Overview

Amazon announced a revised 2025 fee schedule for its European marketplaces, taking effect from January 1 2025 and rolling out additional changes through June 1 2025. The update lowers fulfillment fees, replaces the complex oversize rate card with a streamlined model, and tightens several storage‑related surcharges—adjustments that directly affect profit margins for sellers operating on Amazon EU sites.

Key Points

• Fulfillment fees cut — Average parcel‑size and oversize fulfillment charges drop by roughly 5‑10 % across Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the UK.
• Oversize pricing simplified — The weight‑size matrix shrinks from 28 bands to 17, moving to a base fee plus a per‑kilogram increment.
• New small envelope tier — Products under 150 g now fall into a single envelope category with a flat fee of €0.30, eliminating the previous tiered structure.
• Referral minimum reduced — The floor for heavy non‑sortable items falls from £25/€25 to £20/€20 per order.
• Aged inventory surcharge extended — The penalty now applies to stock stored 241‑270 days, shortening the grace period by 30 days.
• Returns processing fee delayed – The surcharge for high‑return‑rate SKUs is postponed to June 1 2025, giving sellers extra time to adjust return policies.

How the New Fee Structure Works

1. Base fulfillment fee applied — Every FBA order starts with a fixed base charge (e.g., €1.20 for a standard parcel in France). A seller listing a 350‑gram kitchen gadget would pay this base amount before any weight‑based additions.
2. Per‑kilogram increment added — After the base fee, Amazon adds a weight‑dependent amount (e.g., €0.45 per kilogram). The same kitchen gadget, weighing 0.35 kg, incurs an extra €0.16, bringing the total fulfillment cost to €1.36.
3. Oversize tier calculation — For items exceeding the small envelope limits, the system uses the new 17‑band chart. A 12 kg home‑gym equipment piece falls into Band 9, triggering a base oversize fee of €5.00 plus €0.70 per kilogram, resulting in €13.40 total.