Amazon MCF Announces 2026 Peak-Season Fulfillment Fee Arrangements
Amazon MCF confirmed that the U.S. market will continue charging a 3.5% fuel and logistics-related surcharge, with the 2026 peak-season billing period running from October 15, 2026, to January 14, 2027.
What are the key facts?
- 1The U.S. market will continue charging a 3.5% surcharge
- 2The 2026 peak-season billing period is October 15, 2026, to January 14, 2027
- 3The fee applies to orders from multiple third-party sales channels
What happened?
Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) released peak-season preparation guidance, confirming that the U.S. market will continue to charge a 3.5% fuel and logistics-related surcharge in addition to holiday peak-season fulfillment fees. The 2026 peak-season billing period runs from October 15, 2026, to January 14, 2027. It applies to orders fulfilled through MCF, including orders generated through independent websites, TikTok Shop, and other third-party sales channels. Amazon said the per-unit increase during the peak season will be similar to the previous year, but sellers should recalculate actual fulfillment costs based on product dimensions, weight, inventory age, storage location, and return rate. For sellers using Amazon storage across multiple channels, especially those selling low-priced, low-margin, or high-dimensional-weight products, the change may reduce margins. Sellers should compare MCF with third-party overseas warehouses, official platform logistics, and local warehousing and delivery options in advance.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
MCF will continue charging a 3.5% fuel and logistics-related surcharge in the U.S., on top of holiday peak-season fulfillment fees. Orders from independent websites, TikTok Shop, and other third-party channels will be affected. Sellers of low-priced, low-margin, and high-dimensional-weight products should recalculate peak-season fulfillment costs and compare alternative warehousing and delivery options.
What should sellers do now?
- 1Create a peak-season cost sheet for independent-website, TikTok Shop, and other channel orders fulfilled by MCF. Enter dimensions, weight, inventory age, storage location, and return rate, list the 3.5% surcharge separately, and produce a traceable cost calculation.Dimensional weight
- 2Identify low-priced, low-margin, and high-dimensional-weight products. Compare MCF, third-party overseas warehouses, official platform logistics, and local warehousing and delivery options for October 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027, and issue switching recommendations.Profit calculator