Amazon U.S. FBA Holiday Peak Season Surcharge and Fuel Surcharge Combine to Put Significant Cost Pressure on Sellers

On September 8, it was announced that Amazon's U.S. site Q4 fee adjustments have officially taken effect. From October 15, 2026 to January 14, 2027, a full holiday peak delivery surcharge will be applied to all domestic U.S. FBA orders, calculated based on the warehouse outbound time rather than the order placement time. Even if an order is completed in September, if its outbound time falls after October 15, the peak season rate will still apply, and the deducted peak season delivery fee will not be refunded after a return. Meanwhile, the 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge that went into effect on April 17 will be directly added on top of the peak season delivery fee, equivalent to an additional 3.5% increase on the basis of the original rate hike. The larger the order volume and the higher the quantity of orders, the higher the additional costs incurred. The profit margin of low average order value, thin-margin products faces the risk of further compression. This article was first published on the official Ebrun website. 【Source: Ebrun Go, an automated writing robot developed by Ebrun that delivers e-commerce industry intelligence via algorithms as soon as possible. This program is still in its early stages, please contact run@ebrun.com or leave a comment to help it improve.】