What does an Amazon shipping label mean? Which labels should be applied?

There are bound to be many things you don’t understand when opening a store on Amazon, especially for novice merchants who have just come into contact with this platform. They need to learn and understand every aspect. For example, what does Amazon’s shipping label mean? It is estimated that many people know how to ship goods, but they may not know this. Let me introduce it below.

What does an Amazon shipping label mean?

Once the goods to be shipped to Amazon are determined, as well as the corresponding delivery method and carrier, the seller can label and package the goods.

Small parcel delivery is to pack the goods in individual packages and distribute them separately by labeling them. They are small shipments usually sent by DHL, UPS, FedEx or local postal services. Truck LTL, truckload, and palletized shipments are different boxes of goods. There are several types of labels, and sellers need to label them according to the size of the goods.

1. National Standard

Generally speaking, the country logo is a square with a side length of 4 cm. FBA products need to have two country logos affixed to the upper right corner of the narrow side of each box of goods.

2. Product SKU label

The SKU label is the unique identifier of the product, which Amazon does not recognize. Therefore, sellers must check carefully to avoid making mistakes.

3. FBA Label

The "FBA Label" is the outer packaging mark used by Amazon warehouses to confirm the goods when they are received, and most of them are affixed to the product packaging.

4. Made in China label

Exporters must affix the Made in China label not only to the outer box but also to each product, otherwise it will be detained or returned by the local customs.

5. Overweight label

Amazon stipulates that a single package cannot exceed 30 kilograms. If a single package exceeds 15 kilograms, it must be labeled as an "express package."

Each box and pallet (containing one or more units shipped from the manufacturer) delivered to an Amazon fulfillment center must be properly labeled with a unique box number (see examples below) and a pallet label. For your boxes, please follow the following guidelines for labeling:

1. Print a full set of labels. Since each label is unique, do not copy, reuse, or modify the labels for use in other boxes.

2. The label size is 31/3x4 inches. If you have a thermal printer, you can now select "Thermal Printing Paper" and choose the 4x6 inch format in the box and pallet label printing options.

3. Do not stick the label on the seams or openings of the box to avoid damaging the label when opening the box.

4. Stick the Amazon Logistics box number label and shipping label (UPS, FedEx or other small package express carrier) on the flat surface of the box to avoid the barcode folding at the corners or edges.

5. Both labels cannot be covered to ensure they can be scanned and identified.

6. Each box in the cargo must have its own Amazon logistics box number label (printed in the cargo workflow).

7. Each photo sent must be affixed with four stickers, with one in the middle.

8. If you want to ship multiple original factory packages in one larger box, then stick the Amazon Logistics Box ID label on the larger box. You do not need to put a label on one original factory package.

When goods are shipped on the Amazon platform, there will be many shipping labels on the outer packaging. Different shipping labels have different functions. For example, Amazon's FBA logistics usually have product labels, shipment labels and Pallet labels, etc. Everyone needs to understand their differences.

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