Amazon provides several tools within Seller Central that allow sellers to monitor their available FBA storage capacity and shipment limits. Regularly checking your capacity can help prevent inbound shipment errors and ensure you have enough space available for replenishment.
📦 Why Check Your FBA Capacity?
Monitoring your available capacity helps you:
Avoid shipment creation errors
Plan inventory replenishment
Prevent storage limit issues
Monitor warehouse space utilization
Identify capacity restrictions before creating shipments
🔍 Method 1: Check the Storage Volume Monitor
The easiest way to view your available storage capacity is through the Storage Volume Monitor.
Steps:
Log in to Seller Central.
Navigate to:
Inventory → FBA Inventory
Click:
Storage Volume Monitor
Review your:
Current storage usage
Maximum storage capacity
Available capacity
Utilization percentage
The Storage Volume Monitor also breaks down capacity by storage type.
📊 Method 2: Check the Inventory Performance Dashboard
You can also review storage capacity through the Inventory Performance Dashboard.
Steps:
Log in to Seller Central.
Navigate to:
Inventory → Inventory Planning
Open:
Inventory Performance Dashboard
Here you can view:
Inventory Performance Index (IPI)
Current storage usage
Capacity limits
Inventory health metrics
🏷️ Review Capacity by Storage Type
Amazon tracks capacity separately for:
Sortable
Books
DVDs
Video games
Toys
Small electronics
Non-Sortable
Larger products that do not fit standard shelving
Oversize
Bulky items
Apparel
Clothing and textile products
Each category may have its own available capacity and restrictions.
⚠️ Signs You May Be Running Low on Capacity
You may be approaching your limit if:
Storage utilization is near 100%
Shipment creation starts failing
Amazon displays storage capacity warnings
You receive errors such as:
This product exceeds the allowed volume for SORTABLE storage.
or
Shipment exceeds available capacity.
💡 Best Practices
To maintain healthy capacity levels:
Monitor capacity regularly
Improve sell-through rates
Remove aged inventory
Avoid overstocking slow-moving products
Plan replenishment shipments ahead of time
✅ Summary
You can check your available FBA capacity through the Storage Volume Monitor and Inventory Performance Dashboard in Seller Central. Monitoring these tools regularly helps prevent shipment delays, storage restrictions, and capacity-related errors.