The Workflow
At this step, you should have already confirmed the packing groups.
At the box contents step, you’re basically trying to:
Apply the FNSKU label onto the products
Pack the product into boxes
Create a manifest for each box that details the items in that box (including quantity and expiration date)
Ensure that manifest is easily accessible to Amazon’s fulfillment centers for faster inbound receiving.
Ideally, you should have only one packing group at this stage. IF there are multiple packing groups, you can still move forward but you may not be able to pack the boxes as optimally as you’d like. That is a sign that you may want to revisit your batching strategy. For now, you may want to remove those items and recreate the inbound plan, and then come back to this step.
Before You Start
We recommend you read this article first to understand the best box contents workflow for you.
If you chose the wrong option and are at the box contents step, you can easily change the option from within a batch.
We also advise that you set up some default settings for box contents to make the process smoother for all batches going forward.
Step 1. Create a New Box
Once you’re on the box contents step, click the “Create First Box” button.
Fill in the dimensions of the box:
You don’t need to enter an estimated weight just yet. You likely won’t even know what the estimated weight should be yet, since you’re still filling up the box. Feel free to leave that empty for now.
Do NOT make up a fake number as this impacts your placement and shipping fees.
Step 2. Add Your Products to the Box & Print FNSKU Labels
Now we need to get your products into the boxes while tracking the box content information along the way, and we need to do all that as efficiently as possible. If you have not printed the FNSKU label onto your products yet, this is the place to do that.
Simply scan your products into the search input, print and apply the FNSKU label, and place the item into the box.
Excellent! You processed your first item. Now do this for the rest of your products until you’ve filled up the box. Then click Done on the bottom right corner.
Q: What does “Auto Accept Product Scan” do?
By default this will be turned on. Whenever you scan into the search input, if we detect a barcode, we’ll automatically add that item to the box.
If turned off, you have to manually click “Add Item” after each scan. For most sellers, we advise having Auto Accept Product Scan turned on always.
Q: What does Add All do?
This adds all the items in the packing group to the current box. This is very useful if you are shipping everything in a single box.
This ONLY works if you have exactly one box, and you haven’t started filling the box out yet.
If you have already started adding some items, you should delete all the items in the box (and delete any extra boxes). Then, you’ll be able to click Add All.
Q: What does AutoPrint do?
This will automatically print FNSKU labels as you scan the product. If you have AutoPrint turned on, and you click Add All button, that will queue all the labels to print.
Step 3. Confirm Box Weight
After you’re done adding items to the box, click on the 3 dots underneath the box. Then click Edit Weight.
You’ll be able to enter the final weight here. Be sure to actually weigh the box and provide your final confirmed weight here, as you won’t be able to change it later.
Step 4. Repeat Steps 1-3 Until All Items are Packed Into Boxes
Repeat the above steps until you’ve packed all the boxes.
Step 5. Submit Box Contents
Once you’ve repeated the above process for all boxes, AccelerList will have all the data it needs to submit box contents information in exactly the format that Amazon requires.
Amazon accepts two formats:
API Submission. AccelerList can send the data via API automatically. No labels are needed.
2D barcodes. AccelerList generates a 2D barcode that you can print and tape onto your box. Amazon’s fulfillment centers will scan the 2D barcode on arrival to receive the box.
There are tradeoffs to each method, so you should decide which method works best for you. Please read How to Choose the Best Box Contents Workflow For You to help you make a decision.
Method A: 2D Barcodes
If you selected the 2D barcodes method earlier, the screen should look like this.
Next, click Submit & Complete Batch, and you’ll be asked to confirm box weights.
Once confirmed, you'll be taken to the final view. For each box that you packed, there will be an associated 2D barcode that you should print and tape onto the top or side of the box.
A sample barcode looks like this:
Once you’ve taped that 2D barcode to your box, you can seal it and move on to the next box. Repeat for all boxes.
Once you’ve taped the 2D barcodes onto all your boxes, you’ve completed all the steps on AccelerList side.
The remaining steps will be completed on Amazon Seller Central.
Follow the steps on Amazon Seller Central to complete the shipment (select placement/transportation options and print shipping labels).
Once you have the shipping labels, you'll need to drop-off the boxes at UPS or schedule a pickup. Click the button below for information on UPS pickup:
Method B: API Method
If you selected API method, the screen should look like this.
Click Continue, and you’ll be asked to confirm box weights.
Once confirmed, you will be taken to finals steps of the inbound shipping workflow (confirming placement/transport options and printing shipping labels).
Click the link below for information on the next step: