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

How Amazon's VAT Calculation Service changed for B2B sales, 2022–2025

VCS changes for B2B sales: Italian SDI reporting, electronics reverse charge, establishment by registered business address from August 2024, and shorter invoice numbers from 2025.

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Fees

Amazon caps MCF reimbursements at £250 per unit

From 23 August 2024, Amazon pays at most £250 (UK) or €275 (DE, FR, IT, ES) per unit lost or damaged in Multi-Channel Fulfilment.

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Compliance

Germany's single-use plastics levy: Amazon.de requires DIVID registration from 2025

From 1 January 2025, single-use plastic products on Amazon.de needed a DIVID registration number, with yearly reporting and a levy; non-compliant listings were deactivated.

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VAT & tax

Amazon moves seller services to Amazon EU S.à r.l. and adds VAT to fees

From 1 August 2024, seller services and fee invoices moved from Amazon Services Europe to Amazon EU S.à r.l.; UK-established sellers are billed by the UK branch with VAT.

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Fees

Amazon UK Multi-Channel Fulfilment fees, 2022 to 2024

Three UK MCF fee revisions: a rise with new multi-unit discounts in November 2022, parcel increases in April 2023, and a 5.6% average rise from 16 May 2024.

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Fees

Amazon cuts the referral fee on clothing under £15 to 8%

From 15 May 2024, clothing and accessories under £15 (€15, SEK 175, PLN 65) paid an 8% referral fee; some sales were wrongly charged 15% at first.

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Compliance

UK packaging EPR arrives on Amazon.co.uk with Pay on Behalf for overseas sellers

From 2024, non-UK sellers of packaged products on Amazon.co.uk were auto-enrolled in EPR Pay on Behalf; Amazon could charge eco-contributions from 1 April 2024.

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Compliance

The EU Batteries Regulation on Amazon: Responsible Person and EPR registration

Batteries sold in the EU needed an EU Responsible Person (FBA, by 18 August 2024) and EPR registration numbers (by 18 August 2025), or offers were deactivated.

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VAT & tax

Amazon's UK VAT establishment checks can pause your payouts

Amazon may ask sellers to prove where their business is established for UK VAT, and can temporarily restrict payouts while it checks.

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Fees

Amazon's 2024 EU fee changes and the new Pan-EU low-inventory fee

2024 EU fee changes from 5 February, plus a new Pan-EU low-inventory fee from April 2024 for stock below 28 days of supply (credited until 14 May).

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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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