FBA Fees Updates
All Amazon fba fees policy changes and updates for US and Canada sellers. 25 updates tracked.
The Court of International Trade Upheld the Rescission of the $800 De Minimis Exemption on August 13, 2026 — Detroit Axle Loses, and the Duty-Free Path for Low-Value Imports Is Not Coming Back Through Litigation
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled on August 13, 2026 that the President had authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to rescind the de minimis exemption that let imports valued at $800 or less enter duty-free. The plaintiff, Michigan auto parts importer Axle of Dearborn (doing business as Detroit Axle), had argued that IEEPA gave no independent power to revoke the exemption ahead of its statutory repeal in July 2027, leaning on the Supreme Court's February 2026 Learning Resources v. Trump decision that IEEPA does not permit sweeping tariffs. The panel distinguished the two: rescinding an exemption is not the same as imposing a new tariff. For sellers, the practical significance is that the last realistic legal route back to duty-free low-value entry has closed — the customs machinery already in place is the steady state, not a temporary condition awaiting a court fix.
Read summary →CBP's New Postal Informal Entry Process Went Live July 24, 2026 — Inbound International Mail Up to $2,500 Now Needs a Customs Bond, a Designated Filer, and a Monthly Duty Worksheet Filed by the 7th
CBP published two interim final rules in the Federal Register on June 24, 2026 that indefinitely suspend the $800 de minimis exemption — one covering every mode other than the international postal network, the other covering mail. The non-postal rule took effect immediately on June 24. The mail rule set up a replacement mechanism, the postal informal entry process, which became operational on July 24, 2026 for shipments valued at $2,500 or less in HTSUS Chapters 1 through 97. The practical change for sellers is procedural, not just financial: a duty-free mail parcel is now an entry that requires a designated filer, a customs bond on file in ACE eBond before filing, and a monthly International Mail Duty Worksheet submitted by the 7th of the following month with 10-digit tariff classifications, paid via Pay.gov.
Read summary →Section 122's 10% Global Surcharge Expired July 24 — and USTR's Section 301 Forced-Labor Tariffs (10%–12.5% Across 60 Economies) Took Effect the Same Minute
The temporary 10% Section 122 global import surcharge terminated by operation of law at 12:01 a.m. EDT on July 24, 2026, hitting its 150-day statutory ceiling with no Congressional extension. There was no gap: USTR announced final action in its Section 301 forced-labor investigations on July 23, and a Presidential memorandum issued the same day put the replacement duties into force at 12:01 a.m. EDT on July 24. The new structure is tiered rather than global — 10% for 17 economies that have adopted or committed to forced-labor import prohibitions, 12.5% for the remaining investigated economies including China, Vietnam and Brazil, and MFN-capped rates for the EU, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Switzerland. For FBA sellers the practical result is a re-shuffle of landed costs by country of origin rather than the across-the-board relief the July 24 sunset might have suggested.
Read summary →A Separate 25% Section 301 Tariff on Brazilian Goods Took Effect July 22, 2026 — New HTSUS Heading 9903.05.01, Stacked on Top of Ordinary Duties, With an On-the-Water Window That Closed July 29
This is not the 60-economy forced-labor action that replaced Section 122 on July 24. It is a distinct, Brazil-only Section 301 case that USTR opened in July 2025 over Brazil's digital trade, electronic payment, tariff, anti-corruption, IP, ethanol and deforestation practices. USTR announced final action on July 15, 2026, the Notice of Action published in the Federal Register on July 20, and a 25% additional ad valorem duty on products of Brazil took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on July 22, 2026 under new HTSUS heading 9903.05.01. The duty applies on top of ordinary customs duties, other Chapter 99 duties and any AD/CVD. Goods already subject to Section 232 measures are carved out, as are a long list of exempt tariff lines in the notice's annexes.
Read summary →Amazon Announces 2026 Holiday Peak Fulfillment Fees — FBA Charges Rise an Average of $0.32 per Unit from October 15, 2026 to January 14, 2027, with the 3.5% Fuel Surcharge Stacking on Top (July 15, 2026)
Amazon has announced its 2026 holiday peak fulfillment fees, which take effect October 15, 2026 and run through January 14, 2027. Amazon says the per-unit increase over non-peak rates is the same as last year — an average of $0.32 per unit. The peak fees apply to Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), Remote Fulfillment with FBA, Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF), and Buy with Prime. Critically, Amazon's 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge — introduced in April 2026 — stacks on top of the holiday peak fees, so sellers pay both during the peak window. Amazon is urging sellers to send inventory in early, warning that fulfillment centers prioritize receiving shipments in September and October before shifting focus to order processing for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Read summary →USTR Proposes 10%–12.5% Section 301 Tariffs on 60 Economies Over Forced-Labor Enforcement Failures — Public Hearing Convenes July 7, With 'All Products' From Targeted Countries in Scope (July 2026)
The U.S. Trade Representative has made findings in its Section 301 forced-labor investigation — opened March 12, 2026 — and is now proposing additional tariffs on imports from 60 economies for failing to impose or effectively enforce a prohibition on goods made with forced labor. USTR proposes a 10% additional duty on economies that have a forced-labor import prohibition (or have committed to one, or run a partial regime) and 12.5% on all other targeted economies. Of the 60, USTR says 54 failed to both impose and effectively enforce such a prohibition and 6 failed to effectively enforce it. The proposal covers 'all products' of the investigated economies, with exceptions listed in an annex and a separate 'textile mechanism' that would let certain apparel and textile volumes from select economies enter at reduced rates. Written comments were due July 6, 2026, and a public hearing convenes July 7. Update: USTR announced final action on July 23, 2026 and the duties took effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT on July 24, 2026 — see our coverage of the final action for the confirmed tiers and carve-outs.
Read summary →Amazon Sets an October 31 Deadline to Lock In New Selection Program (2026) FBA Fee Credits — Enrolled Sellers Must Accept the Updated Terms or Lose Benefits on New ASINs Listed After That Date (July 2026)
Amazon has given sellers until October 31, 2026 to confirm enrollment in the New Selection Program (2026). Sellers already in the prior New Selection Program must accept the updated program terms before that date to keep receiving benefits on branded ASINs listed after October 31 — take no action and any new branded ASIN listed after the deadline won't get program benefits. The refreshed program caps referral fees on new-to-FBA branded products (10%, or the seller's existing rate if lower, on the first 100 units, dropping to 5% on the next 100), adds promotional allowances of $75 in Vine credits and $50 in coupon credits within 60 days of listing, and waives storage fees, storage-utilization surcharges, and low-inventory-level fees on the first 200 units during the 120 days after a seller's first FBA shipment. The same 120-day, 200-unit structure extends to returns processing and liquidation, and sellers using Vine Pre-launch get a 45-day extension across all benefit windows.
Read summary →Amazon Boosts the FBA New Selection Program: 'Increased 2026 Benefits' Take Effect July 30 With a Bigger Inbound-Placement Fee Credit, 90-Day Storage Waiver, and Reduced Referral Fees on New ASINs
Amazon announced on Seller Central (reported June 18, 2026) that it is upgrading the FBA New Selection Program with a set of 'increased New Selection Program (2026) benefits' that take effect July 30, 2026 for qualifying new-to-FBA parent ASINs. The refreshed program increases the inbound-placement fee credit on launch ASINs, provides 90 days of free monthly storage on the first 100 units of a qualifying parent ASIN, and reduces referral fees on the first $25,000 of revenue per new ASIN for the first 365 days. Sellers already enrolled in the existing New Selection Program migrate automatically to the 2026 benefits on July 30; new SKUs only qualify if they meet the program's eligibility window on the launch date. Because the enhanced benefits begin on a fixed date, the timing of new-product inbound matters for brands with Q3 launch calendars.
Read summary →Executive Order 14411 Bars Foreign Importers of Record From Filing Informal Entries and Forces Them Through CTPAT — CBP's Rewrite of Importer Eligibility Is Due Within 180 Days of June 3, 2026
Executive Order 14411, "Strengthening Customs Enforcement," was signed on June 3, 2026 and directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to rewrite the rules governing who may act as an importer of record. Two provisions land directly on non-US sellers who import their own inventory: a foreign IOR is to be prohibited from filing informal entry under 19 U.S.C. 1498, and a foreign IOR using formal entry must either be CTPAT-validated itself or file through a CTPAT-validated licensed customs broker. Foreign IORs also may not rely on a continuous bond unless CBP is satisfied revenue is protected. The order sets a 180-day deadline for the importer-eligibility revisions and 90-day deadlines for several enforcement pieces, and the changes move through normal notice-and-comment rulemaking rather than taking effect on signature. For sellers, this is the second half of the de minimis story: the first half removed duty-free entry, and this one narrows who is allowed to be the importer at all.
Read summary →U.S. Court of International Trade Strikes Down 10% Section 122 Tariffs as Ultra Vires — But Limits Permanent Injunction to Two Importer Plaintiffs and the State of Washington (May 7, 2026)
On May 7, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that the 10% Section 122 import surcharge imposed under Proclamation 11012 (issued February 20, 2026) exceeded the President's statutory authority under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. The court held that 'balance-of-payments deficits' is a term of art grounded in 1974 economic concepts — specifically the three established measures of basic balance, liquidity, and official settlements — and rejected the administration's reliance on modern 'current account deficit' and goods-trade-deficit data as ultra vires. Critically, the CIT entered a permanent injunction only against collection of the surcharge from the named plaintiffs with standing: two private importers (Burlap & Barrel and Basic Fun!) and the State of Washington as an importer. The court declined to issue a nationwide injunction and dismissed claims from approximately 23 other non-importer states for lack of standing. For all other FBA and FBM importers, the 10% Section 122 surcharge continues to be collected pending the government's expected appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Section 122 surcharge remains scheduled to expire by operation of the statute on or about July 24, 2026 (the 150-day statutory limit), unless Congress acts to extend it.
Read summary →CBP Opens IEEPA Tariff Refund Portal April 20: Sellers Can Recover Duties Paid During 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed that Phase 1 of its IEEPA duty refund process launches April 20, 2026. Amazon sellers who imported goods while IEEPA tariffs were in effect — from February 4, 2025 through February 24, 2026 — can now file for refunds through CBP's new Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) system in the ACE portal. Phase 1 covers unliquidated entries and entries within 80 days of liquidation. Refunds include original IEEPA duties plus IRS interest and are expected to be processed within 60–90 days of an accepted CAPE Declaration.
Read summary →Court Sharply Questions Section 122 Tariff Legality: CIT April 10 Hearing May Eliminate 10% Import Surcharge
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade heard oral arguments on April 10, 2026 in two lawsuits challenging the legality of the 10% Section 122 import surcharge. Judges aggressively questioned the government's legal basis — the phrase 'balance of payments' came up 194 times — and the DOJ changed its legal position mid-hearing after its core data was challenged. If the CIT strikes down the tariffs, as the Supreme Court did with IEEPA tariffs in February, FBA sellers importing from all countries would see immediate relief on import costs. A ruling is expected before the July 24, 2026 statutory expiration.
Read summary →Section 232 Metal Tariffs Overhauled: 50% Duty on Steel, Aluminum, Copper at Full Customs Value
Effective April 6, 2026, the U.S. expanded and restructured Section 232 tariffs on aluminum, steel, and copper — and their derivative products. The most significant change: duties now apply to the full customs value of the imported product, not just the metal content portion. Primary metal articles face a 50% ad valorem rate; derivative articles — including cookware, cutlery, hand tools, and hardware containing 15% or more metal by weight — face a 25% rate. Amazon FBA sellers importing metal-intensive home goods, tools, and kitchenware face a new layer of import costs that stacks on top of existing Section 301 and Section 122 tariffs.
Read summary →Amazon Adds 3.5% Fuel and Logistics Surcharge to FBA Fees
Amazon announced a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on top of existing FBA fulfillment fees, citing elevated fuel costs driven by Middle East energy disruptions. The surcharge takes effect April 17, 2026 for FBA in the US and Canada, and extends to Buy with Prime and Multi-Channel Fulfillment on May 2, 2026. Amazon has not set an end date for the charge, though it described it as temporary.
Read summary →USTR Opens Section 301 Investigations Into 16+ Countries: New Tariffs Possible by Mid-2026
On March 17, 2026, the U.S. Trade Representative formally opened two broad Section 301 investigations targeting manufacturing overcapacity in 16 major economies — including China, Vietnam, Mexico, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the EU — and forced labor enforcement failures across 60 countries. Launched directly in response to the Supreme Court's February 20 ruling that invalidated IEEPA tariffs, these investigations are being conducted on an 'accelerated timeline' and could produce new tariff actions by mid-to-late July 2026. If imposed, new Section 301 tariffs would stack on top of the current 10% Section 122 surcharge and existing Section 301 duties, potentially pushing effective rates on China-sourced inventory well above 60%. The public comment window closes April 15, 2026.
Read summary →Supreme Court Kills IEEPA Tariffs; US Imposes 10% Global Import Surcharge Under Section 122
After the Supreme Court struck down all IEEPA-based tariffs on February 20, 2026, the Trump administration invoked Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, imposing a 10% global import surcharge effective February 24. (Trump announced via social media he would raise it to 15% — the statutory maximum — but has not formally issued a new proclamation raising the rate.) The surcharge expires July 24, 2026 unless Congress extends it. For FBA sellers importing from China, the new duty stacks on top of existing Section 301 rates, pushing effective tariff rates above 50% on many product categories.
Read summary →Amazon Adds Overmax Handling Surcharge for Extra-Large FBA Products
Amazon introduced an Overmax Handling Fee for FBA products that exceed 96 inches on the longest side, or 130 inches in length plus girth. The surcharge stacks on top of standard Extra-Large fulfillment fees and ranges from $17 to $25 per unit depending on weight. Sellers with large furniture, sporting goods, or oversized items face significantly higher fulfillment costs.
Read summary →FBA Aged Inventory Surcharge Doubles for 12-Month Stock; New 15-Month Tier Added
Amazon raised the aged inventory surcharge for FBA products stored over 12 months and introduced a new premium tier for inventory aged 15 months or more. The 12-month rate doubled from $0.15 to $0.30 per unit, and the new 15-month threshold charges $0.35 per unit or $7.90 per cubic foot. Sellers carrying slow-moving inventory should audit stock immediately.
Read summary →FBA Fulfillment Fee Increase: Average +$0.08 Per Unit in 2026
Amazon raised FBA fulfillment fees by an average of $0.08 per unit sold. Products priced $10–$50 see roughly +$0.08/unit, while items above $50 face steeper increases of $0.31–$0.51. Products under $10 get a smaller $0.05 bump and still qualify for Low-Price FBA rates.
Read summary →Amazon Updates Returns Processing Fee Rates for Apparel and High-Return Categories
Amazon updated the Returns Processing Fee rates for 2026, affecting product categories with high return rates including clothing, footwear, and fashion accessories. Originally introduced in June 2024, this per-unit fee is charged when a category's return rate exceeds Amazon's threshold. The 2026 rate adjustment increases costs for apparel FBA sellers.
Read summary →Inbound Defect Fees Consolidated and Significantly Increased
Amazon consolidated inbound defect fees into a single charge for misrouted, deleted, or abandoned units. Fee amounts increased substantially — from $0.02–$0.07 in 2025 to $0.32–$1.74 for standard-size products in 2026.
Read summary →Amazon AWD Storage and Transportation Fees Rise Up to 22% in 2026
Amazon raised Amazon Warehousing and Distribution (AWD) fees effective January 15, 2026. West region storage climbed 19% to $0.57 per cubic foot per month, and AWD transportation rates rose 22% to $1.26 per cubic foot. Sellers using AWD for upstream bulk storage and replenishment now face meaningfully higher carrying costs, especially those warehousing goods at Western fulfillment centers.
Read summary →MCF Fees Jump Up to $0.41 Per Unit; New Preferred Pricing Program Offers 15% Discount
Amazon raised Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) fees by $0.30–$0.41 per unit for single-unit orders effective January 15, 2026 — a much steeper increase than the $0.08 average hike for standard FBA orders. To help offset costs, Amazon launched a new MCF Preferred Pricing program offering eligible sellers up to 15% off MCF outbound fees and up to $1 in FBA credits per MCF unit shipped.
Read summary →FBA Inbound Placement Service Fees Increase for Minimal and Single-Location Shipments
Amazon raised the FBA inbound placement service fee for sellers who choose the minimal shipment split option when sending inventory to FBA. Standard-size products see an average $0.05/unit increase for minimal splits, while the new Large Bulky tier — split out from the previous Extra-Large designation — faces a steeper $0.27/unit average increase for minimal split shipments. Sellers who distribute inventory across Amazon-recommended fulfillment centers continue to pay no inbound placement fee.
Read summary →Amazon Canada Confirms No FBA Fee Increases for 2026
Amazon confirmed no increases to Canada referral fees or FBA fulfillment fees for 2026. New FBA Liquidations program launched in Canada with 15% referral fee. Holiday peak fees maintained at same rates as previous year.
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