Amazon EDI Integration

Vantree handles your Amazon Vendor Central EDI from end to end. AS2 setup, document mapping, three-way match validation, and chargeback prevention. Fully managed.

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Amazon’s compliance program is unforgiving. Late acknowledgments, ASN mismatches, and label errors hit your invoices automatically, and the new Receive Accuracy scorecard makes it worse.

Vantree’s managed Amazon EDI service prevents chargebacks before they happen.

What we handle for you

AS2 connection setup with Amazon
Document mapping for all required transaction sets
Three-way match validation before any document goes out
Receive Accuracy scorecard monitor
Chargeback dispute support

Amazon EDI requirements

Amazon Vendor Central runs on ANSI X12 EDI. The required transaction sets are 850, 855, 856, 810, and 846. AS2 is the preferred protocol. EDI 855 acknowledgments are due within 24 hours of the EDI 850. Every shipment needs an EDI 856 with SSCC-18 carton codes that match the GS1-128 labels exactly.

The required Amazon EDI documents

Amazon EDI compliance starts with several mandatory transaction sets. Each one has strict timing rules and validation checks enforced through the Vendor Central dashboard.

EDI 850 (Purchase Order): Amazon transmits the EDI 850 when an order is created. The EDI 850 contains item details, quantities, ship-to fulfillment center, and required ship dates. Your system must receive and process the EDI 850 automatically. Manual entry of an Amazon EDI 850 is the fastest way to introduce errors that propagate downstream.
EDI 855 (Purchase Order Acknowledgment): Vendors must respond to every EDI 850 with an EDI 855 within 24 hours. The EDI 855 confirms acceptance, partial acceptance, or rejection of line items. A late or missing EDI 855 triggers an automatic 1% chargeback on the order value. Three consecutive late EDI 855 transmissions can flag your account for vendor review.
EDI 753 (Request for Routing Instructions): For collect and Amazon-routed shipments, the vendor sends an EDI 753 to request routing before shipping. The EDI 753 tells Amazon a shipment is ready and provides the weight, carton count, and ship-from details Amazon needs to assign a carrier. The EDI 753 must be sent and answered before the goods move, so building it into your automated flow keeps shipments from stalling at the routing stage.
EDI 754 (Routing Instructions): Amazon responds to the EDI 753 with an EDI 754, which carries the assigned carrier, pickup or delivery window, and routing details the shipment must follow. The EDI 754 drives the rest of the shipping process: the carrier, dates, and instructions on the EDI 754 must flow through to your EDI 856 and the physical shipment. A shipment that does not follow its EDI 754 routing is a common source of Amazon chargebacks.
EDI 856 (Advance Ship Notice / ASN): The EDI 856 is the most compliance-sensitive document Amazon requires. The EDI 856 must be transmitted before the shipment arrives at the fulfillment center, with carton-level detail, SSCC-18 identifiers, and tracking data. Every SSCC-18 in the EDI 856 must match the GS1-128 label on the physical carton. A single-digit mismatch between the EDI 856 data and the carton labels causes receiving issues and EDI 856-related chargebacks ranging from $5 to $150 per shipment, or 2% to 6% of shipment value.
EDI 810 (Invoice): The EDI 810 is your bill to Amazon. The EDI 810 must reference the original EDI 850 purchase order and match the quantities reported in the EDI 856, not the quantities Amazon ordered. If you shipped 95 units of an order for 100, the EDI 810 must invoice for 95. Mismatches between the EDI 810 and the EDI 856 cause invoice rejections, payment delays, and short payments.
EDI 820 (Payment Order / Remittance Advice): Amazon sends the EDI 820 to communicate payment details, including which invoices are being paid, the amounts, and any deductions taken. Processing the EDI 820 automatically lets you reconcile payments against your EDI 810 invoices and spot chargebacks or short payments as soon as they appear, instead of discovering them weeks later during a manual review.
EDI 846 (Inventory Advice): The EDI 846 communicates available inventory to Amazon’s planning systems. Regular EDI 846 transmissions help Amazon forecast demand and place future purchase orders. Vendors who do not transmit the EDI 846 consistently see reduced order volumes over time.

Optional documents include the EDI 852 (sales reporting from Amazon) and EDI 997 (functional acknowledgment). Vantree configures all required and optional Amazon EDI documents in your integration.

AS2, SFTP, and Amazon's communication protocols

AS2 is Amazon’s preferred EDI communication protocol. AS2 provides encrypted, internet-based document transmission with delivery receipts, making AS2 one of the most secure and reliable options for Amazon EDI integration. Most Vendor Central suppliers use AS2 for all EDI transactions, including the EDI 850, EDI 855, EDI 856, EDI 810, and EDI 846.

For vendors who cannot support AS2 directly, SFTP is available as an alternative. Some vendors also route their Amazon EDI through a Value Added Network (VAN). The choice typically depends on existing infrastructure: if your business already uses AS2 with other trading partners, extending it to Amazon EDI is straightforward. If you are starting from scratch, AS2 is still the recommended path because it eliminates VAN fees and reduces transmission latency.

Vantree configures AS2, SFTP, or VAN connections for Amazon EDI on your behalf as part of every managed integration. We handle certificate exchange, encryption setup, and ongoing maintenance, so you never need to manage AS2 infrastructure internally.

Receive Accuracy and Amazon EDI chargebacks

In January 2026, Amazon consolidated its label and ASN chargeback categories into a unified Receive Accuracy framework. Amazon EDI vendors are now measured against a rolling 4-week scorecard tracking inbound document accuracy and shipment quality. The Receive Accuracy scorecard is the single most important compliance metric for any Amazon EDI vendor in 2026.

Common Amazon EDI chargeback triggers include:

Late or missing EDI 856 (ASN): $5 to $150 per shipment, or 2% to 6% of shipment value depending on severity. The EDI 856 must be transmitted before shipment arrival.
Late or missing EDI 855: 1% of order value when the EDI 855 is not transmitted within the 24-hour window after the EDI 850 is received.
EDI 810 invoice mismatches: Per-line deductions when the EDI 810 does not match the EDI 856 quantities or the original EDI 850 pricing.
SSCC-18 mismatches: Each SSCC-18 in the EDI 856 must match the GS1-128 label exactly. SSCC-18 errors generate per-carton chargebacks and trigger receiving delays.
Shipping before the EDI 856 is received: Treated as a major Amazon EDI violation, often producing the highest per-shipment penalties on the Receive Accuracy scorecard.

Vendors can dispute chargebacks through the Vendor Central dashboard, but disputes require Amazon EDI transmission logs, timestamps, and acknowledgment records. The cleanest defense is the three-way match: reconciling the EDI 850, EDI 856, and EDI 810 before any document goes to Amazon. Vantree builds three-way match validation into every Amazon EDI integration we deliver.

How Vantree integrates Amazon EDI

We connect Amazon Vendor Central directly to your ERP. Documents flow automatically. Errors are caught before transmission. Your team works inside familiar tools.

Amazon EDI with your ERP

Most Amazon EDI vendors run their orders, invoices, and shipments through an ERP. Vantree connects Amazon EDI directly to your existing system so the EDI 850 creates a sales order automatically, the EDI 856 is generated from your posted shipment, and the EDI 810 is built from your posted invoice. No manual data entry, no copy-paste between Vendor Central and your accounting system.

We support 35+ ERP integrations for Amazon EDI, including SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, NetSuite, Acumatica, QuickBooks, Sage, and Oracle. The Amazon EDI mapping is configured per-ERP and per-vendor, accounting for your specific item codes, units of measure, and warehouse setup. For vendors using a 3PL, we extend the Amazon EDI integration to your warehouse provider so the EDI 856 is generated from actual scan data, eliminating SSCC-18 mismatches at the source.

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Web EDI and EDI Automation for Amazon

Vantree offers two delivery models for Amazon EDI integration:

Web EDI: Browser-based Amazon EDI for smaller vendors or those starting on Amazon Vendor Central. Send and receive every required Amazon EDI document (EDI 850, 855, 856, 810, 846) through an intuitive web interface. No hardware, no software installation, no IT overhead. The Vantree Web EDI platform validates every Amazon EDI document before transmission and flags issues that would otherwise trigger chargebacks.
EDI Automation: Full ERP-integrated Amazon EDI for high-volume vendors. The EDI 850 flows directly into your ERP as a sales order, the EDI 856 is generated from your warehouse system with automatic SSCC-18 assignment, and the EDI 810 is generated from your accounting module with three-way match validation. Vantree’s EDI Automation handles every Amazon EDI document with no manual intervention, scaling cleanly as your Amazon volume grows.

For Direct Fulfillment vendors who need real-time inventory and order pings, our Amazon Marketplace integration supports the Vendor Central API alongside traditional Amazon EDI. Many Amazon vendors use both: EDI for the core document flow, API for real-time data.

Why Amazon vendors choose Vantree

Built-in three-way match: every EDI 810 is reconciled against the EDI 850 and EDI 856 before transmission
Real-time scorecard monitoring: we track your Receive Accuracy scorecard and alert you before thresholds trigger penalties
Dedicated agents: no anonymous tickets, just people who know your account
Pre-built retailer connections: Walmart, Target, Costco, Kroger, and 10,000+ more partners ready to go

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Amazon EDI FAQs

What EDI documents does Amazon require?

Amazon Vendor Central requires the EDI 850 (purchase order), EDI 855 (purchase order acknowledgment), EDI 856 (advance ship notice), EDI 810 (invoice), and EDI 846 (inventory advice). The EDI 855 must be transmitted within 24 hours of the EDI 850. The EDI 856 must be sent before shipment arrival, with SSCC-18 carton codes matching the GS1-128 labels on the physical cartons. The EDI 810 must match the EDI 856 quantities, not the EDI 850 quantities. Optional documents include the EDI 852, 860, and 997.

What is the difference between Vendor Central and Seller Central?

Vendor Central is Amazon's invitation-only wholesale program. Vendors sell their products to Amazon, and Amazon resells them under the "ships from and sold by Amazon" label. Vendor Central uses traditional Amazon EDI for document exchange. Seller Central is Amazon's open third-party marketplace where sellers list and manage their own products. Seller Central uses Amazon's Selling Partner API instead of Amazon EDI. If you sell through both channels, you need both integration types.

Does Amazon use EDI or API integration?

Amazon uses both. Vendor Central runs primarily on Amazon EDI for the core document flow (EDI 850, 855, 856, 810, and 846). In Q2 2020, Amazon introduced the Vendor Central API as a complement to Amazon EDI, especially useful for Direct Fulfillment vendors who need real-time inventory updates and order status pings. Many Amazon vendors run both: Amazon EDI for batch document exchange, the API for real-time data. Vantree supports both Amazon EDI and the Vendor Central API in a single managed integration.

Does Amazon require AS2 for EDI?

AS2 is Amazon's preferred Amazon EDI communication protocol. AS2 provides encrypted document transmission with delivery receipts and is recommended for all Amazon EDI vendors. SFTP is available as an alternative for vendors who cannot support AS2 directly, and VAN connections are also accepted. Vantree configures the appropriate Amazon EDI protocol for your setup as part of the managed integration.

What is Amazon's Receive Accuracy scorecard?

The Receive Accuracy scorecard is Amazon's consolidated chargeback framework, launched in January 2026. Receive Accuracy merges the previous label and ASN chargeback categories into a single rolling 4-week scorecard measuring Amazon EDI document accuracy and shipment quality. Common Receive Accuracy chargebacks include $5 to $150 per shipment for late EDI 856 transmissions, 1% of order value for late EDI 855 acknowledgments, and per-line deductions for EDI 810 invoice mismatches. Vantree monitors your Receive Accuracy scorecard and prevents issues before they become penalties.

How long does Amazon EDI setup take?

Most Amazon EDI integrations go live in two to six weeks with Vantree's managed service. The timeline includes AS2 connection setup, document mapping for all required Amazon EDI transaction sets, Amazon's certification testing cycles for the EDI 850, EDI 855, EDI 856, and EDI 810, and three-way match configuration. Vantree handles every step, so you pass Amazon EDI certification on the first attempt.