Overview

Amazon will roll out a comprehensive set of fee adjustments for sellers using Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) across its European marketplaces beginning January 1 2025 and continuing through mid‑year. The changes focus on lower fulfilment charges, a streamlined oversize pricing model, and several ancillary fee tweaks. Sellers should pay close attention because while many cost components drop, storage and inventory‑age surcharges rise, affecting overall profitability.

Key Points

• Reduced fulfilment fees — Average parcel and oversize fulfilment rates fall across all European sites.
• Oversize tiers cut in half — The number of weight‑size bands shrinks from 28 to 17, moving to a base‑rate‑plus‑per‑kilogram formula.
• Weight‑based envelope tier — A new small‑envelope category replaces the previous dimension‑only pricing, offering steadier fees for lightweight items.
• Lower minimum referral fee — Heavy non‑sortable items now trigger a £20/€20 floor instead of the former £25/€25 threshold.
• Aged inventory surcharge broadened — Extra fees apply to stock held 241‑270 days, not just items older than 271 days.
• Returns‑processing fee delayed — The surcharge for high‑return‑rate products will start on June 1 2025 rather than January 1.

How the New FBA Fee Structure Works

1. Consolidated oversize bands — Amazon merges the previous 28 weight‑size combinations into 17 broader bands.
   • Example: A 12 kg, 150 cm item that previously fell into a 14‑band tier now fits into a single 10‑kg‑plus band, charged a flat base fee plus a per‑kilogram increment.
2. Base‑rate + per‑kg pricing — Each oversize band carries a fixed base amount (e.g., €4.00) plus a set charge for every kilogram above the band’s minimum (e.g., €0.55/kg).
   • Example: A 20 kg package in the 15‑kg band incurs €4.00 + (5 kg × €0.55) = €6.75 total fulfilment cost.
3. Small envelope weight tier — Instead of measuring length, width, and height, Amazon now charges based solely on weight up to 0.5 kg.