Flipkart labels will be mandatory from 22 August 2016

As the days lead up to India’s grand festival season, online marketplaces are preparing themselves and their sellers to meet the expected demand. A few tweaks a couple of changes there may just help the etailers take their online sales further.

On Wednesday, Flipkart announced through email that it will introduce Flipkart Labels for all consignments from Flipkart Advantage sellers. This will start from 22nd August 2016. Flipkart sellers have been asked to use Flipkart labels while scheduling their next Flipkart Advantage consignment.

Are there benefits to using Flipkart labels?

When sellers opt for Flipkart labels, they will generate unique barcodes for each unit within their consignment.

The use of Flipkart labels helps with:

• Faster inwarding speed that is, transportation of seller goods to the Flipkart Advantage Warehouses

• Unique identification for products reducing the chances of QC rejections

(Image obtained from Flipkart Seller Hub)

(Image obtained from Flipkart Seller Hub)

(Image obtained from Flipkart Seller Hub)

What should Online Sellers remember when using Flipkart Labels?

Flipkart Advantage sellers must bear in mind that:

• To avoid mismatches and QC rejects the correct barcodes must be pasted onto a product

• The same barcodes can be used for products with the exact same SKU

• Labels must be pasted in manner that allows easy scanning

• Labels must be pasted on the most visible part of the item, not the corners or edges

• Labels should be printed on light colour paper