Amazon's inbound placement fees changed the math for every FBA seller. The way you pack cartons, how many fulfillment centers your shipment gets split across, and whether you ship SPD or LTL all have a direct impact on your landed cost per unit. A poorly optimized shipment can add $0.30–$0.50 per unit in fees that eat into your margins — and most sellers don't even realize it until they look at their settlement report.
At HM Prep, we optimize from the carton level up. We pack boxes to maximize unit density without exceeding Amazon's 50-pound weight limit, use the correct carton dimensions to avoid dimensional weight surcharges, and build pallets that meet Amazon's FC requirements — including proper stacking patterns, corner boards, stretch wrap, and pallet labels placed exactly where the receiving team expects them. When Amazon splits your shipment across multiple FCs, we handle the logistics of creating separate shipments without mixing inventory.
For larger shipments, we coordinate LTL pickups with partnered carriers and handle BOL creation. For smaller batches, we ship SPD through Amazon's partnered carrier program to get you the best rates. Either way, we create the shipment plan in Seller Central (or work from yours), print the box labels, and schedule the pickup. Your inventory gets checked in faster because it arrives exactly the way Amazon expects it.
Max density within Amazon's weight and size limits
Right shipping method based on volume and cost
Shipment planning to reduce inbound fees
Let us optimize your next shipment — from carton packing to pallet pickup — and show you what you'll save on placement fees.
