If you would like to know how to use this feature with a barcode scanner, visit our Box Content Scanning – Private Workflow article.
Sending Your Box Content Information
Click on the name of the shipment in the upper window on the Box Content Information page that needs Box Content Information.
This page has the following sortable columns:
Shipments Area
• Shipment Name
• Shipment ID
• Prep Type
• Destination
• Qty
• Total Boxes
Box Contents Area
• Title
• MSKU
• Condition
• Qty
• Box Information
We automatically create the first box for you, as is shown in the panel to the right side of the screen. If you need additional boxes, click on the +New button to create a new box.
Click the drop down arrow next to Assign, choose the box you’d like to put your items in, the quantity you’d like in the box, and click Assign.
A gray box means you have not assigned any quantities of that item to a box yet.
If you only assign a portion of the quantity of an item in your shipment to a box, you will notice the remaining quantity still has a gray Assign button next to it. This indicates that you have more of the item that has not yet been given a box designation.
You can see the total number of items left to assign in a shipment at the bottom left of the page.
A green box for all quantities means that the entire amount of that MSKU going to that fulfillment center, have been successfully assigned to a box.
If you need to make sure you don’t overfill your boxes, and want to monitor the weight of the box as you add items, you now have that option!
We use the weight of the items in a box to determine an estimated weight size. This will help you know when you are getting close to the box content weight limit.
Before you assign box content for a particular box, click on the small i to the right of the box name in the Box Contents Information window:
This expands the window, providing your box content information for that particular box.
Once expanded, you can see the items listed in box (either by MSKU or FNSKU) and the estimated total weight as you add to the box.
The weight is based on the item package weight of the items in the box, estimated to the nearest hundredth of a pound.
Action Items
When you click the action button next to a box, a dropdown menu will appear with the following options:
• Print Box Packing List – this action allows to print a packing list for your box.
• Remove Box- this action will remove the box
• Copy Box – this action allows you to copy an already assigned box
• Show FNSKU/Show MSKU – this action toggles the view for all items in boxes to either show as FNSKUs or MSKUs
Removing A Box
If you need to remove a box, you click the action button next to the box name and select Remove Box.
A pop-up will appear to make sure the box should be removed. If the box contained any items, those items will need to be reassigned to a new box.
Creating Boxes in Bulk
If you tend to have a large amount of boxes per shipment, you can create them in bulk a couple of different ways.
Bulk Creating New Boxes
You can bulk create new boxes by clicking on the blue + New button. A prompt will appear allow you to input the amount of boxes you would like to create
Copying Existing Boxes
If you need to create multiple boxes with the same items, copying boxes may save you some time!
To copy a box, click the action button next to the box name and select Copy Box from the drop-down menu.
You will be asked how many copies of this box would you like to make.
The default value will be the maximum number of exact boxes that can be copied, but you can change the value manually if needed. The value must be greater than 0. If you attempt to change the value to something higher than the maximum number of exact boxes that can be copied, you will see a warning message.
After clicking OK, you’ll see a message letting you know the boxes are being copied.
Toggling FNSKU/MSKU View
Generally, sellers have a preference on if they want to see MSKU or FNSKU when packing boxes.
To change this view, click the action button next to the box name and select Show FNSKU (or MSKU) from the dropdown menu.
Show FNSKU will be in the dropdown of the Actions icon list if it is currently displaying MSKUs.
Show MSKU will be in the dropdown of the Actions icon list if it is currently displaying MSKUs
Click the small “i” to see the MSKUs/FNSKUs in the box.
Sending Your Box Content Information
Once you have assigned all of the items to boxes for every shipment, click the Transmit All Boxes to Seller Central button in the lower right hand corner.
You can also send them one-by-one by clicking Transmit Box next to each shipment.
You'll then be asked to enter the weight and dimensions for your boxes. By entering these details, they will be sent to Amazon along with your box content information so you won't have to enter them in Seller Central.
If you have multiple boxes in a shipment that are all the same weight and size, you can enter those details once in the top 'All Boxes' row to have them applied to all the boxes in the shipment.
Once the information has been entered for all the boxes, click Submit All to finish transmitting your box content information to Amazon. Or, if you need to make changes to your box assignments, click Cancel to go back.
If you're not ready to enter the weight/dimensions for the boxes yet, click Skip this Step to finish sending your box content information. (You can edit your box content later in InventoryLab to include them, or enter them directly in Seller Central.)
After you have completed your batch, wait a few minutes for a green success message. Once it appears for a shipment, that specific box content information has been accepted by Amazon.
If you select Transmit All Boxes and receive an error for one shipment, you will need to resend them all. If you do not successfully send your box content information without error, you will not be able to proceed in Seller Central.
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