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  "dataset": {
    "id": "ylishi-fba-us-2026",
    "name": "Amazon US FBA Fee Rates 2026",
    "description": "Complete Amazon US Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) fee schedule for 2026: referral fee rates by category, FBA fulfillment fees by size tier, monthly storage rates, aged inventory surcharges, inbound placement fees, low-inventory-level fee, return processing fees, the fuel & logistics surcharge, the 2026-10-15 peak-fulfilment uplift table, and the 2026 return policy.",
    "version": "2026.09.3",
    "effective_dates": {
      "rate_card": "2026-01-15",
      "fuel_surcharge": "2026-04-17",
      "peak_fulfillment": "2026-10-15",
      "peak_fulfillment_reverts": "2027-01-15",
      "peak_storage": "2026-10-01",
      "peak_storage_reverts": "2027-01-01",
      "aged_inventory_tiers": "2026-01-16",
      "low_inventory_level_fee": "2026-01-15"
    },
    "last_verified": "2026-09-19",
    "publisher": {
      "name": "ylishi.tools",
      "url": "https://ylishi.tools/annual-fba-report/"
    },
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Amazon Seller Central US FBA rate card (Jan 15, 2026)",
        "url": "https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/201112650"
      },
      {
        "name": "Amazon Seller Central US Aged Inventory Surcharge rate table",
        "url": "https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/GJQNPA23YWVA4SBD"
      },
      {
        "name": "Amazon Seller Central US Low-inventory-level fee rate table (verified 2026-09-15)",
        "url": "https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/GV43F6S76Y9DHYRH"
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY 4.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
      "attribution": "Data: ylishi.tools (https://ylishi.tools/annual-fba-report/), CC BY 4.0"
    },
    "how_to_cite": "ylishi.tools, Amazon US FBA fee rates 2026, https://ylishi.tools/rates/fba-us-2026.json, CC BY 4.0",
    "coverage": {
      "marketplace": "amazon.com (US)",
      "currency": "USD",
      "categories": 24,
      "size_tiers": 11
    },
    "canonical_json": "https://ylishi.tools/rates/fba-us-2026.json",
    "source_sha256_16": "2001bab24ad1d846"
  },
  "rates": {
    "fuel_surcharge_on_fulfillment": 0.035,
    "referral_fees": [
      {
        "category": "Clothing & Accessories (17%)",
        "category_zh": "服装配饰（17%）",
        "rate": 0.17,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Electronics (8% ≤$100 / 15% >$100)",
        "category_zh": "电子产品（≤$100收8%，>$100收15%）",
        "rate": 0.08,
        "min_fee_usd": 0.3,
        "tiered": true,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Electronics Accessories (15%)",
        "category_zh": "电子配件（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Health & Personal Care (15%)",
        "category_zh": "健康与个人护理（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Home & Kitchen (15%)",
        "category_zh": "家居与厨房（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Sports & Outdoors (15%)",
        "category_zh": "运动与户外（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Toys & Games (15%)",
        "category_zh": "玩具与游戏（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Shoes, Handbags & Sunglasses (15%)",
        "category_zh": "鞋类、箱包与墨镜（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Beauty (15%)",
        "category_zh": "美妆（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Tools & Home Improvement (15%)",
        "category_zh": "工具与家装（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Books (15%)",
        "category_zh": "图书（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Video Games (15%)",
        "category_zh": "电子游戏（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Musical Instruments (15%)",
        "category_zh": "乐器（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Software (15%)",
        "category_zh": "软件（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Video Game Consoles (8%)",
        "category_zh": "游戏主机（8%）",
        "rate": 0.08,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Amazon Device Accessories (45%)",
        "category_zh": "亚马逊设备配件（45%）",
        "rate": 0.45,
        "min_fee_usd": 0.3,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Automotive (12%)",
        "category_zh": "汽车配件（12%）",
        "rate": 0.12,
        "min_fee_usd": 0.3,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Baby Products (15%)",
        "category_zh": "母婴用品（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Grocery & Gourmet Food (15%)",
        "category_zh": "食品杂货（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Industrial & Scientific (15%)",
        "category_zh": "工业与科研（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Jewelry (20%)",
        "category_zh": "珠宝首饰（20%）",
        "rate": 0.2,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Luggage & Travel Accessories (15%)",
        "category_zh": "箱包旅行配件（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Office Products (15%)",
        "category_zh": "办公用品（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      },
      {
        "category": "Pet Supplies (15%)",
        "category_zh": "宠物用品（15%）",
        "rate": 0.15,
        "min_fee_usd": 1,
        "tiered": false,
        "high_rate": null
      }
    ],
    "fulfillment_fees": [
      {
        "tier_key": "ss",
        "size_tier": "Small Standard (<6 oz)",
        "size_tier_zh": "小型标准件（<6盎司）",
        "max_weight_oz": 6,
        "base_fee_usd": 3.45,
        "per_lb_over_usd": null,
        "over_start_lb": null,
        "oversize": false,
        "estimated": false
      },
      {
        "tier_key": "ls1",
        "size_tier": "Large Standard (6 oz–1 lb)",
        "size_tier_zh": "大型标准件（6盎司–1磅）",
        "max_weight_oz": 16,
        "base_fee_usd": 4.6,
        "per_lb_over_usd": null,
        "over_start_lb": null,
        "oversize": false,
        "estimated": false
      },
      {
        "tier_key": "ls2",
        "size_tier": "Large Standard (1–2 lb)",
        "size_tier_zh": "大型标准件（1–2磅）",
        "max_weight_oz": 32,
        "base_fee_usd": 5.82,
        "per_lb_over_usd": null,
        "over_start_lb": null,
        "oversize": false,
        "estimated": false
      },
      {
        "tier_key": "ls3",
        "size_tier": "Large Standard (2–3 lb)",
        "size_tier_zh": "大型标准件（2–3磅）",
        "max_weight_oz": 48,
        "base_fee_usd": 6.67,
        "per_lb_over_usd": null,
        "over_start_lb": null,
        "oversize": false,
        "estimated": false
      },
      {
        "tier_key": "ls4",
        "size_tier": "Large Standard (3–20 lb)",
        "size_tier_zh": "大型标准件（3–20磅）",
        "max_weight_oz": 320,
        "base_fee_usd": 6.97,
        "per_lb_over_usd": 0.08,
        "over_start_lb": 3.0,
        "oversize": false,
        "estimated": false
      },
      {
        "tier_key": "so",
        "size_tier": "Small Bulky (0–50 lb)",
        "size_tier_zh": "小型大件（0–50磅）",
        "max_weight_oz": 800,
        "base_fee_usd": 7.55,
        "per_lb_over_usd": 0.38,
        "over_start_lb": 1.0,
        "oversize": true,
        "estimated": false
      },
      {
        "tier_key": "lo",
        "size_tier": "Large Bulky (0–50 lb)",
        "size_tier_zh": "大型大件（0–50磅）",
        "max_weight_oz": 800,
        "base_fee_usd": 9.35,
        "per_lb_over_usd": 0.38,
        "over_start_lb": 1.0,
        "oversize": true,
        "estimated": false
      },
      {
        "tier_key": "xl1",
        "size_tier": "Extra-Large (0–50 lb)",
        "size_tier_zh": "超大件（0–50磅）",
        "max_weight_oz": 800,
        "base_fee_usd": 26.33,
        "per_lb_over_usd": 0.38,
        "over_start_lb": 1.0,
        "oversize": true,
        "estimated": false
      },
      {
        "tier_key": "xl2",
        "size_tier": "Extra-Large (50–70 lb)",
        "size_tier_zh": "超大件（50–70磅）",
        "max_weight_oz": 1120,
        "base_fee_usd": 37.32,
        "per_lb_over_usd": 0.75,
        "over_start_lb": 51.0,
        "oversize": true,
        "estimated": false
      },
      {
        "tier_key": "xl3",
        "size_tier": "Extra-Large (70–150 lb)",
        "size_tier_zh": "超大件（70–150磅）",
        "max_weight_oz": 2400,
        "base_fee_usd": 51.32,
        "per_lb_over_usd": 0.75,
        "over_start_lb": 71.0,
        "oversize": true,
        "estimated": false
      },
      {
        "tier_key": "xl4",
        "size_tier": "Extra-Large (150+ lb)",
        "size_tier_zh": "超大件（150磅以上）",
        "max_weight_oz": 99999,
        "base_fee_usd": 194.95,
        "per_lb_over_usd": 0.19,
        "over_start_lb": 151.0,
        "oversize": true,
        "estimated": false
      }
    ],
    "monthly_storage_per_cuft": {
      "standard": {
        "jan_sep": 0.78,
        "oct_dec": 2.4
      },
      "oversize": {
        "jan_sep": 0.56,
        "oct_dec": 1.4
      }
    },
    "aged_inventory_surcharge_per_cuft": [
      {
        "days": "181-210",
        "start_day": 181,
        "end_day": 210,
        "rate_usd": 0.5,
        "per_unit_min_usd": null
      },
      {
        "days": "211-240",
        "start_day": 211,
        "end_day": 240,
        "rate_usd": 1,
        "per_unit_min_usd": null
      },
      {
        "days": "241-270",
        "start_day": 241,
        "end_day": 270,
        "rate_usd": 1.5,
        "per_unit_min_usd": null
      },
      {
        "days": "271-300",
        "start_day": 271,
        "end_day": 300,
        "rate_usd": 5.45,
        "per_unit_min_usd": null
      },
      {
        "days": "301-330",
        "start_day": 301,
        "end_day": 330,
        "rate_usd": 5.7,
        "per_unit_min_usd": null
      },
      {
        "days": "331-365",
        "start_day": 331,
        "end_day": 365,
        "rate_usd": 5.9,
        "per_unit_min_usd": null
      },
      {
        "days": "366-455",
        "start_day": 366,
        "end_day": 455,
        "rate_usd": 6.9,
        "per_unit_min_usd": 0.3
      },
      {
        "days": "456+",
        "start_day": 456,
        "end_day": null,
        "rate_usd": 7.9,
        "per_unit_min_usd": 0.35
      }
    ],
    "aged_inventory_surcharge_note": "AIS is charged IN ADDITION to the monthly storage fee, not instead of it. Bands 181-270 exclude clothing, footwear, bags, jewelry and watches. On the 366-455 and 456+ bands Amazon charges the GREATER of the per-cu-ft rate and the per_unit_min_usd, so a per-cu-ft-only model understates long-stored small items.",
    "inbound_placement": [
      {
        "option": "None / 无",
        "standard_unit_usd": 0,
        "oversize_unit_usd": 0
      },
      {
        "option": "Minimal placement ($0.15–$0.50)",
        "standard_unit_usd": 0.15,
        "oversize_unit_usd": 0.3
      },
      {
        "option": "Partial placement ($0.35–$0.98)",
        "standard_unit_usd": 0.35,
        "oversize_unit_usd": 0.75
      },
      {
        "option": "Small parcel ($0.10)",
        "standard_unit_usd": 0.1,
        "oversize_unit_usd": 0.1
      }
    ],
    "return_processing_fees": [
      {
        "size_tier": "Small Standard (<6 oz)",
        "per_unit_usd": 1.9,
        "per_lb_over_usd": null
      },
      {
        "size_tier": "Large Standard (6 oz–1 lb)",
        "per_unit_usd": 3.39,
        "per_lb_over_usd": null
      },
      {
        "size_tier": "Large Standard (1–2 lb)",
        "per_unit_usd": 4.63,
        "per_lb_over_usd": null
      },
      {
        "size_tier": "Large Standard (2–3 lb)",
        "per_unit_usd": 4.73,
        "per_lb_over_usd": null
      },
      {
        "size_tier": "Large Standard (3–20 lb)",
        "per_unit_usd": 5,
        "per_lb_over_usd": 0.05
      },
      {
        "size_tier": "Small Bulky (0–50 lb)",
        "per_unit_usd": 5,
        "per_lb_over_usd": 0.05
      },
      {
        "size_tier": "Large Bulky (0–50 lb)",
        "per_unit_usd": 5,
        "per_lb_over_usd": 0.05
      }
    ],
    "low_inventory_level_fee": {
      "applies_to": [
        "Small standard (up to 16 oz)",
        "Large standard (up to 3 lb)",
        "Large standard (3+ lb to 20 lb)",
        "Small Bulky (up to 50 lb)",
        "Large Bulky (up to 50 lb)"
      ],
      "unit": "USD per shipped unit, charged IN ADDITION to the FBA fulfillment fee",
      "trigger": "charged only when BOTH the long-term (90-day) and short-term (30-day) historical days of supply are below 28; the tier uses the GREATER of the two",
      "metric": "average daily inventory units on hand / average daily shipped units, per FNSKU, refreshed weekly",
      "bands": [
        "0<=days<14",
        "14<=days<21",
        "21<=days<28"
      ],
      "rate_usd_by_size_tier": {
        "Small standard (up to 16 oz)": [
          0.89,
          0.63,
          0.32
        ],
        "Large standard (up to 3 lb)": [
          0.97,
          0.7,
          0.36
        ],
        "Large standard (3+ lb to 20 lb)": [
          1.11,
          0.87,
          0.47
        ],
        "Small Bulky (up to 50 lb)": [
          1.85,
          1.02,
          0.51
        ],
        "Large Bulky (up to 50 lb)": [
          2.09,
          1.15,
          0.57
        ]
      },
      "note": "A product with zero shipped units in the window has an undefined days-of-supply, which Amazon treats as above 28 -> not charged. Do not model it as days=0.",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-15",
      "source": "https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/GV43F6S76Y9DHYRH"
    },
    "peak_fulfillment": {
      "unit": "USD per shipped unit, charged IN ADDITION to the non-peak fulfilment fee",
      "start_date": "2026-10-15",
      "end_date": "2027-01-14",
      "resume_date": "2027-01-15",
      "basis": "ship-date",
      "avg_per_unit_usd": 0.32,
      "avg_per_unit_note": "Amazon's headline '~$0.32 per unit' is a network-wide blended average. It is NOT the uplift for any single SKU - read uplift_usd_by_tier.",
      "applies_to_programs": [
        "FBA",
        "Remote Fulfillment with FBA",
        "MCF",
        "Buy with Prime"
      ],
      "uplift_usd_by_tier": {
        "ss": 0.2,
        "ls1": 0.29,
        "ls2": 0.33,
        "ls3": 0.41,
        "ls4": 0.54,
        "so": 1.04,
        "lo": 1.04,
        "xl1": 2.73,
        "xl2": 2.81,
        "xl3": 4.42,
        "xl4": 8.51
      },
      "uplift_usd_by_tier_apparel": {
        "ss": 0.25,
        "ls1": 0.34,
        "ls2": 0.39,
        "ls3": 0.46,
        "ls4": 0.67,
        "so": 1.04,
        "lo": 1.04,
        "xl1": 2.73,
        "xl2": 2.81,
        "xl3": 4.42,
        "xl4": 8.51
      },
      "over_rate_applies": true,
      "composition_order": "(non-peak base + extra-weight overage + peak uplift) x (1 + fuel_surcharge). NOT (fee x 1.035) + uplift.",
      "amazon_shipping_schedule_note": "Amazon Shipping (FBM) runs a separately dated schedule (2026-10-25 to 2027-01-16, shoulder 0.5 / peak 0.75). Do not reuse the FBA numbers for it.",
      "source": "Amazon US FBA 2026 holiday peak fulfilment fee rate card"
    },
    "return_policy": {
      "fba_fee_reimbursed": false,
      "referral_fee_reimbursed": true,
      "refund_admin_fee_pct": 0.2,
      "refund_admin_fee_cap_usd": 5,
      "processing_fee_basis": "above-threshold",
      "apparel_threshold": 0,
      "min_units_for_exemption": 25,
      "note": "The FBA fulfilment fee is NOT refunded when a unit comes back, so a return wastes the fulfilment already paid on that unit. The referral fee IS credited back, minus a refund administration fee of 20% capped at $5.00. If fulfilment is already modelled as a per-unit fee on every shipped unit, the incremental return cost is the admin fee plus (where the category threshold is met) the returns processing fee - do NOT add the fulfilment fee a second time. Returns processing fees apply to units ABOVE the category threshold; apparel and footwear are 0%, so every returned unit pays there. Categories under 25 shipped units in a month are exempt."
    },
    "storage_peak": {
      "starts_on": "2026-10-01",
      "reverts_on": "2027-01-01",
      "awd_off_peak_through": "2026-10-31",
      "std_multiplier": 3.0769,
      "oversize_multiplier": 2.5,
      "note": "Storage peaks Oct 1 and reverts Jan 1; fulfilment peaks Oct 15 and reverts Jan 15. The two windows overlap for only ~2.5 months, not a clean quarter - model them separately or a Q4 estimate will not reconcile to the Fee Preview report."
    }
  },
  "worked_example": {
    "note": "Reproducibility check — recompute this with the JSON and you must get the same answer.",
    "product": {
      "price_usd": 25.99,
      "category": "Home & Kitchen",
      "size_tier": "Large Standard (6 oz\\u20131 lb)",
      "inbound": "Partial placement"
    },
    "expected": {
      "referral_fee": 3.9,
      "fulfillment_fee": 4.76,
      "inbound_fee": 0.35,
      "note": "off-peak: fulfilment = 4.60 x 1.035 fuel surcharge"
    },
    "peak_counterpart": {
      "product": {
        "price_usd": 25.99,
        "category": "Home & Kitchen",
        "size_tier": "Large Standard (6 oz\\u20131 lb)",
        "tier_key": "ls1",
        "ship_date": "2026-11-15"
      },
      "expected": {
        "base_fee": 4.6,
        "peak_uplift": 0.29,
        "subtotal": 4.89,
        "fuel_surcharge": 0.17,
        "fulfillment_total": 5.06,
        "delta_vs_off_peak_usd": 0.3,
        "note": "(4.60 + 0.29) x 1.035 = 5.06 - the uplift is itself surcharged"
      }
    }
  }
}