Amazon FBA Peak-Season Fulfillment Fees Apply From October 15
Amazon announced the 2026–2027 FBA peak-season fulfillment fee period, with an average increase of about $0.32 per unit.
What are the key facts?
- 1FBA peak-season fulfillment fees apply from October 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027
- 2Peak-season rates average about $0.32 more per unit than non-peak rates
- 3The 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge continues to apply
- 4Peak-season fee eligibility depends on the shipment date
What happened?
Amazon’s 2026 FBA fee page states that holiday peak-season fulfillment fees apply from October 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027. The scope includes FBA in the US and Canada, Remote Fulfillment with FBA from the US to Canada and Mexico, and MCF and Buy with Prime services in the US and Canada. Peak-season rates average about $0.32 more per unit than non-peak rates, while the previously implemented 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge continues to be added. Whether an order is subject to the peak-season fee depends not on when the customer places the order but on when the shipment leaves the fulfillment center. Therefore, an order placed before October 14 may still incur the peak-season fee if it ships on or after October 15. Sellers of low-priced, heavy, oversized, and high-volume FBA products are most affected.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
From October 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027, applicable FBA and certain fulfillment services will be subject to peak-season fulfillment fees, averaging about $0.32 more per unit, while the 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge will continue to apply. Recalculate fulfillment costs based on shipment date rather than order date; margin pressure will be greater for low-priced, heavy, oversized, and high-volume products.
What should sellers do now?
- 1This week, verify dimensions and weights for products using FBA in the US and Canada and related cross-border fulfillment products. Prioritize heavy, oversized, and high-volume SKUs, and use a dimensional-weight calculator to create a SKU-level billing-parameter review table.Dimensional weight
- 2Recalculate the per-unit cost for low-priced, heavy, oversized, and high-volume FBA products for October 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027. Include the average increase of about $0.32 per unit and the 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge in the margin calculation, and produce a list of anomalous SKUs.Profit calculator
- 3Review order and inventory shipment arrangements around October 14, especially products likely to leave fulfillment centers on or after October 15. This week, prepare separate peak-season fee impact lists for US and Canadian FBA, specifying the shipment-date basis.Procurement List