How do I print (and apply) my Amazon barcode labels? In that case, those products already have a manufacturer barcode on them. For example, suppose you’re a wholesaler who orders a shipment from your supplier, or an arbitrage seller and you buy a Paw Patrol stuffed animal from Target while it’s on clearance. Now, you can forego FNSKUs entirely and simply use the manufacturer barcode that already appears on a product. If you don’t do this, your inventory will be commingled (aka a messy nightmare) – see more on that further down, under the section about commingling. This also ensures that, even if you and another seller are selling the same item, the inventory you send to Amazon will be designated to you, and theirs to them. Any time you add a new product listing to your inventory in Seller Central, set it to FBA, and choose Amazon barcode (instead of manufacturer barcode), Amazon generates an FNSKU for you.
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What’s an FNSKU and why do I need to care?įulfillment Network Stock Keeping Units (FNSKUs) are Amazon’s unique barcodes assigned to your product and linked to your seller account. When we’re talking about Amazon barcodes, by the way, we’re mainly talking FNSKUs. In this situation, there’s no need for an Amazon barcode. As an FBM seller, you’re sending your orders directly from yourself to a customer, so it technically never passes through Amazon’s hands. We’ll talk about the different kinds of barcodes that Amazon accepts below.Īmazon barcodes, by the way, do NOT apply to Fulfilled by Merchant (FBM) sellers. You need them because Amazon says you need them.Īny product fulfilled by Amazon needs to have some kind of barcode, otherwise there’s no way for Amazon to track the product. It’s how they track your item’s journey through the warehouse or Amazon fulfillment center. We’re talking about the barcodes affixed on each unit of product that Amazon fulfillment centers scan to receive, store, pick, and pack your items. With that out of the way, Amazon barcodes are different from ASINs. It’s the same no matter how many sellers are piggybacking on that listing.
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That string of digits that shows in the web address when you go to a product page? That’s the ASIN. ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers) are unique to product listings. To clear up the confusion: Amazon barcodes are NOT the same as ASINs.
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What are Amazon barcodes and why do I need them?