Overview

Amazon will revise its United Kingdom Multi‑Channel Fulfilment (MCF) fee schedule on May 15 2025. The overhaul lowers charges for the smallest shipments, adds a 20‑gram lightweight tier, and reduces the number of oversize pricing bands from 27 to 12. Sellers who move many low‑weight items through MCF will see cost savings, while those with bulky products will face a modest price rise but gain clearer pricing.

Key Points

• 20‑gram lightweight tier introduced — Items as light as 20 g, such as tiny accessories or jewellery, now have a dedicated fee that is lower than the previous “small parcel” rates.
• Small envelope fees cut by up to 12% — The average reduction across all envelope sizes is 2.7 %, with multi‑unit orders in the 960‑g band dropping as much as 12 %.
• Standard parcel rates stay flat — All standard parcel fees remain unchanged except a slight dip for the 3.9‑kg small‑parcel band.
• Oversize pricing simplified — The 27 existing oversize bands are merged into 12, each calculated with a base fee plus a per‑kilogram increment.
• Oversize fees rise modestly — The new oversize structure produces an average increase of 2.8 % compared with the current schedule.

How the New Fee Structure Works

1. Create a lightweight tier — Any SKU weighing 20 g up to the upper limit of the tier is charged a new, lower rate.

   • Example: A seller of 25‑g earphone tips will now pay the lightweight fee instead of the broader small‑parcel rate, reducing the per‑unit cost by roughly 15 %.

2. Apply reduced envelope rates — Small‑envelope shipments keep the same weight bands, but the fee schedule is lowered.

   • Example: A batch of 30‑item orders, each 300 g, shipped together in a 960‑g envelope will see the fee drop from £2.30 to about £2.02, a 12 % saving.

3. Maintain standard parcel pricing — All standard parcels retain their existing fees, with only the 3.9‑kg band receiving a minor discount.