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FDA Registered Warehouses and Logistics for Ecommerce Companies

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Last updated on December 26, 2025
Written By Rachel Hand

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a government agency responsible for the safety of the following products sold or manufactured in the United States:

The FDA inspects and enforces regulations related to these industries, including ensuring that the warehouses that store these products meet FDA regulations. The passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act ( FSMA) in 2011 introduced new standards for food storage, processing, and manufacturing for this wide range of products.

Brands that sell highly regulated goods directly to consumers — especially packaged food products, vitamins and dietary supplements, beverages, medical products, and cosmetics — must make sure they use an FDA-certified warehouse.

What is an FDA registered warehouse?

An FDA registered warehouse is a storage location, food facility, or fulfillment center that is registered with the FDA to store food, dietary supplements, drugs (prescription/medication), and other goods that are regulated by the FDA.

While the FDA only approves certain products (i.e., drugs, additives, etc.) and not companies, laboratories, buildings, or manufacturers, they do have the authority to inspect regulated facilities to verify that they comply with applicable good manufacturing practice regulations.

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When should your warehouse be FDA certified?

Owners and operators of domestic or foreign food, drug, and most device facilities must register their facilities with the FDA, unless an exemption applies.

In other words, having an FDA-certified warehouse is required if your ecommerce business sells anything from face creams and shampoos, to first aid kits and chocolate.

How to register your warehouse with the FDA

In order to become an FDA-certified warehouse, you must register your facilities with the FDA. By registering with the FDA, you agree to be inspected every three years. As long as you pass your inspections, your warehouse is considered to be approved by the FDA. View the FDA Registration and Listing page for more information.

ShipBob is a fulfillment partner that’s FDA registered

A benefit of outsourcing fulfillment is working with a third-party logistics (3PL) company that already holds a Certificate of FDA Registration. ShipBob’s warehouses are registered with the FDA (not certified by the FDA or regulated by the FDA), and you can utilize several of our logistics centers to reduce shipping costs and transit times.

ShipBob can help ship your products

ShipBob is a 3PL best-suited for products that don’t require approval by the FDA but are regulated by the FDA (e.g., cosmetics, dietary supplements, packaged and non-perishable food products, etc.).

Examples of Brands We've Worked With

Dietary supplements

Women’s supplement brand Semaine Health quickly outgrew their first fulfillment partner, and needed a fulfillment platform that scaled with them. By outsourcing fulfillment to ShipBob and distributing inventory across our fulfillment network, Semaine Health saved $2/order on fulfillment costs and cut their shipping times by a third.

“We literally would not have been able to expand this year without ShipBob. In the past six months, we’ve quadrupled the number of orders that we’re shipping out. You might expect that that jump in volume would cause issues – but fulfillment has only gotten faster and better. That’s not how it typically works! ShipBob’s solutions have been game-changing for our brand.” Matt Crane, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at Semaine Health

Packaged food products

When it comes to food grade storage, many food brands turn to ShipBob for FDA-approved warehouses:

Medical products

MDacne offers personalized acne treatments. They chose to partner with ShipBob to handle ecommerce fulfillment while they focus on increasing sales and delivering more value to customers.

Their business is almost all subscriptions, and ShipBob helps them offer reliable, affordable shipping that shows up at the same time each month. MDacne offers a free one-month supply as part of their initial three-month personalized acne treatment kit from their app. They also sell other products that can be purchased on their website like their Dark Spot Remover or Sunscreen, both formulated for acne-prone skin.

Safety as a #1 priority

Food safety is incredibly important. At ShipBob, we take food safety compliance seriously in the following ways:

Quality control

ShipBob offers lot management to better track expiration dates in the event of a recall; items are separated based on their lot numbers.

Security

ShipBob employs state-of-the-art security at all facilities, keeping your ecommerce inventory as safe as possible with 24/7 security.

Gain a logistics partner, not just a warehouse

Ecommerce businesses work with ShipBob because we simplify fulfillment. By utilizing our FDA-registered warehouses, you can save time and focus on other aspects of your business.

Have your own warehouse? Optimize it with a WMS

ShipBob has a top-tier warehouse management system (WMS) that brands can use to improve inventory management, reduce errors, and enhance productivity.

FDA Approved Warehouse FAQs

What are the FDA warehouse requirements?

For a warehouse to achieve FDA approval, it must:

How do I verify if a warehouse is FDA approved?

The FDA will confirm warehouse approval directly with you.

What are the benefits of choosing an FDA approved warehouse?

Choosing an FDA-approved warehouse enforces strict quality control and regulatory compliance measures.

Is FDA approval the same as FDA registration for warehouses?

As long as you register your facility with the FDA and pass inspections, your warehouse is considered approved.

What happens if an FDA-approved warehouse violates regulations?

Violating regulations can result in fines and potential shutdowns.