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Hold the lot when expiry is inside the gate

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Nutra lots die on a date. A 3PL that picks FEFO into a gate you never wrote will still ship short-dated units into ads. Days remaining on this lot vs the written min remaining to ship is the hold. We invent no 90-day chip.

Pair: Lot expiry hold vs pick on Stock. Cover vs a promo window: days of cover. Photos at dock: pre-ship photo.

What you type

Days remaining on this lot today (label / WMS expiry minus today).

SOP min days to ship from the brand quality SOP, 3PL SLA, or retailer inbound rule. If it is not written, you cannot hold by math — write it.

Units on this lot — this lot only. Do not average lots so a short one hides.

Pick when remaining ≥ gate. Hold when remaining is short. Held units stay out of pick and out of the ad SKU until you dump, rework, or wait for a tighter gate in writing.

Operator checklist (boxes live in the SOP, not a public chip)

Lot id on the pick. Expiry scanned, not assumed. FEFO, not “whatever is in front.” Quarantine bin named. Marketplace / retailer inbound min, if any, is the tighter gate. Do not pick held units to keep velocity pretty.

What not to do

Do not invent a hold-day chip from a blog. Do not mix days-of-cover velocity into expiry. Do not ship short-dated lots into a retailer that will reject inbound. Do not count held units as sellable cover.

Related: Stock, days of cover, CoA release hold, FBA vs 3PL cover, landed COGS, pre-ship photo.

Procedure

  1. Type days remaining on this lot.
  2. Type the written SOP / 3PL / retailer gate.
  3. Type units on this lot only.
  4. Hold when remaining is short of the gate. Do not pick into ads.

Failure modes

  • Inventing a 90-day hold chip.
  • Mixing sell-through cover into expiry.
  • Averaging lots so a short lot ships.
  • Counting held units as sellable cover.

Worked example

None on this page yet. When one lands it will be a real case: what broke, the number, and what changed. Not a composite.

Glossary

Expiry gate
Written min days remaining at ship from brand SOP, 3PL SLA, or retailer inbound. Typed, not a 90-day chip.

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FAQ

Is this days of cover?
No. [Days of cover](/manuals/days-of-cover) is on-hand ÷ sell-through vs a sales window. This page is one lot’s expiry vs a ship gate.
What gate should I type?
The written SOP — brand, 3PL, or retailer min remaining at ship. We do not fill 90 days.
Do pre-ship photos replace this hold?
No. [Pre-ship photo](/manuals/pre-ship-photo) is evidence. This page is whether the lot may leave.