How to Create a Removal Order to Recall Amazon Inventory

Fulfilment by Amazon (known as Amazon FBA) can be a valuable resource for businesses, relieving sellers of the headache of having to store and ship products themselves.

Sometimes, though, the storage fees that come along with it can become a burden, especially if products are being returned or simply not selling.

In this article, we’ll be covering the exact steps to take to create a removal order on Amazon’s Seller Central.

Why create a removal order on Amazon?

There are a variety of reasons for creating a removal order on Amazon. You could do this to:

Replace an old model of product with a newer one
Avoid or reduce storage fees from Amazon’s warehouse
Return or repair products that customers have returned to Amazon
Return or destroy unfulfillable inventory
Liquidate inventory that would be too costly to return
Return or destroy expired inventory

What are the removal options?

When creating a removal order, Amazon gives you 3 options:

Liquidations
Return-to Address
Dispose

Liquidations

This option allows Amazon to send your inventory to wholesale liquidators. Amazon charges for this service, and you’ll receive a small percentage (about 5-10%) of the sale price.

Return-to Address

Sometimes customers return products as damaged or faulty. Other times, a product just isn’t selling. You can select return to address if you’d like to have these units sent back to you.

Dispose

You may want Amazon to dispose of your product or inventory if it’s damaged or close to expiry. Amazon will also sometimes donate these products to non-profit organizations depending on the state of the inventory, and whether you choose to opt out of their donation program. You’ll be charged a small fee by Amazon for each unit disposed of.

How to Create a Removal Order from Amazon’s Seller Central

1. From your Seller Central account on Amazon, click on the hamburger menu in the top left of the main menu bar.

2. Under “Inventory”, select “Manage All Inventory”.

3. Find the listing you want to remove inventory for. You can select “Fulfilled by Amazon” to filter for FBA products. Select the arrow next to “Edit” to reveal the dropdown menu.

4. Click “Create removal order”.

5. Select your method of removal. Make sure the return address is correct if choosing “Return-to Address”.

6. Type in the number of units you want to remove and click the “Review” button.

enter the number of units and click review

7. If you’d like to add more products to the removal order, you can search and add ASINs from the box below. Just tap on the plus sign (+) next to “Add to list” to see the notification that it’s been added.