Amazon announced its 2027 US fee changes on November 5, 2026. FBA fulfillment fees will rise by an average of $0.19 per unit sold from January 15, 2027, with storage, low-inventory and promotion fee changes following on February 1. Every US seller using FBA is affected, but small, light products priced above $50 take the biggest hit.
According to the official Seller Central announcement, the $0.19 average works out to roughly 0.8% of the average item's selling price. Amazon says fees for some products will go up and others will come down, so each fee more closely matches the cost of fulfilling that product.
What exactly is changing?
Small standard-size, $10 to $50: fulfillment fees rise by $0.40 per unit on average from January 15, 2027.
Products priced above $50: small standard-size fees rise by $0.70 and large standard-size by $0.47 on average. The extra cost of crossing the $50 line is now $0.55 to $0.57 per unit, up from $0.26.
Low-Price FBA: Automotive and Powersports, Compact Appliances, Musical Instruments and AV Production, Media, and Computers lose low-price rates and will pay the $10 to $50 rates.
New size tiers: bulky goods split into four tiers and oversize into six. The overmax handling fee ends, replaced by flat product and overhang handling fees.
Storage: from February 1, 2027, the storage utilization surcharge goes away and the aged inventory surcharge is folded into a single age-based monthly storage fee. Inventory that turns in under six months pays flat or lower fees. Aged stock pays more.
Low-inventory-level fee: from February 1, it applies only when supply is under 28 days based on shipments in both the four weeks before and after the check. It now covers oversize tiers too.
Promotions: Buy X, Get Y promotions get a $5 upfront fee plus a 2% variable fee capped at $2,000. All promotions move to monthly billing from February 2027.
Returns and AWD: the returns processing fee moves to the new size tiers, and AWD processing and transportation fees change on February 1, 2027.
Why does this matter for sellers?
The headline average hides a wide spread. A small accessory priced over $50 can pay $0.70 more per unit, while some heavy oversize items get cheaper. Products in the five excluded low-price categories jump straight to $10 to $50 rates. In Amazon's own example, an iron in Compact Appliances priced under $10 goes from $6.31 to $7.32 per unit. The 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge also stays in place on top of the new rates.
Timing makes it worse for some catalogs. For many small standard-size items, the 2027 non-peak rate is higher than the holiday peak rate they pay today, so January brings no relief. Storage is the one area where fast-moving inventory can come out ahead.
What should sellers do now?
Open the Fee Change Comparison dashboard: it sits in Profit Analytics and shows the impact at account and ASIN level.
Review prices near $10 and $50: a one-cent move across a price band can change the fee you pay on every unit.
Check your size tiers: remeasure bulky and oversize items, especially long, flat or wide packages that may trigger the new handling fees.
Clear aged stock before February 1: slow movers will cost more under the age-based storage fee.
Rework 2027 margins and budgets: factor in the new Buy X, Get Y fees before planning Q1 promotions.
eStore Factory Tip: Run a quick fee audit on your top 20 ASINs before January 15 and adjust pricing, packaging and inventory plans together. If you want a team to model the impact and manage the changes for you, our Amazon account management experts can help.
