How to create Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfilment (MCF) listings

To start using Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfilment (MCF) – a 3PL service that enables businesses like yours to leverage Amazon’s fulfilment network and expertise to fulfil your orders from off-Amazon sales channels – you’ll need to ensure you have created listings before you place orders.

In this article, we provide step-by-step instructions on how to create MCF listings.

Amazon sellers

If you’re an Amazon seller and already have inventory in Amazon Fulfilment Centres, you’re ready to start using MCF (with the same listings that you have on Amazon.com) and you can go ahead and create an order in Seller Central here. To learn how to create listings, see the instructions below.

There are three methods you can use to create listings. Note: It can take up to 24 hours for your listings to be processed and appear on your Inventory page.

Method #1: Create listings using product search

Using the product search feature allows you save time creating listings by matching your product ID to an existing product listing on Amazon.co.uk

To create a single listing:

1. Open your Seller Central account.
2. From the menu, choose Catalogue, and then choose Add Products.
3. Click in the product search bar and begin typing the product name, UPC, EAN, ISBN, or ASIN; then press enter.
4. Review your search results and click Sell this product. Note: If the Sell this product option isn’t available, you’ll need to apply to sell that product.
5. On the product offer page, provide the product attribute details and select the shipping option for this product.
6. Click Save and finish.

Method #2: Create listings without using product search

To create a single listing:

1. Open your Seller Central account.
2. From the menu, choose Catalogue, and then choose Add Products.
3. Click the I’m adding a product not sold on Amazon option.
4. On the product picker page, use the search option or category lookup to identify the product you want to sell. Note: After you have selected a product, you will need to enter in your product ID (GTIN, UPC, EAN, ISBN, JAN). If you don’t have an identifier, you might need to apply for Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) exemption on the product identity page in order to sell your product.
5. On the product offer page, provide the product attribute details and select the shipping option for this product.
6. Upload at least one image for your product.
7. Click Save and finish.

Method #3: Create a bulk listing

Use this option to upload multiple items at once, like a product collection.

To create a bulk listing:

1. Open your Seller Central account.
2. From the menu, choose Catalogue, and then choose Add Product.
3. Click the option, I’m uploading a file to multiple products.
4. On the Download spreadsheet tab, select the List products already in Amazon’s catalogue option by clicking Get Listing Loader. Or select the List products that are not already in Amazon’s catalogue option by clicking Get Product Template.
5. If you clicked on “Get Product Template,” proceed to select the types of products you want to sell via the category search tool or product classifier. Select the marketplaces and type of template.
6. Proceed to download the excel template file, and open the file.
7. Within the Get Product Template, fill in all required cells. Note: Cells outlined in red are required info.
8. Within the Listing Loader file, complete the Template tab. Note: Cells outlined in red are required info. Cells outlined in grey are non-relevant info.
9. Save your Listing Loader or Get Product Template file.
10. Go back to the Add product page in Seller Central, click the Upload your spreadsheet tab, select your Listing Loader or Get Product Template file, and click Upload file.
11. Review your submission on the Spreadsheet upload status tab.
12. If there are errors, a file will be generated for you to review the errors. Fix the errors on the file and re-upload on the upload your spreadsheet tab.

View your updated inventory

To see your new listings:

1. Open your Seller Central account.
2. From the menu, choose Inventory, and then choose Manage All Inventory.

Your listings will appear after they have successfully uploaded.