Amazon Adjusts U.S. Marketplace Fees for 2026
Amazon says U.S. marketplace FBA fees will increase by about $0.08 per unit on average, but the exact impact depends on product size, weight, delivery region, category, and storage conditions.
What are the key facts?
- 1U.S. marketplace FBA fees will increase by about $0.08 per unit on average
- 2The changes depend on product size, weight, delivery region, category, and storage conditions
- 3Sellers must also monitor low-inventory-level fees, storage fees, and surcharges
What happened?
Amazon’s 2026 U.S. marketplace fee changes show that FBA fees will increase by about $0.08 per unit on average, equivalent to less than 0.5% of the average product selling price. Amazon said the changes further differentiate rates, reducing fees in lower-cost service areas and increasing fees where additional services or greater fulfillment value are provided. The changes apply to U.S. marketplace FBA sellers. The specific impact depends on product size, weight, delivery region, category, and storage conditions, so the average increase should not be applied directly to every SKU. Small and light products, low-priced products, and goods requiring long-distance delivery may be more exposed to changes in fixed per-unit fulfillment costs and margin pressure. Sellers should also monitor the FBA base fee, low-inventory-level fee, storage fees, peak surcharges, and fuel surcharges, rather than pricing solely on the average increase.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
U.S. marketplace FBA fees will increase by about $0.08 per unit on average in 2026, but the actual impact depends on size, weight, delivery region, category, and storage conditions. Small and light, low-priced, and long-distance shipments are more likely to face margin pressure from base fees, low-inventory-level fees, storage fees, and surcharges combined.
What should sellers do now?
- 1This week, enter product dimensions, weight, and delivery information for each U.S. marketplace FBA store and SKU. Use a size-tier tool to verify small and light and long-distance products, then produce a list of size tiers and potentially affected SKUs.Amazon FBA size tier
- 2Recalculate margins for key U.S. marketplace FBA SKUs with a profit calculator, separately including the base fee, low-inventory-level fee, storage fee, peak surcharge, and fuel surcharge, and prepare a before-and-after gross-margin comparison.Profit calculator
- 3Filter for low-priced, small and light, and long-distance products. Use a dimensional-weight tool to recheck dimension and weight data, and complete an inspection record covering anomalous data, SKUs requiring verification, and the corresponding listings.Dimensional weight