Amazon Logistic Service

(AGL)
Amazon
What is AGL in Amazon?
 The program, Amazon Global Logistics (AGL), has actually been
around for years as far as my personal experience but just not
promoted by Amazon
 Amazon has updated their interface on Seller Central when creating
shipments using this service
How do I set up global logistics on
Amazon?

 To use Amazon Global Logistics,

create an FBA shipment as usual
 Then you will generate cross-
border documentation and pay for
customs, duties, and related
charges
 You can track your shipment from
its origin until it arrives at a
fulfilment center
 How to get started?

To create a Amazon Global Logistics

profile by following the steps below:

 Amazon Global Logistics profile

 This will be your shipping

account for imports into the US
 If you already have an account
with Amazon Global Logistics,
set up your profile by linking to
that account
How to get started
 Choose a payment method
 Set up an importer of record (IOR), who will facilitate customs
clearance
 When booking transportation with Amazon Global Logistics, you’ll
also be asked to provide additional contacts for your shipment,
including an exporter of record (EOR
 Download Using Amazon Global Logistics in Seller Central in English
or Chinese
 After creating your profile, you can book transportation within 3 to
5 business days by using the Send/Replenish Inventory workflow
For Air and ocean shipping

 You can ship using air or ocean freight via Amazon Global Logistics
 For ocean, you can choose either full-container load (FCL) or less-than-
container load (LCL)
 When you create an FBA shipment, the Ship from location will show the
available shipping modes
 Be sure to confirm that you want to ship with Amazon Global Logistics when
creating your shipping plan
 Once you confirm, complete your freight booking on the Book Transportation
page or via the Send to Amazon workflow
 For more information, visit Booking transportation with Amazon Global
Logistics and Using Send to Amazon to book transportation with Amazon
Global Logistics
Booking transportation with Amazon
Global Logistics
 Once you have set up your Amazon Global Logistics profile, you can book
transportation for your first shipment within three to five business days
 Create an FBA shipment as usual, and then use Book Transportation in the
Send/replenish inventory workflow by following the steps further below
 After booking transportation, you will be ready to prepare your shipment
and generate box labels
 The inventory that you send to Amazon may be distributed among multiple
shipments at the MSKU level
 We’ll assign each shipment to a specific fulfilment center based on several
factors, including the size and category of the product and other fulfilment
network factors
 This service is provided at no additional charge for select shipments
through Amazon Global Logistics
 The destination fulfilment center’s will be available after you complete
your booking
Share shipment information and book
transportation on Shipper Central
 When booking transportation, you will see an option to share
your shipment information and book transportation in Shipper
Central instead
 This feature eliminates the need for sharing shipment
information via email and re-entering that information on
Shipper Central
 The Shipper Central user can be yourself or someone else
 They will receive the information directly in Shipper Central as
a pending FBA shipment
 You can also withdraw shared information and restart the
booking process
Share shipment information and book
transportation on Shipper Central
To share your shipment information and book transportation in Shipper Central,
follow these steps:

 Click Edit next to Book on Seller Central above Generate a cost estimate.
Select Book on Shipper Central
 Under Shipper Central user email, enter the Shipper Central sign-in email of
the user who will book your transportation
 Contact the Shipper Central user if you do not know their sign-in email
 Click Confirm
Share shipment information and book
transportation on Shipper Central
 The Shipper Central user with whom you share information will
receive an email prompting them to sign in to Shipper Central and
book transportation. A pending FBA shipment will show on the right
of their dashboard
 If the email address you enter in Seller Central does not match the
sign-in address for the Shipper Central user, an email will still be
sent to the address provided. The email will include a link to
Shipper Central, and the recipient can sign in using the correct
email address for their account
 If the party with whom you share shipment information does not
yet have a Shipper Central account, they will be prompted to sign
up and provide company information (including the business
license)
 To book transportation on Seller Central as usual,
skip Book on Seller Central and go to given Step

 Step 1: Provide shipping

information
 Step 2: Get a quote
 Step 3: Provide product
descriptions
 Step 4: Provide shipment contact
details
 Step 5: Review importer of record
(IOR) setup
 Step 6: Shipping documents
Program fees and how to view them

Amazon Global Logistics charges these fees:

 End-to-end freight
 Any value-added services
 Taxes and duties
 Any additional fees
To view specific fees, do the following:

To to your payments dashboard.

 Click the Transaction View tab
 In the Filter view by drop-down
menu, select Service Fees
 Click Update
 Amazon Global Logistics freight
charges will appear as FBA
International Freight Shipping
Charge and FBA International
Freight Duties and Taxes Charge
To view specific fees, do the following:

 To view your overall fees, click your payments summary on the Seller
Central homepage
 You can also go to your payments dashboard by clicking Reports and then
selecting Payments
How do I track Amazon logistics?

Here is how to track a delivery with Amazon

Logistics in Parcels-App

 Open shipping confirmation email from

Amazon in Mail
 Tap and hold 'Track your package' link in
the email
 Select 'Copy' from the menu
 Paste Amazon tracking link into the
search field above on this page
 Your Amazon order details should be
recognized