Creating Inbound Shipments in the Portal

Created by Brian Cummings, Modified on Wed, 16 Oct at 4:45 PM by Brian Cummings

The fourth in a series of instructional videos for use of the client portal.

This video demonstrates the process for sending your inventory to our warehouse.

Proceed to the next video in the series.

Step by Step Instructions

Sending inventory to the warehouse

Please address your shipment to our warehouse as:

[Your Business Name]
c/o PIPISI - 3 Logistics
3950 Garner Road
Riverside, CA 92501

Warehouse manager: Andrew Mejia
Phone: 833-813-0003. Please use the phone number ONLY for container or large deliveries.

Identifying your inventory

Each shipment arriving at our warehouse must be identified with your business name. And every carton must be clearly labeled with a product identifier and the number of units within the carton. Product identifiers can be the item's UPC, GTIN, Merchant SKU, ASIN, FNSKU, etc... Including a scannable barcode is optional.

The product identifier on the carton must match to a product identifier in the portal in order to properly receive the inventory.

Creating an Inbound Shipment in the portal
You must create an Inbound Shipment in the Portal BEFORE your inventory arrives at the warehouse. Creating an Inbound Shipment is easy.

Step 1: Log in to the Portal, proceed to the Inbound Shipment menu. Select the blue New Shipment button in the upper right-hand corner.

Within the Create Inbound Shipment form, add a Shipment Name (we suggest this name be brief and related to the inventory), and instructions for processing your inventory in Shipment Notes section. Select the blue Create Shipment button.

IMPORTANT: Don’t forget to provide instructions!
While checking in your inventory within the Inbound Shipment, our warehouse staff will look to the Shipment Notes for clear and specific instructions from you about how to process your inventory.

Some of our most common service options:

Place into storage for future outbound orders
Create an FBA shipment, and...
- Carton forwarding
- Apply FNSKU labels
- Apply FNSKU labels and polybag
- Apply FNSKU labels and bubble wrap
- Process into product bundles/multipacks
- Forward to another location

(Please contact us for other service options)

NOTE: When inbound shipments are missing instructions within the Shipment Notes in the order, our default process is to receive your inventory and place into storage until instructions are provided.

How to avoid Receiving Fees:

We charge a receiving fee of $2.00 per carton for all inventory placed into storage. However, you can avoid this fee if your inventory is being processed and shipped out right away when it arrives. Providing instructions with your order helps the staff quickly and correctly handle your inventory and saves you money, too!

Step 2: Select the blue Add Items button. A list of products will appear. Items can be found within the search field, too.

Search for your item and select the blue Plus Button to add the item to the shipment. Enter the expected quantity (ignore the expiration date), and select the blue Add Items button. Continue adding items until all of the products in the shipment have been added.

Step 3: Add the shipment's Tracking numbers by selecting the blue Add Tracking Numbers button. Select the carrier from the drop-down list. Add each tracking number one at a time and select the blue Add Tracking Numbers button below it. When complete, select the blue Save button. (If the tracking numbers are not currently available, please return and enter them afterward.)

NOTE: An Inbound Shipment order must be created in the portal before your inventory arrives at our warehouse, otherwise we will create it for you. There will be a charge for this service.