Amazon US AWD to Fully Reject Large Items: Oversized Products Must Be Rerouted to FBA or GWD Warehouses

[Ebrun Original] July 19 news. Recently, Amazon officially announced that starting July 31, 2026, the AWD (Amazon Warehousing & Distribution) service in the US marketplace will only accept standard-size products. Large items exceeding specified size or weight thresholds will no longer be allowed into AWD warehouses. This means sellers who rely on AWD as an upstream storage and transfer channel will need to adjust their inventory strategy for large items.

According to the official standards, products meeting any of the following conditions will no longer be supported for AWD inbound: length greater than or equal to 18 inches, width greater than or equal to 14 inches, height greater than or equal to 8 inches, or weight greater than or equal to 20 pounds. If any single condition is exceeded, the product cannot be sent to AWD, with no flexibility. This adjustment applies to all AWD warehouses in the US marketplace, while GWD (Global Warehousing & Distribution) services remain unaffected.

For existing large-item inventory already within AWD, Amazon has clarified that removal is not required. The existing stock will continue to be replenished to FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) normally, either automatically or manually, until fully depleted, with AWD-related fees charged as usual during this period.

Furthermore, inbound shipments for large items created by sellers before the July 31 deadline will still be accepted by warehouses even if the estimated delivery date falls in August or September, and will not be affected by the new policy. After July 31, the system will no longer accept the creation of AWD inbound shipments for large items and will guide sellers to create shipments sent directly to FBA.

Amazon recommends sellers take action in three areas.

First, for inventory already planned for production or needed for the peak season in the second half of the year, sellers should create AWD inbound shipments for large items as soon as possible before July 31.

Second, for subsequent replenishment of large items, sellers can adjust shipment quantities and frequency as appropriate and switch to sending directly to FBA warehouses.

Third, sellers can also opt to use GWD as an alternative, providing upstream storage space for products, as GWD also supports on-demand replenishment to FBA. Amazon also confirmed that there are no changes to the current FBA capacity limits, and existing FBA capacity quotas already cover large items.

From an operational logic perspective, Amazon's restriction on large items entering AWD is driven by multiple considerations.

AWD is positioned as a low-cost, large-scale inventory management solution. Large items not only occupy more storage space but also generate lower storage revenue per unit and have lower handling efficiency. Restricting large items from entering AWD helps improve warehouse space utilization and overall operational efficiency.

Simultaneously, this adjustment further clarifies the distinct functions of AWD and FBA: AWD will focus more on high-turnover, standardized inventory, while FBA will handle a more diverse range of product types.

This policy change has a relatively direct impact on Chinese cross-border sellers.

Affected categories include home goods, furniture, outdoor products, large pet supplies, fitness equipment, automotive products, and large-packaged daily necessities.

Large items within these categories will no longer be able to utilize AWD as a US inventory transfer warehouse in the future. Sellers will need to re-plan their inventory logistics path between direct FBA inbound and the GWD alternative, with corresponding adjustments to logistics costs and storage strategies.

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