Amazon to Raise FBA Fees During the 2026 Peak Season
Amazon US will apply 2026 peak-season fulfillment fees from October 15, 2026, to January 14, 2027, increasing costs by about $0.32 per unit on average, while continuing to add a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge.
What are the key facts?
- 12026 peak-season fulfillment fees apply from October 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027
- 2Peak-season fees increase by about $0.32 per unit on average
- 3The 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge continues to apply
- 4The rates are included in multiple Amazon profit-analysis tools
What happened?
Amazon’s announcement states that 2026 holiday peak-season fulfillment fees will apply to relevant fulfillment services in the US from October 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027. The scope includes Amazon US FBA, Remote Fulfillment with FBA, Multi-Channel Fulfillment, and Buy with Prime. Compared with off-peak rates, peak-season fees will increase by about $0.32 per unit on average, while the 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge will continue to apply. The change will affect cross-border sellers using FBA, remote fulfillment, or multi-channel fulfillment, with low-priced, low-margin, small-and-light, and high-volume SKUs facing a more pronounced cost impact. Amazon has incorporated the relevant rates into Revenue Calculator, Profit Analytics, and Fee and Economics Preview Report, allowing sellers to recalculate actual profit after advertising, storage, fulfillment, and returns.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
From October 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027, peak-season fees for relevant US fulfillment services will rise by about $0.32 per unit on average, in addition to the 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge. This will directly reduce per-unit margins for FBA, remote-fulfillment, and multi-channel-fulfillment SKUs. Review actual profit after advertising, storage, fulfillment, and returns, especially for low-priced, low-margin, small-and-light, and high-volume products.
What should sellers do now?
- 1Export data for key SKUs this week and use Revenue Calculator, Profit Analytics, or Fee and Economics Preview Report to calculate per-unit profit during peak and off-peak periods.Finance
- 2Identify SKUs whose profit declines significantly after peak-season fees and reset advertising budgets and target ACoS/ROAS to avoid scaling based on current margins.ACoS / ROAS calculator
- 3Include the 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge and the approximately $0.32 per-unit peak-season increase in pricing, promotional floor-price, and replenishment decisions.Procurement List
- 4Review historical return costs for key SKUs and include fulfillment and return-processing costs in peak-season profit calculations.Return-cost impact