Amazon FBA Ireland Opens Up to UK Sellers

In brief: Amazon FBA Ireland is now open to sellers who ship from the UK. Since 5 November 2026 you can send small parcels from a UK site to Amazon's Irish fulfilment centres. Orders on the Ireland store then qualify for Prime and pay local FBA fees. You need an Irish VAT number first. Amazon is covering the registration cost under an offer that runs to 31 December 2026, but the VAT returns that follow are yours to file.

How Amazon FBA Ireland works for UK sellers

Amazon runs the lane through its C2S2 service (Customs Clearance and Shipping Services). UPS collects the boxes from your warehouse. AVASK, the third-party customs broker Amazon names, files the declarations and acts as your indirect representative.

• Small parcels only. Amazon's shipment guide caps each box at 63.5 cm a side and 23 kg, with up to 200 parcels in one shipment.
• Customs data per product. Before AVASK approves a shipment, you add each SKU's commodity (HS) code, country of origin and customs value.
• Onboarding first. AVASK usually needs up to five business days to approve you.

What the launch offer waives

Amazon's guide lists these UPS and AVASK charges at €0 while the offer lasts. It is valid until 31 December 2026 and subject to UPS and AVASK terms.

Charge	Saving Amazon states	How long
AVASK account set-up	up to €280	one-off
Irish VAT registration	up to €1,250	one-off
Customs brokerage	up to €60	your first shipment
Indirect representation	up to €200	first 12 months
UPS transport	no figure given	first 12 months

A worked example

Illustrative figures, using the Ireland table in Amazon's FBA rate card effective 1 July 2026. Take a 400 g item in the small parcel tier, selling 300 units a month on the Ireland store.

• Sent from UK stock with Remote Fulfilment: 300 × €3.35 = €1,005.
• Stored in Ireland at the local promotional rate: 300 × €1.68 = €504.
• Fulfilment fees fall by €501 a month. That is before the fuel and logistics surcharge, Irish storage fees and the shipping and brokerage you pay once the offer ends.

The Irish local rates are promotional: half the standard local rates, and Amazon can review them on 30 days' notice. The standard local rate for this band is €3.36, a cent above the remote rate. Compare per SKU at both rates before moving stock.

What it means for your bookkeeping

A second VAT registration to run

The Irish registration brings its own returns and deadlines. Amazon's offer only mentions registration, so budget for filing. Agree with your accountant or VAT agent which return each Ireland order belongs on. Take the VAT on each order from Amazon's VAT reports and invoices.

Moving stock is not a sale

Sending your own goods to Ireland moves them between locations; they stay in your stock until sold. Track stock by location, and file the commercial invoices (UPS needs three copies per shipment) with the customs entries AVASK makes for you.

Duty, brokerage and transport

Customs duty is not VAT and can't be reclaimed on a VAT return. Transport to get goods into the Irish warehouse can usually be added to stock cost under FRS 102. Agree that, and how to treat brokerage, with your accountant. For VAT on the broker's or carrier's bills, follow their invoices. Amazon's guide warns that unpaid brokerage or duty can block later shipments.

Euro fees on a separate store

The Ireland fee table is priced in euros. Keep Ireland settlements in their own currency so the payout matches the bank deposit, and post the fees as you would for the UK store (see FBA bookkeeping). For the VAT on Ireland store fees, use Amazon's invoice. The current fuel and logistics surcharge is added to these fees too.

Two offers that end at different times

Free transport and representation last 12 months; the Irish FBA rates stay promotional until Amazon changes them. Re-run the comparison with Remote Fulfilment fees when either ends.

Do you need to do anything?

No action is needed unless you want the lane. If you do, start the Irish VAT registration before 31 December 2026 so the offer pays for it. Set up Ireland as its own channel in your books before the first shipment leaves.

How TrueBooks helps

TrueBooks keeps each Amazon marketplace in its own currency and posts every settlement line, fee by fee, to the right account. It also flags marketplace facilitator VAT orders by ship-to country. See how settlements post to Xero.