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title: "Amazon FBA fuel surcharge rises to 2% in Europe: what it costs"
description: "Amazon FBA fuel surcharge: since 2 November 2026 it is 2% of the fulfilment fee in 10 European stores, UK included. Cost per unit, EFN, peak and checklist."
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# [Amazon FBA fuel surcharge rises to 2% in Europe: what it costs](https://www.axholdinggroup.com/en/blog/amazon-fba-fuel-surcharge-2-percent)

 Written by [Ax Holding Group™](https://www.axholdinggroup.com/en/blog/author/ax-holding-group) | Nov 11, 2026, 7:41:19 PM

Quick answer

Since 2 November 2026, Amazon has charged a 2% fuel and logistics surcharge (up from 1.5%) on Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) fulfilment fees in ten European stores, including Amazon.es and Amazon.co.uk. On a 400 g standard parcel that is about €0.075 per unit on Amazon.es and about £0.06 on Amazon.co.uk during the festive peak.

The surcharge Amazon introduced in April has gone up by half a percentage point. Base FBA fees are unchanged, but every unit Amazon ships for you now costs slightly more, and across thousands of orders a month that shows up in your margin. Here is what the surcharge applies to, how to work it out from the official rate card and what to check in your pricing before the year ends.

## What exactly changed on 2 November?

Amazon has published a new version of its European FBA rate card with this note: “Starting November 2, 2026, the fuel and logistics-related surcharge will increase from 1.5% to 2% and will apply to fulfillment fees across Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) in our UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Sweden, Netherlands, Ireland, and Belgium stores”. The 1.5% surcharge had applied since 17 April 2026.

The per-unit fulfilment fees in the rate card are the same as in the previous version, from July 2026. What goes up is the percentage added on top.

| Item | Until 1 Nov 2026 | From 2 Nov 2026 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fuel and logistics surcharge | 1.5% (since 17 Apr 2026) | 2% |
| Calculated on | FBA fulfilment fee | FBA fulfilment fee |
| Stores | UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Sweden and Ireland |  |
| End date | Not stated in the rate card |  |

## Which fees does the surcharge apply to?

Amazon describes it as a surcharge on **FBA fulfilment fees**, meaning what you pay Amazon to pick, pack and ship each unit sold. The note appears on the local and Pan-European FBA, Low-Price FBA, European Fulfilment Network (EFN) and Irish fulfilment fee tables. It is not printed on the festive peak tables, although Amazon describes the surcharge as applying to FBA fulfilment fees generally.

The rate card does not mention it under storage fees or referral fees, which have their own rules. For a refresher, see our guides to [FBA storage and peak fees in Europe for Q4 2026](https://www.axholdinggroup.com/en/blog/amazon-fba-storage-fees-europe?hsLang=en) and [Amazon Spain referral fees by category](https://www.axholdinggroup.com/en/blog/amazon-spain-seller-fees-2026?hsLang=en).

## How much more do you pay per unit?

The maths is simple: fulfilment fee × 2%. Here are some examples using the local and Pan-European FBA fees for Amazon.co.uk (festive peak rates, 15 October 2026 to 14 January 2027) and Amazon.es (for local FBA, Spain has no peak fee):

| Store and size tier | Fulfilment fee | 1.5% surcharge | 2% surcharge | Difference |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UK · Standard parcel ≤ 400 g (peak) | £3.12 | £0.047 | £0.062 | +£0.016 |
| UK · Standard parcel ≤ 900 g (peak) | £3.18 | £0.048 | £0.064 | +£0.016 |
| Spain · Standard envelope ≤ 210 g | €3.26 | €0.049 | €0.065 | +€0.016 |
| Spain · Standard parcel ≤ 400 g | €3.77 | €0.057 | €0.075 | +€0.019 |
| Spain · Standard parcel ≤ 1.9 kg | €4.94 | €0.074 | €0.099 | +€0.025 |
| Spain · Standard oversize heavy ≤ 15.76 kg | €11.72 | €0.176 | €0.234 | +€0.059 |

Our own calculation from Amazon's official rate card, to three decimal places. The exact amount in your account may differ because of Amazon's rounding. Under Pan-EU, oversize items may also carry the Pan-EU oversize surcharge.

Per unit it looks small, but it scales. At 1,000 units a month of a 400 g standard parcel on Amazon.es, the surcharge goes from €56.55 to €75.40 a month: €18.85 more every month from this line alone.

## What about EFN and the festive peak?

With the European Fulfilment Network (EFN), Amazon fulfils orders from other EU stores using the stock you hold in fulfilment centres in your own country, and the fulfilment fee is higher. For example, a 400 g standard parcel sold on Amazon.es, .fr, .it or .de (Central Europe Programme) from stock in another EU country carries an EFN fee of €7.73 off-peak and €8.26 during the festive peak (15 October 2026 to 14 January 2027). Because the surcharge is a percentage, it weighs more here: about €0.155 per unit at 2% off-peak and about €0.165 during the peak.

For local and Pan-European FBA, the festive peak fee applies on Amazon.de (including the Central Europe Programme) and Amazon.co.uk from 15 October 2026 to 14 January 2027, excluding apparel; EFN fees also have peak rates. On 15 January 2027 fees revert to non-peak rates, which Amazon says are unchanged from 2026. We read the 2% surcharge as applying to whichever fee is in force at the time, peak fees included.

## What to check now: checklist

1. Download the European rate card in force since 2 November 2026 and find the size tier of your main ASINs.
2. Recalculate your cost per unit with the 2% surcharge on the fulfilment fee, not on the selling price.
3. If you use EFN, run the numbers with the EFN fee for the destination country: the surcharge weighs more in pounds and euros.
4. If you sell in Germany or the UK, or use EFN, use the peak fee until 14 January 2027.
5. Review low-price, tight-margin products: a few extra cents or pence per unit can wipe out profit during promotions such as Black Friday.
6. Check whether your packaging pushes you into a higher size tier: accurate dimensions and weights lower the base fee and, with it, the surcharge.
7. Put 15 January 2027 in your diary to review fees and any Amazon notice about 2027 rates.

## Frequently asked questions

### Since when has the Amazon FBA fuel surcharge been 2%?

Since 2 November 2026. It was previously 1.5%, in force since 17 April 2026, according to Amazon's European rate card.

### Which Amazon stores does it apply to?

The UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Sweden and Ireland.

### Is the surcharge calculated on the selling price?

No. It is calculated on the FBA fulfilment fee for each unit. On a 400 g standard parcel on Amazon.es (€3.77), that is about €0.075.

### Does it affect storage fees or referral fees?

Amazon's rate card ties it to FBA fulfilment fees. It does not mention it under storage fees or referral fees.

### Have base FBA fees gone up too?

No. The per-unit fulfilment fees in the 2 November rate card are the same as in the July 2026 version. Only the surcharge percentage changes.

### When will it end?

Amazon does not give an end date in the rate card. It is worth checking again whenever Amazon announces fee changes.

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*Sources: [Amazon, Rate Card Europe, effective as of 2 November 2026](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/02/sell/images/261014-FBA-Rate-Card-EN.pdf) · [Amazon, Rate Card Europe, effective as of 1 July 2026](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/02/sell/images/260630-FBA-Rate-Card-EN1.pdf). Figures current as of 9 November 2026.*

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