Amazon US to Raise 2026 Holiday Peak Fulfillment Fees
Amazon US holiday peak fulfillment fees will apply during a specified period to FBA, Remote Fulfillment, MCF, and Buy with Prime.
What are the key facts?
- 1Amazon US 2026 holiday peak fulfillment fees
- 2Approximately $0.32 average increase per unit
- 3Additional 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge
- 4Applies to four fulfillment services
What happened?
Amazon US will apply its 2026 holiday peak fulfillment fees from October 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027. According to the announcement, the fees will increase by approximately $0.32 per unit on average, in addition to a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge. The fees apply to FBA, Remote Fulfillment, MCF, and Buy with Prime. The information concerns fulfillment cost arrangements during the US store’s holiday peak period, and sellers using these services need to include the fee changes in their peak-season order cost calculations. The original text also notes that the announcement was not published within the past 48 hours.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
From October 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027, average fulfillment fees for FBA, Remote Fulfillment, MCF, and Buy with Prime on Amazon US will increase by approximately $0.32 per unit, plus a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge. Sellers using these services need to recalculate holiday peak order costs to prevent the fee changes from squeezing margins.
What should sellers do now?
- 1Use a profit calculator to enter the approximately $0.32 per-unit increase and 3.5% surcharge separately for each US-store SKU using FBA, Remote Fulfillment, MCF, or Buy with Prime; produce a pre- and post-peak profit comparison table and flag Listings requiring review.Profit calculator
- 2Compile the US-store SKUs offered during the holiday peak period, verify packaging dimensions and billing information for products using FBA or other relevant fulfillment services, and complete a dimensional-weight inspection checklist recording abnormal SKUs and items requiring confirmation.Dimensional weight
- 3Based on the profit calculations, compare the fees for FBA, Remote Fulfillment, MCF, and Buy with Prime for the same products on Amazon US; create a fulfillment-method cost table and complete the review of all priority SKUs.Marketplace fee compare