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Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS)
Walmart Cross Border offers inbound full and less than container load transportation from select ports of loading in China to Walmart fulfillment centers in the United States. This guide outlines the benefits of our import services, eligibility requirements, what you’ll need to enroll, and a high-level overview of the process for booking international inbound shipments.
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Benefits
Walmart Cross Border offers several benefits:
Access to direct import and Walmart’s first-rate supply chain partners and teams.
Ocean freight shipment for both standard and oversize inventory.
Easy, end-to-end shipment process includes tracking your estimates, bookings, shipment status, payments and more in Seller Center
Seamless experience with dedicated support for exceptions handling and inbound prioritization for entire shipment cycle.
End-to-end support in Mandarin in the local time zone.
Option to either select Walmart's designated customs broker or use your own broker to manage the customs clearance process.
Support for 20 ft (dry), 40 ft (dry and high cube), and 45 ft (high cube) shipping containers, and less than container load shipments.
Clear rate quote with the NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangement (NRA).
Non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) services are provided by WMSC Logistics Services, LLC.
Eligibility
To become a Walmart Imports seller, you must meet the following qualifications:
You’re using Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) to fulfill US customer orders placed on Walmart.com.
- Your Walmart Marketplace account is in good standing, and in compliance with the INFORM Consumers Act. If your Marketplace sales history is less than 90 days, it may take additional time to review your enrollment request.
You have a tax profile and billing services settings validated in Seller Center, with either an ACH account or credit card billing method on file. Learn more about how Walmart uses your billing method.
You’re sourcing or manufacturing your goods in China.
You can ship your goods from the Yantian, Shanghai, or Ningbo ports.
Getting started
To get started with Walmart Imports, you'll submit your enrollment for review in Seller Center. Review our How to enroll guide for more information about the information you’ll provide during this process.
Once you’re enrolled, you can use Seller Center to:
Estimate the cost of inbound ocean freight shipments on the Shipments page.
Book a shipment on the Shipments page ten calendar days prior to the expected cargo ready date for FCL, and 15 days prior for LCL.
Print WFS box labels after booking a shipment.
View inventory shipment statuses on the Shipments page.
Before you begin enrollment, please verify that you have a validated tax profile and billing service settings in Seller Center.
What to expect
Once your containers are shipped from your selected origin ports and clear US customs, we’ll then transport your inventory to one of our WFS transfer stations:
Standard: Inventory is distributed to multiple fulfillment centers through Inventory Transfer Services (ITS). This process of distributing your inventory across our fulfillment network ensures fast, reliable delivery to customers.
Oversized: Inventory remains at the destination fulfillment center.
Ocean transportation services are provided by WMSC Logistics Services, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Walmart Inc., licensed by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) as a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC). License number FMC OTI No. 032243NF
