What changed
EU and UK fuel and logistics surcharge on FBA fulfilment fees rises from 1.5% to 2%; the same increase applies to MCF
When
FBA from November 2, 2026; MCF from November 19, 2026; first introduced April 17, 2026 (MCF May 2)
Who it affects
FBA sellers in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Sweden, Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium; MCF users in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain
What to do
Re-run per-SKU fees in the Revenue Calculator and Fee Preview, reprice thin-margin SKUs, and check MCF orders before November 19

Key takeaways

  • Amazon's EU and UK FBA fuel and logistics surcharge rose from 1.5% to 2% on November 2, 2026; MCF in five stores follows on November 19.
  • It is charged on fulfilment fees, about £0.02 or €0.02 more per unit on average, so heavy, bulky and low-price SKUs feel it most.
  • Re-run margins with the Fee Preview report, adjust target ACoS for thin-margin SKUs, and move MCF orders that can go earlier before November 19.

Amazon's European fuel and logistics surcharge in 2026

  1. 1.5% on FBA fees in 10 European stores

  2. 1.5% reaches MCF in UK, FR, DE, IT, ES

  3. FBA rate rises to 2%

  4. MCF rate rises to 2%

What Amazon announced

In a Seller Forums announcement posted for European sellers, Amazon said that from November 2, 2026 the fuel and logistics-related surcharge increases from 1.5% to 2% and applies to fulfilment fees across FBA in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium. On November 19, 2026 the same increase takes effect for MCF in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The same note now sits on Amazon's Pan-European FBA pages on sell.amazon.co.uk and sell.amazon.de.

The surcharge is calculated on your fulfilment fee, not on your selling price. Amazon puts the average extra cost at about £0.02 or €0.02 per unit for EU FBA, and says it varies with an item's size and dimensions. Amazon says the Revenue Calculator, Profit Analytics dashboard and Fee and Economics Preview reports already include the higher rate. The full fee picture for the year sits in our Amazon fee changes 2026 tracker.

From temporary to higher: the timeline

When Amazon introduced the charge in April, its forum notice said that, similar to other major carriers, it uses temporary surcharges when costs stay elevated, and that the 1.5% rate averaged about £0.05 or €0.05 per unit. heise online reported at the time that the European rate was less than half of the surcharge Amazon applied in the US and Canada. The new notice says costs have continued to rise and that Amazon will keep evaluating the charge as conditions evolve. It gives no end date.

So what: the math for a brand

Because the charge sits on the fulfilment fee, the brands that feel it most are those with heavy or bulky items, where the fee is large, and those with low prices, where the fee is a big share of revenue. Adding the April notice's £0.05 average to the new £0.02 puts the average surcharge at roughly £0.07 or €0.07 per unit, which is small per order and real at volume.

Worked example, illustrative numbers: a brand sells 20,000 units a month through Pan-European FBA at an average fulfilment fee of €4.00. At 1.5% the surcharge was €0.06 a unit, or €1,200 a month. At 2% it is €0.08 a unit, or €1,600 a month. That is €400 a month more, about €4,800 a year if volume holds, and €19,200 a year in surcharge in total. On a €15 product with a 12% net margin (€1.80 a unit), the €0.02 increase removes about 1.1% of profit per unit. On an oversize item with a €12 fee, the increase is €0.06 a unit, three times as much.

Illustrative surcharge per unit by fulfilment fee

At 1.5%At 2%Change
€3.00 fee€0.045€0.06+€0.015
€4.00 fee€0.06€0.08+€0.02
€6.50 fee€0.0975€0.13+€0.0325
€12.00 fee€0.18€0.24+€0.06

Who is affected and who is not

FBA sellers shipping from any of the ten listed stores pay the 2% rate on orders fulfilled from November 2. MCF users in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain still pay 1.5% on MCF orders until November 19. Sellers who fulfil themselves (FBM) do not pay the Amazon surcharge, although carriers set their own fuel charges. The notice does not change referral fees, storage fees or the US surcharge. Sellers new to the region can start with our guide on how to sell on Amazon Europe.

What sellers should do this week

Each step names who does it, where, and the number that shows it worked.

  • Finance lead: download the Fee and Economics Preview report in Seller Central for each EU store and sort SKUs by fulfilment fee. Metric: total monthly surcharge at 2% versus 1.5%, by store.
  • Pricing owner: flag every SKU where net margin after fees and ads is under 10%, and test a small price rise of 1% to 2% on the worst ten. Metric: Featured Offer share and units per day hold for 14 days after the change.
  • Operations lead: if you use MCF for your own website or other marketplaces, move pending MCF orders and wholesale picks that can go earlier ahead of November 19. Metric: MCF fees per unit before and after the date.
  • Ads manager: update target ACoS for the affected SKUs so the €0.02 to €0.06 per unit lands in the break-even math, and check bids before Black Friday week. See our Amazon PPC management approach. Metric: TACoS stays inside the new margin limit.
  • Catalog lead: check package dimensions on the top 20 SKUs by volume, since a size tier error multiplies every fee including the surcharge. Metric: no size tier disputes open and fees match the Revenue Calculator.
  • Owner: compare the full European FBA cost per unit with an FBM or 3PL quote for slow, heavy SKUs, using our Amazon FBA fees guide as the checklist. Metric: landed fulfilment cost per unit by method.

Before November 19

  • Download Fee and Economics Preview for each EU store
  • Sort SKUs by fulfilment fee and margin
  • Test 1% to 2% price rises on thin-margin SKUs
  • Move MCF orders that can go earlier
  • Update target ACoS for affected SKUs
  • Check package dimensions on top 20 SKUs

When this does not apply

If you sell only in the US, Canada or Japan, this change does not touch your fees. If your products are small and light with fulfilment fees near €3, the increase is about a cent and a half a unit and rarely worth a price change on its own; bundle it into your next quarterly price review instead. If you already priced Q4 from the updated Revenue Calculator after November 2, the 2% rate is already in your numbers.

Where PPC Spider helps

PPC Spider sets target ACoS from product margin after fees, so a surcharge change feeds straight into bids. SpiderOS monitors bids, budgets, search terms and stock across stores. For a free check of fees, margins and ads by SKU, book a free Amazon audit. More updates sit on our Amazon FBA news page.

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