Overview

Amazon has released its 2025 fee schedule for Canadian sellers, and the headline is welcome: referral fees and FBA fulfillment rates are not going up, and no new fee types are being introduced. However, the picture is not entirely rosy. Storage-related costs are climbing, aged inventory surcharges are expanding, and sellers will need to sharpen their inventory management to avoid paying more. Several incentive programs are also being enhanced to encourage new product listings.

What's Changing

• Referral and FBA fulfillment fees frozen — Core selling and fulfillment rates remain unchanged, with no new fee categories added for 2025.
• Low-price FBA threshold expanded — The qualifying price ceiling rises from CAD 11 to CAD 14, and the per-unit discount increases from CAD 0.55 to CAD 0.80, effective March 15.
• Monthly storage fees going up — Standard-size non-peak rates increase by CAD 4/cubic metre and peak rates by CAD 13/cubic metre, effective April 1.
• Aged inventory surcharge tightened — New surcharges now apply to inventory stored 181–270 days, effective March 15.
• New selection incentives enhanced — Bigger FBA New Selection discounts target everyday essentials, high-demand products, and popular global brands.

Low-Price FBA Gets More Attractive

Sellers competing on price in the Canadian marketplace are getting a meaningful break. By raising the low-price FBA threshold from CAD 11 to CAD 14 and boosting the per-unit discount to CAD 0.80, Amazon is making fulfillment more cost-effective for a wider range of affordable products. Sellers pricing items in the CAD 11 to CAD 14 range should revisit their unit economics, because products that were previously borderline unprofitable through FBA may now pencil out. This is particularly relevant for categories like health and beauty, grocery, and everyday consumables where price sensitivity is high and margins are tight.

Storage Costs Demand Leaner Inventory

The most impactful change for many sellers will be the increase in monthly storage fees. Standard-size products will cost CAD 4 more per cubic metre during off-peak months and CAD 13 more during the October-through-December peak season. Oversize items see smaller increases of CAD 3 and CAD 8 per cubic metre respectively. Amazon is also adjusting storage utilization surcharge rates based on sell-through performance, meaning sellers with sluggish inventory turnover will face compounding costs. The message is clear: Amazon wants Canadian FBA warehouses running leaner. Sellers who carry deep stock relative to their sales velocity will feel the squeeze most during Q4 when the combined per-cubic-metre cost increase is steepest.