FBA News & Updates
Welcome to Fulfillment by Amazon’s News & Updates. Bookmark this page and check back frequently to stay up-to-date with important FBA information, such as fee changes and new features.
Grow with FBA
Grow is a digital magazine featuring educational content like inventory management and advertising options to help your FBA business thrive.
FBA Subscribe & Save
FBA Subscribe & Save makes it possible for you to offer discounts on eligible FBA products for repeat customers.
FBA Small and Light
FBA Small and Light can help you reduce the cost of fulfilling orders for low-cost, small and light-weight FBA inventory.
2018 Fulfillment by Amazon U.S. fee changes
Last published: December 19, 2017
FBA fees in the U.S. in 2018 will be adjusted to reflect the changing costs of fulfillment, transportation, and customer service. For a complete list of changes, go to Fulfillment by Amazon Fee Changes.
Holiday preparedness
Last published: November 18, 2016
The holiday sales season is here, and because you are busy getting ready, Fulfillment by Amazon has provided a handy guide and video to help you prepare for your best holiday selling season.
Watch the video › Download the guide ›
Skip labeling your new FBA inventory and save
Last published: November 10, 2016
Did you know you can use the existing manufacturer barcodes (including GCID, UPC, EAN, JAN, or ISBN) on your eligible products to identify and track your inventory throughout the Amazon fulfillment process? This means you no longer have to label your individual items, saving you both time and money.
For shipments received between October 3rd and December 31st, you can save $0.08 on Pick & Pack fees for every item you currently label or new items that you add to FBA and send to Amazon fulfillment centers that are tracked using the manufacturer barcode. This credit will appear in your Payments report in January 2017.
For more information on eligibility requirements and how to use the manufacturer barcode to track your inventory, see the Use the manufacturer barcode and save on Pick & Pack fees(sign-in required) help page.
FedEx added to Partnered Carrier program
Last published: November 8, 2016
FedEx is now a part of Amazon's Partnered Carrier program. This allows you to purchase discounted ground-shipping services in Seller Central when you send inventory to a U.S. fulfillment center from a U.S. location (excluding Alaska and Hawaii).
To use FedEx as a Partnered Carrier, select Small parcel delivery (SPD) in the Shipping service section when creating a shipment, then select FedEx.
Learn more about Partnered Carrier options (sign-in required).
Reminder: FBA fees have changed in November and December
Last published: November 1, 2016
As previously announced, a number of U.S. FBA fees have changed. Weight-handling fees will be reduced for all orders in November and December, and monthly storage fees will increase for November and December.
October U.S. free-removals promotion concludes
Last published: November 1, 2016
FBA waived fees for any new removal order created between October 24, 2016, and October 31, 2016, for inventory in U.S. fulfillment centers. This promotion expired at the end of the day PDT on October 31, 2016. Normal removal-order fees now apply.
Note: Removals during peak and promotional periods may take longer than the standard 10 to 14 days to process. Learn more about free removals (sign-in required).
Reminder: Box content information required after November 1
Last published: October 18, 2016
Effective November 1, 2016, you must provide box content information for each box sent to Amazon. By providing box content information, your products move through our fulfillment network more efficiently and become available for sale sooner.
If you choose not to provide this information, Amazon will need to process your box contents manually for a fee of $0.15 per unit in November and December. The fee will be $0.10 per unit for January through October. If you provide box content information, you will not be charged this fee.
For more information on how to provide box content information, watch our training video or learn more on Seller Central (sign-in required).
Important change to FBA Small and Light program
Last published: October 18, 2016
We are temporarily closing enrollment for new products in the FBA Small and Light program to ensure we have the necessary capacity to receive and store inventory of products that are already enrolled in the program and to meet our customer delivery promise. We will notify sellers when the situation changes. We apologize for any inconvenience.
If you have products that are already enrolled in the program, you may continue to send shipments of those products to Amazon. To determine which of your products are enrolled in the Small and Light program, refer to your Small & Light Inventory report.
