If I have products with expiry dates and I send them to FBA in batches does each batch need unique UPC?
Hello there,
To what I had been reading, its a wise option to upload products with UPC code. Each product should be associated with UPC code. We are going to sell products that have expiry date, in nutshell every product will be split into batches/lots, each having its own expiry date. Amazon recommends uploading all batches as individual product and then keeping only one batch/lot as active product (the one batch having nearest expiry shall be active at a time).
The question to help along is, should we have UPC unique to product or to every batch/lot that is uploaded as a product?
Thanks in advance for help.
7 replies
Seller_DZ1maDmp7Xt2o
WiseHuman…
You’re not going to use you upc’s to do this, the UPC pretty much needs to stay the same for the product…
Regularly changing the UPC unless there’s been some revolutionary change in the product is not a good idea, probably wouldn’t be allowed…
You are going to use those SKU codes that you assign & attached to every product , so that you can identify products by batches & expiration dates…
Hopefully this makes sense, perhaps someone else can weigh in on the subject that’s more knowledgeable…
Maybe there is a portion of seller University that explains this in better detail or in a more understandable way…
Seller_lYLz1roOGTQRE
You don’t put unique UPCs on the items, that would make every shipment a new listing for a new product. You will put different FNSKU labels on the products.
Items with expiry dates sent to FBA have to have FNSKU labels displaying on them, not UPC bar codes.
When you create your first listing it will be assigned an ASIN and an FNSKU, and will appear on your Manage Inventory page. To rotate your stock with expiry dates you duplicate the offer on the Manage Inventory page, but give it a new SKU. (I use the format Product - A and Product - B). This gives you a second identical offer but with a different FNSKU. It is now these two listings that you alternate to sell your product selectively.
UPC – used to register a new listing with Amazon
SKU – stock keeping unit that you assign to your listing(s)
FNSKU – Fulfillment Network stock keeping unit tht Amazon uses to identify every item at the warehouse with you. Covers any other bar codes on your product, including the UPC if any
ASIN – the ID that Amazon uses to identify your product and keep it separate from every other product
Seller_QcJcgjn9q1zh5
A good tip is to put expiration date into SKU, because I have been unable to locate it otherwise.
Here is my basic layout for SKU’s, makes searches easier,
MANUFACTURER-PRODUCT-SIZE-EXPIRATION
If I have products with expiry dates and I send them to FBA in batches does each batch need unique UPC?
Hello there,
To what I had been reading, its a wise option to upload products with UPC code. Each product should be associated with UPC code. We are going to sell products that have expiry date, in nutshell every product will be split into batches/lots, each having its own expiry date. Amazon recommends uploading all batches as individual product and then keeping only one batch/lot as active product (the one batch having nearest expiry shall be active at a time).
The question to help along is, should we have UPC unique to product or to every batch/lot that is uploaded as a product?
Thanks in advance for help.
If I have products with expiry dates and I send them to FBA in batches does each batch need unique UPC?
Hello there,
To what I had been reading, its a wise option to upload products with UPC code. Each product should be associated with UPC code. We are going to sell products that have expiry date, in nutshell every product will be split into batches/lots, each having its own expiry date. Amazon recommends uploading all batches as individual product and then keeping only one batch/lot as active product (the one batch having nearest expiry shall be active at a time).
The question to help along is, should we have UPC unique to product or to every batch/lot that is uploaded as a product?
Thanks in advance for help.
7 replies
7 replies
Seller_DZ1maDmp7Xt2o
WiseHuman…
You’re not going to use you upc’s to do this, the UPC pretty much needs to stay the same for the product…
Regularly changing the UPC unless there’s been some revolutionary change in the product is not a good idea, probably wouldn’t be allowed…
You are going to use those SKU codes that you assign & attached to every product , so that you can identify products by batches & expiration dates…
Hopefully this makes sense, perhaps someone else can weigh in on the subject that’s more knowledgeable…
Maybe there is a portion of seller University that explains this in better detail or in a more understandable way…
Seller_lYLz1roOGTQRE
You don’t put unique UPCs on the items, that would make every shipment a new listing for a new product. You will put different FNSKU labels on the products.
Items with expiry dates sent to FBA have to have FNSKU labels displaying on them, not UPC bar codes.
When you create your first listing it will be assigned an ASIN and an FNSKU, and will appear on your Manage Inventory page. To rotate your stock with expiry dates you duplicate the offer on the Manage Inventory page, but give it a new SKU. (I use the format Product - A and Product - B). This gives you a second identical offer but with a different FNSKU. It is now these two listings that you alternate to sell your product selectively.
UPC – used to register a new listing with Amazon
SKU – stock keeping unit that you assign to your listing(s)
FNSKU – Fulfillment Network stock keeping unit tht Amazon uses to identify every item at the warehouse with you. Covers any other bar codes on your product, including the UPC if any
ASIN – the ID that Amazon uses to identify your product and keep it separate from every other product
Seller_QcJcgjn9q1zh5
A good tip is to put expiration date into SKU, because I have been unable to locate it otherwise.
Here is my basic layout for SKU’s, makes searches easier,
MANUFACTURER-PRODUCT-SIZE-EXPIRATION
Seller_DZ1maDmp7Xt2o
WiseHuman…
You’re not going to use you upc’s to do this, the UPC pretty much needs to stay the same for the product…
Regularly changing the UPC unless there’s been some revolutionary change in the product is not a good idea, probably wouldn’t be allowed…
You are going to use those SKU codes that you assign & attached to every product , so that you can identify products by batches & expiration dates…
Hopefully this makes sense, perhaps someone else can weigh in on the subject that’s more knowledgeable…
Maybe there is a portion of seller University that explains this in better detail or in a more understandable way…
Seller_DZ1maDmp7Xt2o
WiseHuman…
You’re not going to use you upc’s to do this, the UPC pretty much needs to stay the same for the product…
Regularly changing the UPC unless there’s been some revolutionary change in the product is not a good idea, probably wouldn’t be allowed…
You are going to use those SKU codes that you assign & attached to every product , so that you can identify products by batches & expiration dates…
Hopefully this makes sense, perhaps someone else can weigh in on the subject that’s more knowledgeable…
Maybe there is a portion of seller University that explains this in better detail or in a more understandable way…
Seller_lYLz1roOGTQRE
You don’t put unique UPCs on the items, that would make every shipment a new listing for a new product. You will put different FNSKU labels on the products.
Items with expiry dates sent to FBA have to have FNSKU labels displaying on them, not UPC bar codes.
When you create your first listing it will be assigned an ASIN and an FNSKU, and will appear on your Manage Inventory page. To rotate your stock with expiry dates you duplicate the offer on the Manage Inventory page, but give it a new SKU. (I use the format Product - A and Product - B). This gives you a second identical offer but with a different FNSKU. It is now these two listings that you alternate to sell your product selectively.
UPC – used to register a new listing with Amazon
SKU – stock keeping unit that you assign to your listing(s)
FNSKU – Fulfillment Network stock keeping unit tht Amazon uses to identify every item at the warehouse with you. Covers any other bar codes on your product, including the UPC if any
ASIN – the ID that Amazon uses to identify your product and keep it separate from every other product
Seller_lYLz1roOGTQRE
You don’t put unique UPCs on the items, that would make every shipment a new listing for a new product. You will put different FNSKU labels on the products.
Items with expiry dates sent to FBA have to have FNSKU labels displaying on them, not UPC bar codes.
When you create your first listing it will be assigned an ASIN and an FNSKU, and will appear on your Manage Inventory page. To rotate your stock with expiry dates you duplicate the offer on the Manage Inventory page, but give it a new SKU. (I use the format Product - A and Product - B). This gives you a second identical offer but with a different FNSKU. It is now these two listings that you alternate to sell your product selectively.
UPC – used to register a new listing with Amazon
SKU – stock keeping unit that you assign to your listing(s)
FNSKU – Fulfillment Network stock keeping unit tht Amazon uses to identify every item at the warehouse with you. Covers any other bar codes on your product, including the UPC if any
ASIN – the ID that Amazon uses to identify your product and keep it separate from every other product
Seller_QcJcgjn9q1zh5
A good tip is to put expiration date into SKU, because I have been unable to locate it otherwise.
Here is my basic layout for SKU’s, makes searches easier,
MANUFACTURER-PRODUCT-SIZE-EXPIRATION
Seller_QcJcgjn9q1zh5
A good tip is to put expiration date into SKU, because I have been unable to locate it otherwise.
Here is my basic layout for SKU’s, makes searches easier,
MANUFACTURER-PRODUCT-SIZE-EXPIRATION
