Amazon announced several changes which will be in force by 1 April 2020. In this article we show you how the fees for long-term storage and removal orders will be adjusted and which new fees there will be in the future.
Antonia Klatt
Last Updated on 25 March 2020
Despite the new fulfilment fees for Amazon FBA, there are also other fees which will be changed by 1 April 2020. These fees are:
- FBA minimum long-term storage fees
- FBA removal order fees
FBA minimum long-term storage fee changes
Good news first: Amazon announced to eliminate the minimum long-term storage fees (€0.10/£0.10 per unit) for non-media items which are stored in inventory for more than 1 year. This will be in force on all European Amazon marketplaces.
However, the per-cubic-foot/metre long-term storage fee will remain unchanged, and the minimum long-term storage fee (€0.10/£0.10 per unit) will still apply to media items.
The fee for long-term storage is charged in addition to the regular inventory storage fee. It is not charged if a request for removal or disposal of the units is made before the monthly inventory assessment date.
FBA removal order fee changes
On 1 April 2020, Amazon will change the fee structure for having inventory returned to the seller. This concerns both local and cross-border removal orders. Removal orders will be charged based on the size and weight of the removed item. The rates for disposal orders will stay the same.
Amazon will continue to charge different fees for local and cross-border remissions. For items fulfilled via Pan-EU, the local fee for returns will be charged if the destination of the return is in the UK, Germany, France, Italy or Spain.
Local removal order fees per unit
| Standard-size | Before 1 April 2020 | After 1 April 2020 |
| 0-200 g | £ 0.25 | £ 0.25 |
| 201-500 g | £ 0.25 | £ 0.25 |
| 501-1,000 g | £ 0.25 | £ 0.45 |
| +1,000 g | £ 0.25 | £ 0.50 + £ 0.40 for each incremental 1,000 g* |
| Oversize | Before 1 April 2020 | After 1 April 2020 |
| 0-500 g | £ 0.50 | £ 0.50 |
| 501-1,000 g | £ 0.50 | £ 1.00 |
| 1,001-2,000 g | £ 0.50 | £ 1.50 |
| 2,001-5,000 g | £ 0.50 | £ 2.50 |
| +5,000 g | £ 0.50 | £ 3.00 + £ 0.40 for each incremental 1,000 g* |
*Incremental weights are rounded to the nearest 1,000 g.
Cross-border removal order fees
Amazon will also change the cross-border removal orders (besides the new fee structure). The return destinations regions will be defined differently than before. Currently, there are two categories: Western Europa & Central Europe. Starting 1 April, there will be two zones: Zone 1 & Zone 2.
| Destination regions | ||
| Before 1 April 2020 | Western Europe: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden | Central Europe: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia |
| After 1 April 2020 | Zone 1: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania | Zone 2: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal, Sweden, Slovakia, Slovenia |
Starting 1 April, the fees for removal orders will be as follows:
| Standard-size | Zone 1 fee (per unit) | Zone 2 fee (per unit) |
| 0-200 g | £ 0.65 | £ 0.80 |
| 201-500 g | £ 1.00 | £ 1.75 |
| 501-1,000 g | £ 2.99 | £ 3.00 |
| +1,000 g | £ 2.50 + £ 1.50 for each incremental 1,000 g* | £ 3.50 + £ 5.00 for each incremental 1,000 g* |
| Oversize | Zone 1 fee (per unit) | Zone 2 fee (per unit) |
| 0-500 g | £ 2.75 | £ 3.50 |
| 501-1,000 g | £ 3.75 | £ 5.50 |
| 1,001-2,000 g | £ 5.00 | £ 8.00 |
| 2,001-5,000 g | £ 8.00 | £ 10.00 |
| +5,000 g | £ 8.50 + £ 1.00 for each incremental 1,000 g* | £ 10.50 + £ 0.25 for each incremental 1,000 g* |
*Incremental weights are rounded to the nearest 1,000 g.
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