Inbound Shipping

You can review your FBA shipments on the Accounting > Inbound Shipping page.

 

IN THIS GUIDE

Box Contents Packing Lists

2D Barcode Labels

Box, Pallet, and Shipping Labels

Tracking IDs & PRO Numbers

Editing Shipments

Shipment Cost, Box Cost, and Other Cost

 

 

To navigate to the Inbound Shipping page, click the Accounting tab and select Inbound Shipping from the dropdown menu.

 

This page has the following sortable columns:

• Batch Name
• Shipment Created Date
• Status
• Shipment ID
• Destination
• Shipment Cost
• Box Cost
• Other Cost

 

The default view of this page shows all inbound shipments. The Advanced Search can be utilized to view the entries within a specific timeframe or a custom date range.

 

You can Export any view you select.

 

 

Box Contents Packing Lists

Click on the Shipment ID to save or print packing lists for shipments from the Inbound Shipping page. 

 

A new tab will open and your browser’s printing functions will take over. You can select a printer or select to save them as .PDF files, change the layout, and other settings.

 

Note: If Box Content was turned Off for a shipment, you would not have access to a packing list from InventoryLab.

 

 

2D Barcode Labels

You can reprint 2D Barcode labels from the Inbound Shipping page, even after the shipment is no longer in "Working" status.

 

Locate the shipment and click on the Box Content setting, On-Using 2D Barcodes.  

The 2D barcode labels will open in new tabs to be printed using your browser's printing functions.

If your labels don't seem to be opening, try these steps- My 2D barcode labels or shipping labels aren't opening!

 

Note: If Unified 2D & Box Labels is turned On under your Print Settings, the 2D labels and Box labels will be combined.

 

 

Box, Pallet, and Shipping Labels

If a shipment was completed in InventoryLab and shipped using a partnered carrier, you can reprint box and shipping labels from the Inbound Shipping page once Amazon has accepted the shipment.

 

Locate the shipment and click on the Printer icon next to the Destination.

The shipping labels and box labels will automatically download as .PDFs to your computer's downloads folder.  If the shipment was LTL, pallet labels will also download.

 

If an LTL shipment was completed in InventoryLab using non-partnered carrier, clicking the printer icon will download the box labels and pallet labels as .PDFs.

Note: If Unified 2D & Box Labels is turned On under your Print Settings, the 2D labels and Box labels will be combined if the Box Content setting for the batch was set to On- Using 2D Barcodes

If a shipment was completed in InventoryLab and shipped using a non-partnered carrier, you cannot reprint shipping labels from the Inbound Shipping page in InventoryLab. They must be accessed directly through the carrier.

Tracking IDs & PRO Numbers

For SPD shipments, a window will open showing the Shipment ID, Carrier, Box Names, and Tracking IDs for each box. 

Clicking the icon next to a Tracking Number will copy it.  Clicking Print Labels will download the box labels as .PDFs.  If 2D barcodes were used, these would open in a new tab to be printed using your web browser.

 

For LTL shipments, a window will open showing the Shipment ID, Carrier, and PRO Number.

Clicking the icon next to a PRO Number will copy it.  Clicking Print Labels will download the box and pallet labels for the shipment.  If 2D barcodes were used, these would open in a new tab to be printed using your web browser.

Note: If Unified 2D & Box Labels is turned On under your Print Settings, the 2D labels and Box labels will be combined.

Tracking IDs and PRO Numbers will only be available for shipments they were entered while completing them in InventoryLab. Tracking IDs or PRO Numbers entered for shipments in Seller Central will not be available.

 

 

Editing Shipments

You can make changes to the Shipment Created Date, Box Cost, and Other Costs for shipments on the Inbound Shipping page.

To edit these details for an inbound shipment, click the checkbox next to it. You can also click the checkboxes next to multiple shipments to edit them in bulk, or click the top checkbox to edit all the shipments at once.

Once selected, click the Action on selected button towards the top of the page, and click Edit from the menu.

 

A window will open on the right side of the screen where you can make changes to the selected shipment(s). Once done, click Save.

 

You can also click directly into the Shipment Created Date, Box Cost, or Other Cost fields to make changes. They will become editable once clicked.

 

If you need to delete a shipment, this needs to be done directly in Seller Central by following these steps- How to Delete Working Shipments in Seller Central

Shipment Cost, Box Cost, and Other Cost

Shipment Cost - Inbound shipping costs for individual shipments will display here.  Shipment Costs update every 6 hours for shipments in In-Transit or Closed status.  This field is not editable.

Note: Individual shipment costs shown on the Inbound Shipping page are for viewing purposes only and do not display on the Profit & Loss report.  Your P&L will update to reflect FBA Inbound Shipping costs when the settlement report for the timeframe of the shipment has synced.

For more information on what is synced from your settlement reports, please see- What does InventoryLab track automatically and when?

 

Box Cost:  If you want to track the cost of your shipping boxes, you can enter it in the Box Cost field.

Other Cost: The Other Cost field can be used to track any other associated costs for the shipment that are not automatically captured.

Note: If you did not pay for your inbound shipping through Amazon, we would not be able to automatically sync the costs for you. To track them, we recommend manually entering the costs in the Other Cost field.

To enter these costs, click on the amount under any of the column headings and they will become editable. They can also be entered for multiple shipments at once as detailed above.

These totals will be tracked in the Expenses section of your Profit & Loss report.