FNSKU labelling, carton prep and compliance so goods go straight into Amazon FBA or retail.
- FNSKU labelling applied and verified before export
- Polybagging, bundling and suffocation warnings where required
- Carton weight, dimension and label compliance checked against current marketplace rules
- Goods shipped direct to the fulfilment centre, or held and released to your schedule
Prepping in China removes an entire handling step
The usual path is factory → your country → a prep service → the fulfilment centre. Every leg adds cost, days and another party who can mislabel a carton.
Prepping at origin collapses that. Goods are labelled and cartonised before they are sealed, which means they can move from the factory toward the fulfilment centre without being unpacked and repacked at destination. The saving is rarely just the prep fee — it is the domestic freight, the storage while prep is queued, and the time.
It also means errors are caught where they are cheap to fix. A wrong FNSKU found in China is a relabelling job; found at the fulfilment centre it can mean a rejected shipment.
What prep actually involves
Marketplace requirements are specific, enforced, and change — the details below are the shape of the work rather than a substitute for the current published requirements, which we check against at the time of prep.
- Item labelling. An FNSKU label applied to each unit, positioned so it does not cover other barcodes — scanning two barcodes is a common rejection cause.
- Polybagging and sealing. Required for many categories, with suffocation warnings on bags above the specified opening size, and the barcode kept scannable through the bag.
- Bundles and multipacks. Sets sold as one unit have to be bound and marked so the fulfilment centre does not break them apart and treat them as separate items.
- Carton limits. Weight and dimension caps apply per carton, with overweight cartons needing specific markings. Exceeding them is a frequent and avoidable rejection.
- Shipment labels. Carton labels generated against your shipment plan and applied correctly — which requires the plan to exist before the goods ship.
Direct to fulfilment centre, or through a warehouse first
Shipping straight from China to the fulfilment centre is the cheapest and fastest route, and it works well for a proven product with predictable demand.
It is the wrong choice more often than sellers expect. Fulfilment centres impose storage limits and long-term fees, they will reject a shipment outright over a prep error, and once inventory is in the network it is expensive to retrieve. A first order from a new supplier, or a seasonal buy that must not arrive early, is usually better held in our warehouse and released in tranches.
That is the practical case for combining prep with consolidation: goods arrive prepped and ready, but you decide when each tranche enters the network rather than committing all of it on the sailing date.
Who is the importer of record
This catches sellers out. Amazon does not act as importer of record for your inventory, which means goods cannot simply be consigned to a fulfilment centre and cleared in Amazon's name.
You need an import arrangement in your own name, or a customs broker acting for you, before the shipment arrives. Getting this wrong means goods held at the border with no consignee willing to clear them — and storage accruing while it is sorted out. We settle the import route before the goods ship, not after they land.
How it works
- 1
Confirm the requirements
We check your categories against the marketplace's current prep and labelling rules before production finishes.
- 2
Receive and verify
Goods arrive from the factory and are checked against your packing list and spec.
- 3
Label and prep
FNSKU labels, polybagging, bundling and any category-specific requirements applied and verified.
- 4
Cartonise to plan
Cartons built to weight and dimension limits, labelled against your shipment plan.
- 5
Ship or hold
Direct to the fulfilment centre, or held in our warehouse and released in tranches to suit your storage limits.
Frequently asked questions
Can you ship direct from China to an Amazon fulfilment centre?
Yes, and it is the fastest and cheapest route for a proven product. It is not always the right one — storage limits, long-term fees and the cost of retrieving inventory mean a first order from a new supplier is often better held and released in tranches.
What happens if a shipment is rejected at the fulfilment centre?
It becomes expensive quickly, which is why prep is verified before export. Rejections are usually caused by labelling errors, carton limits or missing prep requirements — all of which are cheap to fix in China and costly to fix at destination.
Is Amazon the importer of record?
No. Amazon does not act as importer of record for your inventory, so you need an import arrangement in your own name or a broker acting for you, in place before the shipment arrives.
Do you prep for marketplaces other than Amazon?
Yes. The same work — labelling, bundling, cartonisation and compliance checks — applies to other marketplaces and to retail customers, each against their own requirements.
Can prep be combined with consolidation?
Yes, and they work well together. Goods from several suppliers are combined, prepped and cartonised in one place, then released to the fulfilment centre on your schedule rather than all at once.
Kaiz La works across Hong Kong, China, India, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain. Requirements and duty rates differ by destination — tell us where the goods are going and we will confirm what applies to your product.