Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS):

APASS is Amazon's environmental protection requirement for global merchants, aiming to reduce packaging, save, avoid waste, and protect the environment. To support suppliers and sellers in certifying their products against Amazon’s Frustration-Free Packaging Program, Amazon APASS provides a list of recommended packaging design companies and testing laboratories that can help test, design and supply Amazon-compliant packaging Certified packaging.

The products involved in APASS are as follows:

• Durable, soft and consumable goods

• Products sold through Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA)

• Packages larger than 18x14x8 inches or weighing 20 pounds. or more

Amazon official website link:

https://www.aboutamazon.com/packaging/design

Amazon Packaging Certification Guide:

Amazon Packaging Program Certification Guide, Amazon's frustration-free packaging program is divided into three levels: Level 1 - FFP frustration-free packaging, Level 2 - SIOC self-delivery, Level 3 - PFP without pre-packaging.

Amazon official website link:

https://assets.aboutamazon.com/f9/ab/568df63a4b2c82c1ecf3b562f202/amazon-frustration-free-packaging-program-certification-guidelines-v10.4__2021.pdf

How to get Amazon Packaging Certification quickly:

Sellers do not need to obtain additional testing or documentation from Amazon. Sellers only need to contact the APASS recommended laboratory directly, arrange payment, and then send samples to the laboratory for testing. If the test passes, the laboratory will provide you with an Amazon standard test report that can be uploaded to Amazon for fast Amazon Packaging Certification.

Amazon official website link:

www.aboutamazon.com/sustainability/packaging/testing-andwww.aboutamazon.com/sustainability/packaging/certification

Advantages of choosing APASS testing laboratory:

There are many advantages to choosing an Amazon-recommended APASS testing lab, and external certification provides you with reports and documentation that you can use with other retailers. You can use global labs for testing, thereby avoiding the expensive cost of shipping samples and the hassle of international shipping. Finally, the APASS testing laboratory recommended by Amazon can provide you with packaging test results in a timely manner, thereby providing you with decisions during the packaging development process and continuously improving and enhancing packaging safety and reliability.