Amazon to Enable Express Payout by Default for U.S. Sellers on September 21, 2026
Starting September 21, 2026, Amazon will enable free Express Payout by default for eligible U.S. sellers, allowing funds to be withdrawn to linked U.S.-issued Visa or Mastercard debit cards.
What are the key facts?
- 1Express Payout will be enabled by default starting September 21, 2026
- 2Express Payout has no additional fee
- 3Funds can be withdrawn to linked U.S.-issued Visa or Mastercard debit cards
- 4Withdrawals remain subject to account verification, payout-account status, risk controls, and eligibility requirements
What happened?
An announcement on the Amazon Seller Forums says that, starting September 21, 2026, Express Payout will be enabled by default for eligible U.S. sellers at no additional cost. Through the feature, sellers can quickly withdraw funds to linked U.S.-issued Visa or Mastercard debit cards. However, withdrawals must still meet Amazon's requirements related to account verification, payout-account status, risk controls, and seller eligibility.
The change mainly affects small and midsize sellers that rely heavily on cash flow, seasonal inventory sellers, cross-border procurement sellers, and sellers that need to quickly pay for first-mile logistics, supplier balances, or advertising expenses. The announcement also notes that default enablement does not mean every account will be able to complete an immediate withdrawal successfully. If a seller has recently changed a payout account, triggered a security review, has account-health issues, or has not completed bank-card verification, the withdrawal may be canceled, delayed, or placed back into a security waiting period.
Sellers can check the default payout account, debit-card information, account-verification status, and withdrawal records in Seller Central, but should not rely on Express Payout as their sole source of working capital.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
Starting September 21, 2026, eligible U.S. sellers will have free Express Payout enabled by default and can withdraw funds to linked U.S.-issued Visa or Mastercard debit cards. This may ease cash-flow pressure for inventory, logistics, supplier balances, and advertising expenses. However, default enablement does not guarantee an immediate withdrawal; account verification, card status, risk controls, or security reviews may cause delays, cancellations, or a renewed waiting period.
What should sellers do now?
- 1Log in to the U.S. store's Seller Central this week, verify the default payout account, U.S.-issued Visa or Mastercard debit card, account-verification status, and withdrawal records, then produce and review an itemized list of anomalies.Procurement List
- 2For stores that depend on working-capital turnover for seasonal inventory, include first-mile logistics, supplier balances, and advertising expenses in the funding plan; define an executable payment order if Express Payout fails.
- 3Review U.S. stores with recently changed payout accounts, incomplete card verification, security reviews, or account-health issues. Resolve pending items before withdrawing funds, then retain status screenshots and withdrawal records.