How to use your Create Inbound Plan Request

Template workbook
Step 1
Print this page.
Step 2
Refer to the "Data Definitions" tab so you can familiarize yourself with the data that will be entered into your template. We reco
Definitions sheet so you can refer to it as you examine your template.
Step 3
Click on the "Create Plan Template" tab below to view the template you will follow to create Inbound Plans. If you want to crea
quantities, click on the "Case Quantity Template" tab. The column headers in bold are the required fields. Columns with a gre
only required in the header section of the file. To have your request uploaded properly, please provide all required fields. If you
data for a particular field, leave that field blank (do not fill it with N/A or something similar). Bold/color formatting is not exported
interfere with processing.
Step 4 - Example
Look at the "Example" tabs for examples of valid templates to upload. This spreadsheet provides two examples - one for norm
and another example using case quantities. In order to avoid including invalid information in your request, do not work on your
within the "Example" worksheet. If you find it helpful, feel free to add color, bold, borders and other formatting (not additional te
templates templates.
Step 5 - SAVE AS TAB-DELIMITED
Save your file (as tab delimited .txt file format) and upload via Seller Central. We highly recommend saving the file for your futu
We recommend uploading a single item Inbound Plan Request for testing purposes. After a successful upload, you can create
with more items.
Option for Case Packed Items

All three columns - UnitsPerCase, NumberOfCases and Quantity - are required. The Quantity column must equal UnitsPerCas
NumberOfCases. If you set any of these three to a zero value, we will set the other two to zero as well, and you will have to en
before proceeding in the Seller Central shipping workflow.

Notes
Your plan will be named using PlanName field. Once created, the plan can be accessed via the Inbound queue in Seller Cent
URL: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/ssof/shipping-queue.html#plans
How to complete your Create Inbound Plan Request template
Label Name Definition and Use Accepted Values Example Required Notes
A name for the plan. An alphanumeric string; 1 character minimum in length and 100 characters Plan-books-0910 Required
PlanName
maximum in length.
The country where the shipments created for this plan ISO country code, US for United States, CA for Canada, GB for United US Optional
ShipToCountry
will be shipped. The default will be the country of your Kingdom, DE for Germany, ES for Spain, FR for France, IT for Italy
home marketplace.
The name of the person sending the shipments An alphanumeric string; 1 character minimum in length and 50 characters Susan McGregor Required
AddressName
created with this plan. maximum in length.
The first line of the ship-from address An alphanumeric string; 1 character minimum in length and 180 characters 123 Main Street Required
AddressFieldOne
maximum in length.
The second line of the ship-from address, if An alphanumeric string; 1 character minimum in length and 60 characters Desired
AddressFieldTwo These fields are
applicable. maximum in length.
required in the header
The city of of the ship-from address. An alphanumeric string; 1 character minimum in length and 30 characters Seattle Required only
AddressCity
maximum in length.
The country of the ship-from address. An alphanumeric string 2 character in length. US Required
AddressCountryCode

The state or region of the ship-from address. An alphanumeric string 2 character in length. Currently, we only accept WA Required
AddressStateOrRegion
standard 2-character state abbreviations.
The postal (zip) code of the ship-from address. An alphanumeric string; 5 character minimum in length and 10 characters 98104 Required
AddressPostalCode
maximum in length.
The district of the ship-from address. An alphanumeric string; 1 character minimum in length and 50 characters Optional
AddressDistrict
maximum in length.
A unique identifier for the product. A MerchantSKU is An alphanumeric string; 1 character minimum in length and 80 characters MySku124 Required
expected to be listed only once in the file. If a SKU is maximum in length.
MerchantSKU listed more than once, the last instance of the
MerchantSKU in the file will determine the quantity set
in the plan.
The number of this item to be included in the plan. An integer that is zero or greater. 1 Required
Quantity

UnitsPerCase If items are to be shipped in cases, this is the number Required (if using
of units in each case. the Case Quantity
template)
NumberOfCases If items are to be shipped in cases, this is the number Required (if using
of cases to be included in the shipment. the Case Quantity
template)
PlanName Plan-books-0910
ShipToCountry US
AddressName Susan McGregor
AddressFieldOne 123 Main Street
AddressFieldTwo
AddressCity Seattle
AddressCountryCode US
AddressStateOrRegion WA
AddressPostalCode 98104
AddressDistrict

MerchantSKU Quantity
MySku123 2
MySku999 1
MySku001 1
MySku10020-book 5
PlanName
ShipToCountry
AddressName
AddressFieldOne
AddressFieldTwo
AddressCity
AddressCountryCode
AddressStateOrRegion
AddressPostalCode
AddressDistrict

MerchantSKU Quantity
PlanName Plan-books-0910
ShipToCountry US
AddressName Susan McGregor
AddressFieldOne 123 Main Street
AddressFieldTwo
AddressCity Seattle
AddressCountryCode US
AddressStateOrRegion WA
AddressPostalCode 98104
AddressDistrict

MerchantSKU UnitsPerCase NumberOfCases Quantity

MySku123 2 2 4
MySku999 2 3 6
MySku001 4 2 8
MySku10020-book 2 1 2
PlanName
ShipToCountry
AddressName
AddressFieldOne
AddressFieldTwo
AddressCity
AddressCountryCode
AddressStateOrRegion
AddressPostalCode
AddressDistrict

MerchantSKU UnitsPerCase NumberOfCases