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Returns labeling requirements and item preparation instructions to help you prepare items for an inbound shipment.
The GetPrepInstructionsForSKU operation returns labeling requirements and item preparation instructions to help you prepare items for shipment to Amazon's fulfillment network.
If you have not yet listed an item and only want item preparation instructions to help with sourcing decisions for that item, use the GetPrepInstructionsForASIN operation.
This operation is available in all marketplaces except Brazil.
The GetPrepInstructionsForSKU operation has a maximum request quota of 30 and a restore rate of two requests every second. For definitions of throttling terminology and for a complete explanation of throttling, see Throttling: Limits to how often you can submit requests in the Amazon MWS Developer Guide.
For more information about the request parameters that are required for all Amazon MWS operations, see Required request parameters in the Amazon MWS Developer Guide.
Name | Description | Required | Values |
---|---|---|---|
SellerSKUList | A list of SellerSKU values. Used to identify items for which you want labeling requirements and item preparation instructions for shipment to Amazon's fulfillment network. The Seller SKU is qualified by your Seller ID, which is included with every call to Amazon Marketplace Web Service (Amazon MWS). | Yes | Maximum: 50 SellerSKU
values Note: Include Seller SKUs that you have used to list
items on Amazon's retail website. If you include a Seller
SKU that you have never used to list an item on Amazon's
retail website, the Seller SKU is returned in the
InvalidSKUList response
element.
Type: xs:string |
ShipToCountryCode | The country code of the country the items will be shipped to. Note that labeling requirements and item preparation instructions can vary by country. | Yes | A two-character country code, in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
format. Type: xs:string |
Name | Description |
---|---|
SKUPrepInstructionsList | Labeling requirements and item
preparation instructions to help you prepare items for shipment to Amazon's fulfillment network. Type: List of SKUPrepInstructions |
InvalidSKUList | A list of invalid SellerSKU values and
the reasons they are invalid. Type: List of InvalidSKU |
For information about standard request requirements, see Required request parameters.
https://mws.amazonaws.com/FulfillmentInboundShipment/2010-10-01 ?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAEIAEXAMPLEQCJLSA &Action=GetPrepInstructionsForSKU &SellerId=A13EXAMPLE1J56 &SignatureVersion=2 &Timestamp=2013-08-09T22%3A52%3A25Z &Version=2010-10-01 &SignatureMethod=HmacSHA256 &SellerSKUList.Id.1=ca_001 &ShipToCountryCode=US
For information about standard response formatting, see Response format.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <GetPrepInstructionsForSKUResponse xmlns="http://mws.amazonaws.com/FulfillmentInboundShipment/2010-10-01/"> <GetPrepInstructionsForSKUResult> <SKUPrepInstructionsList> <SKUPrepInstructions> <SellerSKU>ca_001</SellerSKU> <ASIN>B00EXAMPLE</ASIN> <BarcodeInstruction>RequiresFNSKULabel</BarcodeInstruction> <PrepGuidance>SeePrepInstructionsList</PrepGuidance> <PrepInstructionList> <PrepInstruction>Polybagging</PrepInstruction> <PrepInstruction>Taping</PrepInstruction> <PrepInstruction>Labeling</PrepInstruction> </PrepInstructionList> <AmazonPrepFeesDetailsList> <AmazonPrepFeesDetails> <PrepInstruction>Polybagging</PrepInstruction> <Amount> <CurrencyCode>USD</CurrencyCode> <Value>0.2</Value> </Amount> </AmazonPrepFeesDetails> <AmazonPrepFeesDetails> <PrepInstruction>Taping</PrepInstruction> <Amount> <CurrencyCode>USD</CurrencyCode> <Value>0.2</Value> </Amount> </AmazonPrepFeesDetails> <AmazonPrepFeesDetails> <PrepInstruction>Labeling</PrepInstruction> <Amount> <CurrencyCode>USD</CurrencyCode> <Value>0.2</Value> </Amount> </AmazonPrepFeesDetails> </AmazonPrepFeesDetailsList> </SKUPrepInstructions> </SKUPrepInstructionsList> <InvalidSKUList> </InvalidSKUList> </GetPrepInstructionsForSKUResult> <ResponseMetadata> <RequestId>171a23ca-12f9-4599-bbdf-47bc5701d955</RequestId> </ResponseMetadata> </GetPrepInstructionsForSKUResponse>