Speed
The dispatch clock is unforgiving
Your handling time promise runs whether or not you are at the printer. A busy week is enough to put your metrics at risk.
Sell on Amazon with no inventory of your own
Two ways in. Fulfilled by merchant: your Amazon orders reach 3DAPI through ShipStation and ship from the production center nearest the buyer. Fulfilled by Amazon: we produce and prep bulk runs and send them into Amazon fulfillment centers for you.
Order placed on Amazon
Picked up by ShipStation
Imported into 3DAPI
Matched to your mapped SKU
Made or picked from stock
At the nearest production center
Shipped, tracking back to Amazon
Through ShipStation
FBM
Orders in via ShipStation
FBA
Bulk runs prepped and sent in
Map once
Every future order is automatic
No inventory
For the FBM route
Amazon is strict about the part you cannot automate
Late dispatch is a metric, not an apology
Amazon measures late shipment rate, valid tracking rate and cancellations, and those numbers decide whether your listings stay visible. Packing every order yourself is exactly where those metrics slip.
Stock
FBA needs units up front
Sending stock to Amazon means producing it first. On your own machines that is weeks of printing before a single sale.
Risk
Guessing the right quantity
Print too few and you stock out. Print too many and your cash sits in a fulfillment center as long tail inventory.
Set up once
Connect ShipStation. Map your SKUs. Done.
A one-time setup, instead of a weekly habit of copying orders between tabs.
01
Connect ShipStation
Link your Amazon seller account to ShipStation, then connect ShipStation to 3DAPI. No ShipStation account? We can connect it through ours.
02
Map your SKUs once
Every SKU from ShipStation appears in one screen. Pick the matching 3DAPI product for each one and the mapping is saved as you go.
03
Ship, or send a run in
FBM orders are imported and fulfilled automatically. For FBA, tell us the product and quantity and we produce, prep and send the run into Amazon.
How Amazon connects
Amazon FBM orders reach 3DAPI through ShipStation
ShipStation already pulls orders from Amazon and pushes tracking back. 3DAPI sits behind it as the production side: we import the order, make it or pick it from your stock, and hand the tracking number back so Amazon gets it on time.
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- Amazon FBM orders reach 3DAPI through ShipStation, using your own ShipStation account or ours.
- Map each SKU once in a single searchable screen, and every future order for it is handled automatically.
- Orders are imported automatically twice a day, with no per-order exporting.
- Each order is routed to the production center nearest the buyer, printed, and shipped.
- On demand or from stock: every item is made when it sells, or shipped straight from your Stock if you have units in that region.
- Tracking is sent back to ShipStation, which uploads it to your Amazon order.
- Going FBA instead? We produce, quality check and prep the run, then send it into Amazon.
The other route
Amazon FBA: we produce the run and send it in
If you would rather Amazon held your stock and handled Prime delivery, we make the units instead of fulfilling the orders. You tell us the product and the quantity, we produce the run, prep it and ship it into Amazon fulfillment centers, ready to sell.
- Bulk production at a per-unit price that drops with quantity.
- Quality checked before the run leaves, so a bad batch does not reach your listing.
- Prepped for Amazon intake, then sent straight to the fulfillment center.
- Your Prime badge and delivery promise stay with Amazon; we only make and deliver the units.
Built to be dependable
Setup is quick. Fulfillment is consistent.
One quality standard
Every production center works to the same 3DAPI standards, so a product looks the same wherever it is made.
Your eyes on the result
We combine internal quality tracking with product photo reviews from you, so the final product matches what you expect.
Checked before dispatch
Orders are quality checked at the production center before shipping, so what reaches your buyer matches what you sold.
Amazon integration, answered
What sellers ask before connecting
How do Amazon FBM orders reach 3DAPI?
Through ShipStation. You connect your Amazon seller account to ShipStation and ShipStation to 3DAPI, map each SKU once, and from then on orders are imported automatically, made at the nearest production center and shipped with tracking.
Can you send stock into Amazon FBA?
Yes. Tell us the product and the quantity and we produce the run, quality check it, prep it for Amazon intake and ship it into the fulfillment center. Amazon then stores and delivers it as usual.
Which should I choose, FBM or FBA?
FBM keeps you free of inventory and works well while demand is uneven or you are still testing products. FBA buys you the Prime badge and Amazon delivery, at the cost of producing units up front. Plenty of sellers run both, one per product.
Does tracking get uploaded to Amazon?
Yes, for FBM orders. When the order ships, the tracking number goes back to ShipStation, which passes it to Amazon on the order.
Do I need my own ShipStation account?
No. You can connect your own ShipStation account, or we can connect your Amazon orders through the 3DAPI ShipStation account for you.
What does it cost?
FBM orders cost the production price plus shipping, with no inventory or upfront production cost. FBA runs are quoted as bulk: the per-unit price drops with quantity, and you pay for the run when it is produced.