- Amazon internally assigns different codes for each item listed, so that the order system can recognize whether the product is orderable and should be ordered.
- If an article has a wrong code, Amazon no longer orders it from you, it is not available directly from Amazon on the Amazon website, visibility decreases, fewer customers click on it, this leads to less demand and less sales.
- Fortunately, Amazon has since revised their previously extensive list of codes to make it less confusing and the following are now currently being used by Amazon:
- Greenlight – this means that the product is currently available from you, the supplier;
- In Stock – this means that the product is in stock at the supplier and readily available for Amazon to re-order as required;
- Temporarily unavailable – this means that product is currently not being ordered by Amazon; and
- Permanently unavailable – this means that the product can no longer be ordered at all.
4. As a Vendor, you would obviously like to maintain your product listings in your catalog at the “In Stock” replenishment code at all times unless you are de-listing or discontinuing a product.
5. In order to amend the availability of a product in your catalog, you can do so by going to the “Edit Products” page located in the Drop-Down Menu of the “Items” tab on the top menu of Vendor Central, select which products you would like to amend the availability of and click the “Update Availability” link in the top left hand side of the page.
6. You will then be able to choose an availability status of “In Stock”, “Temporarily Unavailable” and “Permanently Unavailable.”
7. Your item will then reflect the new availability immediately.