FBA Prep and Direct Shipping from China to Amazon Warehouses
Selling on Amazon FBA is one of the most attractive business models for global entrepreneurs. But if you’re not a U.S. resident, you’ve probably already discovered one of the biggest obstacles:
You can’t receive products at your own U.S. address, inspect them, fix labeling issues, or repack them before sending to Amazon.
That leaves you with two options:
Use a U.S.-based prep center — but this often means paying high fees and adding another middleman.
Ship directly from your Chinese supplier to Amazon — but risk rejection if your supplier doesn’t follow Amazon’s strict requirements.
Both choices are stressful, expensive, and risky.
This is why more international sellers are turning to FBA Prep and Direct Shipping services in China.
1. No U.S. Address
Without a U.S. residence or warehouse, you can’t receive shipments to check for quality or prepare them for Amazon. You’re fully dependent on suppliers — and many don’t understand Amazon’s rules.
2. High U.S. Prep Center Fees
U.S. prep centers often charge by the unit for labeling, bagging, or carton forwarding. For small and mid-sized sellers, these costs quickly eat into profits.
3. Extra Middleman, Extra Costs
If you ship to a U.S. prep center before Amazon, you add:
Extra shipping fees (China → Prep → Amazon instead of China → Amazon)
Extra processing time, which increases the risk of stockouts
4. Amazon Compliance Risks
Amazon has strict FBA requirements for barcodes, carton labels, packaging, and palletizing. If your supplier ships incorrectly, Amazon may reject your goods or charge penalty fees.
5. Quality Control Problems
If you only find product defects after the shipment arrives in the U.S., your options are limited: disposal, costly returns to China, or customer complaints and bad reviews.
Instead of solving problems after your inventory arrives in the U.S., you can solve them before it leaves China.
Benefits of FBA Prep in China:
Lower cost — prep labor in China is significantly cheaper than in the U.S.
Direct-to-Amazon shipping — avoid the middleman and send products straight to Amazon warehouses.
Multi-supplier consolidation — combine shipments from multiple factories into one Amazon-compliant order.
Compliance guaranteed — prep centers in China familiar with Amazon standards can prevent costly rejections.
Faster restocking — products leave China ready for check-in, reducing delays.
At DIDADI Logistics, we act as your trusted partner on the ground in China. Our services are designed specifically for international sellers without a U.S. address.
1. FBA Prep Services in China
Product inspection (to spot defects before shipping)
Barcode labeling and poly-bagging
Carton labeling and palletizing
Repackaging or kitting (if needed)
Amazon compliance check
2. Direct Shipping to Amazon Warehouses
Air freight and sea freight options
Customs clearance and duties handling
Direct delivery into Amazon FBA warehouses in the U.S.
Tracking and visibility from pickup to check-in
3. Multi-Supplier Consolidation
If you purchase from multiple factories, we can receive and consolidate goods into a single shipment, properly packed and labeled for Amazon.
4. Transparent Pricing
Clear breakdown of prep and shipping costs, with no hidden fees.
Imagine you’re an Amazon seller based in Germany. You source products from three different suppliers in Shenzhen, but you don’t have a U.S. warehouse.
Without help, you would:
Pay high shipping costs to three separate destinations
Risk suppliers mislabeling your cartons
Face high fees from a U.S. prep center
With DIDADI Logistics, here’s what happens instead:
All suppliers ship to our prep facility in China
We inspect, label, and consolidate the goods
You approve everything online
We ship directly to Amazon USA (one compliant shipment)
You save money, avoid compliance risks, and reduce delivery time
Q1: Can I use your service even if I don’t have a U.S. company or address?
Yes. Many of our clients are based in Europe, Asia, or the Middle East. You don’t need a U.S. address — we ship directly to Amazon.
Q2: What if my supplier already applied labels?
We double-check. If labels are correct, we ship as-is. If not, we fix them before shipping to avoid Amazon rejections.
Q3: Can you combine shipments from multiple suppliers?
Absolutely. This is one of the main reasons sellers work with us.
Q4: Is it more expensive than using a U.S. prep center?
No. In fact, it’s usually cheaper, because we prep in China and ship directly — no extra middleman.
For non-U.S. Amazon sellers, the combination of FBA prep and direct shipping from China is the smartest way to simplify your supply chain.
You:
Cut costs
Avoid compliance risks
Reduce delays
Scale faster
At DIDADI Logistics, we help you achieve exactly that. Whether you’re shipping from one factory or ten, we make sure your products arrive Amazon-ready.
If you’re looking for a reliable partner to prepare and ship your FBA inventory from China to the U.S., contact DIDADI Logistics today.
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