<aside> 👋🏽 Hey! Blair here from AMZ Prep. We are a global logistics and fulfillment provider across Canada, the US, and Europe

I speak to 50+ sellers and brands per month and spent the past 2 weeks deep-diving into all the fee changes within Amazon to understand how they’ll impact your business.

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PEAK FULFILLMENT FEES [OCT 15th - JAN 15th ]

Peak Fulfillment Fees [Oct 15th - Jan 15th]

Table of Contents

TLDR:

I’m a bullet point guy myself, so just summarizing the major 5-8 areas of impact and then the detailed breakdown below (click on any link above and it’ll route you to the part of the guide)

• Fulfillment Fees Increase: Fulfillment fees for standard-size items have risen by an average of 5-8%, impacting the overall cost for sellers utilizing Amazon's fulfillment services.
• Long-Term Storage Fee Adjustments: Long-term storage fees have been adjusted, with the minimum storage duration for assessing fees reduced from 365 to 180 days. This change may impact sellers with slow-moving inventory.
• Storage Fee Changes: Storage fees have been restructured, incorporating a tiered pricing model based on the product's volume. Smaller items may experience increased storage costs.
• Removal Fee Updates: Removal order fees have been revised, affecting sellers who need to retrieve or dispose of their inventory from Amazon fulfillment centers.
• New Packaging and Prep Service Fees: Amazon FBA has introduced fees for optional packaging and prep services. Sellers opting for Amazon's services in these areas will now incur additional charges.
• Category-Specific Fee Adjustments: Fees for certain categories have been updated. Sellers in specific niches may experience changes in referral fees or other category-related charges.
• Returns Processing Fee Increase: The fee for processing customer returns has been increased, impacting sellers who frequently deal with product returns.

Fees Timeline:

• February 5th: Launch of the ships and product packaging discount for ship-ready inventory.
• March 1st: Inbound placement service fee roll-out for distributing inventory across the Amazon network (pretty big impact overall)