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Writer's pictureVille Hälinen

What the heck is Amazon FBA?

Amazon FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) is a service offered by Amazon that makes life easier for online retailers. The service allows products to be stored in Amazon's warehouse, and Amazon handles the processing, packaging, and shipping of the customer's order. This saves time and effort, as the seller does not have to worry about product storage and logistics.


How it works?

You start using Amazon FBA by opening a seller account in Amazon's Seller Central service. The seller sends his products to Amazon's warehouse, where Amazon handles the storage and shipping of the products to customers. Amazon FBA also offers other services, such as product marking, customer service, and returns processing.

What is the benefit of the service?

Amazon FBA has several benefits for the seller. The most important can be mentioned:

  1. Inventory management: Amazon FBA allows the seller to focus on sales and marketing, as Amazon handles inventory management and logistics.

  2. Customer service: Amazon FBA handles customer service for you, which makes the seller's job easier and ensures a good customer experience.

  3. Internationality: With Amazon FBA, the seller can sell his products worldwide because Amazon operates in many different countries.

  4. Prime Membership: Amazon Prime members receive free and fast shipping on Amazon FBA products, which can improve sales and increase the customer base.

In which countries does it work?

Amazon FBA works in several countries, including the United States, Europe, Japan, and Australia. An online retailer can use the service in several countries and thus expand sales quickly through one sales account!


What are the costs and operating principle of the service?

The costs of the Amazon FBA service consist of storage, handling, and delivery costs. Prices vary depending on the product's size, weight, and storage time. The online retailer can view the merits of the service on Amazon's FBA page.


Amazon's costs vary greatly depending on the product category, size, weight, value, storage method, and sales volume. However, Amazon's FBA service prices are about 15% depending on the different costs.


Amazon shipping with FBA works in such a way that the seller delivers their products to Amazon's warehouse, where they are stored and shipped to customers on behalf of the seller. Once a seller has chosen FBA, they can select Amazon Logistics to handle the storage and delivery of their products. This means the seller does not have to worry about packing and mailing the products.


FBA allows sellers to offer Prime shipping to customers, which means faster delivery times. Prime-marked products are delivered from Amazon's warehouse to customers faster than other products. This improves the customer experience and can increase sales.


Suppose the seller ships his products to Amazon's warehouse himself. In that case, Amazon has different prices for different freight modes, such as air, sea, or ground freight. Prices may vary, for example, depending on the weight and size of the product. The seller can estimate the expenses using Seller Central before making the shipment.


With FBA, sellers can focus on developing and marketing their products, as logistics and customer service are handled on behalf of Amazon. This frees up the seller's time and resources, increasing the company's efficiency and profitability.

Almost all of our customers use Amazon FBA!


In summary, Amazon FBA is an effective way to start selling on Amazon without much logistics process management. The service makes storage, shipping, and customer service easy and fast.


Almost all of our customers use FBA, so you can be sure that the service works perfectly. If you want to start sales on Amazon, we will happily help you with a market analysis or sales launch. And we can already serve current sellers with the help of sales account management. Read more on our website!

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