FBA inventory storage overage fees

If your existing inventory exceeds your storage limits for a given month, you will be charged an inventory storage overage fee in addition to monthly inventory storage fees and, if applicable, long-term storage fees. The overage fee is based on how many days your storage limits are exceeded. This charge will occur even if your inventory is subsequently reduced to a level below your storage limits allocated for that month. It will be charged monthly at $10 per cubic foot based on the daily average volume (measured in cubic feet) for any space your inventory occupies in fulfillment centers beyond your storage limits. For more information, go to FBA inventory storage limits.

The volume measurement is based on unit size when properly packaged and ready to ship in accordance with FBA policies and requirements. Amazon reserves the right to measure or weigh packaged units or representative samples and to determine the storage type. In the event of any conflict between an Amazon measurement and information provided by the seller, Amazon's measurement will govern.

You can check the status of your inventory limit at any time by viewing the Storage volume on the Inventory Performance dashboard or in the Shipping Queue, and you'll see an alert icon if you're over your limit. If you're over your limit, you can calculate your current overage for that storage type by subtracting your current usage from your current storage limit. We'll also send you monthly alerts if you're over your limit for each storage type and you'll incur inventory storage overage fees.

The Inventory Storage Overage Fees report provides the inventory storage overage fees for each storage type and day your inventory in fulfillment centers exceeded your storage limits. This month-end report is available for download starting the second day of the following month. It's available from the Reports menu by selecting Fulfillment and on the resulting page selecting Inventory storage overage fees under Payments on the left.

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We provide an estimate of your monthly inventory storage overage fee by storage type using the following formula:

Estimated monthly overage fee = (current overage x daily overage rate x charge days remaining in month) + monthly overage fees incurred to date

Current overage = current usage – current limit

Daily overage rate = $10 / number of days in current month

Charge days remaining in month = number of days in current month – current day number + 1

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2. Divide the volume by 1,728.

How do I know if I'm subject to the inventory storage overage fee?

If you have a Professional selling account , you are subject to inventory storage limits. If you've exceeded your current limits for a given storage type by the end of the day, for any day in a given month, you'll be subject to the overage fee. This charge will occur even if your inventory was subsequently reduced to a level below your storage limits allocated for that month.

How can I determine what inventory is contributing to my current usage for a storage type?

Current usage is a real-time representation of your on-hand inventory minus any pending removals. Manage Inventory Health provides a list of all of your active FBA listings, along with their storage type (standard-size, oversize, apparel, footwear, flammable, or aerosol) and how much volume the ASIN is taking up (available units x volume per unit = cubic feet).

While using Manage Inventory Health is a good way to approximate current usage, it may not match your current usage value shown on the storage monitor on the Inventory Performance dashboard. Storage volume in the Inventory Age report and on the Manage Inventory Health page equals the available inventory. The current usage by storage type that is shown on your storage volume monitor equals the available inventory plus unfulfillable and reserved units minus units that are pending removal or liquidation.

When will I be charged inventory storage overage fees?

You'll be charged applicable inventory storage overage fees after the end of the month in which the fees were incurred. For example, let’s say that you exceeded your storage limit on July 1 and removed inventory to a level below your limit by July 5. On August 1, you would be charged for the four days you were over the limit in July.

Do inventory storage overage fees apply to flammable and aerosol storage?

No, overage fees only apply to standard-size, oversize, apparel, and footwear storage types.

Why do I have overage fees when I don't have any excess inventory?

If your existing inventory exceeds your storage limits for a given month, you'll be charged an inventory storage overage fee. Storage limits are calculated based on available fulfillment center capacity, historical IPI scores, and your sales volume. For more information about how storage limits are determined, go to FBA inventory storage limits.

For information on how excess inventory is calculated, go to the Inventory Performance Help page.

If you're over your storage volume limits, but you don't have excess inventory, we suggest you reduce or remove your oldest or slowest-moving inventory as soon as possible.

What if I believe I've been charged incorrectly for overage fees?

If you believe you've been charged incorrectly, you can submit a reimbursement request within 90 days of the date the fee was charged.

To see if you're eligible for an overage fee reimbursement due to dimension issues, go to FBA fees reimbursement policy: Weight and dimensions.