Amazon US
Fulfillment Center Locations
A complete list of the Amazon Fulfillment Centers' locations in the US is useful for sending goods to FBA and tax nexus.
Amazon does not publish comprehensive information about its fulfillment centers; for sellers in Amazon’s Fulfillment by Amazon Program (FBA), this can be a nightmare when it comes time to collect and remit sales tax. Sales tax has changed quite a bit for Amazon sellers over the past few years. As a result of the 2018 South Dakota v. Wayfair Supreme Court ruling, states were allowed to pass marketplace facilitator laws.
These laws require that large online marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, and others collect sales tax on behalf of 3rd party sellers selling on the platform. This is good news for Amazon sellers, but, as with anything sales tax-related, there are a few caveats.
You can read a whole lot more about how marketplace facilitator laws affect Amazon sellers here. Still, the essential things to know about Amazon fulfillment centers are sales tax are: Storing inventory in an Amazon fulfillment center always gives your business sales tax nexus and an obligation to collect sales tax from buyers in that state; however, since marketplaces collect on your behalf, you don’t have to worry about collecting sales tax in nexus states if you only sell on marketplaces Some states, though, still require that you register for a sales tax permit and file sales tax returns, even if a marketplace collects on your behalf.
Suppose you sell via Amazon and through your online stores, such as via Magento or Shopify. In that case, you are still required to collect sales tax in your nexus states from your buyers on those channels.
So as you can see, while Amazon now collects sales tax on sellers’ behalf, storing inventory in an Amazon fulfillment center can still create a sales tax compliance headache for Amazon sellers. That’s why Amazon sellers need to know where their products are stored! Using independent research, news stories about new fulfillment centers, interviews with current FBA sellers, and even postings on Amazon’s job boards, Simpl Fulfillment has come up with what we hope is an accurate and complete list of Amazon Fulfillment Centers in the United States and Canada. We will strive to keep this list updated as new fulfillment centers are built.
