for a wider range of product categories. Until then, please choose another recovery value option, such as Amazon Outlet, or another removal option, such as Return.
Inventory temporarily unavailable for removal as a result of an in-progress transaction or other process – please check again in a few days. The units you are trying to liquidate are currently unavailable for FBA Liquidations. They may be a part of another liquidation order. Please wait for two days and try again. If the message persists, contact us for further support.
Inventory is not available for removal; please try again in two days or contact Seller Support. We may be transferring your inventory within fulfillment centers, or your inventory is still being processed by a fulfillment center. Please wait for two days and try again. If the message persists, contact us for further support.

Resale certificates

To view liquidator resale certificates for the liquidation orders you’ve submitted, see Tax-exemption certificates.

Resources

For more information on FBA Liquidations, watch the following videos on Seller University.

Frequently asked questions

Who are the liquidators and what happens to my liquidated inventory?

We have contracted with liquidators who resell both Amazon-owned and FBA inventory to downstream consumers. Liquidators are contractually restricted from reselling FBA liquidated products directly on Amazon. These liquidators resell liquidated inventory through other ecommerce or brick-and-mortar channels. Liquidators cannot return liquidated inventory back to you.

Can I preview the gross and net recovery value before I create my liquidation order?

No. When you submit a liquidation order, Amazon will attempt to arrange a liquidator for this inventory. If arranged, a liquidator will purchase this inventory for a gross recovery value, which is typically about 5% to 10% of the product’s value. Once Amazon receives payment from a liquidator—approximately 60-90 days after submitting the liquidation order—the net recovery value will be available on your Payments page.

Does participating in FBA Liquidations affect my Inventory Performance Index (IPI) score?

IPI measures how efficient and productive you are in managing your FBA inventory, and excess inventory adversely affects your IPI score. Once you submit a removal order to FBA Liquidations, the order will show as Pending on the Removal Order Detail report. Inventory that is pending removal does not influence or adversely affect your IPI score. This is the case for other removal options as well, such as Dispose and Ship-to address. Therefore, liquidating inventory can help improve your sell-through rate by reducing excess or aged inventory and positively influence your IPI score.

How do liquidation orders affect my inventory storage limits?

After submitting a liquidation order, the order will move to pending status in the Removal Order Detail report, and the inventory moves to reserved status. This status change typically happens on the following day after placing a liquidation order. Once the status changes, the inventory will no longer contribute to your storage volume. For more information, go to FBA capacity limits.

Can I use the inventory I submitted for liquidation to fulfill customer orders while it is pending liquidation?

After you submit a liquidation order, there is a short window of time between submitting a liquidation order and when the inventory is moved to reserved status. During this period of time, customer orders can be fulfilled with your inventory. If your inventory is used to fulfill a customer order while liquidation is pending, you will receive the proceeds of sale rather than a liquidation payment.

How can I find payments for my liquidated inventory?

You can find liquidation payments in the Payments section of Seller Central. In the Transaction View, you may filter your Transaction Type to Liquidations to view all associated liquidation revenue and fees. You may also associate these transactions to the corresponding shipment ID or customer order ID.

Why did I receive different payment amounts for the same liquidated ASIN?

Amazon may have different contracted liquidation rates by fulfillment center. If you submit a liquidation order for multiple units of a single ASIN and the units are located among multiple fulfillment centers, Amazon will attempt to process the units that provide you with the greatest recovery value first.

Why was my liquidation order canceled?

We may cancel a liquidation order if the inventory isn't available for removal (for example, if it is part of a pending customer order). The items will display as Canceled in the Removal Order Detail report and will be returned to your inventory. Note that monthly storage fees and aged-inventory surcharges will resume. If your order was canceled, submit a new one.

Why am I being charged a monthly storage fee, an aged-inventory surcharge, or both, on items I submitted in a liquidation order?

Any items canceled within a liquidations order are still subject to monthly storage fees, aged-inventory surcharges, or both. Submit a new removal order for the canceled items. You can have your items returned or disposed of, or choose a value recovery option such as Grade & Resell or Liquidations.

Why is my liquidation order taking so long to complete?

When you submit a liquidation order, we’ll attempt to fulfill your order within 30 days. Once the order is fulfilled, liquidators have 30 days to pay you for your liquidated items.

Note: Due to COVID-19, there may be delays in these estimated timelines. However, monthly fees and aged-inventory surcharges will no longer accrue upon liquidation order submission.

For more information, go to the Track your Liquidations orders section on this page.

I have disabled Liquidations from my Automated unfulfillable settings. Why am I still seeing liquidation orders being created?

Most commonly, you’re seeing incoming revenue from previous liquidation orders that were placed before you disabled Liquidations from your Automated unfulfillable settings. Watch the FBA Liquidations: Payments Reporting video in the Resources section on this page to validate if what you see is a new liquidations order, or is revenue from a previous order.

Why did Amazon reverse my liquidations revenue payment?

In cases where your inventory is damaged, lost, or not suitable for liquidation, Amazon might perform a reversal of the initial payment. Typically, this adjustment will be followed by an updated revenue payment for a new amount.

For more information, go to the Track your Liquidations orders section on this page.

Why haven’t I received payment for my items?

It can take up to 90 days from when the order is complete to when you receive revenue for items in a liquidation order. Contact Selling Partner Support if you don’t see revenue after 90 days from the completion date.

If I liquidate inventory, will Amazon restrict when I can send inventory for this ASIN to a fulfillment center?

No. Such restrictions apply only to inventory you have returned to yourself (using the Ship-to address in Seller Central) and do not apply to liquidated ASINs. For more information about restrictions, visit FBA aged-inventory surcharges, formerly known as Long-term storage fees.

What other recovery value options do I have for my excess and customer-returned inventory?

In addition to participating in the FBA Liquidations program, you can also earn recovery value for your excess inventory by enrolling it in Amazon Outlet.

Am I able to calculate tax on items liquidated through the program?

You can use Amazon's Tax calculation services to calculate tax on orders that are not destined for a Marketplace tax collection jurisdiction. You can see your tax calculations in the Sales Tax report in the Tax document library.

Can I use my standard Seller Central Tax Report to report liquidation sales?

Your Seller Central Tax report determines which period to report your sales based on the date of cash receipt and the date of shipment. Liquidation sales will be reported in the period based on the shipment date of your items, but the sales will not appear in the report until the liquidator has transmitted payment to Amazon.

Which item-level Product Tax Code (PTC) will be used for my liquidation order?

Your item-level PTC is assigned based on the status of the product listing at the time your item is shipped to a liquidator:

  • Active listing: If available, your item-level PTC will be used for tax calculation.
  • Inactive listing: Your item level PTC is also considered inactive and will not be used. Instead, the default PTC assigned in your Tax Settings will be used for tax calculation.

If you do not have a default PTC assigned in your Tax Settings, we will calculate tax at a zero rate using a PTC of “A_GEN_NOTAX” per the Product tax codes.

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