Sellers who use Amazon’s FBA fulfillment services will pay a 3.5% “fuel and logistics-related surcharge” on fulfillment fees beginning April 17, 2026. Amazon said the change would result in an average of 17 cents extra per unit for US FBA orders. The announcement came April 2, just a week after the USPS announced it would impose an 8% surcharge on packages beginning April 26. CNBC reported that UPS and FedEx had also imposed higher fuel surcharges since the start of the Iran war.
Amazon said in its April 2nd announcement it would also apply the 3.5% surcharge on Buy with Prime and Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) transactions beginning May 2, 2026.
Sellers expressed skepticism that the new surcharge would be temporary, as Amazon characterized it. On the Sellers Ask Sellers industry discussion board, one seller wrote, “The real problem is – has anyone ever seen a surcharge go away before on Amazon – even if the problem that causes it does? The answer is no – so this is the new FBA fee, until it goes up again.”
On LinkedIn, Jon Derkits of Amazon agency Color More Lines called the surcharge “tempermanent.”
A seller responding on the Amazon announcement post wrote, “These fees are never temporary. Please advise how long we should plan them to be part of our cost structure.” An Amazon moderator replied, “This surcharge will be in place until further notice, and we’ll reassess as conditions evolve.”
Another Amazon moderator responded to a seller who expressed concern that Amazon’s expenses were more than the seller’s income by writing the following:
“We know you’re navigating economic pressures in your own business, and we take the impact of any cost change seriously. This surcharge is separate from our annual fee updates – it’s a direct response to persistently elevated costs impacting our operations as well as the broader industry. We have absorbed these increased costs so far.
“However, similar to other major carriers, when costs remain elevated, we implement temporary surcharges on our fulfillment fees to recover a portion of the actual cost increases we are experiencing. Due to the work we have already done together to lower costs, this surcharge is meaningfully lower than other major carriers, and we will continue to evaluate this surcharge as conditions evolve.
“To help you plan, we’ve updated the Revenue Calculator, Profit Analytics, and Fee and Economics Preview reports, so you can see the specific impact on your business.”
Another seller responded with what could be characterized as a “what’s good for the goose is good for the gander” response, writing the following:
“Seeing as Amazon is increasing it’s fees due to current real-world events, will you be allowing Sellers to increase their item and reimbursements costs as we too have to deal with the same real-world events.?
“1) If yes – How is Amazon facilitating that change and helping Sellers to do so?
“2) If no – Why not? Why do you get to cover additional costs but we don’t?”
Amazon’s full announcement on the Seller Announcement board follows:
Fuel and logistics-related surcharge: FBA, MCF, and BWP in US and CA
Elevated costs in fuel and logistics have increased the cost of operating across the industry. We have absorbed these increased costs so far. However, similar to other major carriers, when costs remain elevated, we implement temporary surcharges on our fulfillment fees to recover a portion of the actual cost increases we are experiencing.
Starting April 17, 2026, a 3.5% fuel and logistics-related surcharge will be applied to fulfillment fees across Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) in the US and Canada as well as to Remote Fulfillment with FBA from the US into Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. Starting May 2, 2026, this surcharge will take effect for Buy with Prime in the US and Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) in the US and Canada. Due to the work we have already done together to lower costs, this surcharge is meaningfully lower than other major carriers.
The surcharge will be calculated on your fulfillment fees, not on the sale price of your items. On average, this equates to $0.17 per unit for US FBA, though this will vary based on your item’s size and dimensions. The Revenue Calculator, Profit Analytics, and Fee and Economics Preview reports have been updated to reflect the surcharge and provide both the per-unit impact and the full business impact for your FBA products.
We know this impacts your business. The tools above are available to help you plan, and we will continue to evaluate this surcharge as conditions evolve.
Thank you for your ongoing partnership.
In 2022, Amazon had imposed a 5% fuel and inflation surcharge on FBA fees.
