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FBA inventory storage limits

To better manage fulfillment center storage space, we may apply an inventory storage limit to your seller
account.

If you are subject to a storage limit, a storage monitor will appear in several places in your seller account,
including your Shipping Queue. If you are not subject to a storage limit, the storage monitor will not be
displayed.

You can remove or dispose of inventory at any time by submitting a removal order. See Remove inventory
(overview).

Standard­size versus oversize

A standard­sized item is one that, when fully packaged, weighs 20 lb or less and does not exceed:

18" on its longest side

14" on its median side
8" on its shortest side

Any item exceeding these dimensions is considered oversized.

To determine which of your products is standard­size and which are oversize, see Product size tiers.

Tracking your limit

Typically, inventory storage limits apply to new sellers and experienced sellers with slower­moving
inventory. We may also create storage limits for specific ASINs. If an ASIN­specific limit is applied to your
seller account, you can find the details in the downloadable Inventory Health report under the header
asin­limit. This information is not available in the online Inventory Health report.

Storage limits are automatically evaluated every month to determine whether or not your limit should be
adjusted. Your current inventory level takes into account your inventory in Amazon fulfillment centers, and
any processed removal orders.

Note: It may take up to 24 hours for your inventory level to be updated once a shipment is received at
an Amazon fulfillment center.

The green, yellow, and red indicators also alert you to how close you are to your limit:

Green Your inventory level is at less than 75% of your limit

Yellow Your inventory level is between 75% and 90% of your limit

Red Your inventory level is at more than 90% of your limit

Exceeding your limit

You will be notified in your seller account and by email when you reach your inventory storage limit. You will
not be able to create a new shipment until your inventory level drops below your limit. For ASIN­specific
limits, you will not be able to add those ASINs to a new shipment until your inventory of that ASIN drops
below your limit.

If you send more inventory than your storage limit allows, the extra inventory may be refused at the
fulfillment center. For more information, see Shipping and Routing Requirements.

There are three ways to decrease the amount of inventory you have in an Amazon fulfillment center:

Sell some of your current inventory

Request to have some of your inventory returned to you by creating a removal order
Request to have some of your inventory disposed of by creating a removal order

Important: Customer returns contribute to your overall inventory count.

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When you submit a removal order or make similar changes, the inventory storage monitor won't reflect the
changes until your request has been processed, which typically happens on the following day.

Removing excess inventory

You can adjust your inventory levels by removing inventory from fulfillment centers. For more information,
see Remove inventory (overview).

Requesting a storage limit increase

To request a storage limit increase, use the tool at the top of this page. If you do not qualify for an increase,
you can try again when you sell more than 8% of your inventory every week for 6 weeks in a row.

Note: Decisions are made on a case­by­case basis, and are influenced by factors such as inventory
turnover rates and the type of inventory you currently maintain.

FBA inventory storage limits

Limits on sending ASINs to Amazon

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