Amazon's 2026 Fuel Surcharge Increase Takes FBA from 1.5% to 2%

In brief: Amazon's fuel surcharge increase for 2026 takes the extra charge on fulfilment fees from 1.5% to 2%. Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) moves to the new rate on 2 November 2026 in the UK and nine EU stores. Multi-Channel Fulfilment (MCF) follows on 19 November 2026. Amazon puts the average rise at about 2p (2 euro cents) per unit, worked out on the fulfilment fee rather than your selling price.

The 2026 fuel surcharge increase at a glance

Service	Rate today	New rate	Change date	Stores
FBA	1.5% (since 17 April 2026)	2%	2 November 2026	UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden
MCF	1.5% (since 2 May 2026)	2%	19 November 2026	UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain

The fuel and logistics surcharge is a percentage Amazon adds to each unit's fulfilment fee. Amazon first added it in April, and our article on the original 1.5% surcharge covers that change. Amazon gives no end date for the new rate and says it will keep it under review.

How the FBA fuel surcharge stacks with peak fees

The timing matters. The festive peak fulfilment fee runs from 15 October 2026 to 14 January 2027 (see peak season 2026 fees). Amazon's July peak notice said the surcharge is charged on top of that fee. The October notice doesn't change this, so expect the 2% rate to apply to peak fees too. Confirm it in your Fee Preview report.

A worked example

A UK seller ships 2,500 FBA units a month at an average fulfilment fee of £3.40.

• Fulfilment fees: 2,500 × £3.40 = £8,500.
• Surcharge at 1.5%: £8,500 × 1.5% = £127.50.
• Surcharge at 2%: £8,500 × 2% = £170.00.
• Extra cost: £42.50 a month, or £510 a year. That's about 1.7p a unit, close to Amazon's 2p average.

UK VAT at 20% is added to Amazon's fees for UK sellers, so the £170 carries £34 of VAT, reclaimable if you're VAT-registered.

What it means for your bookkeeping

Keep it with your fulfilment fees

The surcharge is part of the fulfilment fee, so it normally belongs in the same FBA fees account. Keeping it there means your fee ratios stay comparable before and after November.

Expect two rates in one settlement

A settlement that spans 2 November will mix units at 1.5% and 2%. Amazon doesn't say whether the order date or the shipment date decides the rate, so check the fee lines around that date. If you use MCF as well, FBA will be at 2% while MCF is still at 1.5% from 2 to 18 November. When a payout looks a few pounds out, work through Amazon settlement reconciliation before assuming an error.

VAT follows the fee

For UK sellers, the surcharge carries the same 20% VAT as the fulfilment fee it sits on. See reclaiming VAT on Amazon seller fees. For fees on EU stores, take the VAT treatment from Amazon's invoice.

Note the step in your management accounts

For UK parcels and envelopes, fulfilment cost per unit rises twice in Q4: the peak fee from 15 October, then the higher surcharge from 2 November. When you compare Q4 2026 with last year or with October, note both changes so they aren't read as a pricing or volume problem.

Charge MCF costs to the right channel

If MCF ships orders from your own website or another marketplace, those orders cost more from 19 November. Allocate the extra to that channel's cost of sales, not to your Amazon sales.

Do you need to do anything?

Check the per-unit effect in the Revenue Calculator or the Fee Preview report before 2 November. Heavy and bulky items pay the most in pounds, because the rate applies to a larger fee. Review prices on high-volume, low-margin lines.

How TrueBooks helps

TrueBooks imports each settlement automatically and posts every fee line to the right account with the right UK VAT. Each settlement still matches the bank deposit. Its analytics show fee ratios by marketplace, so the November step is easy to spot. See how settlements post to Xero.