Amazon is adding a 5% fuel and inflation surcharge on top of previous FBA fees, which could lead to higher prices in the coming weeks.
Inflation in the US has been rising speedily since last fall. In March,
— the biggest jump since December of 1981. Energy prices have risen as fast as any, which explains why Amazon has felt the need to implement this surcharge., nearly 90% of Amazon’s third-party sellers used FBA in 2021. In other words, a vast majority of sellers depend on Amazon’s fulfillment services to deliver their goods. If they’re each going to be hit with a 5% surcharge on their shipments, it’s all but inevitable that consumers will be affected as well.
“In 2022, we expected a return to normalcy as Covid-19 restrictions around the world eased, but fuel and inflation have presented further challenges,” Amazon toldin an email. “It is still unclear if these inflationary costs will go up or down, or for how long they will persist, so rather than a permanent fee change, we will be employing a fuel and inflation surcharge for the first time — a mechanism broadly used across supply chain providers.
That may be true, but it won’t mean much to consumers when countless items on Amazon’s storefront start costing way more.
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