Amazon Continues Charging 3.5% Surcharge in North America
Amazon’s U.S. and Canadian FBA, MCF, and certain Remote Fulfillment services are subject to a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge, which sellers must include in cross-border fulfillment costs.
What are the key facts?
- 13.5% surcharge applies to U.S. and Canadian FBA delivery fees from April 17, 2026
- 2The surcharge applies to certain Remote Fulfillment with FBA services from April 17, 2026
- 3The surcharge applies to U.S. and Canadian MCF and U.S. Buy with Prime from May 2, 2026
- 4The surcharge is calculated on fulfillment fees rather than product prices
- 5Low-average-order-value, small-and-light, and low-margin SKUs face a greater relative impact
What happened?
Certain fulfillment services on Amazon’s U.S. and Canadian marketplaces remain subject to a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge. According to the announcement, U.S. and Canadian FBA delivery fees, as well as Remote Fulfillment with FBA from the U.S. to Canada, Mexico, and Brazil, are subject to the surcharge starting April 17, 2026. U.S. and Canadian MCF services and U.S. Buy with Prime are subject to it starting May 2, 2026. The fee is calculated based on fulfillment fees rather than product prices, so the actual impact varies according to fulfillment fee levels, average order value, and profit margins. The original notice specifically states that cross-border SKUs with low average order values, small and light items, and low margins will experience a more significant relative impact. Although this information was not newly announced within the past 48 hours, it remains a valid cost item for U.S. and North American cross-border sellers when calculating fulfillment costs and profits.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
Include the 3.5% surcharge in fulfillment-cost calculations for U.S. and Canadian FBA, certain Remote Fulfillment with FBA services, U.S. and Canadian MCF, and U.S. Buy with Prime. Because the fee is based on fulfillment fees rather than product prices, low-average-order-value, small-and-light, and low-margin SKUs will face greater profit pressure.
What should sellers do now?
- 1Update U.S. and Canadian FBA and Remote Fulfillment with FBA SKU profit sheets this week by applying the 3.5% surcharge to fulfillment fees. Flag low-average-order-value, small-and-light, and low-margin products and create a review list.Finance
- 2Check the fee templates for Remote Fulfillment with FBA from the U.S. to Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. Confirm that the 3.5% surcharge has been included from April 17, 2026, and retain the updated calculation sheet as completion evidence.
- 3Separately review fulfillment-cost settings for U.S. and Canadian MCF and U.S. Buy with Prime. Confirm that the 3.5% surcharge is applied to fulfillment fees from May 2, 2026, and document the affected stores and SKUs.
- 4Recalculate profits for low-margin, low-average-order-value, and small-and-light SKUs after the surcharge. Based on profit changes, prepare action lists for repricing, fulfillment optimization, or suspending promotion, ensuring that every SKU has a conclusion.