Yes, but there are qualifications for these shipments. Essentially, each carton (box) or pallet must contain the same quantity per item and the same item mix.

Amazon does this because hipping five or more identical cartons or pallets for each item provides the minimum quantity required to spread your inventory so that they can get your products to customers quickly.

When you create a shipping plan, you can select one of the following inventory inbound placement options:

Minimal shipment splits: Send your inventory to the minimal number of inbound locations, generally to a single location, for a fee, and we’ll decide on your behalf how to place the inventory across our network. The fee may vary by inbound location—for example, there may be higher fees for shipments sent to locations in the West compared to other parts of the country.

Partial or Amazon-optimized shipment splits: Send your inventory to multiple inbound locations yourself for a reduced or no fee. The reduced fees will depend on the number of shipments and inbound locations that you send your inventory to.

To qualify for the Amazon-optimized inbound option with no inbound fee, your shipments must include at least five identical cartons or pallets per item. Each carton or pallet must contain the same quantity per item and the same item mix. You can review examples in the FAQ below. If you select the placement option in which you send your inventory to a partial number of inbound locations, generally two or three, you will pay a reduced fee.

The availability of these inbound placement options is based on several factors, including the product types and quantities in your shipping plan, your existing inventory levels across our network, location of customer demand, and capacity availability in our fulfillment centers.