Amazon seller news

What Amazon's latest changes mean for your books

Fee changes, VAT updates and new compliance rules from Amazon Seller Central — explained for UK sellers, with the bookkeeping impact spelled out.

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Compliance

Amazon UK EPR: WEEE and packaging rules for sellers

UK EPR covers packaging (since January 2025) and electrical goods (since August 2025). Amazon pays for overseas sellers and deducts it; UK sellers handle their own.

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Fees

Amazon cuts UK voucher fees and adds a £200 cap

Vouchers created from 5 November 2025 cost £2 plus 0.75% of voucher sales, capped at £200 per voucher — down from an uncapped 1.5%.

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Fees

Amazon's holiday returns window and your January refunds

Christmas orders could be returned until 31 January 2026. How to handle the January refunds in your accounts and on your VAT return.

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Fees

Amazon Business: fee discounts on bulk B2B orders

Lower referral and FBA fees on bulk Amazon Business orders for sellers offering business pricing at least 3% below standard.

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Fees

Amazon's 2025 UK holiday peak fulfilment fee

From 15 October 2025 to 14 January 2026, UK FBA parcels carried a peak fee averaging 10p per item (5p per large envelope).

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Compliance

Amazon merges and tightens its EPR Pay on Behalf rules (UK, France, Spain)

From 27 August 2025, Amazon could reserve EPR fees and charge recalculated amounts at any time for UK, Spanish and French sales.

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Fees

Amazon offers FBA fee discounts for using its recommended packing method

Pack inbound stock into Amazon's recommended pack groups and, once verified, get a discount on future FBA fulfilment fees within 30 days.

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Fees

Amazon moves more FBA parcel fees to unit weight only in 2025

From May 2025 (clothing, bags) and October 2025 (14 more categories), FBA parcel fees use unit weight only and seven size tiers, cutting fees for most items.

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Fees

Amazon updates UK Multi-Channel Fulfilment fees for 2025

From 15 May 2025, UK MCF envelopes got cheaper, parcel rates held and oversize moved to 12 bands averaging 2.8% more.

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Fees

Amazon switches UK deal and voucher fees to a performance-based model

From June 2025, UK deals cost £2.50/day + 0.75% of deal sales (cap £400) instead of £50/£25; vouchers moved to £2 + 1.5% of sales.

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Let Amazon's changes flow into Xero automatically

TrueBooks posts every Amazon settlement to Xero with the right UK VAT codes — new fees, reserve changes and all — so your books stay right whatever Amazon changes next.

TrueBooks is an independent product and is not affiliated with Amazon. Each article links to Amazon's original announcement. General information, not tax advice.

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