Overview
The FBA Shipments page gives you a central place to track, manage, and create your inbound shipments to Amazon fulfillment centers — without leaving sellerboard. You can monitor the status of every shipment, check how many units Amazon has received versus what you sent, print item labels, link purchase orders to shipments, update COGS via multi-product batches, and create new inbound shipments end-to-end through a guided wizard.
You can find FBA Shipments in the left navigation under Inventory → FBA Shipments.
For shipments with the status “Closed,” sellerboard uses the received units data to update your inventory records and cost calculations.
The Shipments Overview Table
The main table lists all your FBA shipments within the selected date range. Each row represents one shipment plan and displays the following columns:
Shipment plan/Shipment ID — the Amazon shipment ID. Clicking the ID opens the corresponding shipment summary directly in Amazon Seller Central in a new tab, making it easy to cross-reference details without navigating away from sellerboard.
Date — the date the shipment was created. You can click the column header to sort all shipments by date.
Destination — the Amazon fulfillment center code the shipment is directed to (e.g., TST1, TST2).
% of units received — how many units Amazon has checked in as a percentage of the total units you shipped. This appears as a colored number followed by a progress bar. Green indicates a healthy receipt rate; lower percentages show in orange or red. If there is a notable discrepancy between units shipped and units actually checked in by Amazon, an orange warning icon (⚠) appears next to the percentage. Hovering over it shows the tooltip: “Quantity deviation between the number of units shipped to an FBA fulfillment center and the number of units actually checked in.”
Products — displays “Selected products: X” where X is the number of distinct SKUs in the shipment. Clicking this text opens a popover that lists all the products in the shipment with their thumbnail image, SKU number, product name, and the number of units.
Status — a color-coded badge showing the current Amazon shipment status. The full list of possible statuses is: Active, Working, Shipped, In transit, Delivered, Checked in, Receiving, Closed, Cancelled, Deleted, Creating, Error, Ready to ship, and Abandoned.
Last update — the date when the shipment status was last updated.
Purchase orders — shows any purchase orders linked to this shipment. If one or more purchase orders are associated, they appear as clickable links (e.g., PO2022081201) that navigate directly to the purchase order detail page. If no PO is linked, a dash is shown. You can also click “Add” in this column to add a comment or a PO association.
Comment — a free-text field where you can add internal notes to a shipment. Clicking anywhere in the Comment column for a row opens an inline text field where you can type and save a note. Existing comments are shown as truncated text that can be expanded.
Actions — a three-dot (⋯) menu on the right side of each row that opens the available actions for that shipment (see Actions section below).
Searching and Filtering
The toolbar above the table offers several ways to narrow down which shipments are shown.
Product search — the left search box filters shipments by product. Clicking it opens a dropdown listing all your products with their thumbnail image, product name, ASIN, and SKU. Select one or more products to show only shipments that include those products. You can also search by product name, ASIN, SKU, EAN, or UPC.
Shipment ID search — the “Shipment ID” text field in the middle lets you search for a specific shipment by its Amazon ID.
Date range — clicking the date range button (showing the current date window, e.g., “15 September – 15 December 2029”) opens a two-month calendar picker where you can set a custom From and To date for filtering shipments. Click Apply to confirm the range.
Status filter — the “All statuses” dropdown lets you filter shipments to a specific status. Options include All statuses, Active, Working, Shipped, In transit, Delivered, Checked in, Receiving, Closed, Cancelled, Deleted, Creating, Error, Ready to ship, and Abandoned.
Filter button — the Filter button on the far right opens an advanced filter panel for additional filtering options.
Customizing Table Columns
The grid icon (⊞) in the top-right corner of the “Shipments overview” heading opens a column configuration panel. From here you can show or hide any of the available columns. The following columns can be toggled: Shipment plan/Shipment ID, Date, Destination, % of units received, Status, Last update, Purchase orders, and Comment.
Actions Menu (⋯)
Clicking the three-dot menu at the right end of any shipment row opens a dropdown with four options:
View — opens the “View FBA Shipment” modal for that shipment. This modal displays the Shipment ID, the Destination, and a direct link to the shipment in Seller Central. Below that is a table listing every product in the shipment with its product thumbnail, ASIN, SKU, product name, units shipped, units received, and the percentage of units received (shown in red when below 100%). Each product row also has a print icon that lets you print item labels for that specific product. A “Print item labels” button at the bottom of the modal prints labels for all products in the shipment.
Create purchase order — opens the Purchase Orders creation page pre-filled with the shipment’s details, allowing you to create a linked PO directly from the shipment.
Hide warning — dismisses the quantity deviation warning icon for that shipment if you have reviewed it and do not want it to continue appearing.
Create multi-product batch — opens the “Create a multi-product batch” modal. This is a COGS management tool that uses the FIFO (First In, First Out) accounting method. The modal shows all products in the shipment with their units received and a cost per unit field (pre-populated with the existing COGS). You can adjust the cost per unit for each product and set a batch start date. Saving the batch updates the COGS for all selected products in sellerboard using the entered costs. You can also remove individual products from the batch using the × button. This makes it easy to update product costs in bulk whenever a new shipment arrives with a different purchase price.
Printing Item Labels
sellerboard supports printing FBA item labels in a variety of formats directly from the shipment view. You can print labels for individual products using the print icon next to each product row inside the View modal, or print all labels for the entire shipment using the “Print item labels” button.
The available label sizes and formats are:
Thermal printer formats: 1″ × 2.125″, 1.125″ × 3.5″, 1.4″ × 3.5″, 2″ × 1″, 2.25″ × 1.25″, 2.5″ × 1″, 2.625″ × 1″, and 3″ × 1″.
Sheet label formats: 18 labels/page (63.5 mm × 38.1 mm on letter), 21 labels/page (66 × 33.9 mm on letter), 30 labels/page (63.5 mm × 25.4 mm on letter), and 36 labels/page (45.7 mm × 25.4 mm on letter).
A “Custom size” option is also available, allowing you to specify custom width and height in either metric (millimeters) or imperial (inches) units.
Creating a New Inbound Shipment
Click Create inbound shipment at the bottom of the page to launch the “Send to Amazon” wizard. This is a guided 5-step workflow:
Step 1 — Products: Set the workflow name (auto-generated but editable), select the dispatch address (“Ships from”), and choose the destination marketplace. Then add the products you want to ship using the “Add new product” search (which shows your product catalog with ASIN, SKU, and fulfillment channel). You can also search the Amazon catalog for new products. For each product, specify packing details (individual units or case-packed), total units, number of boxes, units per box, prep responsibility (Seller or Amazon), label owner, prep category, prep type, and expiration date if applicable. The bottom action bar also offers “Add from PO” (to populate the product list from an existing purchase order), “Import” (to import product data from a file), and “Print labels.” Use “Save” to save your progress and “Next” to advance to the next step.
Step 2 — Packing options: Configure how Amazon should group the shipment.
Step 3 — Box content: Enter the specific contents and quantities per box.
Step 4 — Shipments: Review the shipment split that Amazon has generated and confirm.
Step 5 — Tracking details: Enter carrier and tracking information for the shipment.
Throughout the wizard, the “Save” button saves the current state without submitting, and “Close” exits the wizard. The step indicators at the top allow you to see your progress but inactive steps cannot be clicked until previous steps are completed.
Export and Refresh
Export — the Export button at the bottom of the page allows you to download the shipments data. The export dialog offers file format options and an option to export in the supplier’s currency. If the export takes a while to prepare, sellerboard can send you an email with the file when it is ready.
Refresh — clicking Refresh re-syncs the shipment data from Amazon to pull in the latest status updates and units received counts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does sellerboard get FBA shipment data from? sellerboard pulls shipment data directly from Amazon via the Seller Central API. Data is refreshed automatically, but you can also click the Refresh button at any time to force a sync.
What does the orange warning icon next to the % of units received mean? It indicates a quantity deviation — meaning the number of units Amazon checked in differs from the number you reported as shipped. This is common but worth reviewing. You can click “Hide warning” in the Actions menu once you’ve acknowledged it.
Can I see which products are in a shipment without opening the full View modal? Yes. Click the “Selected products: X” text in the Products column to see a quick popover listing all products with their SKU, name, and units.
What is a multi-product batch and when should I use it? A multi-product batch lets you update the COGS (cost of goods sold) for all products in a shipment at once using FIFO accounting. Use it when a new shipment arrives with a different purchase price than before, so sellerboard can correctly calculate your profit for orders fulfilled from that batch.
Can I link a purchase order to a shipment after it has been created? Yes. The Purchase orders column shows any linked POs, and you can add new ones by using the “Create purchase order” option from the Actions menu, or by typing in the Comment/PO area of the row.
Can I create a new shipment from an existing purchase order? Yes. Inside the “Create inbound shipment” wizard on Step 1, click “Add from PO” to populate the product list from an existing purchase order.
What happens to my COGS when a shipment is marked Closed? For Closed shipments, sellerboard uses the actual units received data (as reported by Amazon) to update your inventory records. Using the “Create multi-product batch” action ensures the cost per unit is correctly assigned to those received units.
Can I filter shipments to only see active ones? Yes. Use the Status dropdown in the toolbar to filter to any specific status, such as “Receiving,” “In transit,” or “Shipped.”