Amazon US Announces 2027 Fee Changes: Promotions Fees and FBA Fulfillment Fees Both Increased

On November 6, Amazon US announced changes to its 2027 selling fees and Amazon fulfillment fees, with most changes taking effect on January 15, 2027. Promotions fees will increase, and the billing method will change to monthly charges. The FBA fulfillment fee per unit sold will increase by an average of $0.19, approximately 0.8% of the item's selling price. Storage fees will be simplified, and the low-inventory-level fee assessment rules will be updated.

After the fee changes, although most product referral fees remain unchanged, the referral fee rate for 3D printers has been reduced effective November 5. Moreover, referral fees will be charged in tiers: 12% on the first $200 of the total sales price and 5% on the portion exceeding $200.

The selling fee adjustments are more reflected in promotions fees. Starting January 15 next year, a $5 upfront fee and a 2% variable fee will be added to "Buy X Get Y" promotions, but the variable fee will be capped at $2,000, in order to align with Amazon's deal and coupon fee structure. In February next year, all promotions on Amazon US will be billed monthly to make fees more observable and avoid bills outside the billing cycle after a promotion ends.

The Amazon fulfillment fee adjustments involve multiple stages: inbound, storage, fulfillment, and returns.

At the inbound stage, the existing central inbound locations for standard-size items will be merged into the eastern region. After January 15, 2027, there will be only two inbound location options: East and West. At the storage stage, the storage utilization surcharge will be eliminated on February 1 next year; monthly storage fees and aged inventory surcharges will be merged into a unified monthly storage fee calculated based on inventory age, and after the change, fees for aged inventory (inventory older than 6 months) will increase.

At the fulfillment stage, the assessment criteria for the low-inventory-level fee will be changed on February 1 next year. Instead of charging based only on past sales performance, there will be two assessments: whether to charge will be confirmed after observing actual shipment volumes during the 28 days before and 28 days after the inventory check. The low-inventory-level fee will be charged only if both assessments show that the inventory days of supply are insufficient for 28 days. Although the fulfillment fee increases by an average of $0.19 per unit, the actual change needs to be estimated based on item dimensions, weight, and selling price. In addition, the low-price FBA fulfillment discount will be narrowed in scope. Automotive and outdoor power equipment, small appliances, computers, musical instruments and audio/video production, and media items will no longer be eligible for low-price fulfillment rates and will be charged according to the rates corresponding to items in the $10 to $50 price range.

Existing small bulky and large bulky items will also be subdivided into 6 new size segments: small oversize, medium oversize, large oversize, long oversize, light special oversize, and heavy special oversize. Fulfillment fees for smaller, lighter items will decrease, while fulfillment fees for larger, heavier items will increase. For small standard-size items priced between $10 and $50, the fulfillment fee per unit will increase by an average of $0.40, and for large standard-size items, the fee per unit will increase by an average of $0.12. For small standard-size items priced above $50, the fulfillment fee per unit will increase by an average of $0.70, and for large standard-size items, the fee per unit will increase by an average of $0.47.

After the changes, return processing fees will be synchronized with the new item size segments. The timing of processing fee changes differs by item type: changes to processing fees for apparel and footwear items will apply to items shipped on or after January 15, 2027, while for other items with higher return rates, the changes will apply to items shipped after February 1, 2027.

In addition, Amazon also announced fee adjustments for Amazon Warehousing and Distribution (AWD), Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF), and Multi-Channel Distribution (MCD).

Starting February 1, 2027, the AWD processing fee will be adjusted to $1.55 per carton, the transportation fee will be adjusted to $1.58 per cubic foot, and a 40% inbound processing fee discount will be offered for eligible single-SKU pallets. Starting March 1, 2027, AWD storage fees will be adjusted based on inventory age, and inventory older than 12 months will be charged at 2.5 times the standard rate.

For MCF fees, expedited delivery speed fees will not be affected, but standard-speed and Buy with Prime fulfillment fees will increase by an average of 3.5% starting January 15, 2027, and MCF size segments will also align with FBA. For MCD fees, starting February 1, 2027, pallet-loaded shipment (less-than-truckload) fees will increase by 8%, and carton shipment (small parcel delivery) fees will increase by 1.5%. In addition, AWD transportation fees and MCD fuel and logistics-related surcharges will be subject to the current 3.5% FBA fulfillment fuel and logistics-related surcharge.

This article was first published on the official website of Ebrun.