It’s essential to understand the various fees involved to maximise your profits. Whether you’re using Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) or Fulfilment by Merchant (FBM), knowing what costs to expect is crucial.
Different Types of Amazon Fee’s 2025:
1. Amazon Selling Fees
Amazon offers two types of selling plans:
- Individual Plan: Pay $0.99 per item sold.
- Professional Plan: Pay a flat monthly fee of $39.99.
Additionally, all sellers are subject to referral fees, which are a percentage of the item’s selling price, varying by category.
2. Referral Fees
Every item sold on Amazon incurs a referral fee. This fee varies depending on the product category, typically ranging from 6% to 45%. For example:
- Clothing & Accessories: 5% – 17% depending on the price.
- Electronics: 8%.
- Beauty Products: 8% – 15% depending on the total sales price.
- Home & Kitchen: 15%.
A minimum referral fee of $0.30 per item applies to most categories. To get a full list of referral fees for all industries, visit Amazon’s Referral Fee page.
3. Fulfilment Fees
The fulfilment fees differ based on whether you choose FBA or FBM:
Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA):
- Amazon handles storage, packing, and shipping.
- Fees are calculated based on item size and weight.
- Additional monthly storage fees apply for warehouse space usage.
- Return processing fees
You can find detailed Amazon FBA Fees on the Amazon website
Fulfilment by Merchant (FBM):
- Sellers handle their own storage, packing, and shipping.
- Costs can vary depending on courier choices and operational expenses.
Seller-Fulfilled Prime (SFP):
- Sellers handle storage, packing, and shipping while meeting Amazon’s Prime shipping standards.
- SFP allows sellers to offer Prime shipping benefits without using Amazon’s fulfilment centres.
- Costs can vary depending on shipping methods and operational expenses.
You can find the details of SFP fees on Amazon’s pricing page.
All Amazon fees:
List of all Amazon Hidden Fees:
A2Z Guarantee Recovery
ABA Fee
Amazon Accelerator Fee
Amazon Exclusives Fee
Amazon For All Fee
Amazon Shipping Chargebacks
Amazon Shipping Charges
Amazon Shipping Reimbursement
Amazon Upstream Processing Fee
Amazon Upstream Storage Transportation Fee
Bubblewrap Fee
FBM Bump
Buyer Recharge
Buy with Prime CS Error Non Itemized
Buy with Prime Customer Refund
FBM Carriage
Chargeback Recovery
CLI Planned Fee Reimbursement
COD Chargeback
COD Item Charge
COD Item Tax Charge
COD Order Charge
COD Order Tax Charge
COD Shipping Charge
COD Shipping Tax Charge
Commission
Compensated Clawback
Coupon Redemption Fee
CReturn Wrong Item
CSBA Fee
CS Error Items
FBA Customer Return Per Order Fee
FBA Customer Return Per Unit Fee
Debt Adjustment
Delivery Fulfillment Fee
FBA Delivery Services Fee
Disbursement Correction
FBA Disposal Fee
EPSO Chargeback Fee
EPSO Cross-Border Fee
EPSO Payment Auth Fee On Finalize
EPSO Payment Settle Fee On Finalize
Estimated Commission
Estimated FBA Fees
Estimated Principal
Estimated Tax
Export Charge
Failed Disbursement
FBA Fee
Fee Adjustment
Free Replacement Refund Items
Generic Deduction
Get Paid Faster Fee
Gift Wrap Charge
Gift Wrap Chargeback
Gift Wrap Commission
Gift Wrap Tax
Global Inbound Transportation Duty
Global Inbound Transportation Freight
Goodwill
High Volume Listing Fees
Import Taxes Amount
Inbound Carrier Damage
FBA Inbound Convenience Fee
FBA Inbound Defect Fee
FBA Inbound Shipment Carton Level Info Fee
FBA Inbound Transportation Fee
FBA Inbound Transportation Program Fee
FBA Inbound Transportation Service Fee
Inspection Amount
FBA Inventory Fee
Incorrect Fees Items
FBA International Inbound Freight Fee
FBA International Inbound Freight Tax And Duty
Inventory Placement Fee
Item TDS
Labeling Fee
Local Shipping Amount
FBA Long Term Storage Fee
Lost Or Damaged Reimbursement
Low Value Goods Tax – Principal
Low Value Goods Tax – Shipping
Manufacturing Amount
Marketplace Facilitator Regulatory Fee – Principal
Marketplace Facilitator Tax
Marketplace Facilitator VAT – Principal
Marketplace Facilitator VAT – Restocking Fee
Marketplace Facilitator VAT – Shipping
MFN Delivery Service Fee
MFN Postage Fee
MFN Shipmate Cost
Misc Adjustment
Multichannel Order Damage
Multichannel Order Late
Multichannel Order Lost
FBA Multitier Per Unit Fee
Non-subscription Fee Adjustment
Opaque Bagging Fee
FBA Overage Fee
Paid Services Fee
Payment Method Fee
Payment Retraction Items
Payment Retraction Non-Itemized
PoA Per Unit Fulfillment Fee
POA Service Fee
Points Adjusted
Policy Violation
Polybagging Fee
Postage Billing – Carrier Pickup
Postage Billing – Congestion Charge
Postage Billing – Delivery Area Surcharge
Postage Billing – Delivery Confirmation
Postage Billing – Fuel Surcharge
Postage Billing – Import Duty
Postage Billing – Insurance
Postage Billing – Oversize Surcharge
Postage Billing – Postage
Postage Billing – Postage Adjustment
Postage Billing – Signature Confirmation
Postage Billing -Tracking
Postage Billing – Transaction Fee
Postage Billing – VAT
Postage Refund – Carrier Pickup
Postage Refund – Congestion Charge
Postage Refund – Delivery Area Surcharge
Postage Refund – Delivery Confirmation
Postage Refund – Fuel Surcharge
Postage Refund – Import Duty
Postage Refund – Insurance
Postage Refund – Oversize Surcharge
Postage Refund – Postage
Postage Refund – Postage Adjustment
Postage Refund – Signature Confirmation
Postage Refund – Tracking
Postage Refund – Transaction Fee
Postage Refund – VAT
Premium Experience Fee
Prep Fee Refund
Pricing Error
Prime Wardrobe Reimbursement
Principal
Product Cost VAT
Product VAT
Production
Promotion Meta Data Definition Value
Promotions
ReCommerce Grading And Listing Charge
Re-Evaluation
Referral Fee
Refund Admin Fee
Refund Commission
Region Shipping Amount
Regulatory Fee
Reimbursement Clawback
FBA Removal Fees
Removal Order Damaged
Removal Order Lost
Renewed Program Fee
Reserve Credit
Reserve Debit
Restocking Fee
Return Postage Billing – Carrier Pickup
Return Postage Billing – Delivery Area Surcharge
Return Postage Billing – Delivery Confirmation
Return Postage Billing – Fuel Surcharge
Return Postage Billing – Oversize Surcharge
Return Postage Billing – Postage
Return Postage Billing – Postage Commission
Return Postage Billing – Tracking
Return Postage Billing – Transaction Fee
Return Postage Billing – VAT
Return Shipping
Reversal Reimbursement
Run Lightning Deal Fee
SAFET Reimbursement Charge
Sales Commission
Sales Tax Service Fee
Seller Rewards
FBM Shipment
FBM Shipping
Shipping Charge
Shipping Chargeback
FBM Shipping Fee
Shipping Holdback Fee
Shipping Promo
Shipping Tax
STAR Storage Billing
STAR Storage Fee
Subscription
Subscription Fee Correction
FBA Storage Fee
Taping Fee
Tax
Tax Collected At Source
Technology Fee
FBA Transportation Fee
FBA Try Before You Buy Multitier Per Unit Fee
Variable Closing Fee & Fixed Closing Fee
VAT Amazon Technology Fee
VAT Fiscal Representation Fee
VAT Manufacturing
VAT Partner Fee
VAT Product Cost
VAT Purchase
VAT Registration Fee
VAT Transfer Fee
Vine Fee
Warehouse Damage
Warehouse Damage Exception
Warehouse Lost
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- Analyse Profitability: Seller Margins provides a clear breakdown of your true profitability by factoring in all costs associated with selling on Amazon. This allows you to make data-driven decisions and focus on the most profitable products in your catalogue.
- Compare Fulfilment Methods: Whether you’re using FBA or FBM, Seller Margins helps you analyse the costs of each method. This enables you to determine the most cost – effective option for your business.
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