Buying in bulk made easy with Amazon Business' Request for Quote
Amazon Business’ Request for Quote gives your buyers the ability to request a discounted price on single-SKU purchases greater than $10,000 or 999 units—helping to support spot buys and buying in bulk for your organization.
When would my organization use Request for Quote?
Let’s say you need to buy 500 keyboards that need to be delivered by the end of the month. There are plenty of existing offers on Amazon Business, but you expect a higher discount when making a bulk purchase. With Custom Quote, buyers can submit a bulk offer with their specified terms and sellers can reply with an offer that matches. Buyers can then decide to place their order for purchase. With Request for Quote, you get:
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Pricing
- Typical savings of 10%
- Custom offers tailored to your business needs
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Selection
- Choose from millions of products
- Access thousands of pre-vetted bulk suppliers and international manufacturers
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Convenience
- Self service or leverage your Customer Advisor
- Dedicated quoting concierge team to guide your quoting journey
How does Request for Quote work?
1. Select Buying in Bulk? on the product page
2. Click request a quote on the Bulk Ordering page
3. Fill out your quote specifications and click Request quote
4. Check quote status selecting Bulk Ordering under Your Account Details.
5. Select an offer, proceed to check out and complete your order
To learn more about using Request for Quote for your organization, you can watch our step-by-step video tutorial.
Start saving with Request for Quote or contact a Customer Advisor to learn more.
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