Amazon FBA Fees 2026: Every Fee Explained With Examples
All Amazon FBA fees for 2026: selling plan, referral fees by category, fulfillment fees by size tier, storage fees and the 3.5% surcharge, with a worked example.
Selling through Fulfillment by Amazon in 2026 costs four main things: a selling plan, a referral fee on every sale, an FBA fulfillment fee on every unit shipped, and a monthly storage fee for the space your inventory takes up. For a typical 25 USD product they add up to about 9.25 USD per unit, or 37% of the price, before your own product and shipping costs.
Below is every fee with the current US rates from Amazon Seller Central, how each one is calculated, and a worked example. If you are new to FBA, start with our guide What Is Amazon FBA.
Amazon FBA fees at a glance
Fee | 2026 rate (US) | Charged |
|---|---|---|
Selling plan | 39.99 USD a month (Professional) or 0.99 USD per item (Individual) | monthly or per sale |
Referral fee | usually 15% of the sale price, 0.30 USD minimum; 5–45% depending on category | every sale |
Fulfillment fee | from 2.43 USD per unit, by size tier, weight and price, plus a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge | every unit shipped |
Monthly storage | 0.78 USD per cubic foot (Jan–Sep), 2.40 USD (Oct–Dec) for standard-size items | monthly |
Other fees | low-inventory-level, inbound placement, returns processing, removal and disposal | only in those cases |
1. Selling plan
The Professional plan costs 39.99 USD a month and is what almost every FBA seller uses: it unlocks advertising, the Buy Box and bulk tools. The Individual plan has no monthly fee but charges 0.99 USD per item sold, so it only makes sense below about 40 sales a month.
2. Referral fees by category
Amazon takes a percentage of the total sale price, including shipping and gift wrap charges. Most categories have a 0.30 USD minimum per item.
Category | Referral fee |
|---|---|
Most categories (“everything else”), Home and Kitchen | 15% |
Beauty, Health and Personal Care | 8% for items 10 USD or less, 15% above |
Clothing and Accessories | 5% up to 15 USD, 10% from 15 to 20 USD, 17% above 20 USD |
Computers, Video Game Consoles | 8% |
Automotive and Powersports | 12% |
Furniture | 15% on the first 200 USD, 10% on the portion above |
Watches | 16% on the first 1,500 USD, 3% on the portion above |
Media (books, music, video, software) | 15% plus a 1.80 USD closing fee |
Amazon Device Accessories | 45% |
Find the exact fee for your price and category in the Amazon referral fee calculator.
3. FBA fulfillment fees
The fulfillment fee covers picking, packing, shipping and customer service for each unit. It depends on three things:
Size tier: small standard, large standard, small bulky, large bulky or extra-large.
Shipping weight: for large standard and bulky items, the greater of the unit weight and the dimensional weight (length × width × height in inches ÷ 139).
Price band: under 10 USD (Low-Price FBA rates, on average 0.86 USD cheaper), 10–50 USD, or over 50 USD (0.26 USD more per unit in standard tiers).
Rates from January 15 to October 14, 2026, for items priced 10–50 USD, before the 3.5% surcharge:
Size tier | Shipping weight | Fee per unit | With 3.5% surcharge |
|---|---|---|---|
Small standard | 2 oz or less | 3.32 USD | 3.44 USD |
Small standard | 14+ to 16 oz | 3.96 USD | 4.10 USD |
Large standard | 4 oz or less | 3.73 USD | 3.86 USD |
Large standard | 1+ to 1.25 lb | 5.04 USD | 5.22 USD |
Large standard | 2.75+ to 3 lb | 6.67 USD | 6.90 USD |
Large standard | 3+ to 20 lb | 6.97 USD + 0.08 USD per 4 oz over 3 lb | from 7.21 USD |
Small bulky | 0 to 50 lb | 7.55 USD + 0.38 USD per lb over the first | from 7.81 USD |
Extra-large | 0 to 50 lb | 26.33 USD + 0.38 USD per lb over the first | from 27.25 USD |
From October 15, 2026 to January 14, 2027 higher holiday peak rates apply: see our full table of 2026 peak fees. Apparel and dangerous goods have their own, higher tables.
Why dimensional weight matters: a 1.2 lb product in a 12 × 8 × 4 inch box has a dimensional weight of 2.76 lb, so it is charged as a 2.75+ to 3 lb item: 6.67 USD instead of 5.04 USD. A tighter box can save more than 1.50 USD on every unit.
4. Monthly inventory storage fees
Storage is charged per cubic foot of the space your units occupy, based on the daily average volume, and billed between the 7th and 15th of the following month.
Period | Standard-size | Oversize | Dangerous goods, standard-size |
|---|---|---|---|
January – September | 0.78 USD per cu ft | 0.56 USD per cu ft | 0.99 USD per cu ft |
October – December | 2.40 USD per cu ft | 1.40 USD per cu ft | 3.63 USD per cu ft |
A product in a 0.1 cubic foot box costs about 0.08 USD a month to store from January to September and 0.24 USD from October to December.
Storage utilization surcharge. Larger, older accounts pay extra when stock sits too long. It applies only if all of these are true: you are on the Professional plan, your first shipment to Amazon was more than 365 days ago, you store at least 25 cubic feet on average in that size tier, and your storage utilization ratio (stored volume ÷ weekly shipped volume over 13 weeks) is above 22 weeks. The surcharge for standard-size items ranges from 0.44 USD per cubic foot at 22–28 weeks to 1.88 USD at 52+ weeks, and applies only to units stored more than 30 days. New sellers and accounts storing 25 cubic feet or less pay the base rate only.
5. Other FBA fees you may see
Low-inventory-level fee: charged on units shipped when your stock of a standard or bulky product falls below 28 days of supply.
Inbound placement service fee: depends on how many warehouses your shipment is split across.
Returns processing fee: for products whose return rate is above the threshold for their category.
Removal and disposal fees: when you ask Amazon to send back or dispose of inventory.
Overmax handling fee: for extra-large items over 96 inches on the longest side or 130 inches length plus girth.
Worked example: the real cost of one unit
A 25 USD product in a 15% category, 1.1 lb in a 0.1 cubic foot box, on the Professional plan, selling 200 units a month:
Fee | January – September | October – December |
|---|---|---|
Referral fee (15%) | 3.75 USD | 3.75 USD |
Fulfillment fee + 3.5% surcharge | 5.22 USD | 5.53 USD (peak rate) |
Storage, one month | 0.08 USD | 0.24 USD |
Professional plan (39.99 USD ÷ 200 units) | 0.20 USD | 0.20 USD |
Amazon fees per unit | 9.25 USD (37.0%) | 9.72 USD (38.9%) |
Add your product cost, shipping to Amazon, advertising and returns to see what is really left. The calculator below does it for your numbers.
Amazon FBA CalculatorFBA fees, net profit, margin and ROI per unit.Open calculator →How to lower your FBA fees
Shrink the box. Dimensional weight often pushes a light product into a heavier tier.
Watch the price thresholds. Below 10 USD you get Low-Price FBA rates; above 50 USD the fulfillment fee rises again.
Do not overstock before Q4. Storage triples from October to December; send what will sell within a few weeks.
Keep enough stock. Falling below 28 days of supply triggers the low-inventory-level fee.
Compare with FBM for heavy, bulky or slow-selling items using the FBA vs FBM calculator.
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Questions and answers
How much are Amazon FBA fees in 2026?
For a typical 25 USD product weighing about a pound, Amazon’s fees come to roughly 9.25 USD per unit: a 15% referral fee (3.75 USD), a 5.04 USD fulfillment fee plus the 3.5% surcharge (5.22 USD), about 0.08 USD of monthly storage and a share of the 39.99 USD Professional plan.
What is the Amazon FBA fulfillment fee?
A per-unit fee for picking, packing and shipping, based on size tier, shipping weight and price band. In 2026 it starts at 2.43 USD for the smallest items under 10 USD; a 1 to 1.25 lb large standard item priced 10–50 USD costs 5.04 USD, plus a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge.
How much does Amazon charge for FBA storage?
For standard-size items, 0.78 USD per cubic foot a month from January to September and 2.40 USD from October to December. Oversize items cost 0.56 and 1.40 USD. Some larger accounts also pay a storage utilization surcharge.
What is the Amazon referral fee?
A percentage of the sale price, including shipping, that depends on the category: 15% for most categories, 8% for computers, 5–17% for clothing depending on price, up to 45% for Amazon device accessories, with a 0.30 USD minimum in most categories.
How can I reduce my FBA fees?
Use smaller packaging to lower dimensional weight, mind the 10 and 50 USD price thresholds, avoid overstocking before October when storage triples, keep at least 28 days of supply to avoid the low-inventory-level fee, and compare FBM for heavy or slow-selling items.
