After completing the box content information for your SPD (Small Parcel Delivery) shipments, it's time to print 2D barcodes and purchase shipping labels. You can purchase shipping and complete them without ever leaving InventoryLab.
Note: If you prefer to complete shipments in Seller Central instead of InventoryLab, you can manually close your batch and upload a shipping plan file using Send to Amazon. For steps, please see- Uploading a Shipping Plan File Using Send to Amazon
Printing 2D Barcodes Individually
Printing All 2D Barcodes in Bulk
Printing 2D Barcodes Individually
Note: Amazon allows up to 100 items per box but only 700 characters per 2D Barcode label. Due to variables that affect the number of characters needed per item, we have set the limit to a maximum of 40 ASINs per box to prevent issues.
To complete a shipment in InventoryLab, click Purchase Shipping Labels next to a shipment towards the top of the page.
Note: If you need to obtain the 2D Barcode labels, but aren't ready to purchase shipping or want to do so in Seller Central, you can use the print icon to obtain only the 2D Barcode labels.
No matter the option you choose, the 2D barcode labels for that shipment will open in a new tab to be printed using your browser's printing functions.
Note: If your labels don't seem to be opening, try these steps- My 2D barcode labels or shipping labels aren't opening!
Note: If you have toggled On the Unified 2D & Box Labels option in your Manage Label Printing settings, your Unified 2D Barcodes and box labels will open in a new tab after accepting shipping charges or entering the tracking/PO Numbers. For instructions and information about Unified Labels, please see- How to Print Unified 2D Box Labels
Once you've used the option to Purchase Shipping Labels, a window will appear asking how you'd like to complete your shipment.
You will see a message stating that your boxes should contain 40 or fewer ASINs in order to proceed. If you need to make adjustments to your boxes, click Cancel. Or, if you're ready to go ahead, you can click the checkbox next to the message.
Choose the Shipping Method, either SPD: Partnered Carrier or SPD: Non-Partnered Carrier.
SPD: Partnered Carrier
Note: When using this shipping method, the cost will be billed to your Amazon Seller account as an inbound transportation charge. For information on the Amazon Partnered Carrier program and how shipping costs are estimated, please refer to their documentation located here- Amazon Partnered Carrier options
Enter the weight and dimensions of your boxes. You can enter them for each box individually or all at once by using the "All Boxes" section.
Once everything looks good, click Next: Estimate Charges to proceed.
The Estimated Charges window will appear and display the carrier information, number of boxes, total shipment weight, estimated shipping costs, and the ship from address.
If everything looks correct, click Accept Charges to proceed.
You will be asked to confirm that you'd like to proceed with purchasing shipping. Once done, you will not be able to make changes to the shipment without voiding the charges. (Charges can be voided within 24 hours of purchase.)
Click Yes to proceed. The cost will be billed to your Amazon Seller account as an inbound transportation charge.
The shipping labels and box labels will automatically download as a .PDF to your computer's downloads folder. These labels can be printed in 4 x 6 or 8.5 x 11 sizes.
If you have toggled On the Unified 2D & Box Labels option in your Manage Label Printing settings, a new tab will open containing your Unified Labels. From this new tab, you may download and/or print these Unified Labels.
The shipment will change to "Ready for Carrier" status in the Working Shipments window in InventoryLab.
Note: Amazon marks shipments as "Shipped" with the first scan from the carrier. They will still show in the Working Shipments window in InventoryLab and as "Working" in Seller Central until that time.
Once the shipment is showing as "Shipped" in Seller Central, clicking the Sync Shipments button in InventoryLab will update the Working Shipments area and clear out the shipment.
That's it! Once you complete these steps for all the shipments in the batch, it will close automatically as this completes the workflow for it in InventoryLab.
SPD: Non-Partnered Carrier
Choose your Carrier from the dropdown menu. The options are:
- UPS (non-partnered)
- DHL
- FedEx
- USPS
- Other
Below the Carrier, the Destination Address is displayed. You can copy the address by clicking the copy icon.
Next, enter the Tracking ID for each box in the shipment.
Note: Amazon currently allows a maximum of 50 characters to be entered for tracking IDs.
The 2D barcode labels will open in a new tab to be printed using your browser's printing functions.
The box labels will automatically download as a .PDF to your computer's downloads folder and can be printed in 4 x 6 or 8.5 x 11 sizes.
If you have toggled On the Unified 2D & Box Labels option in your Manage Label Printing settings, a new tab will open containing your Unified Labels. From this new tab, you may download and/or print these Unified Labels.
Note: If your labels don't seem to be opening, try these steps- My 2D barcode labels or shipping labels aren't opening!
The shipment will change to "Ready for Carrier" status in the Working Shipments window in InventoryLab.
Note: Amazon marks shipments as "Shipped" with the first scan from the carrier. They will still show in the Working Shipments window in InventoryLab and as "Working" in Seller Central until that time.
Once the shipment is showing as "Shipped" in Seller Central, clicking the Sync Shipments button in InventoryLab will update the Working Shipments area and clear out the shipment.
We recommend waiting until the boxes have shipped and Amazon changes the shipment status to "Shipped" before interacting with it in Seller Central. At that time, the tracking IDs or PRO numbers entered in InventoryLab will be available for reference in Seller Central.
That's it! Once you complete these steps for all the shipments in the batch, it will close automatically as this completes the workflow for it in InventoryLab.
Printing All 2D Barcodes in Bulk
To print 2D barcodes for all shipments at once, click the Print All 2D Barcodes and Choose Carrier button.
The 2D barcode labels for the shipments will open in a new tab to be printed using your browser's printing functions.
Note: If your labels don't seem to be opening, try these steps- My 2D barcode labels or shipping labels aren't opening!
Note: If you have toggled On the Unified 2D & Box Labels option in your Manage Label Printing settings, your Unified 2D Barcodes and box labels will open in a new tab after accepting shipping charges or entering the tracking/PO Numbers. For instructions and information about Unified Labels, please see- How to Print Unified 2D Box Labels
A window will appear asking how you'd like to complete your shipment.
You will see a message stating that your boxes should contain 40 or fewer ASINs in order to proceed. If you need to make adjustments to your boxes, click Cancel. Or, if you're ready to go ahead, you can click the checkbox next to the message.
Choose the Shipping Method, either SPD: Partnered Carrier or SPD: Non-Partnered Carrier.
Choose the Shipping Method, either SPD: Partnered Carrier or SPD: Non-Partnered Carrier.
SPD: Partnered Carrier
Note: You cannot purchase shipping in bulk and will need to follow the steps below to navigate to the individual shipments after submitting feeds to purchase shipping.
Enter the weight and dimensions of the boxes for all shipments created from the batch. By entering these details, they will be sent to Amazon along with your box content information.
You can enter them for each box individually or all at once by using the "All Boxes" section.
Click Submit All.
From the List>List & Prep page, locate the Working Shipments window, click the 3 horizontal lines to the right of the shipment and, select Work on Shipment.
Click the Purchase Shipping Labels button.
After you've confirmed the checkbox and ensured your weights are dimensions are accurate, click Next: Estimate Charges.
The Estimated Charges window will appear and display the carrier information, number of boxes, total shipment weight, estimated shipping costs, and the ship from address.
If everything looks correct, click Accept Charges to proceed.
You will be asked to confirm that you'd like to proceed with purchasing shipping. Once done, you will not be able to make changes to the shipment without voiding the charges. (Charges can be voided within 24 hours of purchase.)
Click Yes to proceed. The cost will be billed to your Amazon Seller account as an inbound transportation charge.
The shipping labels and box labels will automatically download as a .PDF to your computer's downloads folder. These labels can be printed in 4 x 6 or 8.5 x 11 sizes.
The 2D barcode labels will open in a new tab to be printed using your browser's printing functions.
If you have toggled On the Unified 2D & Box Labels option in your Manage Label Printing settings, new tabs will open containing your Unified Labels for each shipment. From the new tabs, you may download and/or print these Unified Labels for each of your shipments.
Note: If your labels don't seem to be opening, try these steps- My 2D barcode labels or shipping labels aren't opening!
The shipment will change to "Ready for Carrier" status in the Working Shipments window in InventoryLab.
Note: Amazon marks shipments as "Shipped" with the first scan from the carrier. They will still show in the Working Shipments window in InventoryLab and as "Working" in Seller Central until that time.
Once the shipment is showing as "Shipped" in Seller Central, clicking the Sync Shipments button in InventoryLab will update the Working Shipments area and clear out the shipment.
That's it! Once you complete these steps for all the shipments in the batch, it will close automatically as this completes the workflow for it in InventoryLab.
SPD: Non-Partnered Carrier
Choose your Carrier from the dropdown menu for each shipment. The options are:
- UPS (non-partnered)
- DHL
- FedEx
- USPS
- Other
Next, enter the Tracking ID for the boxes in each shipment.
Note: Amazon currently allows a maximum of 50 characters to be entered for tracking IDs.
Click Submit All.
The 2D barcode labels will open in new tabs to be printed using your browser's printing functions.
The box labels will automatically download as a .PDF to your computer's downloads folder and can be printed in 4 x 6 or 8.5 x 11 sizes.
If you have toggled On the Unified 2D & Box Labels option in your Manage Label Printing settings, new tabs will open containing your Unified Labels for each shipment. From the new tabs, you may download and/or print these Unified Labels for each of your shipments.
Note: If your labels don't seem to be opening, try these steps- My 2D barcode labels or shipping labels aren't opening!
The shipments will change to "Ready for Carrier" status in the Working Shipments window in InventoryLab.
Note: Amazon marks shipments as "Shipped" with the first scan from the carrier. They will still show in the Working Shipments window in InventoryLab and as "Working" in Seller Central until that time.
Once the shipment is showing as "Shipped" in Seller Central, clicking the Sync Shipments button in InventoryLab will update the Working Shipments area and clear out the shipment.
We recommend waiting until the boxes have shipped and Amazon changes the shipment status to "Shipped" before interacting with it in Seller Central. At that time, the tracking IDs or PRO numbers entered in InventoryLab will be available for reference in Seller Central.
Once 2D Barcodes have been printed, the batch will close, as this step completes the batch process in InventoryLab.
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