Amazon Lowers FBA Fees for Clothing & Accessories (EU)

Amazon Announces Lower FBA Package Fees for Select Categories

Starting 15 May 2025, Amazon is reducing FBA fulfilment fees for clothing, accessories, backpacks, and handbags across all European marketplaces. These updates aim to streamline pricing and potentially improve margins for sellers in these product groups.

This latest move follows Amazon’s earlier fee changes, including the 2023 price hike and the recently introduced box return fee in Germany. However, this shift appears to be part of a broader strategy to improve seller retention and encourage key category growth.

What Is Changing?

According to Amazon’s official update:

FBA fulfilment fees for these categories will now be based solely on package size and unit weight.
The previous model used either unit weight or volume weight—whichever was higher leading to unpredictable charges for many.
The change applies across the EU5 markets: UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain.

This means more accurate, and often lower, fees for sellers shipping lightweight items in larger packages like handbags or padded jackets.

New 7-Tier Package Sizing System

Amazon is rolling out a 7-category sizing model to replace the older 16-category system. This should simplify fee calculation and improve pricing predictability for sellers.

Categories affected include:

Clothing
Accessories
Backpacks
Handbags

Return Fee Waivers for High-Return Categories

In a rare reversal, Amazon has announced that return processing fees introduced earlier this year (Feb 1, 2025) will now be waived or refunded for backpacks and handbags.

Why? These items often see high return volumes, and Amazon wants to ease friction for both sellers and customers in these high-interest categories.

Fee Changes Apply Across Europe

This update isn’t just for UK-based FBA sellers. The pricing restructuring affects the entire European Fulfilment Network, including:

Remote fulfilment between the UK and EU
Shipments without extra Amazon packaging
Applicable to Spain, Germany, France, Italy, and the UK

Sellers participating in the “Shipped without Amazon packaging” program will also benefit from the updated fee model.

What This Means for Sellers

If you sell fashion, accessories, or travel gear via FBA in Europe, this is a welcome opportunity to:

Reduce fulfilment overhead
Improve profit margins
Simplify pricing strategies

While Amazon has yet to publish the exact savings breakdown, the focus on unit weight alone means sellers can finally predict FBA costs with greater confidence.

Keep an eye on your Seller Central dashboard for category-specific updates and apply the new sizing model to your SKU catalogue starting this week.