Amazon FBA Fees 2026: Complete Breakdown of Seller Costs

Short answer: selling with Amazon FBA in 2026 costs a selling plan fee ($39.99/month for Professional or $0.99 per item for Individual), a referral fee on every sale (15% in many categories), an FBA fulfillment fee per unit based on size, weight and price, monthly storage fees, and a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on fulfillment fees that Amazon added in April 2026. Below we break down each fee, what changed in 2026, and how to keep your costs down.

What Is Amazon FBA?

FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) lets third-party sellers store their products in Amazon fulfillment centers. When an order comes in, Amazon picks, packs and ships it, and also handles customer service and returns. In exchange, Amazon charges FBA fees on top of the normal selling fees. You send your products to Amazon’s warehouses, and Amazon does the rest. Learn more about building an Amazon FBA business.

What Are Amazon FBA Fees?

Amazon seller costs fall into two groups:

• Selling fees that every seller pays: the selling plan fee, referral fees and, for media items, a closing fee.
• FBA fees that apply only when Amazon fulfills your orders: fulfillment fees, monthly storage fees and a few inventory-related fees (aged inventory, low inventory level, inbound placement, returns processing and removals).

What changed in 2026?

• January 1, 2026: Amazon stopped offering FBA prep and item labeling services in the US, so sellers (or their prep centers) must prep and label inventory before it arrives.
• January 15, 2026: US FBA fulfillment fees rose by an average of $0.08 per unit. Referral fee percentages did not change, and Amazon added more price-based granularity to fulfillment fees (items under $10 get lower Low-Price FBA rates).
• April 17, 2026: Amazon added a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge to FBA fulfillment fees in the US and Canada (Multi-Channel Fulfillment and Buy with Prime followed on May 2, 2026). Amazon says it stays in place until further notice.
• October 15, 2026 – January 14, 2027: holiday peak fulfillment fees apply, averaging $0.32 more per unit than non-peak rates, with the 3.5% surcharge on top.

Amazon Seller Account Fees

Amazon offers two selling plans. The Individual plan costs $0.99 for each item sold and suits sellers who sell fewer than 40 items per month. The Professional plan costs $39.99 per month (plus selling fees) with no per-item fee, so it becomes cheaper once you sell more than about 40 units a month. You pay the monthly fee even in months with no sales.

Not sure which one to choose? Read Amazon Individual vs Professional seller plans. Most online arbitrage sellers need the Professional plan, because repricers, scanning tools and category ungating all depend on it.

Sale-Related Fees: Referral and Closing Fees

Referral fees

Every seller, on either plan, pays a referral fee on each item sold. It is a percentage of the total sales price (item price plus any shipping or gift-wrap charges), or a per-item minimum, whichever is greater. The rate depends on the product category:

• Many categories, such as Home and Kitchen, Sports and Outdoors, and Toys and Games, are charged 15%.
• Rates range from as low as 3% (the portion of a watch’s price above $1,500) to 45% for Amazon Device Accessories.
• The minimum referral fee is $0.30 per item in most categories.

For example, a $25 toy at a 15% referral fee costs you $3.75 in referral fees. Check Amazon’s referral fee schedule for your exact category before you buy inventory.

Closing fee for media items

Media products (books, DVDs, music, software, video games and video game consoles) carry an extra $1.80 closing fee per item sold, in addition to the referral fee. If you sell books, read our guide to selling books on Amazon.

FBA Fulfillment Fees

The FBA fulfillment fee is charged per unit sold and covers picking, packing, shipping, customer service and returns handling. It is deducted from your payout before Amazon pays you. In 2026, the fee depends on three things:

• Size tier: small standard, large standard, small bulky, large bulky and extra-large, based on the packaged dimensions.
• Shipping weight: the greater of the unit weight and the dimensional weight, in weight bands.
• Price band: items priced under $10 get lower Low-Price FBA rates, while items between $10 and $50 and items over $50 are charged on separate rate tables.

Here are a few examples of per-unit fees Amazon published for its 2026 holiday announcement, before the 3.5% surcharge:

The exact fee for your product is shown on the FBA Revenue Calculator and in the Fee Preview report in Seller Central. You can also run quick numbers in our Amazon FBA profit calculator, and learn how to calculate Amazon profit accurately.

3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge

Since April 17, 2026, Amazon adds a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge to FBA fulfillment fees in the US and Canada (and since May 2, 2026, to Multi-Channel Fulfillment and Buy with Prime). It applies to the fulfillment fee, not to your selling price, and averages about $0.17 per unit for US FBA. Amazon calls it temporary but has not set an end date, so include it in every profit calculation.

Amazon FBA Monthly Storage Fees

Amazon charges a monthly storage fee based on the daily average volume (in cubic feet) your inventory takes up in its fulfillment centers. Rates are much higher in the October–December peak season:

Dangerous goods (hazmat) are charged higher storage rates. Storage fees are usually charged between the 7th and 15th of the following month. Sellers whose inventory covers many weeks of sales can also pay a storage utilization surcharge on top of the base rate. For more on capacity and limits, see Amazon FBA inventory storage limits.

Other FBA Fees to Know in 2026

• Aged inventory surcharge: charged monthly on units stored more than 181 days, and it rises the longer stock sits. In 2026 Amazon raised the per-unit minimum for the 271–365 day band and added a higher tier for inventory older than 15 months.
• Low-inventory-level fee: charged on standard-size (and, from 2026, bulky) items when your stock runs too low relative to sales, because thin inventory forces Amazon to ship from farther away.
• Inbound placement service fee: depends on how many fulfillment centers you split your shipment across. Choosing Amazon’s optimized split minimizes it, while a minimal split costs more per unit.
• Returns processing fee: charged on returned units in categories where your return rate is above Amazon’s threshold.
• Removal, disposal and liquidation fees: charged per unit when you ask Amazon to send back or dispose of inventory; in 2026 the fee is priced when the order is placed.

New Professional sellers can reduce these costs with Amazon’s new seller incentives, including the FBA New Selection program, which offers free monthly storage and other credits on eligible new products.

Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) Fees for Non-Amazon Orders

You can also use your FBA inventory to fulfill orders from other sales channels, such as your own Shopify store. This service is called Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF). Amazon stores, picks, packs and ships the order for you, with standard, expedited and priority delivery options. MCF fees are charged per order and depend on the delivery speed, the number of units and the size and weight of the items, and the 3.5% surcharge has applied to MCF since May 2, 2026. Check the current MCF rate card in Seller Central before you quote shipping on your own site.

Shipping Costs if You Fulfill Orders Yourself (FBM)

If you ship orders yourself instead of using FBA, you don’t pay FBA fees, but you pay for postage, packaging and your time. Amazon pays FBM sellers a shipping credit on some categories (such as media), and that credit often doesn’t cover the real cost of shipping heavier items. See our guides to Amazon FBM fees and Amazon FBA vs FBM to compare both options.

How to Reduce Your Amazon FBA Fees

• Check every product’s full fee (referral + fulfillment + surcharge + storage) before you buy, not just the price spread.
• Avoid sending large Q4 quantities of slow sellers that will pay peak storage and aged inventory fees.
• Keep enough stock on fast sellers to avoid the low-inventory-level fee.
• Use Amazon’s optimized inbound split when possible to reduce inbound placement fees.
• Favor products with healthy margins after fees; items under $10 benefit from lower Low-Price FBA rates but still need enough profit per unit.

Even with higher costs in 2026, FBA can still be very profitable for the right products. Read Is Amazon FBA still profitable? for a deeper look. If you want products that have already been checked for profit after Amazon fees, our online arbitrage leads do that analysis for you every day.

Amazon FBA Fees FAQ

Is there a monthly fee for Amazon FBA?

FBA itself has no subscription fee, but most FBA sellers use the Professional selling plan, which costs $39.99 per month. You also pay monthly storage fees for inventory stored in Amazon’s warehouses.

How much does Amazon take from each sale?

For an FBA seller, Amazon typically takes the referral fee (15% in many categories) plus the FBA fulfillment fee (a few dollars per unit for most standard-size items, plus the 3.5% surcharge). Together with storage, these fees commonly take a large share of the selling price, so always check the full fee breakdown for each product before you buy.

What is the difference between FBA fees and Amazon selling fees?

Selling fees (plan fee, referral fee and closing fee) are paid by every seller. FBA fees (fulfillment, storage and inventory-related fees) are paid only when Amazon stores and ships your products.

Did Amazon FBA fees increase in 2026?

Yes. US fulfillment fees rose by an average of $0.08 per unit on January 15, 2026, a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge was added from April 17, 2026, and holiday peak fees apply from October 15, 2026 to January 14, 2027. Referral fee percentages did not change.

How are FBA fees calculated?

Amazon calculates the fulfillment fee from the product’s size tier, shipping weight and price band, then adds the 3.5% surcharge. Storage is charged per cubic foot per month. Use the FBA Revenue Calculator to see the exact fees for any ASIN.

Fees in this guide are for the Amazon US marketplace as of October 2026. Amazon updates its fees regularly, so always confirm current rates in Seller Central.