Overview

Amazon's Recommended Removal Report is a critical inventory management tool that helps FBA sellers identify which products are at risk of incurring long-term storage fees (LTSF). The report calculates exactly how many units you need to remove on a per-ASIN basis before the next monthly inventory cleanup date, giving sellers a clear path to avoid unnecessary charges. Understanding and regularly reviewing this report can save sellers hundreds or even thousands of dollars in avoidable storage costs.

Key Points / What Sellers Need to Know

• Monthly assessment cycle — Amazon evaluates long-term storage fees on the 15th of each month, so sellers need to act before that date to avoid charges on aging inventory.
• Automatic removal calculations — The report does the math for you, showing exactly how many units per ASIN you would need to remove (assuming no additional sales) to dodge the LTSF entirely.
• One-click removal orders — Sellers can populate a removal order directly from the report by selecting the listed items, streamlining what would otherwise be a tedious manual process.
• Filtering capabilities — You can narrow results by ASIN or SKU to quickly locate specific products that need attention.
• Sellable vs. unsellable tracking — The report breaks down inventory into sellable and unsellable categories with detailed age brackets, so you can make informed decisions about which units to recall or dispose of.

How the Report Works

The Recommended Removal Report pulls data from Amazon's fulfillment network and presents a snapshot of your inventory as of a specific date. For each SKU, it shows the total sellable and unsellable quantities along with how long those units have been sitting in fulfillment centers. The age brackets range from 121–180 days all the way through 365+ days, letting you see exactly where your inventory falls on the aging timeline. The report then calculates a recommended removal quantity — the number of units that will have been stored for 181 days or longer by the next cleanup date and would trigger LTSF charges if left in place.

Creating Removal Orders from the Report