Amazon launches Multiple Easy Ship pick-ups

Amazon has launched a new feature for ‘Easy Ship’, which will let you schedule multiple pick-ups simultaneously by using the schedule pick-ups template, that has been integrated into Seller Central.

Managing the order

Download the unshipped orders report from seller central, by navigating through orders, order reports and finally clicking on the unshipped order section. Filter the ‘fulfilled by’ column, which you will find in the last column of the report and key in the value ‘Easy ship’.

For the unshipped orders make sure you print the invoices internally, which includes adding the order and/ or item details for picking the items. For picking the items a packing slip is not necessary. If required, generate and print the regulatory forms for the order.

Scheduling the Pick-up

• First you have to download the schedule pick up template from Seller Central. This can be achieved by scrolling to the orders panel, upload the order related files and then you can schedule the pick up by moving to the ‘prepare your schedule pick up file’ section.
• You can now fill out the order details in the same sequence in which the invoices were generated. If you do not to fill out the optional ‘Merchant Additional Identifier’ field, then the Order ID value will auto-populate this field on the label which will help you attach the correct invoice to the package.
• For the next phase, you will have to save the schedule pick-up template in a text format, utilising tab-separated values and upload it to the seller central panel.
• By clicking ‘View Processing Report’ in the actions column, you can review the status of your uploaded schedule pick-up file.
• Lastly you will have to download and print the shipping label by clicking the ‘Download Shipping Labels’ link in the Actions column, where all labels can be downloaded in a single PDF file.

Picking and Packing

The order ID/ unique identifier is easily readable on the shipping labels as it is placed on the right side of the label covered by a text box. The invoice has to be matched to the shipping label by checking the unique ID.

When packing the item, it is important to remember that the invoice and labels need to be stuck on the package. Finally hand over the package to the pick-up associate, along with the required regulatory forms.