Label products
Amazon's systems are barcode-driven. Each product you send to an Amazon fulfillment center requires a barcode so that it can be tracked throughout the fulfillment process.
The Shipment Creation workflow allows you to create a shipment to our fulfilment centers in six easy steps:
You have three options for labeling your products:
- Use existing UPC or EAN barcodes for eligible products
- Affix Amazon barcodes directly to the product or packaging material
- Use the FBA Label Service to apply barcodes to your products for a per-item fee
For more information, see Label Products for FBA.
Label products
Products that do not qualify for Stickerless, Commingled Inventory must have FBA labels in order to be received at Amazon's fulfillment centers. By selecting the Labeling required filter on the Label Products page, you can view the products in your shipping plan that require labels. For products that require labels, you must affix a label to each unit of the product, and the label must cover any existing barcodes.
Labeling required
The Labeling required tab displays a list of all of the products in your shipping plan that require Amazon barcodes. Click All products to see a list of all of the products in your shipment.
The Who labels column displays information about who will affix Amazon barcodes to the products in your shipping plan.
If Amazon appears in the Who labels column, you are required to use the FBA Label Service, because you either signed up for the FBA Label Service or selected Amazon in the Who preps column of the Prepare Products page. The per-item label fee appears in the Label cost column.
If Merchant appears in the Who labels column, you are required to label your items yourself. To have Amazon label your products, select Amazon in the Who preps drop-down list.
Print labels
After you have reviewed the information on the Label Products page and confirmed that it is correct, create your barcodes by clicking Print labels for this page.
In order to print quality barcodes, make sure you:
- Use the correct label stock for your printer
- Use a printer with a resolution of 300 DPI or greater
- Test, clean, and replace your printer heads as needed
- Periodically test the scannability of your printed barcodes
To create your barcodes:
- Select the label stock that you want to use from the drop-down list.
- Confirm the number of barcode labels that you want to print for each product. If you want to change the number, in the # of labels to print column, type the number of labels that you want.
- Click Print labels for this page. A PDF is generated. You can open it with Adobe Acrobat Reader and print your labels immediately, or save the file and print the labels later.
You have several options for printing product labels:
- You can print labels from the Label Products page by entering the desired label quantity in the # of labels to print column for each product in your shipping plan and selecting the Print Label button.
- You can also print labels from the Amazon-Fulfilled Inventory page. The option is located under the drop-down menu for Apply to # Selected Item(s).
- You can print labels from the Manage Inventory page by choosing your products and selecting Print Item Labels from the Actions drop-down menu.
- If you have a barcode scanner, you can use FBA Scan & Ship feature to create labels for your products.
Label placement
When you're ready to affix barcodes to your products, make sure:
- You put the correct barcode on each item
- You cover all other visible barcodes with the exception of any serial number barocdes
- You place the barcode on the outside of any prep materials
- You do not place the barcode on a curve or corner of the package
- Each item in a case pack has an Amazon barcode, and any barcodes on the case have been removed
For more information, see Label Products for FBA.
Watch the video
How to Label Products for Fulfillment
Watch this video demonstrating how to label your products (English only).
