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# Matching | Automatic offer creation - Amazon Marketplace Plus

### Case 1: The SKU already exists in your Amazon account

If your PrestaShop product **SKU** exactly matches an existing offer in your Amazon Seller Central account, the module will directly update that offer with the **latest quantity, price**, and other data.

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### Case 2: The SKU does not exist in your Amazon account

If the SKU is not yet present, but the product has a valid **EAN/UPC code**, the module can send the offer using this code.  
Amazon will then search for a **matching product in its database**. If a match is found, **Amazon will automatically create a new offer** in your inventory, associating **your SKU** with the existing product.  

This process is called **matching**.

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|| ✅ Result: Your PrestaShop product is listed on Amazon without manual product creation, provided a corresponding product already exists in Amazon's catalog.

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## Exporting your offers to Amazon via Matching

Before using the module to export your offers to Amazon, please review and understand the following pages:

* [Difference between an offer and a product](https://doc.common-services.com/en/article/differentiating-between-an-offer-and-a-product-amazon-marketplace-plus-x2x13y/)  
* [Validating your catalog structure](https://doc.common-services.com/en/article/validating-your-catalog-structure-amazon-marketplace-plus-d3xsyp/)  
* [Products eligible for export](https://doc.common-services.com/en/article/eligible-products-for-export-or-synchronization-amazon-marketplace-plus-180uova/)

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### Best conditions to use *Matching*

You can use Matching if you are certain that most of your PrestaShop products:

* Already exist in Amazon’s catalog (but not yet in your Amazon account)  
* Are identified by a valid **EAN/UPC code**  
* Are **eligible for export or synchronization** via the module  

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### Recommended configuration

* If you only want to attach your existing products, you can enable only the [offer creation](https://doc.common-services.com/en/article/sending-syncing-offers-amazon-marketplace-plus-1pz0psa/) **(matching)** feature.  
* If some of your products are not yet listed in Amazon’s catalog, you can also enable [product creation](https://doc.common-services.com/en/article/creating-new-products-amazon-marketplace-plus-5evxbs/) for those cases.  

⚠️ Matching will work **even if product creation is enabled**. Both features can complement each other:  

1. Products already in Amazon’s catalog will be added through **matching**.  
2. Products not yet in Amazon’s catalog can be created through **product creation**.  

![Catalog features](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/f/a/8/3fa8ee645cd13200/screenshot148_akwofi.jpg)

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### Matching

To perform [matching](https://doc.common-services.com/en/article/matching-automatic-offer-creation-amazon-marketplace-plus-mtz42n/), first configure the [scheduled task for Report Listing Inventory](https://doc.common-services.com/en/article/scheduled-tasks-amazon-marketplace-plus-1j9uidk/).  

Then, on the page Catalog > Amazon > Offers, you can select the **Matching** option before sending the feed to Amazon:  

![Matching Option](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/f/a/8/3fa8ee645cd13200/screenshot363_dybadb.jpg)

||| To automate matching, you can also enable the Matching option in the [cron job settings](https://doc.common-services.com/en/article/configuring-cronjobs-parameters-amazon-marketplace-plus-1c19fyu/).

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### How to check if a product already exists on Amazon?

In the [product sheet extension](https://doc.common-services.com/en/article/product-sheet-extension-amazon-marketplace-plus-1rrc4dg/), you can **copy/paste the EAN/UPC** into the **ASIN** field and click the **UPC/EAN > ASIN** button:  

* If it is found → the Amazon ASIN will be displayed.  
* If it is not found → this means the product does not exist in the Amazon catalog.  

You can also perform a bulk search of EAN/UPC codes in [Seller Central](https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/product-search/product-ids).  

|| 👉 But it is not necessary to manually check all your products: you can simply submit your catalog as an offer feed to perform matching automatically and then review the report.

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### Summary

* ✅ Enable **offer creation (matching)** to attach your products to existing listings in Amazon.  
* ➕ You can also enable **product creation** if some of your products are not yet in Amazon’s catalog.  
* 📦 Your inventory will then be published on Amazon quickly and efficiently, either through matching or product creation when needed.  
