Overview

Amazon is set to open a new fulfillment hub, identified as XAU6, in Heathwood, Queensland on 19 August 2025. The site will serve only oversize inventory, giving sellers of large‑format products a dedicated processing point within the Brisbane metro area. This matters because separating bulky items from standard‑size stock promises quicker inbound handling and more predictable placement for oversize sellers across Australia.

Key Points

• Facility identifier XAU6 — A purpose‑built oversize‑only warehouse scheduled to begin operations on 19 August 2025 in the Heathwood suburb (postcode 4110).
• Design focused on large items — Wider aisles, reinforced racking and heavy‑duty equipment are installed to accommodate pallets, furniture, appliances and other bulky SKUs without sharing space with regular‑size goods.
• Location advantage — The center sits on the southern corridor of Brisbane, directly linked to the Pacific Highway and the freight lane serving Brisbane Airport, which streamlines both inbound and outbound movements throughout eastern Australia.
• Capacity increase of roughly 12 % — Internal forecasts indicate that XAU6 will add about a dozen percent to Amazon Australia’s overall fulfillment capacity, easing the load on existing hubs in Sydney and Melbourne.
• Potential freight savings for Queensland sellers — By routing oversize shipments to a nearby hub, sellers can shave up to 600 km off inbound freight legs compared with previous interstate routes, reducing transportation costs.
• Automatic routing via placement engine — Once live, Amazon’s inventory placement algorithm will automatically assign qualifying oversize SKUs to XAU6, altering the destination IDs that appear in Seller Central shipment plans.

How the Oversize Fulfillment Center Operates

1. Inbound receipt and staging — A seller sends a pallet of garden sheds (each 2 m × 1.5 m × 1.2 m, 250 kg) to the XAU6 dock. Staff unload the pallet onto reinforced staging bays rated for up to 500 kg, the system records each SKU, generates a unique location tag, and updates the seller’s inventory balance within minutes.