SOP: submit manufacturing cost so FBA reimbursements do not default low
AmazonはSeller CentralとAdsの告知を英語で出します。出典の文言を落とさないため、下のブリーフは英語のままです。レビュー・フォーム・ポリシーは日本語です。金額はSeller Centralで確認してください。
Who it hits
FBA brands who have not uploaded a cost file. Agencies who treat reimbursements as found money.
What to do this week
Upload manufacturing cost for every active FNSKU. Then run the reimbursement report weekly. Do not bid as if a lost unit will be replaced at retail.
Steps
- Export active FNSKUs. One cost per FNSKU, from the supplier invoice, in the currency Seller Central asks for.
- Upload in the reimbursement cost workflow. Keep the invoice. Amazon can ask.
- Each week, open reimbursements. File what is still inside the window. The window is shorter than most SOPs remember — confirm it.
- If a hero is leaking units, fix inbound or the listing. Do not “make it up” with more Sponsored Products.
This SOP does not restore retail-value reimbursements. It stops the default estimate. Sellerboard can flag the claim. Filing stays in Seller Central.
FAQ
Should cost include inbound freight?
Amazon’s published definition of manufacturing cost has excluded shipping, handling, and duties in seller coverage of the policy. Use the help-page definition, not your landed-cost spreadsheet, unless the screen says otherwise.
Source: Seller Central inventory reimbursement / cost basis help (confirm live) · Confirm live numbers in Seller Central. This desk is the method, not a rate card.
Stuck on this change?
I will walk the public listing, say whether this change is leaking spend, and what week one would be.