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Osome Blog UK • Amazon Selling Fee: How Much Does It Cost To Sell on Amazon?
It might be confusing to you, if you are new to Amazon selling, or even if you are just
thinking about it, what Amazon seller fees are. Being one of the world's largest
marketplaces, Amazon isn’t free for businesses.
If you are thinking of selling or have already started selling on Amazon, you will
realise that it’s not free. Despite gaining access to market your business product
internationally, which would generate sales, there is a cost to it. But how much does
Amazon take from sellers? Well, that depends on your selling plan, product category,
fulfilment methods and other fees.
To become a seller on Amazon, you can opt for an individual or professional plan.
The individual plan costs £0.75 for each sale item, while the professional plan costs
£25 (excluding VAT) per month.
Amazon also charges referral fees for each item sold depending on the product
category. Fees can range between 8% and 15%.
Depending on the shipping methods, you may incur fulfilment fees during your
fulfilment of orders. You can either fulfil the orders yourself or use Fulfilment by
Amazon (FBA), which will handle all your logistics and offer Prime shipping for your
products.
Do note that there are some additional selling fees, such as inventory fees, high-
volume listing fees and refund of administration fees, which may incur when you list
on the Amazon platform.
Sale-Related Fees
Fulfillment Fees
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The difference between these plans lies in the number of items you can sell on the
Amazon platform. As an Amazon professional seller, you can sell more than 35 items
a month, advertise your products using online brochures and sell products in a
restricted category.
You can also use advanced selling tools like APIs and reports, which come in handy
for your business, as they will determine your sales and inventory. But for the
individual seller, you can’t sell more than 35 items monthly. This plan is best suited
for sellers still considering selling products in the market.
Sale-Related Fees
Referral Fees
For every item you sell on Amazon, you must pay a referral fee. It is calculated as a
percentage of the item’s total price and varies depending on the product category.
The total sales price is the total amount paid by the buyer, including the item price
and any gift-wrapping or delivery charges.
Closing Fees:
Every media item sold through Amazon, including DVDs, videos, video games,
consoles, video game accessories, computers, software, music etc will be charged a
£0.50 closing fee. This fee applies to both Individual and Professional sellers. The
closing fee for books is now £1.00.
15.30%
Books -
5.10% with total sales price below £5.00
15.30% with total sales price greater than or equal to
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15.30%
If you have a large number of active non-media products on Amazon’s listings that
were created at least 12 months ago, haven’t sold within those 12 months, and had
an active offer on it at some point, you’ll be subjected to a high-volume listing fee.
It is only applicable if you go beyond 2 million items in a given month, and the
£0.0003 fee per item will only apply to the highest number of items above the 2
million thresholds during that given month. The high-volume listing charge will be
calculated monthly and reflected on your next month's statement.
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Fulfillment Fees
Fulfilment of orders plays an integral part in every ecommerce business. Due to the
high demands of orders, fulfilling orders can get stressful. Ultimately, customers want
a trusted partner who can ship their purchases. For fulfilment fees, you may either
ship the products yourself or use Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) to help you handle
your logistics and offer other perks, such as Prime Shipping for your products.
Fulfilment by Amazon
Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) allows you to pay for the services you use. No
subscription fees, contracts or minimum inventory requirements are needed. Just
ship your products to the fulfilment centres and pay only for the fulfilment services
and storage space used. But how does Amazon charge when you use FBA? Here’s how
it works:
Fulfilment Fee
Each unit, based on the product type, dimension and weight, is chargeable.
Storage Fee
However, note that with effect from 12 May 2022, a 4.3% fuel and inflation surcharge
will be applied to FBA fulfilment fees.
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Fulfilment by Merchant
Fulfilment by Merchant (FBM) refers to a seller who handles the shipping of products
to customers. FBMs are required to pay FBM fees. But it will be lower compared to
FBA sellers. The reason is that Amazon understands that the seller is responsible for
the shipping costs, and it’s not necessary to remove them from the list.
FBM sellers using an individual selling plan must use the shipping rates set out by
Amazon, even though the shipping credit will reduce the shipping cost. If this
applies to you, you might want to price or revise the price of your items so that you
do not get overwhelmed by Amazon’s rates.
But that is not the case for FBM sellers using professional selling plans. You get more
flexibility when it comes to choosing shipping rates. On top of that, Amazon will
offer you a shipping credit that matches the shipping rate, which varies depending
on the shipping methods.
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