On Amazon's 2026 rate card, the FBA fee on White Mountain Puzzles' best-selling $19.99 jigsaw is $6.02 a unit, and $6.37 during the holiday peak that runs until 14 January 2027. Add the 15% referral fee and Amazon keeps $9.02 of every $19.99 sale, about 45%, before the puzzle itself is paid for. This page is the full 2026 US fee schedule, fee by fee, worked through on real products from the businesses we track.
To run these fees on your own product, use our free Amazon FBA fee and profit calculator. If your question is what share of a sale Amazon takes overall, that is answered in how much Amazon takes from sellers.
Amazon FBA fees 2026 at a glance
Every rate below is from Amazon's own US Seller Central pages, read on 10 November 2026.
| Fee | 2026 US rate | When it applies |
|---|---|---|
| Referral fee | 15% of the sale price in most categories; 3% to 45% across all of them; usually a $0.30 minimum | Every sale |
| FBA fulfilment fee | From $2.43 a unit (small standard, 2 oz, under $10), plus a 3.5% surcharge since 17 April 2026 | Every unit shipped |
| Monthly storage | $0.78 per cubic foot (January to September), $2.40 (October to December), standard size | Every month |
| Aged inventory surcharge | $0.50 to $7.90 per cubic foot | Stock held 181 days or more |
| Low-inventory-level fee | $0.32 to $2.09 a unit | Under 28 days of supply |
| Inbound placement service fee | $0 to $6.50 a unit | Each unit received |
| Returns processing fee | From $1.65 a returned unit | Returns above a category threshold (every return for apparel and shoes) |
| Removal and disposal | From $0.84 a unit | When you pull or destroy stock |
How are Amazon FBA fees calculated?
The fulfilment fee, the one most people mean by "FBA fees", is a flat dollar amount per unit. Amazon says it covers picking, packing and shipping the order, plus customer service and returns. You find it in four steps:
- Size tier. Small standard is up to 15 × 12 × 0.75 inches and 16 oz. Large standard is up to 18 × 14 × 8 inches and 20 lb. Above that come small bulky, large bulky and four extra-large tiers.
- Shipping weight. Small standard uses the unit weight. Large standard and bulky use the greater of the unit weight and the dimensional weight, which is length × width × height in inches divided by 139.
- Price band. Under $10, $10 to $50, or over $50. An item at exactly $10 or $50 pays the $10 to $50 rate.
- Season and surcharge. Non-peak rates ran from 15 January to 14 October 2026; peak rates apply from 15 October 2026 to 14 January 2027. A 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge is added on top of either.
Two of our businesses show how much the first two steps matter. Draft Top's $25.99 can opener weighs 3.2 oz, but its package is 1.06 inches deep, over the 0.75-inch small-standard limit, so it pays the large-standard rate: $3.86 with the surcharge, where small standard would have been about $3.54. Songbird Specialties' $29.99 wine pourer weighs 5 oz, but its 7.5 × 4.6 × 2.3-inch box has a dimensional weight of about 9 oz. Billed at 9 oz, the fee is $4.35, against $4.09 if it were billed on its real weight.
The 2026 FBA fee chart (standard size)
Standard-size products, excluding apparel and dangerous goods. Rates are Amazon's, before the 3.5% surcharge.
| Tier and shipping weight | Under $10 | $10 to $50 | Over $50 | Peak, $10 to $50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small standard, 2 oz or less | $2.43 | $3.32 | $3.58 | $3.51 |
| Small standard, 2+ to 4 oz | $2.49 | $3.42 | $3.68 | $3.61 |
| Small standard, 4+ to 6 oz | $2.56 | $3.45 | $3.71 | $3.65 |
| Small standard, 6+ to 8 oz | $2.66 | $3.54 | $3.80 | $3.74 |
| Small standard, 8+ to 10 oz | $2.77 | $3.68 | $3.94 | $3.89 |
| Small standard, 10+ to 12 oz | $2.82 | $3.78 | $4.04 | $3.99 |
| Small standard, 12+ to 14 oz | $2.92 | $3.91 | $4.17 | $4.13 |
| Small standard, 14+ to 16 oz | $2.95 | $3.96 | $4.22 | $4.18 |
| Large standard, 4 oz or less | $2.91 | $3.73 | $3.99 | $3.97 |
| Large standard, 4+ to 8 oz | $3.13 | $3.95 | $4.21 | $4.21 |
| Large standard, 8+ to 12 oz | $3.38 | $4.20 | $4.46 | $4.48 |
| Large standard, 12+ to 16 oz | $3.78 | $4.60 | $4.86 | $4.89 |
| Large standard, 1+ to 1.25 lb | $4.22 | $5.04 | $5.30 | $5.34 |
| Large standard, 1.25+ to 1.5 lb | $4.60 | $5.42 | $5.68 | $5.73 |
| Large standard, 1.5+ to 1.75 lb | $4.75 | $5.57 | $5.83 | $5.89 |
| Large standard, 1.75+ to 2 lb | $5.00 | $5.82 | $6.08 | $6.15 |
| Large standard, 2+ to 2.25 lb | $5.10 | $5.92 | $6.18 | $6.29 |
| Large standard, 2.25+ to 2.5 lb | $5.28 | $6.10 | $6.36 | $6.49 |
| Large standard, 2.5+ to 2.75 lb | $5.44 | $6.26 | $6.52 | $6.66 |
| Large standard, 2.75+ to 3 lb | $5.85 | $6.67 | $6.93 | $7.08 |
| Large standard, 3+ to 20 lb | $6.15 + $0.08 per 4 oz over 3 lb | $6.97 + $0.08 per 4 oz | $7.23 + $0.08 per 4 oz | $7.51 + $0.08 per 4 oz |
Apparel and dangerous goods have their own, higher tables: a 2 oz small-standard item at $10 to $50 is $3.51 as apparel and $4.29 as a dangerous good, against $3.32 here.
Bulky and extra-large
Oversize products pay the same rate at $10 to $50 and over $50; under $10 is $0.77 less. Non-peak 2026 rates for $10 and up: small bulky $7.55 plus $0.38 per lb over the first; large bulky $9.35 plus $0.38 per lb; extra-large up to 50 lb $26.33 plus $0.38 per lb; 50 to 70 lb $37.32 plus $0.75 per lb over 51; 70 to 150 lb $51.32 plus $0.75 per lb over 71; over 150 lb $194.95 plus $0.19 per lb over 151. Peak adds about $1.04 to the bulky tiers and $2.73 or more to extra-large.
Low-price FBA: the under-$10 rate
Through 14 January 2027, every product priced under $10 automatically gets the lower under-$10 rates. Spite House Games shows what that is worth. Its best-selling card deck weighs 3.5 oz but is 0.87 inches thick, so it is large standard. At its usual $12.99 the fee is $3.86 with the surcharge; in September it sold at $6.97, where the fee drops to $3.01. The referral fee at $6.97 is $1.05, so Amazon keeps $4.06 of a $6.97 sale, 58%. The lower rate softens a discount; it does not make one cheap.
The fuel and logistics surcharge
Since 17 April 2026 Amazon has added 3.5% to FBA fulfilment fees in the US and Canada, and since 2 May 2026 to Multi-Channel Fulfillment and Buy with Prime. Amazon's tables are printed without it, so add it yourself: $3.73 becomes $3.86. Amazon applies it to fulfilment fees; storage and referral fees are quoted without it.
Holiday peak fees
From 15 October 2026 to 14 January 2027, the peak column applies to any unit that leaves a fulfilment centre in that window, even if it was ordered earlier. On the puzzle above that is $6.37 instead of $6.02.
Amazon referral fees by category
The referral fee is a percentage of the total price the customer pays, including delivery and gift wrap but not sales tax, with a per-item minimum. It is charged on FBA and seller-fulfilled orders alike. The common categories:
| Category | Referral fee |
|---|---|
| Toys & Games, Home & Kitchen, Sports & Outdoors, Everything Else | 15% |
| Pet Products | 15% (22% for veterinary diets) |
| Beauty, Health & Personal Care; Baby | 8% at $10 or less, 15% above |
| Grocery & Gourmet | 8% at $15 or less, 15% above (no minimum) |
| Clothing & Accessories | 5% at $15 or less, 10% to $20, 17% above |
| Consumer Electronics, Computers | 8% |
| Electronics Accessories | 15% on the first $100, 8% on the rest |
| Furniture | 15% on the first $200, 10% on the rest |
| Jewelry | 20% on the first $250, 5% on the rest |
| Amazon Device Accessories | 45% |
Watch the wording. In Beauty, the whole price takes one rate; in Furniture, only the portion above $200 drops to 10%. Every Amazon seller in our data with a measured referral rate pays 15%.
Monthly storage fees and the aged inventory surcharge
Storage is charged per cubic foot of your average daily inventory, billed between the 7th and 15th of the next month. For standard-size goods it is $0.78 per cubic foot from January to September and $2.40 from October to December; oversize is $0.56 and $1.40. Dangerous goods cost more: $0.99 and $3.63 for standard size.
A storage utilization surcharge of $0.44 to $1.88 per cubic foot (standard size) is added only if you are a Professional seller whose first shipment was over a year ago, you store at least 25 cubic feet a day in that size tier, and your inventory would take more than 22 weeks to sell at your recent rate. It applies to stock older than 30 days.
Volume is what drives the fee. White Mountain Puzzles' box is 12.2 × 10.1 × 2.1 inches, 0.15 cubic feet, so it costs about $0.12 a month to store in summer and $0.36 in the fourth quarter. Spite House's deck is 0.005 cubic feet: under a cent and a half a month even at peak.
The aged inventory surcharge is added on top for units in stock 181 days or more, assessed on the 15th of each month. Since 16 January 2026 it runs $0.50 per cubic foot at 181 to 210 days, $1.00 to 240, $1.50 to 270, $5.45 to 300, $5.70 to 330 and $5.90 to 365. From 366 to 455 days it is $6.90 per cubic foot or $0.30 a unit, whichever is greater, and from 456 days $7.90 or $0.35. Clothing, shoes, bags, jewelry and watches are exempt from the first three steps. A puzzle that sits for a year pays about $1.03 a month on top of storage.
Low-inventory-level fee
This is an extra fee per unit shipped when stock runs thin. It applies when both your 30-day and 90-day historical days of supply are below 28 days, and the rate depends on how low:
| Tier | Under 14 days | 14 to 21 days | 21 to 28 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small standard | $0.89 | $0.63 | $0.32 |
| Large standard, up to 3 lb | $0.97 | $0.70 | $0.36 |
| Large standard, 3 to 20 lb | $1.11 | $0.87 | $0.47 |
| Small bulky | $1.85 | $1.02 | $0.51 |
| Large bulky | $2.09 | $1.15 | $0.57 |
It does not apply to new Professional sellers for their first 365 days, to products that sold fewer than 20 units in the past seven days, to grocery, or to SKUs replenished at least 70% through Amazon Warehousing and Distribution. As a hypothetical, if Draft Top's can opener, which sells 2,000 or more a month, ran at 20 days of supply, each unit would carry an extra $0.70, taking its fulfilment cost from $3.86 to about $4.56.
Inbound placement service fee
When you send stock in, you choose how it is split. Sending everything to one location ("minimal shipment splits") costs, for standard size, $0.14 to $0.32 a unit for small standard up to 8 oz, $0.20 to $0.40 for large standard up to 12 oz, rising to $0.55 to $1.90 at 15 to 20 lb. Bulky goods run $1.10 to $6.50. The fee is charged 45 days after the shipment is received. Splitting your shipment across the locations Amazon picks is free, but needs at least five identical cartons or pallets per item. New sellers get $400 in credits against this fee, and it does not apply to extra-large products or to stock sent through Amazon Warehousing and Distribution.
Returns processing fee
For apparel and shoes, every returned unit is charged, from $1.65. For everything else, only returns above a category threshold are charged: 4.7% for Toys & Games, 8.1% for Home & Kitchen, 5.5% for Beauty and Health, 10.2% for Pet Products and 2.9% for Grocery. A product that shipped fewer than 25 units in a month is exempt. The rate starts at $1.78 for a 2 oz small-standard item and reaches $4.73 just under 3 lb large standard. As a hypothetical, if a puzzle like White Mountain's (about 1.9 lb) shipped 1,000 units and 60 came back, the 13 returns above the 4.7% line would cost $4.63 each, $60.19 in all.
Removal and disposal fees
Removing or destroying stock costs the same per unit: for standard size, $0.84 up to 0.5 lb, $1.53 to 1 lb, $2.27 to 2 lb and $2.89 plus $1.06 per lb above that. Bulky, oversize and special-handling items start at $3.12. Liquidation instead costs a 15% referral fee on what the stock recovers plus a processing fee from $0.25 a unit. Removing 1,000 of Spite House's decks would be $840; 1,000 puzzles, $2,270.
What changed for 2026
- Fulfilment fees rose by an average of $0.08 a unit on 15 January 2026, under 0.5% of an average item's price, after no increase in 2025. Amazon said there would be no new FBA fee types in 2026.
- A 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge from 17 April 2026, the change most sellers felt.
- Holiday peak fees from 15 October 2026 to 14 January 2027.
- Aged inventory got a new top tier. From 16 January 2026, stock over 455 days pays $7.90 per cubic foot or $0.35 a unit, and the per-unit floor at 366 days doubled from $0.15 to $0.30.
- Removal and disposal got cheaper for light items: $1.04 to $0.84 a unit for standard size up to 0.5 lb, from 15 January 2026.
- 3D printers got their own referral category on 5 November 2026: 12% on the first $200, 5% above.
What changes on 15 January 2027
Amazon has already published the 2027 schedule: fulfilment fees rise by an average of $0.19 a unit, about 0.8% of price. Small standard at $10 to $50 rises about $0.40 on average and large standard about $0.12; the large-standard 4 oz rate Draft Top and Spite House pay goes from $3.73 to $3.79. Five categories, including Books and Automotive, lose the under-$10 rate. The bulky and extra-large tiers are rebuilt into ten. From 1 February 2027 the storage utilization surcharge and the aged inventory surcharge are folded into a single age-based storage fee, and the low-inventory-level fee starts looking at the four weeks after the check as well as before.
The fee load on the businesses we track
Each hero product's 2026 fees, computed from Amazon's table and its package size and weight. Fulfilment is the non-peak rate plus the 3.5% surcharge; in every case it matches the fee Keepa carries on the listing.
| Product | Price | Tier, billed weight | FBA fee | Referral | Share of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draft Top can opener | $25.99 | Large standard, 3.2 oz | $3.86 | $3.90 | 29.9% |
| Songbird Specialties wine pourer | $29.99 | Large standard, 9 oz dimensional | $4.35 | $4.50 | 29.5% |
| Doctor Jupiter preschool science kit | $26.99 | Large standard, 1.7 lb dimensional | $5.76 | $4.05 | 36.3% |
| Spite House Games card deck | $12.99 | Large standard, 3.5 oz | $3.86 | $1.95 | 44.7% |
| White Mountain Puzzles jigsaw | $19.99 | Large standard, 1.9 lb dimensional | $6.02 | $3.00 | 45.1% |
| Virora Mahjong 160-tile set | $229.00 | Large standard, 7.3 lb | $8.97 | $34.35 | 18.9% |
The pattern is price, not weight. The mahjong set weighs over 7 lb and pays the highest fulfilment fee here, but at $229 it is under 4% of the price. Restoration Games' 10 lb Thunder Road box pays $9.88 on a price above $50. The light card deck pays almost half its price to Amazon.
Across a whole month of sales, from each business's margin model:
| Business | Referral | FBA | Together |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountain Puzzles (Amazon channel) | 15% | ~31% | ~46% |
| LIGHTEN LIFE | 15% | 30% | 45% |
| Wet Noses | 15% | 29.1% | 44.1% |
| OTOTO (August) | 15% | 28.1% | 43.1% |
| Highmark Collective | 15% | 23.0% | 38.0% |
| Kajun Loaded Tea | 15% | 21.6% | 36.6% |
| MaryRuth's | 15% | 18% | 33% |
| Restoration Games | 15.0% | 12.2% | 27.2% |
| Virora Mahjong | 15% | 9.5% | 24.5% |
September 2026 unless noted. These are estimates built from public data, and they leave out storage, returns and the other fees above, so the true load is higher. What a fee load like this leaves for profit is in whether Amazon FBA is still profitable, and what it costs to get the first units in at all is in how much Amazon FBA costs to start.
FAQ
How much are Amazon FBA fees?
For a typical standard-size product at $10 to $50, the 2026 fulfilment fee runs from $3.32 to about $6.67 below 3 lb, plus the 3.5% surcharge, and the referral fee adds 15% in most categories. On the five products in the table below priced $10 to $50, the two together take 29% to 45% of the price.
Does the Amazon FBA fee include shipping?
Yes, shipping to the customer. Amazon says the fulfilment fee covers picking, packing and shipping, plus customer service and returns. It does not cover getting stock to Amazon: you pay freight to the warehouse and possibly the inbound placement fee. A seller who ships its own orders pays no FBA fee but buys its own postage, as Gamblin' Golf does.
Are Amazon FBA fees going up?
Yes. They rose by an average $0.08 a unit on 15 January 2026, gained a 3.5% surcharge on 17 April, and will rise by an average $0.19 on 15 January 2027.
Is the referral fee part of the FBA fee?
No. The referral fee is Amazon's commission on every sale, however it is fulfilled. The FBA fee is charged on top for orders Amazon ships.
How do I calculate Amazon FBA fees for my product?
Measure the packaged product, work out its size tier and billed weight, then read the rate for its price band from the chart above and add 3.5%. Or enter the size, weight and price into our FBA calculator.
How much are Amazon storage fees?
$0.78 per cubic foot a month for standard-size goods from January to September, $2.40 from October to December, plus the aged inventory surcharge after 181 days. Divide your box's cubic inches by 1,728 to get cubic feet.
Where these figures come from
Fee rates are from Amazon's US Seller Central help pages, read 10 November 2026: FBA fulfilment fees (2026 non-peak, 2026 peak and 2027), product size tiers, referral fees, monthly storage, aged inventory surcharge, low-inventory-level fee, inbound placement, returns processing, removal and the 2026 removal changes, and the 2027 fee summary; the 2026 increase is from Amazon's 15 October 2025 announcement. Product sizes, weights and prices are from each business's profile in our data. Amazon changes these pages; check the date before relying on a rate, or run your numbers through the FBA fee calculator.