Commingled inventory question
Hello,
Quick question regarding commingled inventory :
Is it some sort of global setting on your account that applies to ALL your items, in other words, all your offers would be commingled (without amazon barcodes)
OR
Is it something that can be applied to specific SKUs of your choice, and other items could be with Amazon sticker at the same time?
The reason being : Generally the idea of Commingled inventory is not too appealing to us, we want our units in good condition and not shared among other sellers. However, we have a few units that are extremely high volume and without FBA competition. For that reason, we are considering commingled inventory only for a few products as it cost thousands of dollars every month just for FBA labeling.
Thank you !
Commingled inventory question
Hello,
Quick question regarding commingled inventory :
Is it some sort of global setting on your account that applies to ALL your items, in other words, all your offers would be commingled (without amazon barcodes)
OR
Is it something that can be applied to specific SKUs of your choice, and other items could be with Amazon sticker at the same time?
The reason being : Generally the idea of Commingled inventory is not too appealing to us, we want our units in good condition and not shared among other sellers. However, we have a few units that are extremely high volume and without FBA competition. For that reason, we are considering commingled inventory only for a few products as it cost thousands of dollars every month just for FBA labeling.
Thank you !
3 replies
Daryl_Amazon
Hi @Seller_xJx7vH6fvZFD9,
Daryl here from our Forums team providing insight from your concern.
Commingling refers to the practice of treating units in the same condition of the same ASIN as one group of inventory, rather than differentiating between individual owners. Commingled inventory does not guarantee a match between the selling merchant and the sourcing merchant; non-commingled inventory does guarantee that the selling merchant and the sourcing merchant will be the same.
Commingling is implemented by assigning the same FNSku (see ItemIdentifiers) to all merchant/msku combinations that should be mixed. Things with the same fnsku are interchangeable for customer fulfillment. For things commingled with Amazon Retail, we assign a 'B00' FNSKU, which is the same string as the ASIN. Commingled or not, all offers for an ASIN share the same buy box, detail page and offer listing page.
Non-commingled inventory is that which has a different fnsku for each owner. Typically, the fnsku for these items starts with X, but this is only by custom.
If the Manufacturer barcode maps to more than one ASIN, an Amazon barcode is required. Amazon updates which products are eligible for this service overtime. Any Sellers affected by a change in eligibility are notified.
Not all products are eligible for tracking using a manufacturer barcode, and Amazon updates which products are eligible for this service overtime. Sellers will be charged for a labeling fee if ineligible products are sent with manufacturer barcode only. For an overview of which categories require standard IDs for major brands, see the Help page:
Product ID (GTIN) requirements by category
Hope this information clarifies your concern on this topic, if you have any follow-up questions on this matter just "@" me here and I will be sure to look into it.
Daryl
