Amazon FBA Fees 2027: What Changes January 15 and February 1

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11-13-2026

Amazon will raise Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) fulfillment fees by an average of $0.19 per unit starting January 15, 2027, which Amazon says works out to about 0.8% of the average item's selling price. A second round of changes lands on February 1, 2027, when Amazon drops its storage utilization surcharge, folds the aged inventory surcharge into a single age-based monthly storage rate and changes how the low-inventory-level fee is triggered. The 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge stays in place. The $0.19 figure is only an average: small, light products priced above $50 take the biggest hit, while some large, heavy products will pay less.

What Did Amazon Announce for 2027 FBA Fees?

Amazon published its 2027 US referral and FBA fee update on November 5, 2026, in a letter from Sunny Jain, Vice President of Worldwide Fulfillment by Amazon. Amazon says some fees will rise and others will fall so each fee better matches its cost to fulfill that product.

The key dates:

November 5, 2026: Announcement. A new, lower referral fee for 3D printers took effect the same day.
Through January 14, 2027: 2026 holiday peak fulfillment fees remain in effect (they started October 15, 2026).
January 15, 2027: New FBA fulfillment fee rate card, new size tiers for bulky and oversize items, and a narrower list of products that qualify for Low-Price FBA rates.
February 1, 2027: New age-based storage fee, removal of the storage utilization surcharge, and a new test for the low-inventory-level fee.
March 1, 2027: Storage in Amazon Warehousing and Distribution (AWD) becomes age-based, with inventory held more than 12 months charged 2.5 times the standard rate, according to PPC Land's review of Amazon's help pages.

How Much Will FBA Fulfillment Fees Go Up by Product Size and Price?

Amazon's fee summary breaks the increase down by size tier and price band. Average increases per unit, as reported by beBOLD Digital and PPC Land:

Small standard-size, priced $10 to $50: up $0.40
Large standard-size, priced $10 to $50: up $0.12
Small standard-size, priced above $50: up $0.70
Large standard-size, priced above $50: up $0.47
Small standard-size, priced below $10: up $0.20
Large standard-size, priced below $10: unchanged for non-apparel, up $0.08 for apparel

To see what that means for a single item, take a small standard-size product weighing just over 2 ounces and up to 4 ounces. Based on the rate tables PPC Land published from Amazon's help pages, the per-unit fee (before the 3.5% surcharge) changes like this:

Priced under $10: $2.49 in 2026 non-peak, $2.72 in 2027
Priced $10 to $50: $3.42 in 2026 non-peak, $3.78 in 2027
Priced above $50: $3.68 in 2026 non-peak, $4.34 in 2027

PPC Land notes that for many small items priced $10 and up, the 2027 rate is higher than today's holiday peak rate, so there is no January drop for those products.

Which Products Lose Low-Price FBA Rates?

Through January 14, 2027, all products priced under $10 automatically get Low-Price FBA rates. Starting January 15, five fee categories will no longer qualify and will be charged the $10 to $50 rates instead, according to PPC Land's reading of Amazon's low-price FBA page:

Automotive and Powersports
Compact Appliances
Musical Instruments and AV Production
Media (books, DVD, music, software and video)
Computers

Products in every other fee category keep the low-price rates with no action required.

What Changes for Bulky and Oversize Items?

On January 15, two bulky tiers become four and the old extra-large tiers become six oversize tiers based mostly on length. The overmax handling fee is replaced by a flat product fee for thin, wide packages and an overhang fee for very wide ones.

The spread is wide. In Amazon's examples, a 65-inch TV box drops from $48.57 to $36.55, while a 97-inch bulletin board rises from $50.93 to $69.75, according to PPC Land. If you sell long or flat items, check each SKU rather than relying on the average.

How Are Amazon Storage Fees Changing on February 1, 2027?

Amazon says sellers told it storage fees are hard to predict. Starting February 1:

The storage utilization surcharge ends. Amazon says this makes it easier to stock up before big sales events.
The aged inventory surcharge is combined with monthly storage into one age-based rate.
Inventory that sells within six months should see flat or lower storage fees, while aged inventory will cost more.

One gap: PPC Land reports the new per-cubic-foot rates and age bands were not in the announcement materials it reviewed, so check the unified monthly storage fee page in Seller Central before finalizing Q1 purchase orders.

How Does the New Low-Inventory-Level Fee Work?

Today the fee is based on trailing 30- and 90-day sales. From February 1, Amazon will charge it only when inventory falls below 28 days of supply based on actual shipments in both the four weeks before and the four weeks after the weekly inventory check. Amazon says this targets SKUs that truly need replenishment and reduces charges caused by sudden demand spikes or end-of-season products. PPC Land reports the fee will also extend to all oversize tiers, and that charges will show up about four weeks after each check.

Are Multi-Channel Fulfillment and Promotion Fees Changing Too?

Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) and Buy with Prime: standard-speed fulfillment fees rise 3.5% on average.
Buy X, Get Y promotions: a new $5 upfront fee plus a 2% variable fee, capped at $2,000.
Fuel and logistics surcharge: unchanged at 3.5% on FBA fulfillment fees, which Amazon says reflects elevated fuel and line-haul trucking costs since it was introduced in April 2026.

If you use MCF to ship Shopify, Walmart or TikTok Shop orders from Amazon inventory, those orders get more expensive too.

What Should Amazon Sellers Do Before January 15?

Run the Fee Change Comparison dashboard. Amazon added it to Profit Analytics in Seller Central to show the impact at the account and product level. The Revenue Calculator models individual products.
Check items priced near $10 and $50. These price lines now carry bigger fee steps, so a small price change can move a product into a different band.
Review slow movers. With aged stock costing more from February 1, decide which SKUs to send in smaller batches, mark down or remove.
Recheck promotion math. Include the new Buy X, Get Y fee before planning Q1 promotions.
Compare fulfillment options by SKU. For some products, especially excluded low-price items, long or flat oversize items and slow sellers, fulfilling Amazon orders yourself or through a 3PL may cost less than FBA. For fast-moving small items, FBA may still be the better fit. Many brands use a mix. A DTC fulfillment partner that also connects to Amazon lets you keep one inventory pool for every channel.

Frequently Asked Questions

When do Amazon's 2027 FBA fees take effect?

Most fulfillment fee changes take effect January 15, 2027. Storage and low-inventory-level fee changes take effect February 1, 2027. Holiday peak fees continue through January 14, 2027.

How much are Amazon FBA fees going up in 2027?

Amazon says fulfillment fees rise $0.19 per unit on average, about 0.8% of the average item's selling price. Small standard-size items priced above $50 rise $0.70 on average, while some large, heavy items will pay less.

Is Amazon removing the storage utilization surcharge?

Yes. Amazon will eliminate it on February 1, 2027, and combine the aged inventory surcharge with monthly storage into one age-based rate. Inventory that sells within six months should see flat or lower fees.

Is the 3.5% Amazon fuel and logistics surcharge going away?

No. Amazon says the surcharge remains unchanged for 2027 and that it will keep reviewing it as fuel and trucking costs change.

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