Amazon FBA

Amazon FBA
Fee Overcharge:
What It Is & How to Get It Reimbursed

Amazon charges fees automatically — and makes measurement errors constantly. Most sellers never check. This guide explains where overcharges happen, how to find them in your reports, and how to recover the money without a monthly subscription.

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$35,000
Lost by one seller from a single size tier error over 12 months
90 days
Window to file a fulfillment fee overcharge claim — after that it's gone
15–30%
Of total revenue already goes to Amazon platform fees on average
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3 places Amazon silently overcharges you

Cause 01

Wrong Size Tier Assignment

Amazon uses Cubiscan machines to measure products in their fulfillment centers. A measurement error of even a fraction of an inch can push your product into a more expensive size tier — and it applies to every single order until you catch it and dispute it.

Applies to every unit shipped
Cause 02

Storage Fee Volume Error

Monthly storage fees are calculated based on cubic footage or cubic meters. If Amazon has incorrect dimensions on file, your storage charge is wrong every single month — and compounds silently across your entire catalog.

Compounds monthly
Cause 03

Referral Fee Category Mismatch

If Amazon assigns your product to the wrong category, you pay the wrong referral fee percentage. Electronics at 8% vs Toys at 15% is a 7-point difference — on every sale. Most sellers never check their category assignment.

On every sale, every day

The 4-step audit process

01

Export your FBA Fee Preview Report

In Seller Central, go to Reports → Fulfillment → FBA Fee Preview Report. Download as CSV. This file contains every ASIN, its recorded dimensions, size tier, and the exact fees Amazon is charging per unit.

Takes 2 minutes. You only need this one file to start the audit.
02

Check every size tier against Amazon's official fee table

Compare each row in the report to Amazon's current fee table for your marketplace. Look for products where the size tier in the report doesn't match what the product's actual dimensions should qualify for. Even a $0.50 difference per unit matters at volume.

Pay special attention to products right at the edge of two size tiers.
03

Cross-reference your storage report

Download the Monthly Storage Fees Report. Multiply your recorded cubic footage by the current storage rate for your marketplace and compare against what Amazon actually charged. Any difference above $0.02 is a real overcharge worth disputing.

Q4 rates (Oct–Dec) are 3× higher than Jan–Sep — errors hurt most in peak season.
04

File your reimbursement case — within 90 days

Open a case in Seller Central with the ASIN, the fee Amazon charged, what the correct fee should have been, and the total difference. Amazon requires you to provide all of this information — they won't hunt through their own system for you.

You have exactly 90 days from the overcharge date. Don't wait.

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Disclaimer: FBA Fee Auditor is an independent tool created by Smart Local Tools. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected to Amazon.com, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries. Amazon, Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), and Seller Central are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc.

The fee tables included in this tool are based on publicly available information from Amazon Seller Central and reflect rates as of January 15, 2026 (US) and February 1, 2026 (DE). Fee structures may change at any time. Smart Local Tools makes no guarantee that the fee tables are complete, current, or error-free. Always verify results against the official Amazon Seller Central fee schedule before filing a reimbursement case.

This tool is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Smart Local Tools is not liable for any financial decisions made based on the output of this tool. Use of this tool constitutes acceptance of these terms.