What is Amazon's po number? What are Amazon's category codes?

Today I will introduce to you the content of opening a store on Amazon. For Amazon merchants, there are many things to do, such as uploading products, setting product information, etc. What is the Amazon po number? I will give you a relevant introduction in the written content.

What is Amazon Po Number?

PO refers to Purchase Order, and the po number is the order number. Two POs mean two orders. The general operation is that after the price is negotiated with the customer, the customer sends a PO, and you prepare a sales contract or performa invoice. After the customer signs and sends it back, the order can be officially confirmed. When placing an order, the customer sends an order to the seller. The format varies from company to company, but it basically includes the name, address, phone number, specific model, description, quantity, payment method, etc. of the buyer and seller.

What are the Amazon category codes?

Common classification codes used by Amazon are: ASIN code, parent and child codes, and variants, upc, EAN code, sku code, brand registration, and GCID code.

1. SKU code (Stock Keeping Unit)

The SKU code that often appears on Amazon refers to the basic unit for measuring the inventory in and out of goods. It can be in units of pieces, boxes, etc., and can be composed of numbers or letters, or a mixture of the two. SKU refers to a product, and each model has a SKU to facilitate e-commerce brands to identify products. When a product has multiple attributes such as different colors and sizes, there are multiple SKUs. For example, a piece of clothing has three colors: white, gray, and black, and each color has three sizes: S, M, and L. Then this piece of clothing has 9 SKUs.

It should be noted that: On the Amazon platform, whether you are creating a new product or selling an existing product, you need a corresponding SKU. The SKU in each store is not allowed to be repeated. This is the unique identifier for Amazon sellers to manage products, and ASIN is only the product ID of the Amazon mall for buyers. In the Amazon inventory management list, one ASIN can correspond to multiple SKUs.

2.UPC code (Universal Product Code)

When we upload products on Amazon, most categories require sellers to use the required specific GTIN (Global Trade Item Number, which can be UPC, EAN, JAN or ISBN, etc.), and the most commonly used is the UPC code. The UPC code is a universal barcode for commodities developed by the Uniform Code Council of the United States, which is mainly used in the United States and Canada. The UPC code is the earliest barcode used on a large scale. Due to its wide range of applications, it is also called the universal barcode and is used in international trade. The UPC barcode also has two versions: the standard version and the shortened version. The standard version consists of 12 digits, and the shortened version consists of 8 digits.

The coding structure of the standard version of UPC12 is: system code (1 digit) + manufacturer code (5 digits) + product code (5 digits) + check code (1 digit).

3.EAN code (European Article Number)

The EAN code is a product identifier established on the basis of the UPC code. The EAN code is a commercial barcode developed by the International Article Numbering Association (GS1) and is universally used. The prefix range assigned to the China Article Numbering Center is 690-696, and the China Article Numbering Center then uniformly assigns enterprise codes, while the product codes are compiled by the manufacturer according to regulations.

The standard EAN13 encoding structure is: country code (2/3 digits) + manufacturer code (5/4 digits) + product code (5 digits) + check code (1 digit).

4. Product registration GCID code (Global Catalog Identifier)

Only when the brand is registered on the Amazon platform can the product obtain the GCID code (Global Catalog Number), which is the unique product code automatically assigned by Amazon to the product. When uploading products on the Amazon platform, sellers must provide UPC codes and EAN codes, but if the seller is assigned a GCID code after the brand is successfully registered, there is no need to purchase UPC codes or EAN codes.

5.ASIN code(AMAZON STANDARD IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

The ASIN code is Amazon's own product ID, which is automatically generated by the Amazon system and does not need to be added by the seller. The ASIN code is equivalent to a unique product ID card and is unique on the Amazon platform. The ASIN code corresponding to the same product and the same UPC on different sites is usually the same, that is, one ASIN code corresponds to one SKU. The ASIN code can be used to query products on the platform front end and the seller's store back end.

After reading the above introduction, you should know what Amazon po account is. For Amazon merchants, some basic settings need to be understood. Only after understanding these basic settings can you do better. I hope the above content can solve your problem.

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