Glossary
Short definitions for terms used in this US handbook. Links point to the chapter that explains each idea in full.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A2A | Amazon-to-Amazon: buying on Amazon to resell on Amazon. Premium. Chapter 16 |
| Account Health Rating | Amazon's 0 to 1,000 score for policy compliance. Healthy is 200 or more. Chapter 23 |
| Amazon Business tax exemption (ATEP) | Amazon's program for buying tax-exempt on Amazon Business with your resale certificates. Chapter 6 |
| ASIN | Amazon's product identifier. |
| Buy Box | The offer customers buy from when they click Add to Cart. Chapter 10 |
| BSR / BSR % | Best Sellers Rank, and rank as a percentage of ranked products in the category. Chapter 8 |
| DD+7 | Amazon's standard reserve: sale funds become available 7 days after delivery. Chapter 29 |
| Deal score | ArbiSource's 0 to 10 score for sorting leads. Chapter 4.3 |
| EIN | Employer Identification Number, a free federal tax ID from the IRS. Chapter 2.1 |
| FBA | Fulfillment by Amazon: Amazon stores your inventory and ships it to customers. |
| FNSKU | The Amazon barcode that identifies your units of a product. Chapter 26 |
| Form 1099-K | The IRS form Amazon issues to report your sales once you pass the reporting threshold. Chapter 2.2 |
| Gated / ungated | Whether Amazon requires approval before you can list a product or brand. Chapter 22 |
| Hazmat | Dangerous goods for storage and transport. Chapter 24 |
| Inbound placement fee | A per-unit fee based on how your shipment is split across Amazon's network. Chapter 5.2 |
| INFORM Act | The US law that requires marketplaces to verify and, in some cases, display high-volume sellers' details. Chapter 3.2 |
| Keepa | Third-party price and sales-rank history charts. Chapter 9 |
| Lead Check | Match, Money, Momentum, Safety, leading to Buy, Test-buy, Watch or Pass. Chapter 19 |
| LLC | Limited liability company, a common structure for US sellers. Chapter 2.1 |
| Low-inventory-level fee | A per-unit fee when stock of a steady seller runs low. Chapter 5.2 |
| Marketplace facilitator | Amazon's role in collecting and paying sales tax on your sales. Chapter 6 |
| Merchant Token | Your Amazon Seller ID, in Seller Central under Settings → Account Info → Business Information. Chapter 3.3 |
| OA / RA | Online arbitrage / retail arbitrage. |
| Price band | US fulfillment fees differ for items under $10, $10 to $50 and over $50. Chapter 5.1 |
| Referral fee | Amazon's percentage commission on each sale. Chapter 5.1 |
| Replenishables | ArbiSource's list for restocking winners (Pro). Chapter 30 |
| Resale certificate | A state form that lets you buy stock for resale without paying sales tax. Chapter 6 |
| Restriction Tracker | Monitors brand restrictions and tries to ungate your account (Pro). Chapter 22 |
| ROI | Profit ÷ cost of goods. Chapter 7 |
| Send to Amazon | The Seller Central workflow for creating an inbound shipment. Chapter 27 |
| Sourcing List | Your saved leads in ArbiSource; can refresh daily and be exported (exports from Pro). |
| Transparency | Brand anti-counterfeit codes on units; never cover them. Chapter 23 |
| UPC | Universal Product Code, the standard US product barcode. |
| Vault | ArbiSource's ready-made profitable matches across its built-in retailers. Chapter 11 |