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Amazon EU Fuel and Logistics Surcharge 2026: 1.5% to 2%
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A line most sellers never scroll down to on their FBA fulfilment fee page just changed for the second time in 2026. Amazon introduced a fuel and logistics-related surcharge on FBA fulfilment fees across the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium on 17 April 2026, at 1.5%, with Multi-Channel Fulfilment (MCF) in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain following on 2 May 2026 at the same rate. On 2 November 2026 that FBA surcharge rose from 1.5% to 2% in the same 10 stores, and on 19 November 2026 the MCF surcharge in the same 5 stores rises to 2% as well. Amazon's own announcement states the surcharge is calculated on the fulfilment fee itself, never on the item's sale price, and that the November increase averages an extra EUR 0.02 per unit (about GBP 0.02 in the UK) across EU FBA sellers, on top of roughly EUR 0.05 per unit (about GBP 0.05 in the UK) the original 1.5% rate averaged from April. This guide works from Amazon's own two seller forum announcements and its FBA fulfilment fees help page to lay out exactly which stores and fulfilment paths are affected, when each date takes effect, the percentage math behind the increase with a transparent worked example, and where to actually see the number against your own catalogue before it changes your margin without warning.
Amazon's fuel and logistics-related surcharge on FBA fulfilment fees in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium rose from 1.5% to 2% on 2 November 2026. The same increase applies to Multi-Channel Fulfilment fulfilment fees in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain from 19 November 2026. The surcharge is a percentage of the fulfilment fee itself, not the sale price, and Amazon states the increase averages about EUR 0.02 extra per unit.
What changed, and what did not
Two separate Amazon seller forum announcements, posted by its News_Amazon account, describe this surcharge. The first, from 2 April 2026, introduced it: starting 17 April 2026, a 1.5% fuel and logistics-related surcharge applied to FBA fulfilment fees in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium, with Multi-Channel Fulfilment in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain following on 2 May 2026 at the same 1.5%. The second announcement, posted 19 October 2026, raises the rate: from 2 November 2026 the FBA surcharge in those same 10 stores increases from 1.5% to 2%, and from 19 November 2026 the MCF surcharge in the same 5 stores increases to 2% as well. What did not change: the list of stores, the fact that the surcharge is calculated on the fulfilment fee rather than the sale price, and Amazon's own description of the cause, elevated fuel and logistics costs across the industry that it says it absorbed for as long as it could before introducing, and now raising, this line.
| Date | Change | Stores | Fulfilment path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 April 2026 | Surcharge introduced at 1.5% | UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Sweden, Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium | FBA |
| 2 May 2026 | Same 1.5% surcharge extended | UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain | Multi-Channel Fulfilment (MCF) |
| 2 November 2026 | Surcharge increases from 1.5% to 2% | UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Sweden, Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium | FBA |
| 19 November 2026 | Surcharge increases from 1.5% to 2% | UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain | Multi-Channel Fulfilment (MCF) |
This is an EU and UK rate; the US surcharge is separate and unchanged
Amazon runs a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on US and Canada fulfilment fees, in place since 17 April 2026 and not changed for 2027. It is a different percentage, a different set of stores and tracks its own schedule. Check which marketplace a listing sells in before applying either rate.
How the surcharge is actually calculated
Amazon states the surcharge is calculated on the fulfilment fee itself, not on the item's sale price. That single sentence changes how the increase behaves across a catalogue: a GBP 60 item and a GBP 6 item that both use the same size and weight band, and therefore the same fulfilment fee, pay exactly the same surcharge in pounds and pence, because the percentage applies to the fee, not to the price tag. The practical effect is that the surcharge increase bites hardest, in relative terms, on low-priced, high-volume items where the fulfilment fee is a bigger share of the sale price to begin with, and barely registers on a single high-priced unit where the fulfilment fee itself is a small fraction of what the customer pays. Below is a transparent worked example using example fulfilment fee figures (Amazon does not publish a single EU per-tier fulfilment fee table the way it does for referral fees; the real number for any ASIN comes from the Fee Preview or Revenue Calculator inside Seller Central, not from a public rate card), showing exactly how the 1.5% and 2% rates compare on the same fee.
| Example fulfilment fee | Surcharge at 1.5% (to 1 Nov) | Surcharge at 2% (from 2 Nov) | Extra per unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small standard (example fulfilment fee) = EUR 2.80 | EUR 0.042 | EUR 0.056 | +EUR 0.014 |
| Standard (example fulfilment fee) = EUR 4.60 | EUR 0.069 | EUR 0.092 | +EUR 0.023 |
| Large / bulky (example fulfilment fee) = EUR 8.90 | EUR 0.134 | EUR 0.178 | +EUR 0.044 |
Amazon's own stated average, and why it will not match every seller
Amazon's two announcements each give one average figure, measured across the whole EU FBA seller base, not a guarantee for any single catalogue. The April announcement stated the original 1.5% surcharge averaged about EUR 0.05 per unit (about GBP 0.05 in the UK). The October announcement stated the November increase alone, from 1.5% to 2%, averages about EUR 0.02 extra per unit (about GBP 0.02 in the UK). Neither figure is a per-ASIN number: Amazon's own wording in both posts states the real impact varies by an item's size and dimensions, because the surcharge is a percentage of a fulfilment fee that itself varies by size tier, weight band and store. A seller selling mostly large, bulky items with a higher base fulfilment fee pays more surcharge in absolute terms than a seller selling small, light items, even at the identical 2% rate, because 2% of a bigger number is a bigger number. The only way to see the real figure for a specific catalogue is the per-ASIN tools named in the next section, not either average on its own.
Where to actually see the new surcharge against your own catalogue
Amazon's own announcement names three places inside Seller Central that it says already reflect the surcharge: the Revenue Calculator, for a one-off check on a single ASIN or a hypothetical product before listing it; the Fee and Economics Preview reports, for a bulk, catalogue-wide view of fees including this surcharge line; and its own Seller Central profitability dashboard reporting, for the ongoing, per-order picture once a sale has happened. None of these three is a third-party tool; they are Amazon's own systems, and Amazon states plainly that it keeps updating them as this surcharge, or any fee, changes, so the figures shown there should already include the 2% rate from the respective effective date. For a seller who wants a profit-per-order view that sits next to landed cost, referral fee and this surcharge in one place without switching screens, SellerMagnet's Analytics tracks net margin per order, and the Fee Calculator lets you model a single ASIN's full fee stack, including a manually entered surcharge line, before you commit to a price.
Mistakes that make this surcharge cost more than it should
- Applying the US 3.5% rate, or the US 17 April 2026 date logic, to an EU or UK listing. The EU and UK surcharge is a separate 1.5 to 2% rate on a different store list; check which marketplace the listing actually sells in before reusing either number.
- Assuming the surcharge applies to the sale price. It is calculated on the fulfilment fee only; a higher sale price does not by itself raise the surcharge paid on that unit.
- Pricing from the old 1.5% rate after 2 November 2026 (FBA) or 19 November 2026 (MCF). A margin model built before either date and never refreshed understates every affected fulfilment fee from that date forward.
- Reading Amazon's average EUR 0.02 or EUR 0.05 per-unit figure as a per-ASIN number. Both are catalogue-wide averages; a seller's actual per-unit figure depends on the size and weight band of each specific product.
- Forgetting Multi-Channel Fulfilment runs its own, later effective date. The MCF increase to 2% lands on 19 November 2026, 17 days after the FBA increase on 2 November 2026, in a smaller 5-store list.
- Checking the Fee Preview once at listing time and never again. Amazon changed this surcharge twice within the same year; a figure checked in March was already stale by April, and stale again by November.
Checklist before your next EU or UK pricing review
How to confirm the current EU fuel and logistics surcharge on your own listings
- Confirm which store each listing actually sells in - The 1.5 to 2% EU/UK surcharge and the separate 3.5% US/Canada surcharge apply to different store lists; the wrong one produces a wrong fee model.
- Check whether the order used FBA or Multi-Channel Fulfilment - FBA moved to 2% on 2 November 2026; MCF in the same 5 stores does not move to 2% until 19 November 2026.
- Open the Revenue Calculator or Fee and Economics Preview report for the ASIN - Amazon states both already include the current surcharge rate for the order's date and store.
- Re-run the Fee Preview for any product priced or planned before 2 November 2026 - A fee figure pulled before that date reflects the old 1.5% rate on FBA orders in the 10 affected stores.
- Recalculate margin on large or bulky items first - The surcharge is a percentage of the fulfilment fee, and larger items carry a higher base fee, so the absolute surcharge increase is bigger there even at the same 2% rate.
- Set a recurring reminder to re-check this surcharge, not a one-time note - Amazon changed this exact line twice in 2026 already and states it will keep reviewing it as conditions evolve.
What SellerMagnet can and cannot do about this
The surcharge itself is billed and reported entirely inside Amazon's own systems; no third-party tool, including SellerMagnet, sets, waives or recalculates it. What a tool can help with sits one layer up: tracking the net effect on margin once the fee is known. SellerMagnet's Analytics shows profit per order across a whole catalogue as fees change, so a 0.5-point surcharge increase on thousands of orders a month shows up as a trend rather than something noticed only at tax time, and the Fee Calculator lets a seller model a single ASIN's price against the full fee stack, including this surcharge, before committing to a new price point for November and the run into peak season.
What is Amazon's fuel and logistics-related surcharge in the EU and UK?
A percentage surcharge on FBA and Multi-Channel Fulfilment fulfilment fees in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium, introduced at 1.5% in April and May 2026 and raised to 2% in November 2026.
When did the EU and UK surcharge increase to 2%?
2 November 2026 for FBA fulfilment fees in all 10 affected stores, and 19 November 2026 for Multi-Channel Fulfilment fulfilment fees in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Is the surcharge calculated on the sale price or the fulfilment fee?
On the fulfilment fee only, per Amazon's own announcement. The item's sale price does not change how much surcharge is charged on a given package.
How much extra does the November 2026 increase cost per unit?
Amazon states the increase from 1.5% to 2% averages about EUR 0.02 extra per unit (about GBP 0.02 in the UK) across EU FBA sellers, varying by item size and dimensions; this is a catalogue-wide average, not a per-ASIN guarantee.
Does this surcharge apply in the US?
No. The US and Canada run a separate 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge, introduced the same April 2026 and not changed for 2027. It is a different rate on a different store list with its own schedule.
Where can I see the current surcharge for my own products?
Amazon's Revenue Calculator and Fee and Economics Preview reports inside Seller Central, which Amazon states already reflect the current rate per ASIN.
Does the surcharge affect Multi-Channel Fulfilment the same way as FBA?
The rate and direction are the same, 1.5% to 2%, but the effective dates differ: FBA moved first on 2 November 2026, with MCF in a smaller 5-store list following on 19 November 2026.
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