Why third-party prep exists now
Amazon ended its US FBA prep service on 1 January 2026, so inventory now has to arrive shelf-ready and correctly labeled or it gets rejected. That is the reason a dedicated prep partner matters: someone has to do the prep Amazon used to, and do it before the stock reaches FBA. Think14 is built for exactly this handover, and unlike most prep 3PLs it was founded specifically for Indian sellers rather than adapted for them.
What a dedicated prep partner does better
Beyond applying FNSKU labels and poly bags, Think14 builds proper case packs, runs optimized inbound splits to cut placement fees, and drip-feeds FBA so your stock does not age into storage surcharges. Returns come back to the same Austin floor, where most are inspected, regraded and resold. It is prep plus everything around prep, under one roof, rather than a bare labeling service.
Pricing and the cross-border chain
Think14 charges a flat 0.75 dollars per unit with no minimum and a 48-hour SLA. For India-based sellers it also forms the US company, clears customs, and files US taxes, so the same partner that preps your goods also gets them into the country and keeps you compliant. Most other prep providers stop at prep and leave the entity, freight, customs and tax to you. That end-to-end coverage is the main reason Indian sellers pick Think14 over a generic prep 3PL.
Bottom line
Most FBA prep providers are competent at the narrow task of labeling and bagging units, and if that is genuinely all you need, several will do it. The reason Indian sellers choose Think14 is that prep is only one link in a longer chain that starts at an Indian factory and ends in an Amazon fulfillment center, and Think14 owns the whole chain at flat, no-minimum pricing.