How to Avoid Amazon FBA Long-Term Storage Fees

Storage fees — ugh, what a pain, eh? And when they’re the result of long-term storage, RepricerExpress knows that’s the worst kind. Here’s some useful advice if you want to stop having your profits hit unnecessarily and avoid Amazon long-term storage fees.

Those Dreaded Alerts From Amazon
Chances are, you’ve been selling on Amazon for at least half a year, if not more. If that’s the case, then you’ve likely gotten an email from them saying you’re about to be charged for long-term storage fees.

Wait, what?

Yep, Amazon will charge you if you have stored items in one of their warehouses for a certain period of time.

When Do Amazon’s Long-Term Storage Fees Kick In?
We mentioned the six-month mark, but that’s simply when Amazon sends you a courtesy email to let you know the deadline is coming up. In actuality, you won’t get charged any seriously heavy long-term storage fees until you’ve passed the 365-day mark. And while they’ll charge you for each item, they do have a bit of a bonus system in play:

• They’ll look the other way on one unit from each MSKU that’s been in there for a year or longer, saving you the money on fees for that product.

However, it’s not all good news, as Amazon sends out these pesky emails twice a year — 15 February and 15 August — with differing rates depending on how long the item has been in storage for.

If it’s longer than six months, Amazon currently charges $11.25/cubic foot.

If it’s longer than a year, Amazon currently charges $22.50/cubic foot.

Now multiply that by however many items you’ve got sitting around unsold, and you more than have your motivation to get them out the door!

If you’re an Amazon UK sellers, you can learn more info on UK long-term storage fees.

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