Amazon profit calculator · US marketplace
What you actually keep on an Amazon sale
Every fee in the 2026 stack, priced from Amazon's own published tables — including the three that most calculators still leave out: inbound placement, low-inventory-level and aged inventory.
Peak 2026 rates October 15, 2026 – January 14, 2027 · fees read November 8, 2026
Estimated net profit per unit
$16.30
46.6% of the sale price
$34.99 sale price − $5.25 referral fee − $3.99 fulfillment − $0.14 fuel and logistics surcharge 3.5% − $0.04 monthly storage − $0.32 inbound placement − $8.40 product cost − $0.55 freight
Amazon pays you
$25.25
Total fees
$9.74
2 fee lines cannot be priced without your own figures, so this total is optimistic. Open “Advanced” to add them.
The full fee stack
Every line, including the ones that are zero at these inputs. A dash is not the same as $0.00 — each row says which it is.
| Fee line | Per unit | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Referral fee 15.00% of $34.99 | $5.25 | Public page |
| Fulfillment small standard, up to 12 oz, $10–$50 | $3.99 | Seller Central |
| Fuel and logistics surcharge 3.5% on the fulfillment fee, not the price | $0.14 | Seller Central |
| Monthly storage 0.016 cu ft x $2.40/cu ft, peak Oct–Dec, 1 month | $0.04 | Seller Central |
| Inbound placement minimal split, top of Amazon's $0.16–$0.32 range | $0.32 | Seller Central |
| Low-inventory-level needs days of supply | — | Seller Central |
| Aged inventory needs the inventory age in days | — | Seller Central |
| Returns processing no returns assumed — set a return rate to include it | — | Seller Central |
How the numbers are worked out
Referral fees use one of two rules, and confusing them is the most common way a fee calculator lies to you. “15% for the portion of the total sales price up to $50, then 8% above that” is progressive: the 8% applies only to the part above $50. “15% for products priced at $100 or less” is a threshold: one rate for the whole price. The Amazon fee schedule uses both, category by category, and this calculator applies whichever wording that category uses.
Fulfillment is looked up by size tier, unit weight and price band. Size tier comes from all three dimensions plus weight; it is not a volume calculation, and dimensional weight does not apply to small standard-size items at all.
The 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge has applied to every fulfillment fee since April 17, 2026. Amazon's tables exclude it. It is shown as its own line here, because a total that quietly includes it will not reconcile against the table you are reading.
Storage is charged per cubic foot per month, at a higher rate in October to December. Inbound placement is published as a range, and this calculator shows you which end of the range it used rather than inventing a midpoint. Low-inventory-level applies only below 28 days of supply. Returns processing is spread across units sold using your return rate, because that is how it lands on your margin. No thresholds are applied to the 2027 returns rates, and a product that shipped fewer than 25 units in a month is exempt.
What this number does not include
The figure above is an estimate of contribution per unit, and it is worth being blunt about what it is not. Nothing below is priced, because none of it comes from Amazon's fee schedule and none of it can be known without your business:
- Advertising — sponsored products, brands and display. This is usually the largest cost this page can leave out. Enter it in the advertising field above to see the effect.
- Preparation and labelling — poly-bagging, FNSKU labels, inserts, bundling, and the labour to do any of it.
- Promotions and discounts — coupons, Lightning Deals, Prime member discounts, and any price cut given to move stock.
- Your own return costs — a returned unit that cannot be resold, return shipping you pay, and the customer service time behind it. The fees line prices Amazon's charge, not your loss.
- Storage beyond the months you enter — every month a unit sits unsold is charged again.
- Taxes, duties, and accounting — import duty, sales tax handling, VAT if you sell abroad, and income tax, which is taken from a business's profit rather than a unit's.
- Anything you have not entered — an empty advanced field means that fee line is unknown, not zero. The warning above the breakdown counts how many.
So this is not accounting profit, and the page deliberately calls it estimated. It is what one unit contributes after the marketplace has taken its cut — a figure for comparing prices, products and marketplaces, not for filing a tax return.
Where each fee line comes from
Each row above links to the exact page the figure was read from. Referral fees and selling plans are on a public page; the fulfillment, storage and surcharge tables sit behind a Seller Central login, so the pill says so. Figures were last read on (referral table: ). How we source and check fees.
- Referral fee Public page read 2026-11-07
- Fulfillment Seller Central read 2026-11-08
- Fuel and logistics Seller Central read 2026-11-08
- Monthly storage Seller Central read 2026-11-08
- Inbound placement Seller Central read 2026-11-08
- Low-inventory-level Seller Central read 2026-11-08
- Aged inventory Seller Central read 2026-11-08
- Returns processing Seller Central read 2026-11-08
Scheduled changes we are watching
January 15, 2027 — Bulky size tiers change on January 15, 2027 Small bulky and large bulky are replaced by four tiers: small, medium, large and extra-large bulky. This calculator does not carry bulky tiers, so no figure on this page is affected — but any bulky product needs the new table.
February 1, 2027 — Storage rates change after January 31, 2027 The storage table we verified expires on January 31, 2027, and the storage utilization surcharge is removed the next day. Until the 2027 rates are read off the schedule, storage is the one figure here we cannot stand behind past that date.
January 15, 2027 — Fuel surcharge extends to PanAmericas fees From January 15, 2027 the 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge also applies to PanAmericas fees. US fulfilment fees already carry it.
Questions
Does this include the 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge?
Yes, as its own line. Amazon's fulfillment tables exclude it, so folding it in would make our total disagree with the number Amazon publishes. It is charged on the fulfillment fee, not on the sale price.
Why does the fulfillment fee change with the selling price?
Amazon prices standard-size fulfillment in three price bands — under $10, $10 to $50, and over $50. A $9.99 item and a $10.00 item of the same weight and size are charged different fees.
What is the date on this page for?
Amazon publishes fulfillment rates in dated windows. This page prices whichever window covers the date you load it on, and names it above the result. Today that is Peak 2026, October 15, 2026 to January 14, 2027. Fees were read off Amazon's schedule on November 8, 2026.
Why is a fee line blank instead of zero?
Because we cannot compute it without something only you know — your days of supply, your inventory age. A competitor shows $0.00 in that situation and you cannot tell whether it is a calculation or a missing input. Blank means "we do not know yet", and it is what keeps the total honest.
Does it work for bulky or oversize products?
No. Bulky and oversize items use different tables, and those tables are being replaced on January 15, 2027. Rather than show a standard-size number for a bulky item, this calculator says it cannot price it.
Where does each number come from?
Every fee row links to the exact Amazon page it was read from, and every link is labelled Public page or Seller Central so you know whether you can check it without logging in.
Fees read on . Amazon changes its fee schedule; before you price a real product, check the current table. This is an estimate, not a quote from Amazon.