Amazon announced its 2027 US fee changes on November 5, 2026. FBA fulfillment fees will go up by $0.19 per unit on average from January 15, 2027, and storage and the low-inventory-level fee change on February 1. The details below come from Amazon's announcement to sellers.
What changes, and when?
2027 US FBA fee changes| Effective | Change |
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| January 15, 2027 | FBA fulfillment fees rise by $0.19 per unit on average, about 0.8% of the average selling price |
| January 15, 2027 | The 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge stays at its current level |
| February 1, 2027 | The storage utilization surcharge ends |
| February 1, 2027 | The aged inventory surcharge and monthly storage merge into one age-based storage rate |
| February 1, 2027 | The low-inventory-level fee only applies below 28 days of supply, judged on shipments before and after the assessment |
How much more will fulfillment cost?
On average $0.19 per unit, which Amazon puts at about 0.8% of the average item's selling price. The average hides a spread: Amazon says some products will cost more and others less, so that each fee follows its real fulfillment cost more closely. The 2026 increase was $0.08 per unit on average.
The 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge, in place since April 17, 2026, does not change. Amazon says fuel and line-haul trucking costs have stayed high and that it will keep reviewing the surcharge, so keep it in your 2027 numbers. Our April article explains how it is charged.
What happens to storage fees?
From February 1, 2027, Amazon drops the storage utilization surcharge. It also removes the aged inventory surcharge and folds it, with the monthly storage fee, into a single rate that depends on how long a unit has been in storage.
Amazon says inventory that sells within six months will pay the same or less, and aged inventory will pay more. The new age-based rates are not in the announcement, so compare them with what you pay today before you send large Q1 shipments.
How does the low-inventory-level fee change?
Today the fee is assessed on trailing 30-day and 90-day sales. From February 1, it applies only when a product has less than 28 days of supply, measured on actual shipments in the four weeks before and the four weeks after the assessment date. Amazon expects fewer charges caused by a sudden spike in demand or by end-of-season and end-of-life products. Our guide to the low-inventory-level fee shows how to estimate what you pay today.
What is still unknown?
The rate tables. Amazon lists further changes for small and large standard-size items, items priced above $50, "Buy X, Get Y" promotions, Multi-Channel Fulfillment and Amazon Warehousing and Distribution on a Seller Central page that requires a login. The announcement does not mention a change to referral fees. We will add the new rates to our Amazon seller fees guide and our FBA calculator once they are public.
What to do before January 15
- Check the fee change for your own products in Seller Central, product by product
- Reprice the SKUs where a few cents decide the margin, before the new rates land
- Look at inventory age before your Q1 purchase orders, since aged stock will cost more from February 1
- Keep the 3.5% surcharge in your budget for 2027
EcomCrew's breakdown works through the effect on a product's contribution margin.
Where Nova fits
Nova shows every Amazon fee as its own line for each product: the fulfillment base fee, the fuel and logistics surcharge, the low-inventory-level fee and storage. After January 15 and February 1 you can compare what each SKU paid before and after the change, in the app or by asking Claude or ChatGPT through the Nova MCP.
