Amazon adds a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge to US fulfillment fees
Amazon adds a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge to US FBA fulfillment fees from 2026-04-17, and to Multi-Channel Fulfillment and Buy with Prime from 05-02. It is charged on fulfillment fees, not the sale price; Amazon puts the average US FBA impact at about $0.17 per unit, and gives no end date.
Our read
For light apparel the hit is small: a T-shirt with a $4.00 fulfillment fee pays $0.14 more. The notice gives no end date, so our view is to treat it as a lasting cost and enter your fulfillment fee × 1.035 in the landed cost tool. Orders you ship yourself, without FBA, Multi-Channel Fulfillment or Buy with Prime, are not charged.
Key dates
- Published
- Takes effect
- The surcharge starts for Multi-Channel Fulfillment and Buy with Prime
- We checked the official text
Who is affected
- US FBA sellers pay the surcharge on fulfillment fees, not on the product price. The quoted $0.17 is an average, not a flat charge per unit.
- Sellers using Multi-Channel Fulfillment, which ships other channels’ orders from platform warehouses, or Buy with Prime are also covered, with a later start date.
- Orders shipped entirely by the seller or an independent warehouse without these services are outside the scope of this surcharge notice.
Run the numbers
| Case | Fulfillment cost | Profit per order | Break-even price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Without this surcharge | $4.00 | $11.50 | $16.47 |
| With the 3.5% surcharge | $4.00 × 1.035 = $4.14 | $11.36 | $16.64 |
What to do
- Check the fee preview or settlement details to see whether the displayed fulfillment charge already includes the surcharge. Do not multiply an inclusive amount by 1.035 again.
- Multiply each product’s underlying fulfillment fee by 1.035 and enter the total as fulfillment cost in the landed cost tool to review profit per order.
- Check whether other sales channels use Multi-Channel Fulfillment too. Label the surcharge as having no announced end date and update the cost sheet when official terms change.
What the official text says
The surcharge will be calculated on your fulfillment fees, not on the sale price of your items.
Sources
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