- Amazon.com works with manufacturers to box products in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging, which reduces the overall amount of packing materials used.
- Amazon Certified Frustration-Free Packaging is recyclable and comes without excess packaging materials.
- The product inside is the same, and everything is included in the Certified Frustration-Free Packaging that would be in the original manufacturer's packaging.
- Frustration-Free Packaging is packaging that is made of 100% recyclable materials, easy to open, and designed to ship products in their original packaging, which eliminates the need for an additional shipping box.
- All items larger than 18″ x 14″ x 8″ or 20 lbs or more sold through Amazon must be designed and certified as ready-to-ship (Tier 1 – FFP or Tier 2 – SIOC) within their Frustration-Free Packaging programs.
- You can have your Tier 1 or Tier 2 products certified through Amazon’s support center.
- SIOC stands for Ships in Own Container and refers to products that don't require Amazon over-boxing.
- PFP stands for Prep Free Packaging and refers to, other than over-boxing, additional preparation by Amazon is not required.
- APASS stands for Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network and refers to companies and laboratories that help test, design and supply packaging in line with Amazon's Packaging Certifications.