Amazon Applies 3.5% Surcharge to US and Canada FBA
From April 17, 2026, Amazon will charge a 3.5% fuel and logistics-related surcharge on US and Canada FBA and certain cross-border Global Store orders.
What are the key facts?
- 1US and Canada FBA subject to a 3.5% surcharge
- 2Certain Global Store orders are also within scope
- 3Surcharge applies from April 17, 2026
- 4Amazon has updated its fee analysis tools
What happened?
Amazon’s official seller fee page states that a 3.5% fuel and logistics-related surcharge will apply to US and Canada FBA fulfillment fees from April 17, 2026. The adjustment also covers certain Global Store Seller Supervised orders shipped from the US to Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. Amazon has updated the Revenue Calculator, Profit Analytics, and Fee and Economics Preview reports so sellers can check the impact on specific SKUs. This does not mean that all Amazon selling fees will uniformly increase by 3.5%; the surcharge applies to fulfillment fees within the specified scope. Product size, weight, marketplace, shipping method, and cross-border route will therefore affect the actual amount. Sellers using FBA, transferring inventory across borders, or selling through Global Store to Canada, Mexico, and Brazil are more directly affected.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
From April 17, 2026, US and Canada FBA fulfillment fees and certain cross-border Global Store orders will incur a 3.5% fuel and logistics-related surcharge. The charge applies only to fulfillment fees within the specified scope, so the effect on profit will vary by SKU size, weight, marketplace, shipping method, and cross-border route.
What should sellers do now?
- 1Review US and Canada FBA and relevant Global Store SKUs individually in Revenue Calculator, Profit Analytics, and Fee and Economics Preview, record whether the surcharge has been included, and create a list of anomalous SKUs.Dimensional weight
- 2Filter low-priced, heavy, and cross-border inventory-transfer SKUs in US and Canada FBA, recalculate unit profit using the current fulfillment fee and the 3.5% surcharge separately, and complete a review table marking changes in the break-even point.Profit calculator
- 3For Global Store Seller Supervised orders shipped from the US to Canada, Mexico, and Brazil, review fee previews by marketplace, shipping method, and cross-border route, ensuring that each route has a corresponding SKU calculation record.Marketplace fee compare