Your next FBA shipment at PrepVia and a typical prep center, side by side
Tell us one product and how many units you send a month. The simulation puts the job through the price lists that 10 prep centers publish, and shows the same shipment at PrepVia and at a typical prep center, step by step.
- 24-36 hours to prep, the standard window
- Free receiving, no receiving fee, with expected and received per product in the app
- FastLane 35H: 35 hours end to end, from check-in at PrepVia to Amazon FBA delivered status, or the prep is free
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How the simulation
works
Every number on the typical side comes from a public price page, read on November 1, 2026.
Step 1
Tell us one product
The kind of seller you are (wholesale, brand, aggregator or agency), an example ASIN, your monthly units, the prep it needs, and the size and weight of one unit.
Step 2
We run it through 10 price lists
The public price lists of 12 US prep centers outside Florida, read on November 1, 2026. 10 of them say what their price includes, and those price your job.
Step 3
You see both sides
The same shipment at PrepVia and at a typical prep center, step by step, and what the month costs at the typical one. Pricing is quoted per account on a free 15-minute call.
Your shipment,
side by side
The same boxes reach both docks at the same time. What changes is the time at the prep center and what you see while it happens. Amazon's check-in runs on Amazon's clock, the same for both.
PrepVia: a prep window of 24-36 hours, with a measured median of 30.2 hours from shipment created to carrier pickup (verified September 23, 2026). Typical prep center: 6 of the 8 price pages that publish a turnaround put it at 48 hours or less, and none of the 12 offers a refund or credit when it is missed.
Run the simulation at the top with your product and your monthly units. We put the job through the 10 published price lists, and the result shows here.
Go to the simulationWe know what you're thinking:
“They must be expensive.”
A clock with a remedy, our own app and a team that builds your Amazon shipments can look like a premium bill. Receiving is free, and there is no setup fee. Run your job above, then put your PrepVia quote next to it, line by line.
Out of 12 prep centers with public price pages, read on November 1, 2026:
0 of 12
back their turnaround with a refund or credit.
FastLane 35H: 35 hours end to end, from check-in at PrepVia to Amazon FBA delivered status, or the prep is free.
5 of 12
charge to receive your boxes.
PrepVia: free receiving, no receiving fee.
3 of 12
charge a one-time onboarding fee ($99 to $350).
PrepVia: no setup fee.
What typical prep centers
publish
From the public price pages of 12 US prep centers in 11 states outside Florida, read on November 1, 2026, at their entry rates: the lowest, median and highest of the ones that publish each line. The page names none of them.
| Line | Who publishes it | Lowest | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FNSKU label, per unit | Who publishes it: 6 of 12 | Lowest: $0.20 | Median: $0.65 | Highest: $1.00 |
| Poly bag, per unit | Who publishes it: 6 of 12 | Lowest: $0.15 | Median: $0.30 | Highest: $0.50 |
| FNSKU label and poly bag, itemized, per unit | Who publishes it: 5 of 12 | Lowest: $0.55 | Median: $1.10 | Highest: $1.35 |
| All-in prep price, where one is published, per unit | Who publishes it: 9 of 12 | Lowest: $0.45 | Median: $1.10 | Highest: $1.35 |
| Bubble wrap, per unit | Who publishes it: 5 of 12 | Lowest: $0.35 | Median: $0.60 | Highest: $1.50 |
| 2-pack bundle, per bundle | Who publishes it: 7 of 12 | Lowest: $1.25 | Median: $1.60 | Highest: $2.55 |
| Outbound carton, per carton | Who publishes it: 5 of 12 | Lowest: $1.00 | Median: $3.00 | Highest: $5.50 |
| Pallet out or forwarded, per pallet | Who publishes it: 5 of 12 | Lowest: $15.00 | Median: $18.00 to $25.00 | Highest: $80.00 |
Of the 12, 5 charge to receive ($1.25 to $3.90 a carton, or $8 to $32.50 a pallet), 3 charge a one-time onboarding fee ($99 to $350) and 3 have a monthly membership or minimum. 8 publish a turnaround, and none offers a refund or credit when it is missed.
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What each side
gives you
Everything on the PrepVia side is in place today. The other side is what typical prep centers publish on their own price pages.
PrepVia
- Free receiving, no receiving fee
- No setup fee
- Expected and received for every product, in the app
- A prep window of 24-36 hours, with a measured median of 30.2 hours from shipment created to carrier pickup
- FastLane 35H: 35 hours end to end, from check-in at PrepVia to Amazon FBA delivered status, or the prep is free. It applies to Amazon FBA shipments going to eligible fulfillment centers in Florida. In Alabama, North Carolina and Georgia, eligible fulfillment centers are on FastLane Extended: 35 hours plus one day end to end or the prep is free
- Our team builds the Amazon shipment in your account: plan, placement, box contents and freight
- 0% Florida sales tax on prep services, no resale certificate required
Typical prep center
- A turnaround target: 6 of the 8 that publish one put it at 48 hours or less. None of the 12 offers a refund or credit when it is missed
- Receiving is charged at 5 of 12: $1.25 to $3.90 a carton, or $8 to $32.50 a pallet
- A one-time onboarding fee at 3 of 12 ($99 to $350), and a monthly membership or minimum at 3
- One of the 12 prepares shipments in weekly batches
Questions about the simulation
Where do the typical prep center numbers come from?
Why doesn't the simulation show a PrepVia price?
Do you look up my ASIN on Amazon?
What is FastLane 35H?
How long does Amazon take to check in a shipment?
Does the simulation include storage?
What happens with my email?
Sources
Typical prep center: the public price pages of 12 US prep centers in 11 states outside Florida, read on November 1, 2026, at their entry rates. The page names none of them.
- Amazon staff in the Amazon Seller Forums: "Shipment Shows '0 Received'?", April 6, 2026, read November 1, 2026
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