Logistics & FBA
FBA fees, inbound placement, storage limits, shipping and returns — the operational side of selling on Amazon.
Latest logistics & fba news
- Amazon launches 2 new China-to-US air freight options — Supply Chain Dive, discovered October 8, 2026
- Amazon Lets Merchants Put Prime Delivery on Their Own Sites — subscriptioninsider.com, discovered September 28, 2026
“Merchants using Amazon Multichannel Fulfillment, or MCF, can now offer eligible Prime members fast, free delivery on their own websites while keeping their existing checkout, payment processing, returns policies and customer service.” — subscriptioninsider.com
- Amazon offers one inbound shipment to reach eight countries — FreightWaves, discovered September 27, 2026
“Amazon said Thursday that sellers will be able to ship one manufacturing run to a single Amazon-operated facility near their factory and reach customers in eight countries from that inbound shipment.” — FreightWaves
- FedEx preps 5.9% rate hike, surcharge increases for 2027 — Supply Chain Dive, discovered September 21, 2026
- Anyone else getting billed on dimensional weight instead of actual weight after the 2026 size tier changes? — r/FulfillmentByAmazon, discovered September 19, 2026
“The same product sat just inside a cheaper band in 2025, and after the January 2026 changes it moved up. My fee per unit went up by about 40 percent on a…” — r/FulfillmentByAmazon
- Anyone else's Amazon partnered carrier quote jumping from $50 to $390 for the exact same shipment? — r/FulfillmentByAmazon, discovered September 19, 2026
“This week I recreated the shipment to add one more carton, and the quote came back at $390.” — r/FulfillmentByAmazon
- FedEx levies fees on US imports from Canada, Europe and others — Supply Chain Dive, discovered September 18, 2026
“The demand surcharges, which also include higher fees for China-to-U.S. volume, will take effect as parcel shippers gear up for peak season.” — Supply Chain Dive
- [PSA / Math] Q4 Holiday Peak fees start Oct 15: How much phantom profit is your sourcing sheet calculating right now? — r/FulfillmentByAmazon, discovered September 17, 2026
“If you're sourcing inventory right now that will sell between Oct 15 and Jan 14, Amazon adds the Holiday Peak fulfillment fee (typically +$0.32 to +$0.40+ on standard sizes), on top of the 3.5% fuel/inflation surcharge and inbound placement fees.” — r/FulfillmentByAmazon
- New Manage Products Page — r/FulfillmentByAmazon, discovered September 16, 2026
“It allowed me to set replinishment rates. This new update has changed everything and I cant set replinishment.” — r/FulfillmentByAmazon
What the experts are saying
- Amazon Reopens FBA Shipments for Meltable Products by Will Haire, September 15, 2026
- Post | Feed | LinkedIn by Bradley Sutton, October 20, 2025
- Search | LinkedIn by Vanessa Hung, October 20, 2025
- Search | LinkedIn by Vanessa Hung, October 20, 2025
- Amazon is not your storage unit And summer will prove it Every April 15, Amazon by Steven Pope, March 25, 2026
- → Amazon Brings Its Upstream Inventory Strategy to Five European Markets by Will Haire, September 8, 2026
- Your inventory strategy is costing you thousands in storage fees. Most sellers t by Adam Weiler, May 16, 2026
- Your Prime Day window is closing faster than you think. Amazon just confirmed Pr by Vanessa Hung, May 10, 2026
- Search | LinkedIn by Vanessa Hung, September 8, 2025
- Amazon is turning faster delivery into another auction for sellers. I genuinely by Robinlobo, September 20, 2026
- 135 of our units got destroyed by Amazon last year. Nobody told me. by Max Sigurdson-Scott, August 9, 2026
- Amazon measures your product's dimensions and weight at the fulfillment center. by Anthony Nguyen, July 2, 2026
- STRANDED INVENTORY WILL KILL YOUR PRIME DAY Run your Stranded Inventory report i by Will Haire, June 9, 2026
- PROJECT INVENTORY DEADLINES Prime Day 2026 is expected to run June 23–26, which by Will Haire, June 2, 2026
- Dead stock is a tenant that never pays rent and never leaves Every idle unit is by Steven Pope, May 31, 2026
- The journey of a "balloon arch stand" on Amazon reveals a critical lesson for e- by Anthony Nguyen, May 25, 2026
- Too many brands accept every PO from Amazon in order to recognize the revenue Th by Jasonlandro, February 28, 2026
- Running out of stock on Amazon is a death sentence for your rankings. But I stil by Brandon Fishman, February 26, 2026
- Running out of inventory on Amazon is a death sentence. I’ve seen brands climb t by Brandon Fishman, February 3, 2026
- Search | LinkedIn by Snehil Shreya, September 8, 2025
- Stockouts do not begin the day the inventory hits zero by Steven Pope, September 15, 2026
- The deal was perfect by Steven Pope, September 13, 2026
- Every Amazon brand is told FBA is the default by Noah Wickham, July 6, 2026
- Amazon charges monthly storage fees on all inventory. But the real pain comes fr by Anthony Nguyen, June 4, 2026
- One thing most Amazon sellers still underestimate is how closely inventory distr by Brandon Young, May 21, 2026
- War sucks for everyone involved So I'm trying to help brands navigate it Shippin by Noah Wickham, April 17, 2026
- Most inbound problems start before the shipment leaves the warehouse. Fixing the by Maimoona, February 10, 2026
- Search | LinkedIn by Vanessa Hung, October 13, 2025
- CEO. by Aaron Moore, September 8, 2026
- Solo Amazon Operator. by Aaron Moore, July 27, 2026
- One of the biggest reasons Amazon products fail has nothing to do with the produ by Brandon Young, July 24, 2026
- One thing most Amazon sellers still underestimate is how closely inventory distr by Brandon Young, May 21, 2026
- "We only buy five of certain sizes. We don't want to split that inventory with A by Liranhirschkorn, May 19, 2026
- 🚨 One of the biggest mistakes Amazon sellers make has nothing to do with produc by Brandon Young, April 17, 2026
- Your FBM delivery promises have been lying to customers. Amazon just updated ... by Vanessa Hung, February 5, 2026
- (1) Search | LinkedIn by Vanessa Hung, December 1, 2025
- CEO. by Aaron Moore, September 6, 2026
- One of the biggest reasons Amazon products fail has nothing to do with the produ by Brandon Young, July 24, 2026
- Three clients ran out of stock this year. Only one of them had the problem you'd by Brandon Fishman, July 23, 2026
- A 15% return rate isn't just a cost problem. by Anthony Nguyen, July 13, 2026
- Do you have potentially $10,000 extra of profit you could make on one product? M by H10bradley, May 5, 2026
- Overstock is the real inventory killer. Fees compound fast. Solo Amazon Operator by Aaron Moore, March 19, 2026
- The number one cause of stockouts is not demand spikes. It is safety stock formu by Nicholas Hodge, February 26, 2026
- Post | Feed | LinkedIn by Scott Needham, September 16, 2025
- Amazon loses inventory. Amazon damages inventory. Amazon receives customer retur by Anthony Nguyen, July 16, 2026
- Amazon owes most brands more money than they realize by Noah Wickham, June 23, 2026
- I've watched three different brands hand themselves a stockout this year. Not on by Brandon Fishman, May 28, 2026
- Solo Amazon Operator. In stock. Or invisible. If your best seller goes out of st by Aaron Moore, April 27, 2026
- VOC Is Your Alarm. Poor And Fair Matter. Solo Amazon Operator. Amazon optimizati by Aaron Moore, February 28, 2026
- Search | LinkedIn by Mansour Norouzi, November 10, 2025
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