Overview

Amazon will introduce a seasonal surcharge for UK‑based FBA sellers beginning on 15 October 2025 and running through 14 January 2026. The fee is meant to offset the higher warehouse and transportation expenses Amazon incurs during the holiday shopping surge, and it will directly affect per‑unit fulfillment costs for sellers who rely on Amazon’s UK logistics network.

Key Points

• Standard parcel surcharge — Each regular‑size or small parcel shipped from a UK fulfillment centre will incur an extra charge of roughly £0.10 per unit during the peak window.
• Envelope surcharge — Large and extra‑large envelope items will be billed an additional £0.05 per piece, reflecting the lower handling complexity of these formats.
• Cross‑border inclusion — The surcharge applies not only to domestic UK orders but also to shipments that originate from EU fulfillment sites and are delivered to UK customers.
• Oversize exemption — Items classified as oversize are completely excluded from the holiday fee, keeping their existing cost structure unchanged.
• Three‑month duration — The charge covers the entire high‑traffic period, including Black Friday, Cyber Monday, the Christmas rush, and the early‑January returns processing window.
• Preview availability — Starting 1 October, sellers can view the upcoming surcharge in the Revenue Calculator and the FBA fee preview report, giving a two‑week window to model its impact before the first settlement on 15 October.

How Holiday Peak Surcharge Works

1. Fee overlay — Amazon adds the seasonal amount on top of the regular FBA fulfillment fee for each qualifying unit; for example, a standard‑size item that normally costs £2.50 to fulfil will be billed £2.60 during the surcharge period.
2. Product‑tier determination — The system automatically identifies the size tier of every SKU (standard parcel, envelope, or oversize) and applies the corresponding surcharge (£0.10, £0.05, or £0.00).
3. Cross‑border mapping — If an order is fulfilled from an EU warehouse but shipped to a UK buyer, the same surcharge rules are applied, ensuring parity between local and cross‑border shipments.