If you self-ship your products (i.e., you do not use Amazon Easy Ship (because, for example, you are located outside the country) and use a third-party courier to ship your products to customers, after you receive an order notification and ship the order to the customer with the courier of your choice, you must confirm the shipment in Seller Central..
The Shipping Confirmation Template allows you to upload confirmation information for multiple orders in a single file.
Not all fields are required. However, it is in your best interest to provide as much information as possible.
Field Name | Definition | Required | Accepted Values | Example |
---|---|---|---|---|
order-id | Unique identifying number for an order. This number is provided in your Orders report and the Manage Orders tool. | Yes | Alphanumeric text, 3-7-7 format | 058-3563777-5518068 |
order-item-id | Unique identifying number for an item in an order. This
number is provided in your Orders Report and on the Order Details page in
Manage Orders.
Note: This is
not the same as the product ASIN. The order-item-id differs from order to
order.
|
No | Alphanumeric text, 14 characters | 05835637773450 |
quantity | Item quantity included in this order if more than one
unit of an item was ordered.
Note: If you split an order, you
must include a quantity in the shipping confirmation for each shipment so
that customers know how many items to expect in each package when it
arrives.
|
No | A positive integer | 1 |
ship-date | Date on which you shipped the order. | Yes | Format: yyyy-mm-dd | 2018-11-19 |
carrier-code | Amazon's code for the shipping carrier that delivered the
order, chosen from a drop-down menu.
Note: If you are using an
unlisted carrier, select Other and
then enter the carrier name in the carrier-name
field.
|
No | See the Data Definitions tab of your Shipping Confirmation Template for a list of carrier codes. If your carrier is not listed, select Other. | UPS, DHL, Other |
carrier-name | Shipping carrier that delivered the order. Use only if carrier-code is Other. | No | Alphanumeric text, 1 to 50 characters | Any carrier not listed as an option under carrier code |
tracking-number | Shipping carrier's tracking ID for the order. | No | Alphanumeric text, 1 to 50 characters | 22344455 |
ship-method | Shipping method used to deliver the order. Best practice is to include the carrier name to ensure clarity. | No | Alpha-numeric text, 1 to 50 characters | Standard-DHL, Standard-UPS |