Lost Inventory
Units go missing in transit, between warehouses, or inside fulfillment centers. Amazon logs the discrepancy. The reimbursement does not file itself.
Amazon FBA Reimbursements
FBA Reimbursement Audit
Amazon Owes You Money. Most Brands Never Collect It.
FBA errors drain 1 to 3% of your revenue every year. Lost inventory, warehouse damage, miscounted shipments. Amazon logs them. It just does not pay them back automatically.
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Trusted by 7- and 8-figure Amazon brands
$500M+ recovered for marketplace sellers
Zero operational disruption
01 · The Problem
The FBA System Isn't Broken. It's Just Not Working for You.
Amazon runs one of the most complex fulfillment operations on earth. Millions of units moving through dozens of warehouses, daily. At that volume, errors are inevitable and Amazon knows it.
What most brands do not realize: Amazon now auto-reimburses some of these errors, but it pays on its own estimate (manufacturing cost, often low), skips entire categories, and leaves a short window to dispute the rest. The gap between auto-paid and actually owed is where the money hides.
That gap between what Amazon owes you and what you have actually collected? That is money sitting on the table.
At a Glance
- FBA errors affect virtually every active seller. Most go unfiled.
- Amazon's manual claim window dropped to as little as 60 days in late 2024, down from 18 months. Miss it and the money is gone for good.
- Adverio audits your full transaction history across every eligible error category.
- First reimbursements typically land within 3 to 4 weeks of audit completion.
- Your time investment: under 2 hours.
02 · Error Categories
What Amazon Owes You
Every one of these categories has a documented reimbursement path inside Amazon Seller Central. Most brands have uncollected claims sitting in all four right now.
Warehouse Damage
Stock gets broken, rendered unsellable, or improperly disposed of. You are owed compensation. Most brands never know to ask.
Inbound Shipment Discrepancies
Amazon receives fewer units than you sent. The difference shows up in their system. It rarely shows up in your account without a dispute.
Low-Ball Reimbursements
Amazon sometimes pays partial reimbursements on valid claims. If you accepted without reviewing, you likely left money behind.
03 · How Adverio Runs the Audit
How It Works
This is not a software tool you plug in and hope for the best. It is an audit process run by people who know exactly where FBA errors hide and exactly how Amazon's dispute system works.
Secure Account Access
Day 115-minute setup. Read-only permissions. No operational changes to your account.
Full Transaction Audit
Days 1 to 10We scan your full eligible FBA history across every reimbursement category, then move fast on anything still inside Amazon's filing window. Every discrepancy gets flagged and documented.
Claim Filing
Week 2We compile the documentation and file each claim with airtight supporting evidence. No guessing. No blanket submissions that get Amazon's attention for the wrong reasons.
Reimbursements Land
Weeks 3 to 4Most clients see the first credits within three to four weeks of audit completion.
Ongoing Monitoring
ContinuousWe watch for new errors so nothing slips through again.
Your time required: under 2 hours.
04 · What Most Brands Are Doing
What Most Brands Are Actually Doing
| Capability | DIY / No Process | Software-Only Tools | Adverio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full 18-month audit | Rarely | Partial | Yes |
| Human review of edge cases | No | No | Yes |
| Low-ball reimbursement challenges | No | No | Yes |
| Risk of Amazon account flags | High | Medium | Low |
| Ongoing monitoring | No | Sometimes | Yes |
05 · What the Numbers Look Like
What the Numbers Look Like in Practice
Across the brands we have worked with, the pattern is consistent: accounts with no prior systematic audit process carry the largest recoverable pools. The longer errors go unfiled, the closer the 18-month window gets to eliminating them permanently.
$8K to $40K
Typical first-audit recovery for brands doing $1M to $5M per year
Six Figures
Routinely surfaced for brands at $5M+ in annual revenue
60 Days
The current filing window on most lost and damaged claims. Older errors are already gone.
$500M+
Recovered for marketplace sellers running systematic reimbursement audits
⚠️ Amazon's filing windows now close in as little as 60 days. The longer you wait, the more claims expire for good.
06 · Why Adverio
We've Seen What Amazon Misses. And What Most Audits Miss Too.
At the 7 to 8-figure level, FBA errors are not small line items. They compound.
A 1.5% drag on $5M in revenue is $75,000 a year.
Most brands discover this only after running their first real audit. We have run hundreds of them.
What we look for that generic tools do not catch:
Units reimbursed at the wrong valuation (Amazon uses a cost estimate that is often low)
Inbound shipment disputes where the receiving window has nearly expired
Damage claims that were auto-closed before a human reviewed the documentation
Duplicate charges on storage, removal, or returns processing
The difference between a software scan and an actual audit is the quality of what gets filed. Amazon's dispute team has seen every auto-generated claim. They know what to push back on. We file with the documentation that gets approved.
This Is One Piece of the Profit Picture
Amazon reimbursements recover dollars Amazon already owes you. But margin leakage rarely stops at FBA errors.
Most brands that come to us for a reimbursement audit walk away with a clearer view of where their P&L is actually bleeding: ad spend structure, listing conversion, Buy Box exposure, catalog health.
The reimbursement audit is where it starts. The profit forecast is where it gets real.
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07 · FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Sometimes, for simple, clearly documented cases. But the automatic system misses a significant share of eligible errors, pays partial amounts on others, and never addresses claims that require dispute documentation. Most sellers who rely on the automatic process leave substantial money uncollected.
It depends on your revenue, category, and how long errors have gone unfiled. Brands in the $1M to $5M range typically recover $8,000 to $40,000 in their first audit. Larger accounts routinely surface more. We will give you an estimate after reviewing your account, before you commit to anything.
Not when done correctly. The risk comes from mass-filing poorly documented claims, which is what some software tools do. We file with specific, well-documented evidence on each claim, which is exactly what Amazon's process requires. We have run hundreds of audits without account incidents.
The initial audit typically spans 10 days. First reimbursements land within 3 to 4 weeks of audit completion. Your time investment is under 2 hours, primarily setup and reviewing results.
No upfront fee. We work on a recovery share model. We only earn when you do. If the audit surfaces nothing, you pay nothing. Zero risk, full audit.
Every Month You Wait Is Another Month Amazon Keeps Your Money
The filing windows do not pause. On most lost and damaged claims, anything older than about 60 days is already gone. Last month's errors are still in reach, for now.
The audit takes less time than your last weekly meeting. The results show up in your account.
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