Amazon Updates Peak-Season Fee Rate Calculation Tools
Amazon has updated peak-season fee rates in multiple cost analysis tools for US marketplace sellers using related fulfillment services, with cost views available by ASIN.
What are the key facts?
- 1Amazon updated peak-season rates in multiple tools
- 2Sellers can view specific costs by ASIN
- 3Coverage includes US marketplace sellers using relevant fulfillment services
What happened?
With peak-season fees taking effect on October 15, Amazon updated peak-season rates in the Revenue Calculator, Profit Analytics, and Fee and Economics Preview Report. Sellers can view specific costs by ASIN for different sizes, weights, price ranges, and shipping methods, eliminating the need to continue relying on older profit reports. The change is not only a tool update; it also means sellers need to reconfirm the unit economics of each SKU, particularly when comparing cost differences among FBA, MCF, and Remote Fulfillment. Applicable sellers include US marketplace sellers using the Amazon fulfillment services listed above, including Chinese cross-border sellers, US-based brands, and multichannel retailers. For products participating in Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas promotions, the source recommends rechecking inventory fees, fulfillment fees, referral fees, advertising costs, return costs, and profit after discounts to avoid a rise in sales accompanied by a decline in cash profit.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
After peak-season fees take effect on October 15, US marketplace sellers using the relevant Amazon fulfillment services need to recalculate the unit economics of each SKU. During Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas promotions, inventory, fulfillment, referral, advertising, return, and discount costs may jointly compress cash profit, so do not assess performance based only on sales growth.
What should sellers do now?
- 1This week, enter the US marketplace ASINs participating in Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas promotions into the profit calculator, verify FBA, MCF, and Remote Fulfillment costs separately, and produce a SKU review table showing profit after discounts.Profit calculator
- 2This week, review inventory, fulfillment, referral, advertising, and return costs by ASIN for the relevant US marketplace fulfillment SKUs, flag profit-change items, and complete a cost checklist covering all promotional products.