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

TL;DR

• Amazon's 2027 FBA fees start on two dates. Most changes start January 15, 2027. Storage, the low-inventory-level fee and promotion billing change on February 1, 2027.
• January 15: FBA fulfillment fees rise $0.19 per unit on average, but small standard items priced over $10 rise more ($0.40 at $10 to $50, $0.70 above $50). Five categories lose low-price FBA rates, bulky and extra-large items move to new tiers, and Buy X, Get Y promotions start costing $5 plus 2% of sales.
• February 1: the storage utilization surcharge is gone, and storage becomes one age-based rate. Stock under six months pays the same or less. Stock past 180 days pays more ($2.78 per cubic foot for standard size, up from $1.28).
• The low-inventory-level fee will only apply when you're under 28 days of supply both before and after Amazon's weekly check.
• Before January 15: open the Fee Change Comparison dashboard in Profit Analytics and reprice what moves. Before February 1: sell down or remove anything that will pass 180 days.

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The Real Question: How Much More Will I Pay Amazon in 2027?

Amazon posted its 2027 US fee changes on November 5, 2026, in the middle of Q4. The headline is $0.19 more per unit sold, about 0.8% of the average item's price. Amazon says it's sharing the news early so sellers have more than two months to plan.

That average hides a lot. Some products pay more, some pay less, and the changes land on two different dates. This guide puts every change on a timeline, shows what it does to real products, and lists what to check before each date. All figures come from Amazon's own Seller Central pages. For the 2026 rates you're paying right now, see our FBA fees and storage fees 2026 guide.

The 2027 Fee Timeline at a Glance

The 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge stays as it is.

What Rises on January 15, 2027

FBA Fulfillment Fees

Peak fees end on January 14, and the new 2027 rates start the next day. Amazon's averages per unit:

Below $10, small standard fees rise $0.20 on average. Large standard fees below $10 stay the same, except apparel, which rises $0.08.

The detail most coverage misses: on January 15 you're coming down from peak rates, not from what you paid last summer. So some large standard items will actually cost less on January 15 than they do today, while small standard items keep going up. Here's how that plays out on four hypothetical products, from Amazon's rate cards (fulfillment fee only, before the 3.5% surcharge):

The kitchen gadget is the same product from our 2026 fee guide. Its fee drops $0.22 from peak, but it's still $0.06 above where it was in 2026. The $59.99 item pays $0.73 more per unit than in 2026. You can run your own product through our Amazon FBA fee calculator, which uses 2026 rates for now.

Low-Price FBA Rates Narrowed

Today every product under $10 gets low-price FBA rates. From January 15, these fee categories lose them and pay the $10 to $50 rates instead:

• Automotive and Powersports
• Compact Appliances
• Computers
• Musical Instruments and AV Production
• Media: Books, DVD, Music, Software, Video

That's why the $8.99 paperback above jumps $0.88 per unit against 2026. If you sell cheap items in these categories, this is the biggest change in the whole update.

Bulky and Extra-Large Get New Tiers

Small bulky and large bulky become four tiers: small, medium, large and extra-large bulky. The extra-large tiers become six oversize tiers: small, medium, large and long oversize, plus special oversize light and heavy. Amazon says smaller, lighter items in each old tier will pay less, and larger, heavier ones more.

The overmax handling fee goes away. Two new handling fees replace it:

• Flat product handling fee: when the shortest side is under 4 inches and the median side is 25 inches or more.
• Overhang handling fee: when the median side is more than 43 inches.

A product can get one or both.

Buy X, Get Y Promotions Start Costing Money

From January 15, each Buy X, Get Y promotion (buy one get one, or percentage off) costs a $5 upfront fee plus a 2% variable fee on promotion sales, capped at $2,000. It matches how deals and coupons are already charged. Amazon's own example: $4,200 in promotion sales costs $89. The fee is separate from your promotion budget and isn't refunded on returns. For how deal and coupon fees compare, see our Amazon deal and coupon fees guide.

The Rest of January 15

• Remote Fulfillment with FBA: US to Canada rises $0.58 per unit on average, US to Mexico and US to Brazil $0.16 each.
• PanAmericas US to Canada: up $0.13 per unit on average, and the fuel and logistics surcharge starts applying to it.
• Inbound placement: the rate card doesn't change, but standard-size inbound regions go from three to two (East and West), with central locations folded into East.
• Returns processing fee: updated to the 2027 size tiers for apparel and shoes units shipped from January 15.

What Changes on February 1, 2027

One Age-Based Storage Rate

This is the change Amazon pitches as good news, and for a lot of stock it is. From February 1, the storage utilization surcharge is eliminated, and the aged inventory surcharge is folded into a single monthly rate that rises with the age of your inventory.

Standard-size rates per cubic foot, January to September, from Amazon's rate table:

The 2026 column doesn't include the storage utilization surcharge, which only hit some sellers. In October to December, Amazon adds $1.62 per cubic foot on top, so stock under six months still pays $2.40 in Q4, the same as this year.

Who comes out ahead:

• Sellers who paid the utilization surcharge. It added up to $1.88 per cubic foot for standard size. Stock under 180 days now pays a flat $0.78.
• Anyone stocking up for a spring event. Amazon says dropping the surcharge makes it easier to stock up ahead of high-demand events.

Who pays more:

• Stock aged 181 to 270 days. At 181 days the rate more than doubles, from $1.28 to $2.78.
• Clothing, shoes, bags, jewelry and watches. These were exempt from the first three aged tiers. From February 1 they pay $1.78 per cubic foot at six to nine months.

On our kitchen gadget, 200 units aged 181 to 210 days took about $14 a month to store under 2026 rules. From February 1 it's about $31.

Low-Inventory-Level Fee: Two Checks Instead of One

Today the fee looks at trailing 30- and 90-day sales. From February 1:

• It only applies when you're below 28 days of supply, based on actual shipments in both the four weeks before and the four weeks after Amazon's weekly inventory check. A sudden spike after the check no longer counts against you on its own.
• Charges show up four weeks after the check, and as their own line on the Payment view report instead of inside your FBA fulfillment fee.
• It now applies to every oversize tier.
• Exemptions stay: new Professional sellers for their first 365 days, products that shipped fewer than 20 units in the past seven days, grocery, and SKUs that are 70% or more auto-replenished from AWD.

Promotions Billed Monthly

From February 2027, every promotion is billed once a month, after the 10th. Coupons and Buy X, Get Y charge their upfront fee in the first cycle after you create the promotion and the variable fee on the prior month's sales. Deals and price discounts are charged in the first cycle after the promotion ends. Any fees that would have been charged in January move to the first monthly cycle in February, so expect a bigger promotions line on that statement.

The Rest of February 1

• Returns processing fee: updated to the 2027 size tiers for all other categories, for units shipped from February 1.
• AWD: processing fees become $1.55 per box and transportation $1.58 per cubic foot, with a 40% inbound processing discount for single-SKU pallets. The fuel and logistics surcharge starts applying to AWD transportation. From March 1, inventory stored more than 12 months pays 2.5 times the standard rate.
• Multichannel Distribution: palletized loads rise 8% and box loads 1.5%, and the surcharge applies.

Other 2027 Changes Worth Knowing

• Multi-Channel Fulfillment: standard speed and Buy with Prime fees rise 3.5% on average. Expedited fees stay the same on average. MCF size tiers line up with FBA's, Preferred Pricing is extended through 2027, and a returns surcharge is added for boxed returns.
• New Selection program: up to $600 in value per new product, double the previous offer, across fee credits, free storage, returns, liquidations and promotional credits on the first 200 units.

What to Do Before Each Date

Before January 15

1. Open the Fee Change Comparison dashboard. It's new in Profit Analytics and shows the change for your account and each product. Start with your best sellers.
2. Reprice small standard items over $10. That's where the biggest per-unit increases are. A $0.70 rise on a $60 item is worth a price check before it lands.
3. Check low-price items in the five categories. If you sell items under $10 in Media, Computers, Automotive, Compact Appliances or Musical Instruments, work out whether they still make money at the $10 to $50 rate, or whether a bundle makes more sense.
4. Re-measure bulky and extra-large items. Find the new tier on Amazon's Product size tiers page, and check the flat product and overhang rules.
5. Budget Buy X, Get Y promotions. Anything running after January 14 costs $5 plus 2%.

Before February 1

1. Pull your inventory age. Anything that will pass 180 days in February or March pays $2.78 instead of $0.78. Sell it down with a coupon or deal, or create a removal or liquidation order. If units can't move because a listing is stuck, our stranded inventory guide covers the fix.
2. Rethink your stock levels. With the utilization surcharge gone, deeper stock on fast sellers is cheaper, as long as it sells within six months. Amazon's own advice is to plan for sell-through within 150 days, leaving a 30-day buffer.
3. Keep fast sellers above 28 days of supply. Check days of supply in FBA Inventory.
4. Update your bookkeeping. Promotion fees arrive monthly, and the low-inventory-level fee gets its own line.

If you'd rather have someone run these numbers across your catalog, our Amazon account management team handles pricing, inventory and fee checks for brands on FBA.

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FAQ

How much are Amazon FBA fees going up in 2027?

FBA fulfillment fees rise by $0.19 per unit on average from January 15, 2027, about 0.8% of the average item's price. Small standard items priced $10 to $50 rise $0.40 on average, and $0.70 above $50. Some products pay less.

When do the 2027 Amazon fee changes start?

Most start on January 15, 2027, the day after holiday peak fees end. Storage, the low-inventory-level fee, monthly promotion billing and AWD fees change on February 1, 2027.

Is Amazon removing the storage utilization surcharge?

Yes. From February 1, 2027, Amazon eliminates the storage utilization surcharge and folds the aged inventory surcharge into one age-based monthly storage fee. Stock under six months pays the same or less, and stock past 180 days pays more.

What is the unified monthly storage fee?

It's Amazon's single storage rate from February 1, 2027. Standard-size stock pays $0.78 per cubic foot up to 180 days, $2.78 from 181 to 270 days and $6.68 from 271 to 365 days, from January to September. Amazon adds $1.62 from October to December.

Will Amazon charge for buy one get one promotions?

Yes. From January 15, 2027, each Buy X, Get Y promotion costs a $5 upfront fee plus 2% of promotion sales, capped at $2,000.

Does the fuel and logistics surcharge change in 2027?

No. The 3.5% surcharge on FBA fulfillment fees stays the same. From 2027 it also applies to PanAmericas fees, and to AWD transportation and Multichannel Distribution fees from February 1.

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Bottom Line

The 2027 fee update is two changes in one. On January 15, fulfillment fees rise, most on small standard items and cheap items in five categories. On February 1, storage gets simpler and cheaper for stock that sells in six months, and more expensive for everything that doesn't. Check the Fee Change Comparison dashboard now, reprice before January 15, and clear aged stock before February 1.

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Sources

• Amazon Seller Central News, 2027 Updates to US Referral and Fulfillment by Amazon fees, November 5, 2026 (login required)
• Amazon Seller Central, 2027 US Referral and Fulfillment by Amazon fees (login required)
• Amazon Seller Central, 2027 US FBA fulfillment fee changes (login required)
• Amazon Seller Central, 2027 US Low Price FBA fulfillment fee (login required)
• Amazon Seller Central, Unified monthly storage fee (login required)
• Amazon Seller Central, Low-inventory-level fee 2027 (login required)
• Amazon Seller Central, Buy X, Get Y fees (login required)
• Amazon Seller Central, Product size tiers (login required)
• Amazon Seller Central, 2027 returns processing fee changes (login required)
• Amazon Seller Central, FBA inbound placement service fee (login required)
• Amazon Seller Central, 2027 fees for Remote Fulfillment with FBA (login required)
• Amazon Seller Central, Amazon Warehousing and Distribution fees (login required)
• Amazon Seller Central, Understand deal fees (login required)