(MENAFN) For the first time, Amazon will increase its fulfillment fee for third-party sellers to fight inflation in the peak period.
The e-commerce behemoth will charge sellers in the United States and Canada an average fulfillment fee of 35 cents for each item sold using Fulfillment by Amazon from Oct. 15 to Jan. 14.
"Our selling partners are incredibly important to us, and this is not a decision we made lightly.
The entire industry sees increases in fulfillment and logistics costs during the holiday peak period due to the concentrated volume of shipments," Amazon clarified in a Seller Central blog post on Tuesday.
"We have previously absorbed these cost increases, but seasonal expenses are reaching new heights."
Amazon says that its fulfillment fees in the holiday season will stay an average of 30 percent cheaper for slower standard shipping methods than other main third-party logistics suppliers and an average of 70 percent cheaper than comparable two-day shipping alternatives.
Besides fulfillment fees, third-party sellers need to pay for a selling strategy and referral fees, in step with FBA's website.
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