Amazon Shipping to Charge 2026 Peak-Season Surcharges
Amazon Shipping will charge peak-season surcharges from October 25, 2026, through January 16, 2027; FBA and other services will also apply higher peak-season fees.
What are the key facts?
- 1Amazon Shipping peak-season surcharge period is October 25, 2026–January 16, 2027
- 2The highest-rate period is November 22–December 26
- 3The demand surcharge is $0.75 per package
- 4The Extra Heavy Package surcharge is $590
- 5FBA and other services will apply higher peak-season fees
What happened?
Amazon Shipping is preparing to charge peak-season delivery surcharges during the fourth quarter of 2026 and the holiday period, from October 25, 2026, through January 16, 2027. The highest-rate period will run from November 22 through December 26, when the demand surcharge will be $0.75 per package, Additional Handling will be $11.90, Large Package will be $117.50 and Extra Heavy Package will be $590. These charges will be automatically added to existing contractual rates. At the same time, FBA, Remote Fulfillment with FBA, Multi-Channel Fulfillment and Buy with Prime will apply higher peak-season fees from October 15 through January 14, 2027, in addition to the previously implemented 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge. The main affected groups are sellers of large, heavy and oversized goods, as well as brands using Amazon Shipping, FBA and multichannel fulfillment simultaneously. Sellers should account for the impact of these charges on logistics costs and margins in peak-season planning.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
From October 25, 2026, through January 16, 2027, peak-season fees for Amazon Shipping and related Amazon fulfillment services will increase, with greater per-package cost pressure for large, heavy and oversized goods. The fees will also stack on existing contract rates and the 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge, so sellers should recalculate peak-season prices, margins and fulfillment combinations.
What should sellers do now?
- 1This week, create a peak-season fee table for large, heavy and oversized listings using Amazon Shipping, FBA or multichannel fulfillment; enter $0.75, $11.90, $117.50 and $590, complete a profit review for each SKU and retain the table.Finance
- 2This week, review prices and margins for large and heavy listings across the periods October 25, 2026–January 16, 2027, and November 22–December 26; produce a SKU-level adjustment list and complete a margin check for the highest-rate period.
- 3This week, reconcile fee configurations for Amazon Shipping, FBA, Remote Fulfillment with FBA, Multi-Channel Fulfillment and Buy with Prime with fulfillment and finance teams; mark whether the 3.5% surcharge is included for each service and create a reconciliation record.