Amazon U.S. Sellers to Be Automatically Enrolled in 24-Hour Payouts
Starting September 21, 2026, eligible U.S. sellers will be automatically enrolled in Express Payout, with funds typically arriving within 24 hours.
What are the key facts?
- 1Eligible U.S. sellers will be automatically enrolled in Express Payout from September 21, 2026
- 2Payments typically arrive within 24 hours, including weekends and holidays
- 3The seller’s business address must be in one of the 50 U.S. states
- 4The linked U.S. bank account must support instant transfers
- 5The single-payment limit is $10 million
- 6U.S. Visa or Mastercard debit cards can receive payments of up to $50,000
- 7Ineligible sellers will remain on the existing payout schedule
What happened?
An Amazon Seller Central announcement states that, starting September 21, 2026, eligible U.S. sellers will use Express Payout by default. After Amazon initiates a payment, funds will typically arrive within 24 hours, including weekends and holidays, replacing the previous standard payout cycle of approximately three to five business days. Eligibility requirements include having a business address in one of the 50 U.S. states, a linked U.S. bank account that supports instant transfers, and a single payment amount of no more than $10 million. U.S.-issued Visa or Mastercard debit cards can receive payments of up to $50,000; amounts above that limit will be sent to the bank account. The change primarily benefits U.S.-based sellers, cross-border sellers with a U.S. company or U.S. receiving account, and small and midsize sellers seeking to improve cash flow, replenish inventory quickly, or pay advertising and warehousing expenses. Sellers that do not meet the instant-transfer requirements, receive payments above the applicable limit, or use a non-U.S. bank account will continue to receive funds under the existing schedule.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
Eligible U.S. store accounts will be automatically enrolled in Express Payout from September 21, 2026, with payments typically arriving within 24 hours, including weekends and holidays. This can accelerate inventory replenishment and payment of advertising and warehousing expenses. Sellers that do not meet the U.S. business-address, instant-transfer, or receiving-account requirements will remain on the existing payout schedule.
What should sellers do now?
- 1Log in to the U.S. Seller Central account this week, verify the business address, the receiving account’s instant-transfer capability, and the Express Payout status, and prepare an eligibility checklist for stores with U.S. business addresses with all three items checked.Listing character checker
- 2This week, contact the person responsible for the linked U.S. bank account to confirm that it supports instant transfers, record the receiving routes for the U.S. debit card and bank account, and prepare a receipt-method checklist for U.S. stores with all missing items flagged.
- 3This week, create a cash-flow and procurement list based on advertising, warehousing, and replenishment expenses for U.S. stores; plan eligible Express Payout funds around the 24-hour arrival time, cover currently pending-replenishment listings, and assign an owner for each item.Procurement List
- 4This week, check the amount and receiving route for every U.S. store payment. For payments of up to $50,000, verify the U.S. Visa or Mastercard debit card; for amounts above that, confirm that the funds are routed to the bank account, and retain the review results.Profit calculator