Skip to main content

Services, poly bagging

Poly bagging with suffocation warnings

PrepVia seals individual units in clear poly bags, with the suffocation warning, for protection and FBA compliance. Amazon's packaging rules are applied per ASIN, because a unit without the right prep can be refused, returned or repackaged at the seller's expense.

Book a 15-minute callGet a quote

4.8 on Google (18 reviews) · Amazon SPN Certified

What the service covers

  • Clear poly bags

    Individual units sealed in clear poly bags for protection.

  • Suffocation warnings

    Amazon's packaging requirements call for the warning on every poly bag with an opening of 5 inches or more, visible after the bag is sealed.

  • The polybag category

    Prep requirements shows the prep category Amazon has on file for each listing, such as Small / loose (polybag). A change there is saved on your Amazon account.

How it works

  1. Step 1

    Flag the units that need a bag

    Set the listing to Small / loose (polybag) in Prep requirements, or write polybag and suffocation warning in the notes of your Send to Amazon request.

  2. Step 2

    Bagged with the warning

    The team seals each unit in a clear poly bag with the suffocation warning.

  3. Step 3

    Checked and labeled

    Each bag with an opening of 5 inches or more is checked for a warning that stays visible once the bag is sealed, and the unit gets its FBA label.

See how it works with your products

Pricing is quoted per account on a free 15-minute call.

Book a 15-minute callGet a quote

Poly bagging at a glance

Part of
FBA prep
How to ask
Small / loose (polybag) in Prep requirements, or the notes of a Send to Amazon request
Follow it in
Send to Amazon, from Working to Closed, with the FBA shipment ID
Where
The PrepVia warehouse in Miami
Price
Pricing is quoted per account on a free 15-minute call.

See also shrink wrapping, bubble wrap and Send to Amazon.

Every PrepVia service is on the services page.

Questions about poly bagging

Does PrepVia add the suffocation warning?

Yes. Poly bagging at PrepVia includes the suffocation warning Amazon requires.

Which products need a poly bag?

Amazon's packaging requirements call for one where a unit is not in secure packaging, such as a loose item. PrepVia applies those rules per ASIN.

What happens if a unit reaches Amazon without the bag it needs?

Amazon may refuse, return or repackage it at the seller's expense, as its page on preparing products for FBA says.

Sources

  1. Amazon Seller Central: Product packaging requirements, read October 26, 2026
  2. Amazon Seller Central: Prepare your products for FBA shipping, read October 26, 2026

Sending products that need poly bags? Tell us your monthly units and we will quote your account.

Pricing is quoted per account on a free 15-minute call.

Book a 15-minute call

Related pages