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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VAT & tax

Amazon collects Swiss VAT on sales to Switzerland from 2025

From 1 January 2025, Amazon charges and pays Swiss VAT on orders delivered to Switzerland, regardless of the seller's VAT registration.

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Fees

Amazon's 2025 European FBA and referral fee changes

From 1 February 2025: parcel FBA fees held or cut, oversize bands cut from 28 to 17, lower minimum referral fee for heavy items, higher storage-related fees.

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Fees

Amazon's 2024 holiday returns window: returns until 31 January 2025

Items bought from 1 November to 25 December 2024 could be returned until 31 January 2025 (Spain: to 6 February); electronics on .de and .it until 15 January.

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Fees

Amazon changes how FBA lost and damaged stock is reimbursed

Since 31 March 2025, warehouse-lost or damaged FBA stock is reimbursed at manufacturing cost; most claims are automatic, and manual ones have 60–105-day windows.

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VAT & tax

Amazon now uses tax authority data to decide where you're established for VAT

Since September 2024, Amazon uses tax authority data to decide VAT establishment; non-established sellers' domestic B2B sales use reverse charge with no VAT.

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Fees

Amazon disposes of unfulfillable FBA stock after 23 days from September 2024

Since 16 September 2024, unfulfillable FBA stock is disposed of or donated 23 days after notice unless you remove, liquidate or automate it.

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Fees

Amazon introduces a separate digital services fee from October 2024

From 1 October 2024 Amazon's DST cost became a separate fee: 2% on selling and FBA fees for UK-based sellers selling in the UK.

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VAT & tax

Amazon closes VAT Services on Amazon in October 2024

VAT Services on Amazon closed on 31 October 2024; tax providers took over filings and began billing sellers directly.

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Fees

Amazon cuts small oversize FBA fees and the Pan-EU oversize surcharge in 2024

From September 2024, small oversize FBA fees fell 12–30% (UK, FR, IT, ES) and the Pan-EU oversize surcharge was cut 30–50% for France, Italy and Spain.

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Fees

Amazon halves FBA fees in Poland and delays Low-price FBA in Belgium

From 12 August 2024, Poland FBA fees fell about 50% on average (no end date); Belgium's Low-price FBA rates were pushed back to 2025.

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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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