Amazon FBA (Fulfilled by Amazon) allows you to store inventory at Amazon's warehouses, so Amazon handles shipping directly to your customers. This guide explains how to place an FBA order through Selfnamed.
Important: This guide covers Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA), which requires inventory to be sent to Amazon's own warehouses in advance. It does not cover FBM (Fulfilled by Merchant). For FBM setup, see the Amazon FBM Setup Manual.
Before You Start
Selfnamed accepts FBA orders when the following conditions are met:
Total order quantity is at least 500 units
Each individual product has at least 100 units
Example: 400 units of Product A + 110 units of Product B = 510 total, both products over 100 units – this qualifies. But 500 units of Product A + 90 units of Product B does not qualify, because Product B is under 100 units.
Also, Amazon requires every product to have a barcode (UPC/EAN). This must be included in your product design – on the box if your product has packaging, or on the label if it doesn't. This is your responsibility as the brand owner and must be done before placing the order. It cannot be added after the fact.
The FBA Order Process
Step 1: Place your order in Selfnamed
Place your order as you normally would through your Selfnamed account.
Immediately after placing the order, contact Selfnamed support. Request a human agent and provide your order number. Support will put the order on hold and flag it as an FBA shipment.
Don't wait – if you don't contact support promptly, the order may be processed as a regular fulfillment.
Step 2: Get box details from Selfnamed
Once your order is packed, Selfnamed support will provide you with the number of boxes, dimensions, and weight. You will need this information to complete the next step.
Step 3: Create a shipment in Amazon Seller Central
Using the box details from Selfnamed, create an inbound shipment in Amazon Seller Central. Amazon will assign a fulfillment center and generate shipping labels. Download the shipping labels and send them to Selfnamed support via email.
Note: To create an inbound shipment in Amazon Seller Central, you need an active Amazon Professional seller account and your products already added to your inventory.
Step 4: Selfnamed ships to Amazon
Selfnamed will add the shipping labels to the boxes. From here, you have two options:
Selfnamed ships the boxes to the Amazon fulfillment center on your behalf
You arrange your own pickup and delivery from the Selfnamed facility
Contact support if you have questions about either option.
Timeline
FBA orders follow the same production timeline as regular orders, plus up to 5 additional business days for shipping label processing and manual order handling.