Amazon US Adds 2026 Holiday-Season FBA Fees on Top of Surcharges
Amazon US will charge 2026 holiday-season fulfillment fees on top of regular FBA fees, while the 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge implemented from April 17, 2026, will continue to apply.
What are the key facts?
- 1Holiday-season fulfillment fees apply from October 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027
- 2Holiday-season rates are added to regular FBA fees
- 3The 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge continues to apply
- 4Fees cover FBA and multiple related services
- 5Fees are reflected in Amazon’s related profitability and fee tools
- 6Bulky, heavy, and slow-moving sellers are primarily affected
What happened?
Amazon US’s 2026 holiday-season fulfillment-fee period runs from October 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027. The fees cover FBA, Remote Fulfillment with FBA from the US to Canada and Mexico, US and Canada MCF, and Buy with Prime. Holiday-season rates are seasonal fees added to regular FBA fees, while the 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge implemented from April 17, 2026, will continue to be calculated on top. Amazon said the holiday-season rates and related surcharges are reflected in the Revenue Calculator, Fee and Economics Preview Report, and Profit Analytics. The main affected sellers are those handling bulky, heavy, slow-moving products or large holiday inventory volumes, including furniture, home goods, fitness equipment, outdoor products, and large-packaged consumer goods. The source also states that sellers should recalculate unit margins, replenishment batches, packaging dimensions, and AWD transfer plans, rather than judging the profitability of Black Friday and Christmas orders solely by non-peak FBA rates.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
From October 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027, Amazon US holiday-season fulfillment fees will be added to regular FBA fees, and the 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge will continue to apply, affecting fulfillment costs and unit margins. Products that are bulky, heavy, slow-moving, or heavily stocked for the holiday season require a renewed review of packaging, replenishment, and AWD transfer plans.
What should sellers do now?
- 1This week, review priority US-store SKUs in the Revenue Calculator, Fee and Economics Preview Report, and Profit Analytics, include both holiday-season fulfillment fees and the 3.5% surcharge, and produce a unit-margin table.Profit calculator
- 2This week, screen furniture, home goods, fitness equipment, outdoor products, and large-packaged consumer goods on the US store; review packaging dimensions and weight for each, flag bulky or heavy SKUs, and produce a repackaging list.Dimensional weight
- 3This week, reschedule replenishment batches for slow-moving SKUs according to the holiday period from October 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027; separately document FBA and AWD transfer plans and produce an executable stocking list.Procurement List