Overview

Amazon has published its 2026 fee schedule for the Remote Fulfillment with FBA program, which allows US-based sellers to reach customers in Canada, Mexico, and Brazil without maintaining separate inventory in those countries. The updated fee structure includes revised per-unit fulfillment charges based on product size and weight, along with a seasonal holiday peak surcharge that sellers should factor into their cross-border pricing strategies.

Key Points / What Sellers Need to Know

• Holiday peak fulfillment fee applies seasonally — A temporary surcharge is added to Remote Fulfillment orders during the holiday peak period, typically running from mid-October through mid-January. For the current cycle, this peak fee window runs from October 15, 2025 through January 14, 2026.

• Dimensional weight now factors into shipping weight — For large standard-size, small bulky, large bulky, and extra-large size tiers, Amazon uses the greater of the unit weight or the dimensional weight to calculate the shipping weight. This can significantly increase fees for lightweight but bulky products.

• Fees cover Canada and Mexico fulfillment — The Remote Fulfillment program ships your existing US FBA inventory to customers in Amazon.ca and Amazon.com.mx, with per-unit fees reflecting the added cross-border logistics costs.

• Size tier classification matters — Products are categorized into standard-size, large standard-size, small bulky, large bulky, and extra-large tiers. Each tier carries different base fulfillment fees, and moving between tiers due to packaging changes can substantially affect costs.

• Fees are separate from standard US FBA fees — Remote Fulfillment charges are in addition to any US storage fees. These per-unit fees replace what would otherwise be the cost of maintaining inventory in foreign fulfillment centers.

How Remote Fulfillment with FBA Works

Remote Fulfillment with FBA enables sellers who already store inventory in US fulfillment centers to list and sell products on Amazon's Canadian, Mexican, and Brazilian marketplaces. When a customer in one of these countries places an order, Amazon picks, packs, and ships the item from the seller's US-based inventory directly to the international buyer. This eliminates the need for sellers to navigate foreign import regulations, set up separate inventory pools, or manage cross-border logistics independently. The trade-off is that per-unit fulfillment fees are higher than domestic US FBA rates, reflecting the international shipping and customs handling that Amazon manages on the seller's behalf.