E620: Breaking Down the New FBA 2026 Fee Increases

The EcomCrew Ecommerce Podcast · with null · October 20, 2025 · 20 min

Summary

Amazon's 2026 FBA fee increases are more complex than their stated 8-cent average. This episode provides a crucial breakdown of how these changes will impact different product categories and sizes, offering Amazon sellers the insights needed to re-evaluate pricing strategies and maintain profitability amidst evolving fulfillment costs.

Key takeaways

• Immediately re-calculate profit margins for all products, factoring in the new FBA fee structure for 2026, especially considering product size and packaging.
• Identify which of your products, particularly oversized or those with specific packaging, will be most affected by placement fees and adjust inventory strategies accordingly.
• Investigate and address any potential 'inbound defects' to avoid additional costs, understanding Amazon's specific requirements for shipments.
• Leverage tools like Sellerboard to accurately track real-time sales, refunds, and fees, ensuring comprehensive profit margin analysis that includes indirect expenses.
• Explore the implications of Amazon's AWD and Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) fee adjustments for your current and future fulfillment strategies.

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Episode description

Amazon's new FBA fees have been announced for 2026 and Amazon themselves claim that their new fees only add 8 cents per unit sold of the average item selling price. Is that really the case though? In today's episode, Dave breaks down how the new fees ACTUALLY work, which products came out unscathed, and Amazon's bigger picture goals.  Today's episode is sponsored by Sellerboard. Sellerboard helps users track sales, refunds and fees in real time, and even counts your indirect expenses in final profit. Beyond analytics, Sellerboard also streamlines operations with smart portfolios for PPC, inventory forecasting & management and more! Try Sellerboard free for 2 months — no credit card required. Just go to sellerboard.com/ecomcrew and get clarity on your margins today. Amazon released their new FBA fees for 2026.  Keeping up with tradition, Amazon released it in the most confusing way possible. They also claim that their new fees only add 8 cents per unit sold of the average item selling price. This leaves sellers scrambling to calculate how their products and profit margins will be affected.  Luckily, Dave is breaking down these fees on a per size category level and how these will affect you as a seller, whether you sell small or oversized items.  Dave also breaks down the pricing increases for their different programs, namely Amazon's bulk storage program AWD and Multi Channel Fulfillment.  Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction to Amazon's FBA Fee Increases 02:53 - The Impact of FBA Fee Changes 05:49 - Analyzing Fee Increases by Product Category 08:54 - The Effect on Bulky Items and Packaging 11:49 - Placement Fees and Their Implications 14:50 - Additional Fee Categories and Inbound Defects 17:50 - Conclusion and Future Considerations As always, if you have any questions o

Frequently asked about this episode

What does this episode say about fba fee changes?

Immediately re-calculate profit margins for all products, factoring in the new FBA fee structure for 2026, especially considering product size and packaging.

What does this episode say about inventory management?

Identify which of your products, particularly oversized or those with specific packaging, will be most affected by placement fees and adjust inventory strategies accordingly.

What does this episode say about profitability & costs?

Investigate and address any potential 'inbound defects' to avoid additional costs, understanding Amazon's specific requirements for shipments.

What does this episode say about fba fee changes?

Leverage tools like Sellerboard to accurately track real-time sales, refunds, and fees, ensuring comprehensive profit margin analysis that includes indirect expenses.

What does this episode say about fba fee changes?

Explore the implications of Amazon's AWD and Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) fee adjustments for your current and future fulfillment strategies.

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