Is Amazon FBA Prep ending?
Yes. Amazon ended its own FBA Prep Service on January 1, 2026, so it no longer prepares or labels units for sellers once they reach its fulfillment centers. Sellers now prep before they ship in, either in-house or through an Amazon FBA prep service like Ecom Circles that receives, labels, bags and sends your units to FBA.
FBA prep is the work of getting inventory to Amazon’s fulfillment center standards before it ships. Sending units to us instead of straight to Amazon adds one stop, and in return every unit arrives counted, labeled and prepped to Amazon’s rules. Selling on Walmart too? The same warehouses handle Walmart WFS prep at the same rates. Shipping FBM orders too? Our Amazon 3PL service runs FBA prep and FBM fulfillment from one warehouse.
How FBA Prep Works
Four simple steps from your warehouse to Amazon's fulfillment network.
Send Inventory
Ship your products to our Chicago or Atlanta warehouse.
Receive & Inspect
We check each unit for damage, defects, and accuracy.
Prepare to Standards
FNSKU labels, poly bags, bundling, oversize handling.
Ship to FBA
Shipments synced to your Ecom Circles dashboard.
Shipping from the Midwest? See our FBA prep center in Chicago. Shipping from the Southeast? See our FBA prep center in Atlanta.
What does an FBA prep service include?
An FBA prep service gets your inventory ready for Amazon's fulfillment centers before it ships. At Ecom Circles that covers receiving and counting your units, inspecting them for damage, applying FNSKU labels, poly bagging, bundling multi-packs, and packing the boxes with FBA shipment labels, with inventory and shipment status in your Ecom Circles dashboard.
Receiving
We check in every inbound box and count your units.
Inspection
Each unit is checked for damage, defects and accuracy before it is prepped.
FNSKU Labels
Every unit receives a unique, barcode-scanned FNSKU label.
FNSKU label size and placement guide→Poly Bagging
Units are poly bagged to Amazon's prep rules where the product needs it.
Bundling & Kitting
Multi-packs and kits are built and labeled as one sellable unit.
Kitting and bundling services→Oversize Handling
$1.50/unit surcharge for items with any side 3 feet or longer.
FBA Shipment Labels
Boxes are packed and labeled for your FBA shipment and sent to Amazon.
How much do Amazon prep centers cost?
Amazon FBA prep at Ecom Circles is $1.50 per unit up to 249 units a month, $1.35 for 250-500, $1.20 for 501-1,000, $1.05 for 1,001-2,500, $0.95 for 2,501-5,000, and $0.85 at 5,001 and above, all-in. Products that only need the FNSKU label are $1.00/unit. Oversize items (any side 3 feet or longer) are $1.50/unit and heavyweight items (50+ lbs) are $2.50/unit.
FBA Prep, up to 249 units/month
All-in: receiving, QC, FNSKU label, poly bagging, repack, FBA shipment labels
$1.50/unit
FBA Prep, 250-500 units/month
Same all-in service
$1.35/unit
FBA Prep, 501-1,000 units/month
Same all-in service
$1.20/unit
FBA Prep, 1,001-2,500 units/month
Same all-in service
$1.05/unit
FBA Prep, 2,501-5,000 units/month
Same all-in service
$0.95/unit
FBA Prep, 5,001+ units/month
Same all-in service
$0.85/unit
Label-Only Prep
Products that only need the FNSKU label
$1.00/unit
Storage
Free for the first 30 days
$0.50/unit/week after
Oversize Surcharge
Any side 3 feet or longer
+$1.50/unit
Heavyweight Surcharge
Items 50+ pounds
+$2.50/unit
All-in means receiving, QC, FNSKU label, poly bagging, repack and FBA shipment labels; freight into Amazon is billed separately. Storage free for 30 days, then $0.50/unit/week. Rates step down automatically as your monthly volume grows. Prep clients need the Growth plan ($97/mo) or higher.
Is there a prep center with no minimums?
Ecom Circles has no monthly volume minimum: you pay per unit, and prep clients use the $97/mo Growth plan or higher. Your per-unit rate comes from the ladder above, based on the units prepped that month. Prep clients pay no setup fee (3PL clients pay a one-time $650 setup fee).
14-day free trial available. Credit card required for Ecom Circles software.
Frequently Asked Questions
Customer returns coming back too? Our returns management services inspect, grade and restock them for $3 per return, flat rate.