Overview

Amazon Warehousing and Distribution (AWD) offers sellers a bulk storage and distribution solution that feeds inventory into Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) and other sales channels. However, not every product qualifies for the program. Understanding AWD's eligibility criteria — from product categories and size limits to expiration date rules — is essential before creating your first shipment.

Key Points / What Sellers Need to Know

• Eligibility is validated at shipment creation — When you build an AWD shipment, Amazon automatically checks whether each ASIN meets the program's requirements before allowing it through.
• Many product types are supported, but exclusions exist — AWD works with a broad range of FBA-eligible products, yet certain categories and product types remain ineligible, including dangerous goods, high-value items, gift cards, and media formats like DVDs and Blu-ray discs.
• Box size and weight matter — Products are classified into conveyable and non-conveyable tiers based on whether individual boxes exceed 25 inches on any side or weigh more than 50 pounds.
• Expiration-dated products have strict lead-time rules — Sellers must ensure sufficient remaining shelf life before sending perishable or dated goods to AWD, with different thresholds depending on the downstream destination.
• Misclassified products can be escalated — If an ASIN is wrongly flagged as ineligible, sellers can contact Amazon support to resolve the classification error.

Product Size and Weight Classifications

AWD uses two main box categories. Conveyable boxes must be 25 inches or smaller on every side and weigh 50 pounds or less. Non-conveyable boxes exceed either of those thresholds. On the ASIN level, products are split into sortable items — those measuring no more than 25 × 25 × 25 inches and weighing 49 pounds or less — and heavy or bulky items that exceed those dimensions or weight. Sellers should verify their product measurements before creating shipments, because mis-sized inventory can cause processing delays or rejections at the warehouse.

Expiration Date Requirements

Sellers shipping date-sensitive products to AWD must pay close attention to minimum remaining shelf life. For inventory destined for FBA fulfillment, the expiration date must be at least 105 days from shipment creation. If the inventory is headed directly into AWD storage first, the threshold is even higher at 185 days. Products routed to non-Amazon sales channels through Multi-Channel Distribution (MCD) require a minimum of just one day of remaining shelf life.