What is the Amazon Low-Price FBA program?
Low-Price FBA is a discounted fulfillment fee tier for standard-size items priced at or under about $10. Enrolled SKUs pay roughly $0.77 less per unit than the standard FBA fee. It is designed to keep low-price items profitable without pushing sellers off the platform.
Who benefits
Sellers whose average selling price sits below $10 benefit the most: accessories, replacement parts, single-use grocery, small beauty. Every $0.77 saved per unit on a $6 SKU is more than a full point of margin.
Watch-outs
You do not opt in. Amazon auto-enrolls eligible ASINs each time price crosses the threshold. If you raise price for a promo above the cap, the SKU jumps back to the standard fee that day.
How Nova shows this
Nova reads the actual fee charged from settlement, so if Amazon flips a SKU out of Low-Price FBA mid-week you see the fee jump on that SKU's per-unit P&L instead of guessing at the fee table.
Frequently asked questions
What is the price cap for Low-Price FBA?
Around $10 in the US, with equivalent thresholds in other marketplaces. Amazon has updated the exact cap several times, so verify in current help docs.
Does Low-Price FBA apply to large standard items?
No. It is a small-standard-only program in practice.
Can I lose eligibility if I run a coupon?
The effective price after coupon can bring you back under the threshold and requalify. It works the other way too if you raise price.
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How do Amazon FBA fulfillment fee tiers work?
FBA fulfillment fees are charged per unit shipped and depend on size tier and shipping weight. Tiers run from small standard (under 16 oz) through large standard, large bulky, and extra-large. Rates step up sharply at each tier boundary, so a product just over the cutoff can cost 40% more to ship.
What are Amazon referral fee rates by category?
Amazon referral fees typically range from 8% to 17% of the item price, charged per sale. Most private-label categories sit at 15%. Consumer electronics is 8%, jewelry can hit 20% above a threshold, and there is a minimum referral fee of $0.30 per unit that catches low-price SKUs.
What is the aged inventory surcharge on Amazon FBA?
The aged inventory surcharge is a monthly fee Amazon adds to units that have sat in FBA warehouses for a long time. It kicks in around 181 days and grows the longer the unit sits. It is separate from long-term storage fees and stacks with monthly storage.
How do I find hidden Amazon fees eating my margin?
The fees that hurt most are rarely hidden, they are just scattered across multiple Seller Central reports. Check monthly storage, aged inventory surcharges, low-inventory-level fees, inbound placement fees, returns processing, subscription-and-save discounts, and coupon redemption fees. Rebuilding a per-SKU P&L from the Fee Preview and Payments reports usually reveals a 3 to 8 point margin gap.
How do Amazon coupons affect profit?
Amazon coupons discount the buyer's price and add a $0.60 redemption fee per unit sold with the coupon. That fee stacks on top of the referral fee, FBA fee, and PPC. On a $15 SKU with a 20% off coupon, the true margin hit is the discount plus the redemption fee, often 20% to 25% of unit revenue.