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Sourcing Products for Amazon FBA — What NZ Sellers Need to Know

Why FBA Sourcing Is Different

Sourcing for Amazon FBA is not the same as sourcing for a retail store or your own eCommerce site. Amazon's fulfilment centres have strict requirements — and when you get them wrong, Amazon doesn't give you a warning. They charge you, reject your inventory, or suppress your listing.

The most common FBA sourcing failures: wrong FNSKU labelling, missing poly-bagging, carton dimension violations, quality inconsistency between sample and bulk production, and undercounting. All of these are preventable. Epic Sourcing builds FBA requirements into the factory brief from day one — so your inventory arrives compliant and ready to sell.

How Epic Sourcing Sources FBA Inventory

Step 1: Brief and Scoping — We start with a free discovery call. You tell us what product you want to source, your target COGS, and your FBA requirements. We scope the project and provide a flat rate quote.

Step 2: Factory Identification — We find manufacturers in China or Vietnam with experience supplying FBA sellers. Not all factories understand Amazon's requirements — we filter for those that do.

Step 3: Sampling — We coordinate your sample order, review the product against your brief, and confirm FBA compliance requirements (labelling, packaging, dimensions) before you approve for bulk production.

Step 4: Production and Pre-Shipment Inspection — We conduct pre-shipment inspection at the factory — checking quality, count, labelling, poly-bagging, and carton specs against Amazon's requirements. Issues are resolved before the container ships.

Step 5: Freight and Customs — We coordinate with your freight forwarder to ensure goods arrive at your prep centre or Amazon's fulfilment centre on time and correctly documented.

China vs Vietnam for FBA Products

China — best for electronics, home goods, tools, kitchenware, fitness equipment, toys. Widest factory range, strongest component supply chain.

Vietnam — best for clothing, activewear, footwear, furniture, and natural fibre products. Often lower MOQs.

Epic Sourcing can source from both markets and will recommend the right one for your product category during the scoping call.

Private Label FBA Sourcing

Private label FBA is one of the most common requests we receive. You find a product opportunity, we find the factory that makes it, and we help you brand it as your own. The process: product research and opportunity validation, factory identification and shortlisting, sample with your branding and packaging, bulk production with pre-shipment QC, and FBA-compliant freight to Amazon.

Epic Sourcing has helped NZ sellers launch private label products across multiple Amazon marketplaces — Amazon AU, Amazon US, and Amazon UK.

Who This Is For

• NZ sellers launching their first Amazon FBA private label product
• Existing FBA sellers wanting to reduce COGS with better factory access
• Shopify sellers adding Amazon as a sales channel
• Anyone who has had FBA inventory rejected, suspended, or penalised before
• Sellers targeting Amazon AU, US, or UK marketplaces

Ready to Source FBA Inventory?

Let's Build Your FBA Supply Chain.

Book a free discovery call. Tell us what you want to source and we'll tell you whether it's viable, what the realistic COGS looks like, and what the process involves. No pressure, no obligation.