2025 Amazon FBA Fee Changes
Table of Contents
- FBA Fees Overview 2025
- FBA Fulfillment Fees 2025
- Low-Inventory Cost Coverage Fees (Pan-EU)
- FBA Reimbursement Policy Update 2025
- Aged Inventory Surcharge
- Multi-Channel Fulfillment Fees
- Amazon Warehouse Distribution Fees
- Amazon Warehouse Distribution Case Study
- Inbound Placement Fees
- Referral Fees
- Storage Utilization Surcharge Fees
- Pan-EU FBA Oversize Surcharge
- Preparation Fees
- Return Processing Fees
- Profitability Hacks
- Forceget Matrix Club
- Resources
FBA Fees Overview 2025
Inbound Placement Fees
Inbound Placement Fees will decrease by an average of $0.58 per unit for high volume bulky products and be waived for up to 100 units of new parent ASINS eligible for the FBA New Selection Program.
FBA Fulfillment Fee Rates
For both Standard Size and Large Bulky products, the FBA Fulfillment Fees for the 2025 non-peak period remain unchanged compared to the 2024 nonpeak fees.
Return Processing Fees
Returns Processing Fee for high-return FBA products (except clothing and shoes) will be applied in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, with exemptions for items shipping under 25 units monthly.
Off-Peak Monthly Storage Fees
Off-Peak Storage Fees (January-September) remain unchanged for standard and oversize items, with rates ranging from £0.50 to £0.76 per cubic foot.
Amazon Warehouse Distribution Fees
Forceget ensures cost predictability with fixed $0.32/cu ft/month storage fees, even during peak periods, unlike Amazon AWD’s rising rates. This stability makes it a more scalable and cost-effective choice.
Multi-Channel Fulfillment Fees
Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) Fees will rise by an average of 3.5%.
Low Inventory Cost Coverage Fees (Pan-EU)
Low Inventory Cost Coverage Fee (Pan-EU) applies to standard-size Pan-EU FBА products in Germany, France, Italy, and Spain with persistently low inventory relative to demand.
Preparation Fees
Preparation Fees for labeling, bagging, bubble wrapping and taping will increase for all envelopes, parcels and oversize units.
Referral Fees
Referral Fees will remain unchanged, while the minimum referral fee for heavy, non-sortable items will decrease from £25/€25 to £20/€20.
FBA Fulfillment Fees 2025
The Amazon FBA service enables sellers to store their merchandise in Amazon’s fulfillment centers, while Amazon handles shipping, customer service, and returns on their behalf. In return for this service, Amazon imposes fulfillment fees on the sellers.
Amazon’s fulfillment fees vary based on factors such as the item’s category, size, and billable weight.
Amazon FBA Fulfillment Fees for the 2025 non-peak period remain unchanged compared to the 2024 non-peak fees for standard and large bulky size products.
Holiday Peak Fulfillment Fees
Holiday Peak Fulfillment Fees are effective from October 15, 2024 to January 14, 2025. The shipping fees range from a minimum of $3.25 for items weighing 2 ounces or less to a maximum of $3.87 for items weighing between 14 and 16 ounces.
Off-Peak Fulfillment Fees
Off-Peak Fulfillment Fees will take effect on January 15, 2025. They remain unchanged compared to the 2024 non-peak fees.
There are no fee changes in pricing across all weight categories it ranges from $3.06 for items weighing 2 oz or less to $3.65 for items weighing between 14 and 16 oz.
This consistency indicates stability in shipping costs for the non-peak periods between 2024 and 2025.
Low Inventory Cost Coverage Fees (Pan-EU)
Starting from February 1st, The Low Inventory Cost Coverage Fee (Pan-EU) will apply to standard-size products fulfilled through Pan-EU FBA in Germany, France, Italy, and Spain with consistently low-inventory compared to demand.
The existing small envelope (≤ 80 g) size tier will be replaced with the new light envelope size tiers.
New Exemptions for Low-Inventory Cost Coverage Fee (Pan-EU) will be introduced starting from February 17, 2025 to better address customers’ operational needs:
- Grade & Resell products
- Renewed products
- Meltable items
Continuation of Existing Exemptions
Professional sellers new to Pan-European FBA: New Pan-EU FBA sellers will have their FNSKUs exempt from the low-inventory cost coverage fee for the first 365 days after meeting program requirements.
New Pan-EU FBA FNSKUs in FBA New Selection Program are exempt from the fee for 180 days after launch.
FNSKUs with fewer than 20 sales in the past 7 days across Germany, France, Italy, and Spain remain fee-exempt.
Orders placed in the UK, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, and Ireland stores are exempt from the fee.
Oversize items will remain exempt from the low-inventory cost coverage fee (Pan-EU).
FBA Reimbursement Policy Update 2025
Reimbursement for Lost and Damaged FBA Inventory
Starting March 10, 2025, reimbursements for items lost or damaged before an order will be capped at £2,000 and based on manufacturing costs, either provided by the seller or estimated by Amazon. For items lost or damaged after an order, reimbursements will align with the value refunded or replaced to the customer, minus fees and taxes.
Key Impacts
Starting March 10, 2025, Amazon will change its reimbursement policy for lost or damaged inventory. Instead of basing refunds on the Sales Price, they will now calculate reimbursements based on “Manufacturing Cost”, leading to significant reductions for sellers.
- Sellers could see a 60% or greater reduction in reimbursement amounts, especially for higher-value items with large profit margins.
- Refunds will no longer cover the full retail value, only the actual manufacturing costs.
This shift aims to standardize reimbursements and align refunds more closely with sellers’ actual costs.
Why It Matters
Amazon’s new reimbursement policy will significantly impact sellers’ cash flow, especially for high-margin products. Revising cost strategies are critical to staying profitable in 2025.
Strategies to Adapt and Mitigate Impact
Submit Claims Before March 10, 2025: File all your outstanding claims now to ensure they are calculated using the current sales price for maximum reimbursements.
Enhance Inventory Accuracy: Enhance tracking systems to reduce lost or damaged inventory. Forceget’s GetStock Tool streamlines inventory management with real-time tracking and efficient reimbursement claims.
Update Manufacturing Cost Records: Keep accurate manufacturing costs for every SKU to prepare for the new policy.
Reassess Margins and Pricing: Adjust pricing strategies to counter reduced reimbursement amounts and secure profitability.
Utilize Refund Management Services: Forceget ensures efficient, accurate claim submissions and recover lost revenue.
Impact on Sellers: This change demands better inventory management, cost optimization, and strategic planning. Thanks to Forceget’s GetStock Tool, sellers can adapt quickly and maintain profitability in the face of new challenges.
Aged Inventory Surcharge
Starting February 1, 2025, Amazon will adjust the Aged Inventory Surcharge to further encourage efficient inventory management and free up storage capacity in fulfillment centers. This change reflects Amazon’s continued emphasis on maintaining streamlined operations while addressing long-term storage concerns.
Key Impacts
The surcharge applies to inventory stored in Amazon fulfillment centers for 271 days or more. Previously, charges were only applied to items stored for 365 days or more.
Fee Rates:
- 271 to 365 days: New surcharge tier introduced, with rates dependent on the item’s size and weight.
- 365 days or more: Existing long-term storage fees remain, with rates increasing significantly in 2025.
Exemptions: Items actively enrolled in the FBA New Selection Program or seasonal products with designated storage exemptions.
Inventory levels below Amazon’s minimum threshold for surcharge applicability are not subject to fees.
Strategies to Mitigate Costs
Enhance Demand Forecasting: Use sales data and trends to better anticipate demand, reducing overstock and avoiding excess inventory accumulation.
Implement Discounting and Promotions: Offer discounts, bundles, or promotions to move older inventory before reaching surcharge thresholds.
Adopt Inventory Segmentation: Use Amazon’s inventory management tools to segment and prioritize aged inventory, focusing on fast clearance of at-risk products.
Leverage Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF): Shift aged inventory to alternative fulfillment channels or liquidate through third-party marketplaces to reduce storage time.
Monitor FBA Dashboards: Regularly review Amazon’s Inventory Performance Index (IPI) to identify at-risk items and take proactive measures.
Impact on Sellers: The Aged Inventory Surcharge will disproportionately affect sellers with slow-moving products, particularly those in competitive niches or with seasonal fluctuations.
The new 271-day threshold demands faster inventory turnover and improved demand planning to avoid surcharges.
Multi-Channel Fulfillment Fees
If sellers utilize Amazon’s services to fulfill a product sold on a different platform, they will incur Amazon multi-channel fulfillment fees.
Amazon initially attempted to disincentivize sellers from selling products on other platforms by making it less profitable for Amazon sellers. However, Amazon’s approach has changed.
In 2023, Amazon launched a program with Shopify, allowing customers to “Buy with Prime” directly from a Shopify store. This collaboration represents one of the first and largest partnerships Amazon has initiated with other marketplaces.
Amazon increased the Multi-channel Fulfillment (MCF) fees on January 15, 2025.
On average, the fees will increase by 3.5% across all delivery speed options. If the shipping weight is ≤ 1 lb, the MCF fee will remain the same. If the shipping weight is > 1 lb, fee increase varies based on unit size and weight.
Amazon Warehouse Distribution Fees
Impact on Sellers
For new sellers without historical days of supply data, smart storage rates will be automatically applied. This applies for the first 90 days after their first shipment arrives at either AWD or FBA, whichever happens first.
Products newly introduced to FBA automatically qualify for the smart storage rate during the first 90 days after their initial shipment is received in AWD or FBA, whichever happens first.
Strategies to Adapt and Mitigate Impact
Forceget’s fixed pricing policy and lack of hidden fees ensure reliability and cost predictability for your logistics needs.
Forceget’s storage fees remain unchanged even during peak periods, maintaining a consistent rate of $0.32/cu ft/month both before and after April 1st, 2025, while Amazon AWD’s integrated storage fees increase from $0.36/cu ft/month to $0.38/cu ft/month.
This stability makes Forceget a smarter, more scalable, and cost-effective choice, especially during peak periods when fluctuating costs can have a significant impact on profitability.
Amazon Warehouse Distribution Case Study
Cost Comparison for 10,000 Hand Warmers
This case study evaluates the logistics costs of AWD, AGL and Forceget for a full container load (FCL) shipment of 10,000 hand warmers.
Storage Costs
- January – September: AWD Storage fees are 2.5 times higher than Forceget.
- October – December: AWD Storage fees jump to 8 times higher than Forceget.
International Shipping Fees
AWD’s FCL rate is 1.5 times higher than Forceget’s, increasing total shipment expenses.
With AWD’s significantly higher storage fees – especially during peak seasons-and an FCL rate 1.5 times higher than Forceget, businesses can achieve substantial savings by choosing Forceget for logistics optimization.
Forceget offers you stability in pricing which is the most crucial part for cost-efficient logistics. Whether shipping 10,000 UNITS FCL or a 40 HQ FCL container, Forceget’s pricing remains significantly lower than Amazon when bundled as a package.
Inbound Placement Fees
Starting 15 January, 2025, Inbound Placement Service Fees for high-volume/bulky products will be reduced by an average of $0.58 per unit to minimize shipment splits. The average fee per unit is approximately $0.25 for standard-sized products and $2.41 for large bulky-sized products.
For shipments created between December 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, the Inbound Placement Service Fee will be waived for new parent ASINs that qualify for the FBA New Selection Program. This exemption will apply to the first 100 inbounded units per new parent ASIN. The first shipment plan created with the new parent ASIN must occur on or after December 1, 2024, to be eligible.
Impact on Sellers
Amazon’s partial or optimized shipment options allow sellers to distribute inventory across multiple locations, often at a lower cost or no cost at all.
For the no-fee Amazon-optimized option:
a) Shipments must include at least five identical cartons or pallets per item.
b) Each carton or pallet must have the same item mix and quantity.
The partial shipment splits option will no longer be available for standard-size products starting February 20, 2025. Shipment plans for standard-size products created on or after February 20, 2025, will no longer have this option.
Strategies to Adapt and Mitigate Impact
New sellers who create and send their first shipment to a fulfillment center within 90 days of listing their offer will qualify for $400 in credits that apply to the FBA inbound placement service fee, allowing them to reduce their fees.
Referral Fees
Starting from January 15, 2025, Referral Fees will remain unchanged, while the minimum referral fee for heavy, non-sortable items will decrease from £25/€25 to £20/€20.
Starting from February 1, 2025, Amazon lowered minimum referral fee for heavy, non-sortable items from £25/€25 to £20/€20.Storage Utilization Surcharge Fees
Starting April 1, 2025, Amazon will implement a Storage Utilization Surcharge for sellers whose inventory storage exceeds 26 weeks (182 days). This surcharge is aimed at encouraging sellers to better manage their inventory turnover rates and avoid prolonged storage of slow-moving or aged inventory.Key Impacts
The surcharge applies to inventory stored in Amazon fulfillment centers for over 26 weeks, regardless of the inventory turnover rate or sales velocity.
Sellers with a high cubic volume-to-sales ratio will see an additional fee applied to their monthly storage costs. The exact surcharge amount varies by product size and storage type (standard or oversized).
Inventory stored for less than 26 weeks is not subject to this surcharge.
Additionally, seasonal products with high turnover during specific months may still be affected if their storage extends beyond the 26-week threshold.
Why It Matters
Sellers who do not proactively manage their inventory levels risk incurring higher costs, particularly for slow-moving or overstocked items.
Forecast Demand Accurately: Use advanced tools to predict sales trends and adjust stock levels accordingly.
Clear Aged Inventory: Implement promotions or discounts to sell off slow-moving inventory before the surcharge threshold is reached.
Utilize Third-Party Warehousing: Store excess inventory in 3PL warehouses or prep centers to reduce long-term FBA storage costs.
Monitor Performance Metrics: Store excess inventory in 3PL warehouses or prep centers to reduce long-term FBA storage costs.
Impact on Sellers
For sellers with significant slow-moving inventory, the surcharge could increase storage expenses substantially, cutting into profit margins.
Taking proactive measures to optimize inventory levels and turnover rates will be critical to maintaining profitability under this new policy.
This surcharge reinforces Amazon’s push for sellers to embrace efficient inventory management while ensuring fulfillment centers remain optimized for fast-moving goods.
Storage Utilization Surcharge Fees
Starting April 1, 2025, Amazon will implement a Storage Utilization Surcharge for sellers whose inventory storage exceeds 26 weeks (182 days). This surcharge is aimed at encouraging sellers to better manage their inventory turnover rates and avoid prolonged storage of slow-moving or aged inventory.
Key Impacts
The surcharge applies to inventory stored in Amazon fulfillment centers for over 26 weeks, regardless of the inventory turnover rate or sales velocity.
Sellers with a high cubic volume-to-sales ratio will see an additional fee applied to their monthly storage costs. The exact surcharge amount varies by product size and storage type (standard or oversized).
Inventory stored for less than 26 weeks is not subject to this surcharge.
Additionally, seasonal products with high turnover during specific months may still be affected if their storage extends beyond the 26-week threshold.
Why It Matters
Sellers who do not proactively manage their inventory levels risk incurring higher costs, particularly for slow-moving or overstocked items.
Forecast Demand Accurately: Use advanced tools to predict sales trends and adjust stock levels accordingly.
Clear Aged Inventory: Implement promotions or discounts to sell off slow-moving inventory before the surcharge threshold is reached.
Utilize Third-Party Warehousing: Store excess inventory in 3PL warehouses or prep centers to reduce long-term FBA storage costs.
Monitor Performance Metrics:: Store excess inventory in 3PL warehouses or prep centers to reduce long-term FBA storage costs.
Impact on Sellers
For sellers with significant slow-moving inventory, the surcharge could increase storage expenses substantially, cutting into profit margins.
Taking proactive measures to optimize inventory levels and turnover rates will be critical to maintaining profitability under this new policy.
This surcharge reinforces Amazon’s push for sellers to embrace efficient inventory management while ensuring fulfillment centers remain optimized for fast-moving goods.
Pan-EU FBA Oversize Surcharge
Starting March 1, 2025, Amazon will implement a new Pan-EU FBA Oversize Surcharge, targeting large and oversized items fulfilled under the Pan-European FBA program. This change reflects Amazon’s ongoing efforts to optimize fulfillment network capacity and costs for oversized products.
Key Details
The surcharge applies to all oversized items stored and shipped through the Pan-EU FBA program. Oversized items are classified based on their weight and dimensions exceeding standard size thresholds.
Fee Structure: The surcharge is an additional fee per unit based on the size tier (large oversize, special oversize, etc.) and shipping destinations. It is applied on top of existing Pan-EU fulfillment fees.
Impact on Cross-Border Fulfillment: While Pan-EU FBA facilitates cross-border sales, the surcharge will increase costs for sellers shipping oversized products to multiple European markets.
Exemptions: Standard-sized items under the Pan-EU FBA program remain unaffected. Products stored and fulfilled locally (non-Pan-EU) are not subject to this surcharge.
Why It Matters
The Pan-EU FBA Oversize Surcharge highlights cost efficiency in cross-border fulfillment for bulky items. Sellers may face higher costs, potentially affecting pricing strategies and profit margins.
Strategies to Adapt and Mitigate Impact
Sellers should consider storing oversized inventory in select European countries with higher demand rather than using the full Pan-EU network to reduce surcharge exposure.
Sellers should review product dimensions and packaging to determine if resizing or repackaging can bring items under the oversized category threshold.
Sellers should analyze sales performance and profitability for oversized products in different EU countries. Focus on high-margin markets to justify Pan-EU fulfillment.
For lower-demand markets, sellers should consider fulfilling orders via Amazon’s MCF or alternative logistics providers to reduce reliance on Pan-EU for oversized items.
Impact on Sellers
The Pan-EU Oversize Surcharge will likely require sellers to reevaluate their pricing strategies and inventory placement decisions for oversized items.
Failing to adapt could result in reduced competitiveness in European markets, especially for sellers with tight profit margins.
Preparation Fees
Starting February 1, 2025, the fees for FBA labelling, bagging, opaque bagging, bubble wrap and taping services will increase for all envelopes, parcels and oversize units.
Return Processing Fees
Amazon’s Return Processing Fee applies to orders fulfilled in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain and targets products that exceed return rate thresholds specific to their category.
This initiative is designed to address the operational costs associated with returns and minimize waste. However, products that ship fewer than 25 units per month are exempt from this fee.
For a given month, the returns processing fee applies to each returned unit above the product category’s return-rate threshold, and will be charged between the 7th to 15th day of the 3rd subsequent month. Your product is exempt from the returns processing fee if it ships less than 25 units in a given month.
For example, for units shipped in February 2025, the return rate is the % of those units returned over February, March, and April 2025, and the returns processing fee will be charged between May 7 to May 15, 2025.
Profitability Hacks
- Unlike Amazon AWD, which fluctuates storage fees based on demand, Forceget provides stable and predictable storage costs. This ensures sellers can scale efficiently without unexpected price hikes, making inventory management more cost-effective and reliable.
- With Amazon shifting FBA reimbursements to Manufacturing Costs on March 10, 2025, sellers risk losing up to 60% of their refunds. Forceget helps minimize this impact by optimizing HS Code classifications, reducing import costs, and ensuring more accurate product valuation—keeping your margins protected despite policy changes.
- For sellers targeting European markets, staying ahead of upcoming changes is critical to maintaining profitability and compliance in 2025. New charges for Sustainability Compliance Fees are tied to packaging waste regulations aim to align with the EU’s environmental goals. Sellers must evaluate their packaging practices to ensure compliance and avoid penalties. These fees highlight the growing importance of sustainable business operations in Europe.
Why It Matters
Adapting to these changes proactively will save sellers from unexpected expenses and operational disruptions. By optimizing inventory turnover and exploring eco-friendly packaging options, sellers can turn these challenges into opportunities to enhance efficiency and customer trust in the European market.
- Leverage FBA New Selection Program and save on fees with waivers for up to 100 units of new ASINs created between December 2024 and March 2025.
- Leverage Amazon’s fee calculators to choose the most cost-effective shipping options.
- Enable Forceget’s replenishment notifications for consistent product availability.
- Optimize stock distribution across locations for faster delivery and reduced logistics costs and integrate Forceget with Amazon for centralized and synchronized inventory management.
- Analyze performance to clear slow-moving stock and focus on profitable products.
- Expect higher fulfillment fees for standard-sized items, which could impact overall cost structures. Additionally, increases in long-term storage fees for inventory held for over 365 days emphasize the need for better inventory management.
- Prioritize high-demand, high-margin products to avoid long-term storage fees.
Boost Your Performance with Forceget
With Forceget, your account will undergo regular FBA audits, ensuring timely and hassle-free reimbursement of fees by our reimbursement experts.
How Forceget Supports Sellers
- Forceget reviews your Amazon FBA account to identify missed reimbursement opportunities, including lost or damaged inventory and overcharged fees.
- Forceget team takes care of filing and tracking claims, ensuring all processes comply with Amazon’s policies.
- Forceget team leverages advanced auditing tools and expertise to ensure you reclaim every eligible dollar.
- Forceget manages the entire reimbursement lifecycle, so you don’t have to navigate complex claim systems.
- By recovering funds tied up in missed reimbursements, Forceget helps enhance your bottom line.
- With Forceget , sellers gain a trusted partner to simplify the process, saving time and effort while recovering lost revenue.
Forceget Matrix Club
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