Amazon has stopped prepping FBA stock. Here’s what to do

Amazon FBA prep centre and ecommerce fulfilment in West Yorkshire We don’t cut corners on your prep.

Send your stock to Unit 4 in Birstall. We check it in, photograph anything damaged and prep every unit to Amazon’s rules, then ship it to Amazon or straight to your customers.

Lucas from 4 Corners holding a cardboard box printed with the 4 Corners cube logo
Lucas, co-owner of 4 Corners
  • 24to48hrs from your stock arriving to ready to ship
  • £45 one-off set-up fee, then pay as you go
  • £4/m³ a week to store stock with us
  • J27 minutes from the M62 in Birstall

The 2026 prep change

Amazon’s prep service has ended.
Ours hasn’t.

Amazon has stopped offering its own FBA prep and labelling: in the US from January 2026, and in its European stores, including the UK, from 1 July 2026. Every unit now has to reach the fulfilment centre labelled, bagged and packed to Amazon’s rules, or it risks being refused or held up.

  • FNSKU labels

    A barcode label on every unit, matched to your listing.

  • Polybags and bubble wrap

    Loose, soft and fragile items bagged or wrapped to Amazon’s rules.

  • Sets and bundles

    Multipacks built and labelled as one sellable unit.

  • Boxed and booked

    Cartons packed, weighed and collected by UPS for Amazon.

Who we prep for

Built around the way you sell.

Pick how you sell. Same team, same unit, same care.

Online arbitrage

Buying from high-street retailers to resell on Amazon? Order online, use our address for delivery and we do the rest.

  • Retailer parcels received, opened and matched to your order
  • Units counted and inspected, with photos of anything damaged
  • Expiry dates checked
  • FNSKU labels, polybags and bubble wrap
  • Boxed, weighed and booked in with UPS

Damaged on arrival? We tell you on your private chat channel and repack it for the retailer’s collection.

Get an online arbitrage quote

What happens at Unit 4

Five stops. Every unit, every time.

This is the journey your stock takes through our unit in Birstall.

  1. It arrives

    Order from any retailer or supplier and use our address. We receive every parcel and pallet and update our system with your stock.

  2. We check it

    Every unit is unboxed, counted and inspected. We check expiry dates, and anything damaged or missing is photographed and reported on your private chat channel.

  3. We prep it

    We work out what each product needs, from an FNSKU label to a polybag or bubble wrap, and prep it to Amazon’s rules.

  4. We pack it

    Units are boxed, each box is weighed, and your shipment is ready to go.

  5. It ships

    We book it in with UPS and it’s collected from our secure unit, for Amazon’s fulfilment centre or your customer’s door. Within 48 hours of arriving, once we have everything we need from you.

Pricing

Simple pricing. Pay as you go.

The basics are fixed. Your per-unit rates depend on what you sell and how much, so we quote them for you.

  • £45

    One-off set-up

    Opens your account and your private chat channel. Then you pay as you go.

  • £4per m³ a week

    Storage

    Charged only on the space your stock takes up. Work it out below

  • Per unit

    Prep and fulfilment

    Priced on your products and monthly volumes, so you only pay for the work we do.

    Get your rates

What would storage cost?

Space
1.6 m³
Weekly
£6.40
Monthly
£27.73

At 4 Corners’ storage rate of £4 per cubic metre per week, rounded up to the nearest 0.1 m³. Monthly is the weekly cost × 52 ÷ 12. Your quote confirms the final price.

Know another seller? Recommend us and we’ll add £50 credit to your account.

5.0

from 7 reviews on Google, every one five stars

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“We’ve been with them for about three years now, and they’ve never let us down.”

Jonathan M. Google review
  • “Fantastic service from 4 Corners! Always reliable, efficient, and great communication. They handle our prep quickly and professionally every time highly recommended!”

    Joshua W. Google review

  • “Brilliant prep centre, great value for money and Abby is very accommodating with any help or issues that arise. Great communication, cannot fault them.”

    Tom Google review

  • “Excellent service! Very professional with a quick turnaround time. Always superb communication.”

    Craig S. Google review

  • “Very professional team, smooth process from start to finish. They really care about quality and deadlines. Highly recommended!”

    Natalia B. Google review

  • “It has saved me so much time and hassle having these guys prepare and ship my products through amazon and Ebay so I can focus on other aspects of my business.”

    Kaleigh G. Google review

  • Every one of our Google reviews is five stars. Read them all on Google (opens in a new tab)
Lucas and Abby, the owners of 4 Corners, standing in Unit 4 in front of stacked cartons and the roller shutter, in 4 Corners hoodies
Lucas and Abby in Unit 4, Carr Mills.

Who you’ll deal with

Small enough to care. Large enough to deliver.

4 Corners is Abby and Lucas, who set it up in 2022 and still run it from Unit 4 at Carr Mills in Birstall. Their small team preps every unit, and every client gets a private chat channel with the people doing the work. You’re never just a number.

  • Owner-run since February 2022
  • Your own private chat channel
  • Open Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30
Inside Unit 4: cartons stacked on a blue pallet beside a pallet truck, with the roller shutter open to the yard
Stock in through the shutter, checked and palletised.
A tall pallet of labelled cartons, shrink-wrapped and waiting at the loading door
Wrapped and ready for collection.

Where we are

Minutes from the M62, between Leeds and Bradford.

We’re at Carr Mills Business Centre on Bradford Road in Birstall, minutes from junction 27. Sellers send us stock from all over the UK, and we ship it on from here.

Address
Unit 4, Carr Mills Business Centre
919 Bradford Road, Birstall
Batley WF17 9JX
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30
Saturday and Sunday, closed
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Map of the M62 corridor showing 4 Corners at Carr Mills, Birstall, between Leeds, Bradford, Dewsbury and Huddersfield, close to junction 27 of the M62.

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We prep and ship for sellers on

  • Amazon
  • Shopify
  • eBay
  • Etsy
  • TikTok Shop
  • Wayfair

Couriers we ship with

  • UPS
  • DHL
  • Royal Mail
  • Evri
  • DPD

FAQs

Questions sellers ask us.

Can’t see yours? Call 01924 476 069 or email us.

What is a prep centre?

A prep centre receives your stock, checks it, preps and labels it to Amazon’s rules, and sends it on to Amazon’s fulfilment centres or straight to your customers. It takes the packing out of your spare room, so you can spend your time sourcing and selling.

What happens after I send my goods to you?

Once you’ve joined, we give you our delivery address to use when you order. When your goods arrive, we unbox and inspect them, work out the prep each item needs (a polybag, bubble wrap or just a label), pack the box, weigh it and book it in with UPS for collection.

How quickly will my stock be sent out?

Your goods will be on their way within 48 hours of arriving, as long as we have all the information we need from you.

What happens if goods arrive damaged from the retailer?

We tell you straight away on your private chat channel, and you arrange the return with the retailer. If they offer a collection, we repack the item and keep it ready for them. You can also book a courier to collect it from us.

How much does it cost?

There’s a one-off £45 set-up fee, then you pay as you go. Storage is £4 per cubic metre per week. Prep and fulfilment are priced per unit, based on what you sell and how much, so ask for a quote and we’ll send your rates.

Do you work with small sellers?

Yes. If you’re running your business from a spare room and packing is eating into your sourcing time, we’re for you. Whether you ship 10 orders or 1,000, we grow with you.

Do you only work with Amazon sellers?

No. We also store, pick, pack and ship orders for sellers on Shopify, Etsy, eBay, TikTok Shop and Wayfair, and for brands with their own website.

Where are you based?

Unit 4, Carr Mills Business Centre, 919 Bradford Road, Birstall, Batley WF17 9JX, minutes from junction 27 of the M62. We’re open Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30.

Get your prep quote

Tell us what you sell. We’ll send your rates.

Two quick steps. We reply by email or phone, Monday to Friday.

  1. Your stock
  2. Your details
What do you need?
Where do you sell?
Roughly how many units a month?

We’ll only use your details to reply about your quote. See our privacy policy (opens in a new tab).

Send your next shipment through Unit 4.

Checked, prepped and ready to ship in 24 to 48 hours.

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