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Open & Create Outbound Shipments

There are two steps to creating an outbound shipment: opening the shipment and arranging transport. These steps are detailed below:

Opening an Outbound Shipment

When creating an outbound shipment, the first step is to create a shipment with an "Open" status. This can be done in a few different ways:

1. Copy an existing Inbound Shipment

Once an inbound shipment has been received into your warehouse, you can copy its items straight into an outbound shipment. Here are the steps:

  1. Open the received inbound shipment and select "Copy To New Outbound Shipment" in the top right corner. To add the items to an outbound shipment you already have, open the arrow beside that button and choose "Copy To Existing Outbound Shipment" instead.
  2. Name the shipment and add notes if you want. Then select "Create Shipment".

If the inbound shipment has not been received yet, the same control reads Receive & Copy To New Outbound Shipment (with Receive & Copy To Existing Outbound Shipment behind the arrow), which receives the shipment and copies the items in one step. Either button only appears once some items have been marked as received.

2. Create a New Shipment

If you want to create a new outbound shipment that is not associated with an Inbound shipment, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Outbound Shipments page and select "New Shipment".
  2. Name your new shipment and select "Create Shipment".
  3. From here you can add items to your shipment.

3. Duplicate an existing Outbound Shipment

To duplicate an outbound shipment follow these steps:

  1. Open the outbound shipment you want to duplicate.
  2. Select "Options" and choose "Duplicate Shipment".

Arrange Transport

Once an outbound shipment has been created, you can arrange transport to send it to its destination. To do this:

  1. Open the outbound shipment you would like to ship. At this stage the shipment should have an "Open" status.
  2. Select the Arrange Transport button in the top right corner. It appears once the shipment has items on it.
  3. Choose your destination type (e.g., Amazon FBA V2024).

For Amazon FBA shipments, see Arrange Transport for Amazon Shipment for the complete FBA 2024 workflow guide.