Today we’re discussing FBA Liquidations and how you can make them work for your business. The FBA Liquidations process is designed to help you recover value from excess and customer-returned inventory, avoid storage fees, and prevent the disposal of inventory.

Recovery Value

• You can typically expect 5-10% of product value as gross recovery
• Net recovery payment typically arrives within 90 days

Fees

• Processing fee (based on item size/weight)
• 15% liquidation referral fee on gross recovery value

Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility is subject to legal, safety, and regulatory guidelines. Products not eligible for liquidation include:

• Dangerous goods (hazmat)
• Recalled inventory
• Face masks
• Jewelry
• Expired/defective/warehouse damaged items

To Create a Liquidation Order

• Open the Create Removal Order form

• From any inventory planning page, select one or more ASINs and then, from the Action on selected drop-down menu, choose Create removal order.
• Or, from the Recommended Removal report, click Begin removal process.

Note: If this option does not appear, you do not have inventory that we recommend you remove.

• Select Liquidations as your method of removal.
• Enter the amount of fulfillable or unfulfillable quantity to liquidate.
• Click Review. You'll be prompted to confirm your order.

Important: Once you confirm your liquidation order, it cannot be canceled.

• Click Confirm.

Important Benefits

• Storage fees and aged-inventory surcharges stop accruing upon submission
• Can help improve IPI score by reducing excess inventory
• No inventory restrictions on future FBA shipments of liquidated ASINs

Pro Tip: You can also set up automated liquidations for both fulfillable and unfulfillable inventory

For more info including how to track your liquidation orders, setting up automatic liquidations, and other FAQs, see the help page and review the program terms and conditions.