Hazmat-capable prep centers
Hazmat is where the field of prep centers gets narrow fast. Most warehouses that receive, label, and ship FBA inventory will not touch hazardous materials at
AMSCO Prep
Huntley, IL, USA
Founded 2017; grew from a 900 sq ft warehouse to 20,000+ sq ft across two Illinois facilities (Huntley and Algonquin)
DM Prep
Libertyville, IL, USA
Located in Libertyville, IL - stated to be 40 minutes from the nearest Amazon warehouse
NOW Fulfillment
Liberty Center, IN, USA
No subscriptions, startup fees, or minimum quantities - explicitly stated on homepage
My FBA Prep
Sunrise, FL, USA
Operates proprietary 'Preptopia®' WMS with role-specific portals (seller/warehouse/admin) - one of the more sophisticated in-house tech stacks in the FBA prep space.
Ready Set Prep N Pack
Helena, MT, US
Family-owned operation in Montana (tax-free state) - no sales tax on inventory purchases
American Warehouse Inc
Nashua, NH, US
Two NH facilities totaling 100,000+ sq ft: 23 Dumaine Ave, Nashua and 8 Industrial Drive, Hudson
FBA Champs
West Deptford, NJ
Located 32.5 miles (35 min) from ABE8 Amazon fulfillment center in Florence, NJ
WeFulfillIT
Toledo, OH, USA
Founded 1982 as a local shipping store; fulfillment services added 2004; acquired in 2023 by brothers Pat and Mike McIntyre
Truckmen Prep & Ship
Geneva, OH, USA
Founded 1991 with a couple of trucks; grown to 45 full-time employees, 25 semi tractors, 75 trailers, and 3 straight trucks with lift gates
Network Prep
Lafayette, OR, USA
Currently at capacity - contact form leads to a waitlist only
Pacific Prep Services
Hillsboro, OR, USA
Amazon SPN (Seller Partner Network) certified - badge displayed on site
Prep Ninjas
Oregon, USA
Family-owned business (Jeremy, Ava, Kathy, and Jonas Rasmussen) founded February 2018 as a side income project; now operates full-time with 3 employees
Oregon Prep Center
Portland, OR 97202, USA
Founded 2023 by owner-operator Conor Chang in Portland OR - single owner runs the warehouse and is the direct client contact
Proven Prep Center
Portland, OR 97230, USA
FDA-registered facility supporting food, beverage, pet, and consumer products - rare among prep centers
Upstate Prep
South Carolina, USA
Two-location network: South Carolina (primary, near CLT2 Amazon FC) and Oregon (tax-free state for eligible products)
Brown Box Ninja
Texas, USA
Founded 2015; claims 99.99% order accuracy rate and 50,000+ orders fulfilled
Simpl Fulfillment
Austin, TX, USA
Founded 2016; located at 3714 Bluestein Drive Suite 700, Austin TX 78721
LWT Services / LWT Prep Center
San Antonio, TX
Accepts HazMat items with no additional processing fees (only shipping cost passed through)
DCL Logistics
Fremont, CA, USA
Over 40 years of operational expertise; celebrated 40-year milestone (founding ~1983-1985, unverified exact year)
Blue30
Rochford, Essex, UK
Founded by eCommerce sellers Alan and Kachun who ran their own Amazon businesses before launching Blue30
Contact With China
Shenzhen, China
Legal entity is Shenzhen Cubic Speed International Forwarding Co., Ltd.; operating domain contactwithchina.com since 2012 for FBA shipping (international shipping since 2008)
Fast Prep USA
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Explicitly brands its core service as 'FBA/WFS Prep' - one of the clearest WFS-prep positionings found across the directory
eHub USA
Orlando, FL, USA
Claims 22 years of shipping and warehousing experience
3PL Fulfillment & Prep
Dallas, TX
Physical address: 11094 Grader St, Dallas, Texas 75238 - two fulfillment centers in Dallas, TX with 50,000 sq ft of total storage.
406 Premier Prep
Montana, MT
Based in Montana, a sales-tax-free state - explicitly highlighted as a competitive advantage for sellers.
Above All Prep and Ship
Montana, USA
Operates in tax-free Montana, meaning no sales tax on inventory passing through the warehouse - an explicit selling point stated on the homepage.
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.
AZ Prep Center
Tempe, AZ
Established in 2016; principals have been Amazon sellers since 2012, giving them ~14 years of marketplace experience as the basis for their prep service.
Launch Fulfillment
Springville, UT
Co-founded in 2019 by Braden DiCristofano (CEO) and Josh Beatty (President); ranked 9th fastest-growing logistics company in the U.S. on the 2024 Inc. 5000 list.
Lulux Warehouse
Long Island, NY
6,000 sq ft warehouse located on the Nassau/Suffolk border in Long Island, NY - facility is accessible to 53-foot trailers.
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.
PFC Fulfillment
Camanche, IA
350,000 sq ft distribution center located in Camanche, IA 52730 (311 21st Street).
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.
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.
ZK Shipping
Bridgeton, MO
Warehouse address is 12724 Pennridge Dr, Bridgeton, MO 63044 - positioned as a Midwest hub able to reach 85% of the US in 1 - 4 days with same-day fulfillment cut-off at 2 PM.
TCB Global 3PL
Henderson, NV
Claims '50+ years of expertise' in logistics and fulfillment operations.
Texas Logistic Services
Sugar Land, TX
Located at 12900 W Airport, Sugar Land, TX 77478 - a specific, verifiable street address for a Houston-area suburb warehouse.
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.
Hazmat is where the field of prep centers gets narrow fast. Most warehouses that receive, label, and ship FBA inventory will not touch hazardous materials at all, because flammables, aerosols, lithium batteries, and other regulated goods need certified handling, compliant storage, and carriers approved to move them. A seller who buys a hazmat-classified ASIN cannot just drop it at any prep service. They have to find one of the few centers set up for it, and that single requirement reshapes the entire shortlist.
That is exactly what this page is for. We list **39 hazmat prep centers**, every one checked as live on its own site, so you are filtering a real, current list instead of a stale directory padded with closed or rebranded businesses. Each center carries its independently pulled Google rating and at least two verified facts, so you can compare a hazmat fulfillment center on reputation and specifics rather than a marketing blurb. Several of the hazmat-capable centers here, including Above All Prep and Ship and 406 Premier Prep, hold strong review counts and even publish their per-unit prep pricing. Below, we cover what makes a product hazmat, what to confirm before you ship it, and then the filtered list itself.
What counts as hazmat, and why fewer centers handle it
A product lands in Amazon's hazmat program when it contains something regulated for storage or transport. The common categories are flammables, aerosols and pressurized cans, corrosives, and items with lithium batteries, whether loose, packed with equipment, or built in. Plenty of everyday goods qualify, from cleaning sprays to electronics, which surprises new sellers.
The reason most prep centers decline hazmat is real, not arbitrary. Holding these goods means segregated and compliant storage, staff who understand the labeling rules, and outbound carriers cleared to ship the class. That overhead is why hazmat handling is a genuine selection criterion rather than a feature everyone offers. When you need hazmat FBA prep, the question is not which center is cheapest. It is which centers will accept your exact class at all, and that is the filter this list applies first.
What to verify before you ship hazmat inventory
Start by confirming the specific hazmat class a center accepts. "Handles hazmat" is not one capability, and a center that takes aerosols may not take lithium batteries. Next, check that your own Amazon account is approved through the hazmat program for those products, since the center cannot ship what Amazon will not let you send in.
Then weigh the practical details: turnaround, labeling and FNSKU relabeling, storage, and how prep is priced. Hazmat-capable centers tend to be transparent here. 406 Premier Prep, in tax-free Montana, publishes tiered per-unit pricing from $1.10 for small batches down to $0.50 above 8,001 units, with all-inclusive prep that covers warning labels. Above All Prep and Ship, also in Montana, lists pricing from $1.25 down to $0.40 per unit with a $50 one-time setup fee. Use those published rates as a reference point when you ask a center for a quote.
Tax-free states and location for hazmat sellers
Where a hazmat center sits still matters, the same way it does for any prep facility. A center in a sales-tax-free state can be an advantage when your inventory passes through the warehouse, and several hazmat-capable options on this list are positioned that way. Both 406 Premier Prep and Above All Prep and Ship operate in Montana and name the tax-free angle as a reason to use them.
Location also affects inbound speed. Upstate Prep runs a two-location network, with its primary site in South Carolina near Amazon's CLT2 fulfillment center and a second in Oregon, another tax-free state for eligible products. AZ Prep Center sits in the Phoenix metro in Tempe, founded in 2016 by principals who have sold on Amazon since 2012. Match the center's geography to where your suppliers and your buyers are, then confirm the hazmat class on top of that.
Frequently asked questions
What makes a product hazmat for Amazon FBA prep?
Amazon classifies an item as hazmat when it contains something regulated for storage or transport. The usual triggers are flammables, aerosols and pressurized containers, corrosives, and anything with lithium batteries, including batteries packed with or built into a device. Many ordinary products qualify, so check a product's hazmat status before you buy it, not after it arrives at the prep center.
Why do so few prep centers handle hazmat?
Accepting hazardous materials means a center has to provide compliant, often segregated storage, train staff on the labeling and documentation rules, and ship through carriers cleared to move the specific class. That added cost and liability is why most general prep centers decline hazmat entirely. The 39 centers listed on this page are the ones in our directory that confirmed they handle it.
Do I need Amazon hazmat-program approval before using a hazmat prep center?
Yes. A prep center can only ship inventory that Amazon will accept into FBA from your account, so your seller account needs to clear Amazon's hazmat review for those products first. A hazmat-capable center handles the physical prep and compliant shipping, but it does not replace the approval Amazon requires on your side. Sort the account approval before you send inventory in.
How is hazmat prep priced compared with standard prep?
It varies by center, and the cleanest way to gauge it is to look at how hazmat-capable centers publish their rates. 406 Premier Prep lists all-inclusive per-unit pricing from $1.10 down to $0.50 at higher volumes, and Above All Prep and Ship lists $1.25 down to $0.40 with a $50 setup fee. Treat published numbers as a starting reference and confirm any hazmat-specific surcharge directly with the center for your class.
Can a hazmat prep center also be in a tax-free state?
Yes, and several on this list are. Both 406 Premier Prep and Above All Prep and Ship operate in Montana, a sales-tax-free state, and call that out as a selling point for inventory moving through the warehouse. Upstate Prep adds an Oregon location, another tax-free state for eligible products, alongside its South Carolina site. You can filter for hazmat handling and tax-free location together.
How do you know the hazmat centers on this page are still operating?
Every center here was checked as live on its own website, and we run a daily uptime check that flags and removes centers that go dark, rebrand, or park their domain. Other lists leave closed businesses in place for years. The 39 hazmat centers on this page reflect a current, pruned set, each one carrying its independently pulled Google rating rather than a self-reported badge.