Inventory adjustments

The Inventory Adjustments report shows the history of adjustments to your inventory in response to issues such as disposition changes, misplaced inventory, found inventory, and ownership corrections.

Adjustment types and reason codes

Inventory adjustments are categorized by type and reason code. The type shows whether an adjustment is an increase or decrease to your inventory level. The reason code describes the adjustment made.

Inventory adjustments often occur in pairs. For example, if your inventory changes disposition from sellable to expired, there will be two adjustments to your inventory: a decrease in your sellable inventory and an increase in your expired inventory. Here is an example:

The following table lists all inventory adjustment reason codes and their type:

Inventory adjustments are categorized by type and reason code. The type shows whether an adjustment is an increase or decrease to your inventory level. The reason code describes the adjustment made.

The following table lists all inventory adjustment reason codes and their type.

Inventory disposition represents the physical state of a unit or units.

You can see adjustments to your inventory online in Seller Central or by downloading the Inventory Adjustments report. The Download method is recommended for reconciling your inventory, while the View Online method is recommended for quickly looking up adjustments.

In the online view, you can filter inventory adjustments by Reason Group as shown in the table below. The downloadable report does not offer the Reason Group filter.

Reason groups by adjustment code

To download your Inventory Adjustments report:

1. Click the Download tab in the Inventory Adjustments report.
2. Select the desired date range in the Event Date drop-down menu.
3. Click either Request .csv Download or Request .txt Download for the format you prefer. Generating a report typically takes about 15 to 45 minutes.
4. Once the report status changes from In Progress to Download, click the Download button.
5. Save the file to your computer.
6. Open the report in a spreadsheet or database program, such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access.

To see your Inventory Adjustments report online:

1. Click the View Online tab in the Inventory Adjustments report.
2. Select the desired date range in the Event Date drop-down menu and the reason group in the Reason Group drop-down menu. If you leave the Reason Group field blank, the report will show all adjustment types.
3. If you want to filter the results further, you can add the Merchant SKU, Fulfillment Network SKU, and FC.
4. Click the Generate Report button.
5. If there are more than 50 inventory adjustments, the report will generate multiple pages. Use the quick links at the top and bottom right of the report to navigate between pages.

You can see adjustments to your inventory online in Seller Central or by downloading the Inventory Adjustments report.

• The View Online method is recommended for quickly seeing inventory adjustments and reconciliations. When there is a reconciliation for an inventory adjustment, a link is provided that will connect you to either the reconciliation adjustment in the Inventory Adjustment report or the reimbursement transaction in the Reimbursement report.
• The Download method is recommended for understanding the reconciliation status of inventory adjustments at scale.

In the online view, you can filter inventory adjustments by Reason group, as shown in the table below.

Reason groups by adjustment code

To see your Inventory Adjustments report online:

1. Click the View Online tab in the Inventory Adjustments report.
2. Select the desired date range in the Event Date drop-down menu and the reason group in the Reason Group drop-down menu. If you leave the Reason Group field blank, the report will show all adjustment reasons.
3. If you want to filter the results further, you can add the Merchant SKU, Fulfillment Network SKU, or FC, or any combination of those.
4. Click the Generate Report button.
   Note: If there are more than 50 inventory adjustments, the report will generate multiple pages. Use the quick links at the top and bottom right of the report to navigate between pages.

   Here is an example of a reported that was generated with the selected reason group Lost, the date range Last 365 days and the Fulfillment Network SKU X001SL. Clicking on Inventory misplaced in the report’s Reason column opens the reconciliation status.

   Date	Transactions Item ID	FNSKU	Merchant SKU	Title	Disposition	FC	Reason	Quantity
   July 23, 2019	2108808	X001SL	SLU_2PK	SLU_PHOTO_2PK	Sellable	LGB3	⌄ Inventory misplaced	-16
   							Inventory found	5
   							Remaining misplaced or damaged inventory	11

5. Click on the reconciliation status — in our example, Inventory found — to see the reconciliation events. In this case (see the illustration below), a total quantity of five can be seen for five Inventory found adjustment reasons.

   Date	Transactions Item ID	FNSKU	Merchant SKU	Title	Disposition	FC	Reason	Quantity
   July 23, 2019	2108808	X001SL	SLU_2PK	SLU_PHOTO_2PK	Sellable	JFK8	⌃Inventory found	1
   July 23, 2019	210190912	X001SL	SLU_2PK	SLU_PHOTO_2PK	Sellable	DCA1	⌃Inventory found	1
   July 23, 2019	2101901	X001SL	SLU_2PK	SLU_PHOTO_2PK	Sellable	PHX6	⌃Inventory found	1
   July 23, 2019	210188746	X001SL	SLU_2PK	SLU_PHOTO_2PK	Sellable	MGE7	⌃Inventory found	1
   July 23, 2019	21188081	X001SL	SLU_2PK	SLU_PHOTO_2PK	Sellable	MKE1	⌃Inventory found	1

To download your Inventory Adjustments report:

1. Click the Download tab in the Inventory Adjustments report.
2. Select the desired date range in the Event Date drop-down menu.
3. Click either Request .csv Download or Request .txt Download for the format you prefer. It typically takes between 1 and 45 minutes to generate a report.
4. Once the report status changes from In Progress to Download, click the Download button.
5. Save the file to your computer.
6. Open the report in a spreadsheet or database program, such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access.

Here is an example:

For reconciled quantities with reason codes for Damaged at Amazon fulfillment center, Inventory misplaced, or Inventory found, you can get more information in the online view.

For unreconciled quantities with reason codes for Damaged at Amazon fulfillment center and Inventory misplaced occurring after November 15, 2019, you may be eligible for reimbursement under the FBA lost and damaged inventory reimbursement policy.

Inventory adjustments for Inventory misplaced, Inventory found, and Damaged at Amazon fulfillment center will have corresponding reconciliations. You can see these reconciliations in both the online and downloadable view.

Online

When there is a reconciliation for an inventory adjustment, a link is provided that will connect you to either the reconciliation adjustment in the Inventory Adjustment report or the reimbursement transaction in the Reimbursement report.

Downloadable

You will be able to see reconciled and unreconciled quantity columns for Inventory misplaced, Inventory found, and Damaged at Amazon fulfillment center. For example, when an inventory adjustment is reimbursed or reconciled, you will see the unreconciled quantity decrease and the reconciled quantity increase.

Here is an example from the online view:

Here is an example from the download view:

The following table lists all possible original event and reconciliation event combinations.

You will notice a new inventory classification in the Manage Your Inventory page and report, called Researching. This represents the misplaced or warehouse damaged inventory that is actively being confirmed at our fulfillment centers. A timeline shows the duration of the research, which will never exceed 30 days. Once the inventory being researched has been reimbursed or has exceeded the 30-day duration, you will see the corresponding adjustment transition over to the Inventory Adjustment report. For inventory adjustments occurring after November 15, 2019, you do not have to wait 30 days to file a claim because we are handling the 30 day researching duration for you.