Referral fees, FBA fulfillment, storage, inbound placement, returns, advertising, and 10 more. The complete reference guide to every Amazon seller fee with current rates.
Mar 24, 2026 · 23 min · 5,800 words
On most sales Amazon takes a 15% referral fee and, if it ships the order, an FBA fee from $2.43 per unit, on top of $39.99 a month for a Professional plan. In the worked example below, Amazon's fees come to about a third of a $24.99 price. This guide sets out every 2026 rate, read from Amazon's own pages and dated, fee family by fee family.
How much does it cost to sell on Amazon?
A Professional plan costs $39.99 a month. Every sale then pays a referral fee, most often 15% of the price with a $0.30 minimum, and FBA fees if Amazon ships the order: a fulfilment fee set by size tier and shipping weight, monthly storage on the inventory you hold, and charges such as inbound placement and returns processing where they apply.
Four changes moved the per-unit cost of an FBA order this year. A 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge joined every US fulfilment fee on 17 April 2026, and holiday peak fulfilment rates run from 15 October 2026 to 14 January 2027. Non-peak fulfilment fees rose again on 15 January for standard-size products priced between $10 and $50. The aged inventory surcharge gained a new band above 456 days on 16 January. Inbound placement fees for standard-size products went up by about $0.05 per unit, and the old Large Bulky tier split into Small Bulky and Large Bulky.
From October, two seasonal rates apply on top. Monthly storage rises from $0.78 to $2.40 per cubic foot for standard-size units from October to December, and peak fulfilment rates run from 15 October 2026 to 14 January 2027.
Our coverage of each one, as it landed: the January FBA increase, the April fuel surcharge, the low-inventory-level fee, inbound placement and AWD. The combined effect on a thin-margin unit is in our April 2026 cost squeeze piece.
The single most useful thing to know about Amazon fees is that they are charged per unit, not per dollar. The referral fee scales with price. The fulfilment fee does not: a $12 product and a $60 product of the same size and weight pay the same fulfilment fee. That one fact decides which products survive a fee increase.
Beyond those two fees, the rest of the bill is the part a rate card never shows, because it depends on how you operate rather than what you sell: how you send stock in, how long it sits, how often you discount, how much comes back. Reconciling it by hand is the job an Amazon P&L dashboard does automatically, allocating each fee to the SKU that incurred it rather than averaging it across the catalogue.
The reference table. Every rate below is read from the Amazon page linked under it, on the date shown. Where a fee depends on size, weight or category, the section further down has the tiers.
| Fee | Rate | When charged | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional selling plan | $39.99 per month | Monthly | Professional accounts |
| Individual per-item fee | $0.99 per item sold | Every sale | Individual accounts |
| Referral fee | 5% to 45% of total sales price by category, most often 15%, usually a $0.30 minimum | Every sale | All sellers |
| Closing fee | $1.80 per unit | Every sale | Books, DVD, music, software, video games and consoles |
| FBA fulfilment fee | $2.43 per unit and up by size tier, weight and price band, plus a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge | When the order ships | FBA sellers |
| Monthly storage fee | $0.78 per cubic foot standard and $0.56 oversize January to September, $2.40 and $1.40 October to December, plus a utilisation surcharge where it applies | Monthly, 7th to 15th | FBA sellers |
| Aged inventory surcharge | $0.50 per cubic foot from 181 days, rising to $7.90 or $0.35 per unit above 456 days | Monthly, snapshot on the 15th | FBA sellers |
| Inbound placement service fee | $0.14 to $6.50 per unit by size tier and split option, no fee on Amazon-optimised splits | When a shipment is created | FBA sellers |
| Low-inventory-level fee | $0.32 to $2.09 per unit | When the order ships | Standard and bulky FBA units below 28 days of supply |
| Returns processing fee | $1.65 per returned unit and up by size tier and weight | Third month after the shipment month | Apparel and shoes on every return, other categories above a return-rate threshold |
| Removal and disposal fees | $0.84 to $14.32 per unit, plus $1.06 per pound above the top band | When the unit is removed or disposed | FBA sellers |
| Digital services fee | 2% in the UK, 3% in France, Italy and Spain, applied on top of selling and FBA fees | With the underlying fee | Sellers established in or selling into those stores |
Professional selling plan
Individual per-item fee
Referral fee
Closing fee
FBA fulfilment fee
Monthly storage fee
Aged inventory surcharge
Inbound placement service fee
Low-inventory-level fee
Returns processing fee
Removal and disposal fees
Digital services fee
Fulfilment, storage, placement, returns and removal rates are per size tier: the tables further down show the bands. Advertising is billed separately and is not an Amazon selling fee.
Source: Amazon Seller Central, Selling on Amazon fees guide, checked on 15 September 2026.
The referral fee is Amazon's commission, charged on the total sales price including any delivery and gift-wrap charges you bill, not on the item price alone. Most categories charge 15% with a $0.30 per-unit minimum. Several charge a rate that changes with price, which is where rate cards on other sites tend to be wrong: Beauty is not "8% to 15%", it is 8% up to $10 and 15% above.
| Category | Referral fee | Minimum |
|---|---|---|
| Most categories (Everything Else, Home and Kitchen, Toys, Sports, Office, Tools, Lawn and Garden, Eyewear, Footwear, Mattresses) | 15% | $0.30 |
| Beauty, Health and Personal Care | 8% up to $10.00, 15% above | $0.30 |
| Baby Products | 8% up to $10.00, 15% above | $0.30 |
| Clothing and Accessories | 5% up to $15.00, 10% above $15.00 to $20.00, 17% above $20.00 | $0.30 |
| Grocery and Gourmet | 8% up to $15.00, 15% above | None |
| Consumer Electronics | 8% | $0.30 |
| Electronics Accessories | 15% on the portion up to $100.00, 8% above | $0.30 |
| Computers | 8% | $0.30 |
| Furniture | 15% on the portion up to $200.00, 10% above | $0.30 |
| Jewelry | 20% on the portion up to $250.00, 5% above | $0.30 |
| Watches | 16% on the portion up to $1,500.00, 3% above | $0.30 |
| Automotive and Powersports | 12% | $0.30 |
| Pet Products | 15%, except 22% for veterinary diets | $0.30 |
| Amazon Device Accessories | 45% | $0.30 |
| Media (books, DVD, music, software, video) | 15%, plus a $1.80 closing fee per unit | None |
Most categories (Everything Else, Home and Kitchen, Toys, Sports, Office, Tools, Lawn and Garden, Eyewear, Footwear, Mattresses)
Beauty, Health and Personal Care
Baby Products
Clothing and Accessories
Grocery and Gourmet
Consumer Electronics
Electronics Accessories
Computers
Furniture
Jewelry
Watches
Automotive and Powersports
Pet Products
Amazon Device Accessories
Media (books, DVD, music, software, video)
Tiered categories charge each rate on the portion of the price inside its band, except Beauty, Baby, Clothing and Grocery, where the whole price takes the rate for the band it falls in. Gift Cards, Media, Grocery and video game categories have no minimum referral fee.
Source: Amazon Seller Central, Referral fees, checked on 15 September 2026.
The fulfilment fee is charged per unit when the order ships, and depends on the size tier, the shipping weight of the packaged unit and, since 2025, the price band the item sells in. Amazon's current tiers are small standard, large standard, small bulky, large bulky and four extra-large bands. The oversize names used before 2024 are gone.
| Size tier and shipping weight | Item under $10 | Item $10 to $50 | Item above $50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small standard, 2 oz or less | $2.43 | $3.32 | $3.58 |
| Small standard, 8+ to 10 oz | $2.77 | $3.68 | $3.94 |
| Small standard, 14+ to 16 oz | $2.95 | $3.96 | $4.22 |
| Large standard, 4 oz or less | $2.91 | $3.73 | $3.99 |
| Large standard, 8+ to 12 oz | $3.38 | $4.20 | $4.46 |
| Large standard, 1.5+ to 1.75 lb | $4.75 | $5.57 | $5.83 |
| Large standard, 3+ lb to 20 lb | $6.15 plus $0.08 per 4 oz above 3 lb | $6.97 plus $0.08 per 4 oz above 3 lb | $7.23 plus $0.08 per 4 oz above 3 lb |
| Small bulky, 0 to 50 lb | $6.78 plus $0.38 per lb above the first lb | $7.55 plus $0.38 per lb | $7.55 plus $0.38 per lb |
| Large bulky, 0 to 50 lb | $8.58 plus $0.38 per lb above the first lb | $9.35 plus $0.38 per lb | $9.35 plus $0.38 per lb |
| Extra-large, 0 to 50 lb | $25.56 plus $0.38 per lb above the first lb | $26.33 plus $0.38 per lb | $26.33 plus $0.38 per lb |
Small standard, 2 oz or less
Small standard, 8+ to 10 oz
Small standard, 14+ to 16 oz
Large standard, 4 oz or less
Large standard, 8+ to 12 oz
Large standard, 1.5+ to 1.75 lb
Large standard, 3+ lb to 20 lb
Small bulky, 0 to 50 lb
Large bulky, 0 to 50 lb
Extra-large, 0 to 50 lb
Rates exclude the 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge that has applied since 17 April 2026. Peak rates apply from 15 October 2026 to 14 January 2027 and run higher: small standard 2 oz or less is $2.62, $3.51 and $3.77 in the same three price bands. Apparel has its own rate card. Products priced under $10 automatically receive Low-Price FBA rates.
Source: Amazon Seller Central, 2026 US FBA fulfillment fee changes, checked on 15 September 2026.
The fee is set on the packaged unit, so packaging is a lever: shaving an inch or an ounce that crosses a tier boundary changes the fee for every unit you ship after it. If you are weighing FBA against shipping yourself, our FBA vs FBM comparison runs the arithmetic both ways.
Storage is billed monthly on the average daily cubic feet your inventory occupies, at one rate from January to September and a much higher rate from October to December. Some sellers also pay a utilisation surcharge on top, based on the ratio of stock held to stock shipped over the past 13 weeks.
| Period and tier | Base fee | Utilisation surcharge | Total at the top band |
|---|---|---|---|
| January to September, standard size | $0.78 | $0.44 to $1.88 depending on the ratio | $2.66 |
| January to September, oversize | $0.56 | $0.23 to $1.26 | $1.82 |
| October to December, standard size | $2.40 | $0.44 to $1.88 | $4.28 |
| October to December, oversize | $1.40 | $0.23 to $1.26 | $2.66 |
January to September, standard size
January to September, oversize
October to December, standard size
October to December, oversize
The utilisation surcharge only applies to Professional sellers whose first US shipment was more than 365 days ago, who hold at least 25 cubic feet a day in that size tier, and whose storage utilisation ratio is above 22 weeks. New sellers, Individual sellers and anyone under 25 cubic feet pay the base fee only. Dangerous goods use a separate rate card.
Source: Amazon Seller Central, Monthly inventory storage fees, checked on 15 September 2026.
Units that stop selling pay twice: storage every month, then the aged inventory surcharge once they pass 181 days. That threshold is the one most fee guides still get wrong, and it has not been 271 or 365 days for some time.
| Inventory age | Surcharge per cubic foot |
|---|---|
| 181 to 210 days | $0.50 |
| 211 to 240 days | $1.00 |
| 241 to 270 days | $1.50 |
| 271 to 300 days | $5.45 |
| 301 to 330 days | $5.70 |
| 331 to 365 days | $5.90 |
| 366 to 455 days | $6.90, or $0.30 per unit, whichever is greater |
| 456 days or more | $7.90, or $0.35 per unit, whichever is greater |
181 to 210 days
211 to 240 days
241 to 270 days
271 to 300 days
301 to 330 days
331 to 365 days
366 to 455 days
456 days or more
Charged on top of the monthly storage fee, on a snapshot taken on the 15th of each month, with inventory aged first in, first out. The first three bands exclude clothing, shoes, bags, jewelry and watches.
Source: Amazon Seller Central, Aged inventory surcharge, checked on 15 September 2026.
Two guides go deeper on the levers here: our FBA storage fees guide and our days of inventory guide.
When you create a shipping plan, Amazon prices the convenience of sending everything to one place. Send to a single location and you pay the minimal-split fee. Send bulky stock to two or three locations and you pay a reduced partial-split fee. Send five or more identical cartons or pallets to the locations Amazon assigns and there is no fee at all.
| Size tier and weight | Minimal splits, one location | Partial splits | Amazon-optimised splits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small standard, 8 oz or less | $0.14 to $0.32 | Not available | No fee |
| Small standard, 8+ to 16 oz | $0.16 to $0.32 | Not available | No fee |
| Large standard, 12 oz or less | $0.20 to $0.40 | Not available | No fee |
| Large standard, 1.5+ to 3 lb | $0.34 to $0.60 | Not available | No fee |
| Large standard, 15+ to 20 lb | $0.55 to $1.90 | Not available | No fee |
| Small bulky, 5 lb or less | $1.10 to $1.60 | $0.55 to $1.10 | No fee |
| Small bulky, 42+ to 50 lb | $4.80 to $5.95 | $1.23 to $3.32 | No fee |
| Large bulky, 5 lb or less | $1.30 to $1.80 | $0.55 to $1.25 | No fee |
| Large bulky, 42+ to 50 lb | $5.50 to $6.50 | $1.23 to $3.50 | No fee |
Small standard, 8 oz or less
Small standard, 8+ to 16 oz
Large standard, 12 oz or less
Large standard, 1.5+ to 3 lb
Large standard, 15+ to 20 lb
Small bulky, 5 lb or less
Small bulky, 42+ to 50 lb
Large bulky, 5 lb or less
Large bulky, 42+ to 50 lb
Ranges reflect the inbound region: shipments sent to western locations cost more than eastern ones. Partial splits are only offered for bulky sizes. The Amazon-optimised option requires at least five identical cartons or pallets per item, with the same quantity and item mix in each.
Source: Amazon Seller Central, FBA inbound placement service fee, checked on 15 September 2026.
Promotions carry two costs: the discount you fund, and a fee for running the promotion. Coupons charge a redemption fee per unit, Lightning Deals and other deal types charge a participation fee per event, and Vine charges an enrolment fee per parent ASIN. Amazon sets these rates in the console when you create the promotion rather than on a public rate card, so the numbers to trust are the ones on your own settlement.
Two different rules apply. Apparel and shoes pay a returns processing fee on every returned unit. Every other category pays it only on returns above a return-rate threshold set per product, and only if the product shipped at least 25 units that month. When a customer is refunded, Amazon also keeps a refund administration fee out of the referral fee it returns to you.
| Size tier and weight | Apparel and shoes, every return | All other categories, returns above the threshold |
|---|---|---|
| Small standard, 4 oz or less | $1.65 | $1.78 at 2 oz or less, $1.90 at 4+ to 6 oz |
| Small standard, 12+ to 16 oz | $1.95 | $2.21 |
| Large standard, 4 oz or less | $2.04 | $2.36 |
| Large standard, 12+ to 16 oz | $2.27 | $3.39 |
| Large standard, 1.75+ to 2 lb | $2.98 | $4.63 |
| Large standard, 3+ lb to 20 lb | $3.89 plus $0.10 per half lb above 3 lb | $5.00 plus $0.05 per 4 oz above 3 lb |
Small standard, 4 oz or less
Small standard, 12+ to 16 oz
Large standard, 4 oz or less
Large standard, 12+ to 16 oz
Large standard, 1.75+ to 2 lb
Large standard, 3+ lb to 20 lb
A product's return rate is the share of a month's shipped units returned in that month and the two following months, measured against a threshold published per fee category. The charge posts between the 7th and 15th of the third month after the shipment month. Products shipping fewer than 25 units in a month are exempt, as are the first 20 units of an eligible parent ASIN under FBA New Selection.
Source: Amazon Seller Central, 2026 returns processing fee changes, checked on 15 September 2026.
Advertising is not an Amazon selling fee. It is billed separately, it is optional in principle, and for most catalogues it is unavoidable in practice. Judge it against the contribution margin each product can carry once Amazon's fees are paid.
The metric that matters against fees is TACoS, because it puts ad spend against all sales rather than ad-attributed sales only. Our TACoS guide explains the calculation, and Nova's PPC analytics puts spend next to the profit of the products it moved.
The remaining charges are small individually and specific in when they apply. Removal and disposal are priced identically per unit, and from 1 March 2026 both are charged as each unit is processed rather than at the end of the order.
| Size tier | Shipping weight | Fee per unit |
|---|---|---|
| Standard size | 0 to 0.5 lb | $0.84 |
| Standard size | 0.5+ to 1.0 lb | $1.53 |
| Standard size | 1.0+ to 2.0 lb | $2.27 |
| Standard size | More than 2 lb | $2.89 plus $1.06 per lb above 2 lb |
| Large bulky, extra-large and special handling | 0 to 1.0 lb | $3.12 |
| Large bulky, extra-large and special handling | 2.0+ to 4.0 lb | $6.36 |
| Large bulky, extra-large and special handling | More than 10.0 lb | $14.32 plus $1.06 per lb above 10 lb |
Standard size
Standard size
Standard size
Standard size
Large bulky, extra-large and special handling
Large bulky, extra-large and special handling
Large bulky, extra-large and special handling
Disposal fees use the same rate card. Special handling covers apparel, shoes, watches, jewelry and dangerous goods.
Source: Amazon Seller Central, FBA removal order fees, checked on 15 September 2026.
Low-inventory-level fee. Charged per unit shipped when a product's historical days of supply sit below 28 days on both the 90-day and the 30-day measure, from $0.32 for a small standard unit close to the threshold to $2.09 for a large bulky unit under 14 days of cover. Since 15 January 2026 the metric is calculated per FNSKU rather than per parent ASIN, and Grocery products are exempt, as are slower-moving items. Amazon's rate card, checked on 15 September 2026.
Closing fee. $1.80 per unit sold in books, DVD, music, software, video games, consoles and gaming accessories, on top of the referral fee. Amazon's page, checked on 15 September 2026.
Digital services fee. 2% for sellers established in the UK and 3% for France, Italy and Spain, applied as a percentage increase on referral, closing and, in the UK and France, FBA fulfilment fees. It reflects national digital services taxes, so a seller established in the US selling only on amazon.com does not pay it. Amazon's page, checked on 15 September 2026.
Liquidation and Subscribe & Save. FBA Liquidation recovers part of the value of excess stock instead of paying to dispose of it, and Subscribe & Save discounts are funded by the seller. Amazon does not publish a single public rate for either, so we do not print one: both are quoted in Seller Central when you enrol, and both show on your settlement once they apply.
An illustration, not a benchmark. A Home and Kitchen product selling at $24.99, large standard size tier, 12 oz shipping weight, sent in on minimal shipment splits, held about two months in stock. The Amazon rates are the 2026 non-peak rates from the tables above. The cost of goods, inbound freight and ad spend per unit are assumptions, marked as such.
| Line | Amount | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Selling price | $24.99 | Assumption |
| Referral fee, 15% | -$3.75 | Home and Kitchen rate |
| FBA fulfilment, large standard 8+ to 12 oz, $10 to $50 band | -$4.20 | 2026 non-peak rate card |
| Fuel and logistics surcharge, 3.5% of the fulfilment fee | -$0.15 | In effect since 17 April 2026 |
| Inbound placement, minimal splits | -$0.30 | Middle of the $0.20 to $0.40 band |
| Monthly storage, about 0.15 cubic feet for two months off-peak | -$0.23 | $0.78 per cubic foot base rate |
| Amazon fees, total | -$8.63 | 34.5% of the selling price |
| Cost of goods | -$5.00 | Assumption |
| Inbound freight to the fulfilment centre | -$0.75 | Assumption |
| Advertising per unit sold | -$2.50 | Assumption |
| Left per unit | $8.11 | 32.5% of the selling price |
Selling price
Referral fee, 15%
FBA fulfilment, large standard 8+ to 12 oz, $10 to $50 band
Fuel and logistics surcharge, 3.5% of the fulfilment fee
Inbound placement, minimal splits
Monthly storage, about 0.15 cubic feet for two months off-peak
Amazon fees, total
Cost of goods
Inbound freight to the fulfilment centre
Advertising per unit sold
Left per unit
Illustrative values. Returns, coupons, removals and the long tail of smaller charges are not in this table, and they are charged separately when they apply.
Source: Amazon Seller Central, Selling on Amazon fees guide, checked on 15 September 2026.
No single Seller Central report lists every fee. Each family posts in a different place, on a different schedule, which is why a fee audit starts with knowing where to look.
| Fee | Where to find it |
|---|---|
| Referral fees | Payments, Transaction View, per-order breakdown |
| FBA fulfillment fees | Payments, Transaction View; per-SKU forecast in Inventory, Manage FBA Inventory |
| Storage fees | Reports, Fulfillment, Monthly Storage Fees (posts after the 15th) |
| Aged inventory surcharge | Reports, Fulfillment, Aged Inventory Surcharge |
| Inbound placement fees | Inventory, Send to Amazon, shipment-level cost preview |
| Low-inventory-level fee | Reports, Fulfillment, Low-Inventory-Level Fee |
| Removal and disposal | Reports, Fulfillment, Removal Orders |
| Ad spend | Advertising, Billing, Invoices (separate billing system) |
Not every fee on your settlement is final. Amazon issues reimbursements for lost, damaged and overcharged events: warehouse-damaged inventory, lost shipments, customer-return mismatches, weight or dimension misclassifications. Read the reimbursement lines already sitting in your own settlement data and compare them month to month rather than working from a rule of thumb.
They post under Payments, Transaction View, filtered by type "Reimbursement". Manual claims must be filed within 60 days of the event, and the claims most often missed are inbound shipment shortages, customer-returned units never put back into inventory, and fee overcharges where Amazon's dimensions disagree with the actual unit. Nova shows every Amazon reimbursement as its own line in your Amazon P&L, next to the fees it offsets. Filing the cases themselves stays in Seller Central, and the reimbursement guide walks through the process.
Nova reads the settlement data behind all of this and allocates every Amazon fee line to the SKU and the day it belongs to, rather than averaging it across the catalogue. That covers 73 Amazon charge lines, 45 refund lines and 21 reimbursement types, in one Amazon P&L. For strategies on bringing the bill down, read how to reduce Amazon FBA fees, and for the year-on-year movement, the 2026 fee changes guide.
A Professional plan costs $39.99 a month, or $0.99 per item sold on the Individual plan. Each sale pays a referral fee set by category, and with FBA a fulfilment fee set by size tier and shipping weight, plus monthly storage on the inventory you hold.
Amazon's commission is the referral fee: a percentage of the total sale price set by category, with a $0.30 minimum in most categories. Many categories charge 15%, and some tier by price, such as Beauty at 8% up to $10 and 15% above.
No. Listing a product costs nothing. You pay the plan, $39.99 a month on Professional or $0.99 per item sold on Individual, and fees start when an item sells: the referral fee, plus FBA fees if Amazon fulfils the order.
For FBA sellers it is usually the fulfilment fee rather than the commission, because it is charged per unit and does not scale with price. Sellers who ship their own orders pay mainly the referral fee.
Amazon charges a fixed fee per unit by size tier and shipping weight, measured on the packaged unit, so price does not change it. That is why it weighs more on cheap items.
Amazon still charges it. It applies to standard-size and bulky FBA units when both the 90-day and the 30-day historical days of supply sit below 28 days, at $0.32 to $2.09 per unit by size tier. Grocery products, slower-moving items and units outside those size tiers are exempt.
Yes, in pieces. A 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge joined every US fulfilment fee on 17 April 2026, and holiday peak rates run from 15 October. The 2026 fee changes guide has each line.
FBM sellers skip FBA fulfilment and storage fees but pay the referral fee, their own shipping, packaging and labour. Whether that is cheaper depends on size and weight. FBA also makes offers Prime-eligible, which usually lifts conversion.
Every rate on this page was read from an Amazon page on 15 September 2026. Where a rate sits behind a Seller Central sign-in, no number is quoted.
Nova reconciles referral, FBA, storage, inbound placement and the rest against your settlements, so the fee bill on this page is the one you can see per SKU.
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