Amazon FBA Calculator: Fees, Revenue & Profit on Amazon.com
Paste an ASIN or UPC. We read public Amazon.com catalogue data and apply the 2026 referral fees, the FBA fulfillment fee by size tier and the 3.5% fuel & logistics surcharge — then show net profit, margin and ROI in USD. No VAT, no signup.
- ✓ Referral fees as published by Amazon (15% for most categories, $0.30 minimum)
- ✓ FBA fees by size tier and price band, ounces and inches
- ✓ Sales tax is collected by Amazon at checkout — it never touches your payout
We read the live amazon.com price, category, size and fees. No account needed.
Short answer: what Amazon.com charges per unit
- Referral fee: 15% of the sale price for most categories; 8% for consumer electronics, personal computers and full-size appliances; $0.30 minimum per item; $1.80 closing fee on media.
- FBA fulfillment fee: by size tier and price band — from $2.43 for a small standard item up to 2 oz priced under $10, $3.32 at $10–$50, $3.58 above $50.
- Plus 3.5% fuel & logistics surcharge on the FBA fee since 17 April 2026.
- Profit = sale price − your cost − fees. Sales tax is added at checkout and collected by Amazon, so it is not in your proceeds.
Worked example: a $29.99 Home & Kitchen product
- Sale price $29.99
- Your cost $11.00
- Home & Kitchen
- 1 lb, 10 × 7 × 3 in
- FBA
- • US sales tax is collected at checkout, not from your proceeds.
Computed live by the same engine as the calculator above, at non-peak rates (15 January – 14 October 2026). Storage, inbound shipping, returns and advertising are not included.
How the Amazon FBA calculator works (5 steps)
- 1
Sale price
The listing price is your revenue. There is no VAT inside it; sales tax is added on top at checkout and collected by Amazon.
- 2
Referral fee
A percentage of the total sales price by category, with a $0.30 minimum and a $1.80 closing fee on books, music, video, software and video games.
- 3
Size tier
From weight and dimensions: small standard up to 15 × 12 × 0.75 in and 16 oz; large standard up to 18 × 14 × 8 in and 20 lb; then small bulky, large bulky and extra-large. Large standard and bulky items use the greater of unit weight and dimensional weight (L × W × H ÷ 139).
- 4
Price band and surcharge
Three bands set the fulfillment fee: under $10 (Low-Price FBA), $10–$50 and above $50. The 3.5% fuel & logistics surcharge is applied on top.
- 5
Profit, margin, ROI
Profit = sale price − your cost − fees. Margin = profit ÷ sale price. ROI = profit ÷ (your cost + prep).
Amazon FBA revenue calculator vs profit calculator
Revenue is the price the buyer pays. Payout is what Amazon transfers to you: revenue minus the referral fee, the FBA fulfillment fee with its surcharge and, for media, the closing fee. Profit is the payout minus what the unit cost you. Margin is profit as a share of revenue; ROI is profit as a share of your cost. The calculator above shows every one of those lines, so it answers the revenue question and the profit question at once — the difference between the two is exactly what your supplier charged you.
Amazon seller fees on Amazon.com: the referral fee (what many call the “merchant fee”)
Amazon charges a referral fee on every sale: a percentage of the total sales price or a minimum amount, whichever is greater. Most categories pay 15%; the exceptions are below. Clothing uses whole-price thresholds (the entire price pays the rate of the band it lands in); accessories, furniture, jewelry and watches use portions (each band is charged separately).
| Category | Referral fee (on the total sales price) |
|---|---|
| Most categories | 15% |
| Consumer electronics, personal computers | 8% |
| Full-size appliances | 8% |
| Automotive & powersports, industrial & scientific | 12% |
| Tires | 10% |
| Clothing & accessories | 5% up to $15 · 10% $15–$20 · 17% above $20 (whole price) |
| Beauty, health & personal care, baby | 8% up to $10, then 15% of the whole price |
| Grocery & gourmet | 8% up to $15, then 15% of the whole price (no minimum) |
| Electronics accessories | 15% on the first $100, 8% on the portion above |
| Furniture | 15% on the first $200, 10% on the portion above |
| Jewelry | 20% on the first $250, 5% on the portion above |
| Watches | 16% on the first $1,500, 3% on the portion above |
| Amazon device accessories | 45% |
| Minimum per item | $0.30 |
| Media closing fee (books, music, video, software, video games) | $1.80 per item, on top of the referral fee |
Amazon’s published referral fees (sell.amazon.com/pricing, checked 3 Sep 2026), as applied by our fee engine (app/fees/markets/us.py, effective 15 Jan 2026).
What Amazon calls the merchant fee
There is no single “merchant fee”. Per unit you pay the referral fee, the FBA fulfillment fee (if Amazon ships it) with the 3.5% surcharge, and the closing fee on media. The Professional selling plan ($39.99 per month) and the Individual plan ($0.99 per item sold) are account-level charges and are not in the per-unit calculation.
Amazon FBA fees by size tier and price band (2026)
Size tiers, which you can check in Seller Central: small standard up to 15 × 12 × 0.75 in and 16 oz; large standard up to 18 × 14 × 8 in and 20 lb; small bulky up to 37 × 33 × 33 in and 50 lb; large bulky up to 59 × 33 × 33 in and 50 lb; extra-large at 0–50, 50–70, 70–150 and above 150 lb. Dimensional weight (L × W × H ÷ 139) applies from large standard upward. Three price bands set the fee: under $10 (Low-Price FBA), $10–$50 and above $50.
| Size tier | Shipping weight | Under $10 | $10–$50 | Above $50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small standard | up to 2 oz | $2.43 | $3.32 | $3.58 |
| Small standard | up to 16 oz | $2.95 | $3.96 | $4.22 |
| Large standard | up to 1 lb | $3.78 | $4.60 | $4.86 |
| Large standard | up to 2 lb | $5.00 | $5.82 | $6.08 |
| Large standard | 3–20 lb | $6.15 + $0.08 per additional 4 oz | $6.97 + $0.08 per additional 4 oz | $7.23 + $0.08 per additional 4 oz |
| Small bulky | per lb | $7.55 + $0.38 per lb above the first |
What our calculator applies at non-peak rates (15 Jan – 14 Oct 2026), last re-checked 24 Apr 2026, plus the 3.5% fuel & logistics surcharge since 17 Apr 2026. Referral fees above are Amazon’s published rates; FBA fulfillment fees are transcribed from Amazon’s 2026 fee schedule as summarised by third-party rate-card guides and re-checked against Amazon’s fee preview — where a live per-product fee is available, the calculator uses it and it wins.
What the calculator does not include
- Monthly storage fees
- Inbound shipping to Amazon’s fulfillment centers
- Returns processing
- Advertising
- Prep — the bulk scanner has a per-unit prep cost field
Sales tax: why it is not in your profit
On Amazon.com, sales tax is calculated at checkout and added on top of your price; under marketplace facilitator rules Amazon collects it from the buyer and remits it. It is not part of your proceeds and it does not change your fees, so the calculator shows no tax line for the US. Rates differ by state and locality and are not something a profit calculator needs to know.
If you also sell in the UK or the EU, VAT works the other way round — it sits inside the price and has to be backed out before you know your net sale. See the UK and Germany pages for that.
FBA vs FBM on Amazon.com
Choosing FBM removes the fulfillment fee and the surcharge on it; you carry shipping and handling yourself. The referral fee is the same in every category the calculator models — US clothing uses whole-price thresholds without an FBA-only band, so there is no FBM difference there either.
UPC, EAN, ASIN — and Excel’s missing zero
US supplier price lists carry UPCs. In GS1’s definition a UPC (GTIN-12) “is 12 digits in length … synonymous with UPC and is the only GTIN type that can be encoded in the UPC-A barcode”; an EAN (GTIN-13) is the 13-digit form used outside North America. GS1 states that shorter formats filled with leading zeros “still convey the same GTIN identifier”, so a UPC and the 13-digit EAN with a leading zero are one product — 46,732 code pairs in our database differ only by that zero. Spreadsheets often drop the leading zero of a UPC and leave 11 digits; the calculator pads it back to 12. An ASIN is Amazon’s own 10-character listing identifier; books use ISBNs, which are looked up like EANs.
Amazon wholesale on Amazon.com: from a UPC price list to a buy decision
Wholesale on Amazon.com means buying from distributors at trade prices in USD and selling on listings that already exist. Two things decide whether a line is worth buying: the per-unit numbers on this page, and the competition on the listing — the calculator shows the Buy Box price, how many FBA and FBM sellers are on it and an estimate of monthly sales for exactly that reason.
A supplier list has hundreds or thousands of UPCs. The bulk scanner takes the whole file, matches every UPC to its ASIN and runs the same fee engine on every row.
FAQ — Amazon FBA calculator for US sellers
How does this Amazon FBA calculator work?
Paste an ASIN or UPC and your cost. We read the product’s price, category, size and fees from public Amazon.com catalogue data and run the same fee engine our bulk scanner uses: referral fee, FBA fulfillment fee by size tier and price band, the 3.5% surcharge, then profit, margin and ROI. For a product not yet on Amazon, enter the price, category, weight and dimensions by hand — in ounces and inches.
Is this an Amazon FBA revenue calculator?
Yes: revenue (the sale price), payout (revenue minus Amazon’s fees) and profit (payout minus your cost) are all shown. The revenue calculator answer and the profit calculator answer differ only by what the unit cost you.
Which Amazon seller fees does it include, and which not?
Included: referral fee by category with the $0.30 minimum and the $1.80 media closing fee, FBA fulfillment fee by size tier and price band, the 3.5% fuel & logistics surcharge. Not included: monthly storage, inbound shipping, returns, advertising, prep, and the $39.99 Professional plan subscription.
What is the Amazon referral fee (“merchant fee”) in 2026?
15% of the total sales price for most categories, 8% for consumer electronics, personal computers and full-size appliances, 12% for automotive, with thresholds in clothing, beauty, grocery and several others. The minimum is $0.30 per item. Rates are Amazon’s published referral fees.
How much is the FBA fee per unit?
From $2.43 for a small standard item up to 2 oz priced under $10 ($3.32 at $10–$50, $3.58 above $50) and $3.78 for a large standard item up to 1 lb under $10, rising with weight; bulky items add a per-pound charge. A 3.5% surcharge applies since 17 April 2026. The calculator applies live per-product fees where available.
Does it include sales tax?
No line is needed: sales tax is added at checkout and collected by Amazon from the buyer under marketplace facilitator rules. It is not part of your proceeds and does not change your fees.
Can I enter a UPC instead of an ASIN — even an 11-digit one?
Yes. The code type is detected automatically. An 11-digit UPC that lost its leading zero in a spreadsheet is padded back to 12 digits; a 13-digit EAN with a leading zero is the same product.
Can I enter weight in ounces and dimensions in inches?
Yes. The manual entry defaults to ounces and inches on this page; switch to grams and centimetres if your supplier list is metric. Never mix the two in one calculation.
How many free lookups do I get?
A limited number of product lookups per hour per visitor — manual entry always works. The bulk scanner has no lookup limit: it takes a whole supplier list at once.
Do I need a Seller Central account, and what does Profit Scanner cost?
No account is needed for the calculator. Signing up starts a 7-day Premium trial, then the Free plan stays: 3 scans a month, up to 3,000 rows each. Paid plans: Starter €19.99/month (10 scans, 10,000 rows), Pro €49.99/month (100,000 rows), Premium €79.99/month (200,000 rows), billed in euros, prices excluding VAT.
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