Service · FBA Prep & B2B Shipments

Amazon stopped doing your prep. We didn’t.

On January 1, 2026, Amazon ended in-house FBA prep services. Every seller who used that service is now looking for a 3PL prep partner — and defect fees have jumped 5–25× year over year. We do the prep at per-unit rates, with photo documentation, so the chargeback never lands.

Why prep matters now

Two structural changes hit Amazon sellers at once.

Amazon ended in-house FBA prep on January 1, 2026. Every unit you send to a fulfillment center now has to arrive already prepped to spec, or it gets refused at receive — or worse, accepted, then assessed a defect fee that wipes out the margin on the order.

Defect fees jumped 5–25×. What used to cost you $0.02–$0.07 per unit is now $0.32–$1.74 per unit. On a 1,000-unit shipment with a 4% defect rate (perfectly normal for amateur prep), that’s the difference between $2.80 and $69.60 — per shipment.

This is no longer a “maybe outsource prep someday” decision. Professional prep is now the only economically viable option for any seller doing more than a few hundred units a month.

Amazon 2026 defect-fee table

Per-unit penalty if a unit arrives without required prep:

Missing FNSKU label$0.32
Unprepped fragile$0.85
Missing poly bag$0.55
Hazmat without docs$1.74

Source: Amazon FBA fee changes effective Jan 1, 2026.

What we do

Every prep requirement Amazon publishes — done right the first time.

Our team trains against Amazon’s current FBA prep manual, tested quarterly. We photo-document every batch so when a defect charge appears on your seller statement, you have evidence within minutes — not a 30-day investigation.

  • Print and apply FNSKU labels at the exact size and placement Amazon requires
  • Poly-bag soft goods, multipacks, and apparel with suffocation warnings
  • Bubble-wrap fragile items to drop-test spec
  • Bundle multi-unit listings under a single FNSKU with bundle-as-set stickers
  • Build custom kits with printed inserts and bill-of-materials tracking
  • Apply Amazon carton labels and ship FBA inbound shipments — same day if in by 11
  • Hold inventory if your FBA shipment plan isn’t ready yet — no rush forwarding
  • Photo-document every prep batch for chargeback defense

Per-unit rates

No surprises on the invoice.

Published baseline rates. Volume discounts apply at 5,000+ units per month. Final per-unit pricing is locked on your rate card before your first PO lands.

$0.45 / unit

FNSKU labeling

Upload your FNSKU PDFs (or we generate them via Seller Central). We print on thermal labels and apply per Amazon spec — no bleed-through, no peel.

$0.65 / unit

Poly bagging

1.5 mil clear poly bags with suffocation warnings. Required for soft goods, multipacks, anything that could shed in the FC. Heat-sealed, not stapled.

$0.85 / unit

Bubble wrap

3/16" bubble for fragile items. Wrapped to Amazon’s drop-test spec. Required for glass, ceramics, electronics over $25, anything you don’t want returned cracked.

$1.25 / bundle

Bundling

Combine 2–6 units under one FNSKU. Bundle-as-set sticker applied. We track the bundle parent SKU separately so your inventory math stays clean.

$1.85 / kit

Kitting

Multi-SKU kits, including printed inserts and custom packaging. Bill-of-materials configured per kit; components auto-decrement on kit creation.

$3.50 / carton

Carton labels (B2B / FBA boxes)

Upload Amazon box labels or your B2B BOL. We apply, palletize per spec, schedule the appointment with the carrier, and ship.

Storage (per ft³/month) and outbound carton handling billed separately. Combo prep (FNSKU + poly bag + bubble) priced as a bundle at a discount — typically 15–20% off the sum.

Volume discounts

5K+ units/mo: 10% off. 25K+: 15%. 100K+: custom rate card.

Photo-documented

Every prep batch photographed. Defect chargeback evidence on file for 18 months.

Same-week onboarding

Sign rate card Monday, first FBA shipment from our dock Friday.

Stop paying defect fees. Start prepping right.

Send us your last 90 days of FBA defect statements. We’ll quote the breakeven on professional prep so you can see whether the math works before you commit.