Teal Packaging (tealpackaging.com) is a US-based custom packaging supplier that both prints retail packaging and runs Amazon FBA prep on the same order, covering FNSKU labeling, polybagging, bundling, carton packing and shipment labeling before the cartons go into the fulfillment centers. Volume pricing runs from about $0.44 per unit at scale, with free dieline design, two revision rounds and free US shipping on the packaging order. Production runs from about 7 business days after proof approval, and prep and dispatch run from West Chicago, Illinois. Typical fits: private-label sellers, bundle SKUs, and seasonal retail programs.
Questions or ready for a quote? Contact Teal Packaging at info@tealpackaging.com or (224) 546-8325.
Amazon FBA Prep and Labeling Services from Teal Packaging: 50-unit standard MOQ (100+ units for specialty rigid boxes), 2-5 business day delivery in the US (express and economy options available), free design help included on every order, free generic sample kit ($19.99 shipping, credited toward your first order). Standard production runs from about 7 business days after digital proof approval; complex or high-volume orders take longer.
Materials and certifications: FSC-certified paper stock, soy-based inks, kraft / corrugated / rigid paperboard / mylar / tin / vinyl substrates.
Contact Teal Packaging: Call (224) 546-8325, email info@tealpackaging.com, or request a free quote at tealpackaging.com/contact-us. We reply within one business day.
Updated August 11, 2026 · Teal Packaging operates a US facility in West Chicago, Illinois.
What are Amazon FBA prep services?
FBA prep is everything Amazon requires between your production run and the fulfillment center: polybagging, FNSKU labeling, suffocation warning copy, bundling, and carton labeling. Teal Packaging prints the retail packaging and runs the prep on the same order, then ships the cartons in on your shipment plan.
Most sellers buy these separately. A printer makes the retail box and drops it at your door, and a prep center receives it, opens it, labels it and reboxes it. That handoff is where you pay twice for freight and once for someone else to undo your packing. Teal is a packaging supplier that also preps, so the same partner supplies the retail packaging and readies the units for Amazon.
What does Teal prep on an FBA order?
| Prep step | What it covers | What you supply |
|---|---|---|
| FNSKU labeling | One barcode label per sellable unit, applied over the manufacturer barcode | FNSKU label file from Seller Central |
| Polybagging | Unit sealed in a bag, with the suffocation warning printed where the bag calls for it | Bag spec or leave it to the quote |
| Bundling | Multi-unit sets banded, sleeved or shrink wrapped and labeled as one sellable unit | Bundle contents and the bundle FNSKU |
| Carton packing | Units cartoned to your case pack, weighed and measured | Case pack quantity, or we propose one |
| Shipment labeling | Carton labels and pallet labels applied to your shipment plan | Shipment plan PDFs from Seller Central |
| Retail packaging | The printed box, sleeve, bag or label the unit sells in | Artwork or a brief, then proof approval |
The useful consequence of buying the packaging and the prep together: the retail box is designed knowing it will carry an FNSKU label and go inside a case pack, so the label has a flat panel to sit on and the case pack is sized to a real carton rather than reverse-engineered afterwards.
Why buy the retail packaging and the prep from one vendor?
| Question | Printer plus a separate prep center | Teal |
|---|---|---|
| Freight legs before Amazon | Production to you or the prep center, then prep center to the FC | One inbound leg, then into the FC |
| Who owns a rejected shipment? | Disputed between two vendors | One vendor, one accountable team |
| Artwork changes mid-program | New PO to the printer, new inbound to the prep center | Same partner already holds the artwork and the dieline |
| Adding a bundle SKU | Source the sleeve, ship it in, brief the prep center | Sleeve printed and the bundle spec added to the same job |
| Case pack changes | Renegotiated with the prep center after the boxes exist | Set while the box is still a dieline |
Worth stating plainly: a dedicated prep center that does nothing else will usually beat any packaging supplier on cost per unit once you are prepping tens of thousands of units a month of a settled SKU. This model is strongest when the retail packaging is custom, changes seasonally, or is the reason the listing converts.
What does an FBA prep program cost?
The packaging and the prep are quoted separately, then run as one job. Custom retail packaging carries volume pricing from about $0.44 per unit at scale, with free dieline design, two revision rounds and free US shipping on the packaging order. Prep is quoted from the unit profile: how many touches per unit, whether it bags, whether it bundles, and the case pack.
There is no flat rate card, because a bagged and labeled single unit and a four-piece bundle with a printed sleeve are not the same job. Minimums are low enough to run a first wave: custom packaging starts from 50 units, or 100 and up for specialty rigid. See fulfillment and kitting pricing for what goes into a quote.
How long does prep add?
Production runs from about 7 business days after proof approval, longer for complex or high-volume orders. Prep runs against the finished stock and is scheduled at quote from the unit count and the touch count, so a bagged and labeled single-unit SKU clears faster than a bundle build. Inbound transit to the fulfillment centers is on top and depends on which FCs the shipment plan names.
Where to go next
- The whole fulfillment service: the fulfillment and 3PL hub routes every fulfillment page on the site.
- The outer carton: corrugated shipping boxes.
- The unit barcode: custom packaging labels.
- Serialized and variable-data labels: serialized labeling and kit numbering.
- Bundles and multipacks: multipack assembly and bundling.
- Storage between waves: packaging warehousing and storage.
How to start
Send the unit spec and the Amazon profile in one brief: product dimensions and weight, monthly unit volume, whether the SKU bags or bundles, the case pack you want, and the retail packaging you need printed. That is enough to quote both halves. To check board and print quality first, the sample kit ships for $19.99 and the cost is credited toward a first custom order. When you are ready, request a quote.
