Prep centers in California
California is where a lot of inventory first touches US soil. The Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex and the San Diego border crossing make the state
3PL Guys
Paramount, CA
Amazon SPN (Service Provider Network) certified - explicitly stated on FBA prep page
A Storage Hub
Riverside, CA
Claims 99.8% accuracy rate and 3M+ boxes shipped across 55,000+ fulfillment projects
A&M Prep Services
South Gate, CA
Client portal integrates directly with Amazon Seller Central via API for inbound/outbound shipment management
California FBA Prep Center
Santa Fe Springs, CA
Explicitly does NOT accept online arbitrage or dropshipping customers - targets wholesale, private label, and imports only
eHub Solutions
Corona, CA, USA
Located at 1651 Pomona Road Building B, Corona, CA 92878 - inland SoCal, near major Amazon FCA fulfillment hubs.
EZ Prep
Cerritos, CA, USA
Located at 16804 Gridley Place, Suite B, Cerritos, CA 90703 - 10 miles from Port of Los Angeles, positioning it as a natural import-to-FBA bridge.
Prep FBA
Vista, CA, USA
26,000 sq ft warehouse in Vista, CA plus two warehouses in China - one of the few CA prep centers with in-country China facilities for pre-shipment prep before ocean freight.
New York FBA Prep
Easton, PA, USA
Explicitly does not accept online arbitrage or dropshipping customers - targets wholesale, private label, and import sellers only
West FBA
San Marcos, CA, USA
10+ years in business; San Marcos, CA (North San Diego County) - positioned close to ports for China-import container unloading.
Zebrapals
Sylmar, CA, USA
Zebrapals Inc, Sylmar (Los Angeles area, San Fernando Valley) - close to LA seaport and air-freight hubs for Pacific Rim / China-import trade.
Automated3PL
East Hartford, CT, USA
Two-coast operation: East Hartford, CT (primary) + Perris, CA - both at identical per-unit pricing; only storage differs ($30/pallet East vs $50/pallet West).
e-Sell Trading Services
Richmond, VA, USA
Operational since October 21, 2017; 9,322,878+ units processed across 78,743 shipments as of scrape date
DCL Logistics
Fremont, CA, USA
Over 40 years of operational expertise; celebrated 40-year milestone (founding ~1983-1985, unverified exact year)
FBA Sourcing China
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Israel-headquartered marketing/design team with China ops and a US warehouse in Chino, CA for US-based FBA prep
Fast and Forward Prep Center
New Port Richey, FL
Two locations: New Port Richey FL (primary) and an unlisted California city (address not published on site)
ZonPrep
McDonough, GA, USA
Best-fit clients are $10M+ in annual Amazon sales or shipping at least one truckload per week - one of the highest stated minimums in the prep center market
Amazon Warehouse
New York, NY
FBA prep starts at $0.40/unit all-inclusive (labeling, bagging, shipment creation, inbound freight) with a written 'Zero Placement Fee Guarantee' via dedicated daily trucks to every Amazon FC.
Ardi Express LLC
Riverside, CA
Bi-coastal operation: 51,000 sq ft warehouse in Riverside, CA and 35,000 sq ft in Edison, NJ - totaling 86,000 sq ft across two facilities.
Ecom Prep'n Pack
Chatsworth, CA
Located at 20850 Dearborn St, Chatsworth CA 91311; phone (818) 212-1292.
FBA In and Out
Santa Ana, CA
Physical address is 1303 E Warner Avenue, Santa Ana, California 92705; the facility is FDA Registered.
FbaZoom
San Diego, CA
Founded and operated by former Amazon sellers with 20+ years of ecommerce experience; COO is Edward Nickerson.
Logistics Prep Center
Burbank, CA
Operates two physical warehouse locations in the Los Angeles area: 3073 N California St, Burbank, CA 91504 (main) and Montrose, CA 91020 (second).
Medallion Fulfillment & Logistics
Chatsworth, CA
Founded in 1994 by the Kent family, starting operations out of the Kent family garage before growing into a bi-coastal operation - over 32 years in business.
MeisterPrep
Long Beach, CA
Founded in 2017 by two German logistics professionals: Ansgar Thune (15+ years European supply chain management) and Baris Talaysum (e-commerce operations across multiple marketplaces); the company explicitly markets its 'German precision standards' applied to American 3PL.
Momentum Warehousing
San Diego, CA
Co-founded by Edward Nickerson (CoFounder/COO); direct contact email edward@momentumwarehousing.com published on site.
PETANI Logistics
Dallas, TX
Operates 80,000 sq ft of shelf space with US warehouses in the Dallas/Fort Worth area (approx. 20 miles from Amazon's FTW1, described as one of the largest Amazon warehouses in the US), plus Los Angeles and New Jersey locations.
Prep Center LA (PCLA)
Commerce, CA
Founded in 2019 by Amazon sellers who experienced firsthand the failures of other prep centers (lost products, mislabeling, slow processing) - positioned as seller-founded and seller-operated.
PrepIt Logistics
Riverside, CA
Founded in 2013 as 'Prep It! Pack It! Ship It!' - one of the longer-tenured West Coast prep centers; recently rebranded to PrepIt Logistics.
Renewal Logistics
McDonough, GA
Cofounded by Courtney Folk (CEO/CMO) and Bryan Folk (COO/CTO); Courtney Folk was recognized as a 2026 Inc. Top 500 Female Founder and Renewal Logistics won the 2025 Inc. Power Partner Award.
ShipCalm
San Francisco, CA
Founded in 2017; positions itself as a 'Third-Party Operations (3PO)' provider rather than a traditional 3PL, bundling operational management and tech with fulfillment.
Ship Depot
Palmdale, CA
Located at 114 Grand Cypress Ave, Palmdale, CA 93551 - a Southern California hub serving West Coast sellers.
ShipJoy
Miramar, FL
Physical address: 11500 Miramar Parkway Suite 300, Miramar, FL 33025; also operates a second location in Los Angeles, CA.
ShipMonk
Fort Lauderdale, FL
ShipMonk operates 9 named fulfillment facilities (FL1, CA1, NV1, NV3, TX1, PA1, PA2, KY1, KY2) plus international locations in Canada, Czech Republic, and UK, with HQ at 201 NW 22nd Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311.
ShipZag
Baldwin Park, CA
Warehouse physically located at 14120 Live Oak Ave Suite C, Baldwin Park, CA 91706.
Noah's Ark Fulfillment Warehouse LLC
Herndon, VA
Founded 2019; primary warehouse is 25,000 sq ft at 503 Carlisle Dr, Unit 300, Herndon, VA 20170 - described as 15 minutes from the White House, near Baltimore Port and Norfolk Port.
Verde Fulfillment USA
unknown
Claims 25+ years in the fulfillment industry, positioning itself as 'the definitive leader in middle-market 3PL services'.
Warehouse Republic
Ontario, CA
Co-founded by Mark Taylor (CEO) and Abhi Dobhal; Mark Taylor reportedly lived on an air mattress in the Ontario, CA warehouse in the company's early days.
West Coast FBA Prep
Mission Viejo, CA
Physical address: 23831 Via Fabricante, Suite 302, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 - an Orange County, Southern California location.
California is where a lot of inventory first touches US soil. The Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex and the San Diego border crossing make the state the natural first stop for sellers importing private-label and wholesale containers, which is exactly why so many prep centers cluster here. This directory lists 38 verified-live California prep and fulfillment centers, each one checked on its own website so you are not clicking through to a parked domain or a business that quietly shut down. We also pulled real Google ratings and review counts independently rather than trusting self-reported badges, and we recorded at least two specific, verifiable facts about every center, from exact warehouse addresses to published per-unit rates.
One thing to be clear about up front: California is not a sales-tax-free state. If your whole reason for using an out-of-state prep center is to route arbitrage buys through somewhere with no sales tax, Oregon, Montana, Delaware, and New Hampshire are the states to look at. Sellers who choose California are choosing it for logistics, not tax. They want to be close to the Pacific ports, close to West Coast Amazon fulfillment centers, and quick to turn imported freight into FBA, WFS, or direct-to-consumer shipments. Filter and compare the centers below on the criteria that actually decide the fit for your business.
Why sellers pick a California prep center
The single biggest reason is proximity to imports. Containers arriving through Los Angeles, Long Beach, or the San Diego crossing can go straight to a nearby warehouse instead of paying to truck freight across the country first. Momentum Warehousing sits in San Diego at 1470 Exposition Way, a border-adjacent location well suited to imported inventory, while several centers in the Los Angeles metro receive and forward Pacific freight within a short drive of the docks. A California base also keeps you close to West Coast Amazon fulfillment centers, which can shorten inbound transit on the FBA side. The trade-off is cost of doing business in California and the lack of a sales-tax advantage, so weigh location against price rather than assuming the cheapest option.
What to compare across California centers
Start with channel coverage, because not every California center preps for every marketplace. Logistics Prep Center in Burbank supports an unusually broad list including Amazon, Shopify, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, TikTok Shop, and even Bonanza across two LA-area warehouses, while other centers focus mainly on Amazon FBA. Next, look at pricing model and minimums: PETANI Logistics, which runs a Los Angeles warehouse alongside its Dallas and New Jersey sites, publishes a $0.90 per-unit prep and pack rate, whereas several California centers quote custom. Then check specialty fit and credibility signals. FBA In and Out in Santa Ana is an FDA Registered facility reporting 518 international clients, and ShipZag in Baldwin Park publishes a 99.9 percent order-accuracy figure. The directory lets you filter on these so you compare like for like.
Coordinating a California prep center with your own listings
Using a third-party prep center in California still leaves you responsible for the inventory and orders on your seller accounts. If you want one place to watch stock levels and orders across both marketplaces, Ecom Circles software tracks inventory across Amazon, including FBA and FBM, and Walmart, including WFS and merchant-fulfilled, in a single dashboard, with COGS tracking and 3PL and warehouse integration for purchase orders, inbound check-in, fulfillment, and buy shipping. That is useful whether your prep happens in Los Angeles, San Diego, or anywhere else, since the software does not depend on where the physical warehouse is. It is an informational note, not a pitch: the directory itself is free to browse and filter.
Frequently asked questions
Are California prep centers in a sales-tax-free state?
No. California has sales tax, so it is not one of the states sellers use specifically to avoid sales tax on inventory. The sales-tax-free states are Oregon, Montana, Delaware, and New Hampshire. People choose a California prep center for logistics reasons, mainly port and import proximity and closeness to West Coast Amazon fulfillment centers, rather than for any tax advantage.
Why use a California prep center for imported inventory?
Because California is often the first US point of entry for imported goods. Containers coming through the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports or across the San Diego border can be received at a nearby warehouse and prepped without first paying to haul freight across the country. Centers like Momentum Warehousing in San Diego are positioned for exactly this kind of import-heavy, border-adjacent workflow.
Do California prep centers handle Walmart WFS as well as Amazon FBA?
It varies by center, so do not assume it. Most California centers prep for Amazon FBA, but WFS prep has its own Walmart inbound and labeling requirements that fewer centers support. Some California centers, such as the broad-channel Logistics Prep Center in Burbank, list Walmart alongside Amazon and several other marketplaces. Use the channel filter to find the ones that explicitly handle WFS.
Where in California are most of these prep centers located?
The bulk of them cluster in the greater Los Angeles area. The directory includes centers in South Gate, Santa Ana, Burbank, and Baldwin Park, all within the LA metro, plus San Diego to the south. That concentration tracks the ports and the dense logistics infrastructure of Southern California, which is where most West Coast import and prep activity happens.
How were the Google ratings for these California centers collected?
They were pulled independently from Google rather than copied from the centers' own marketing. Each rating shown is the real score with its review count, so a center with 49 reviews and a center with 2 reviews are presented honestly side by side. That lets you weigh both the score and how many people actually left it, instead of trusting a self-reported badge.
How many California prep centers are in this directory?
There are 38 verified-live California prep and fulfillment centers listed here. Verified-live means each one was checked on its own website, and the list is re-checked on a daily uptime monitor, so centers that go offline, get parked, or rebrand are removed. The goal is that every California listing you click is a real, currently operating business.