We operate as a wholesale distributor—you sell us your product at an agreed wholesale price, and we handle everything else. There are no setup fees, commissions, or monthly charges.

You don’t pay us—Amazon does.

1. Submit your product information.
2. We evaluate category fit, margins, and compliance.
3. Once approved, we list your products via Vendor Central.
4. Amazon issues a Purchase Order (PO) to us.
5. We order from you and fulfill Amazon’s order.
6. Amazon fulfills end customer orders.

We manage the entire process, including listings, logistics coordination, and compliance paperwork.

No. Amazon purchases from us, so returns don’t come back to you, ever.

Absolutely. You maintain Seller Central sales while leveraging Vendor Central through us.

No. One of the biggest advantages of working with Strategic Distributors is that we do not require Brand Registry. We can list and manage your brand’s products through our own Vendor Central account, bypassing the lengthy approval processes typically required.

• Vendor Central (1P) means Amazon buys your products wholesale and sells them to customers. Your listing says “Ships from and sold by Amazon.”

• Seller Central (3P) means you sell directly to consumers through Amazon and handle fulfillment, pricing, support, etc.

Strategic Distributors operates in the 1P model — you sell to us, we sell to Amazon, Amazon sells to the customer.

Yes—we collaborate with your team to ensure your listing content is accurate and optimized. Our goal is to enhance your brand’s presentation, not override it. We’ll never list a product without your knowledge or approval.

All goods will be shipped to one warehouse, controlled by Strategic Distributors. We then ship to Amazon fulfillment centers based on the routing they determine for all POs.

We follow Amazon’s category guidelines closely. We cannot list products in highly restricted or regulated categories (e.g., certain supplements, firearms, hazmat goods) unless we already have clearance. Contact us for specific category questions.

We have systems in place to proactively manage Amazon’s compliance requirements. In most cases, we absorb or prevent chargebacks entirely—you are not liable for downstream Amazon compliance deductions when working through us.

Absolutely. Because we are a trusted Vendor Central distributor with access to dozens of categories and years of experience, we’re able to scale brands efficiently—including product expansion, cross-category listing, and PO growth strategies.

If your product is retail-ready and your documentation is in order, we can go from introduction to listing within 7–14 business days, depending on category.