If you sell on Amazon FBA and regularly submit removal or disposal orders for aged, damaged, or slow-moving wholesale inventory, a quiet billing change landed in early 2026 that’s worth knowing before your next reconciliation cycle.
What Actually Changed
Previously, Amazon consolidated every item in a removal or disposal order into a single lump-sum fee, billed once the entire order finished processing. Amazon began shifting FBA removal and disposal order fees to per-unit billing in February 2026, with the change fully in effect by spring 2026 – sellers are now charged individually as each unit is actually removed or disposed of, rather than waiting for the whole order to complete. Multiple sources confirm the fee rates themselves did not change – only the timing and structure of how charges post to your account.
Why This Matters for Wholesale Sellers
If you regularly move wholesale-sourced inventory that doesn’t sell through – via reducing dead stock or a liquidation decision – a removal order covering a few hundred units can now generate a few hundred individual line-item charges instead of one bill. This isn’t a cost increase, but it is a real bookkeeping change: reconciling dozens or hundreds of per-unit charges against your accounting records takes more care than matching one lump-sum total. It’s worth tracking these charges under Payments > Transaction View as they post, rather than waiting for a single order-level total that no longer exists in the same form.
What To Do About It
Before submitting a large removal or disposal order, it’s worth deciding upfront whether removal, disposal, or continuing to hold the inventory makes the most financial sense – especially while watching for aged inventory surcharges and tightening FBA storage limits – since removal/disposal costs now post incrementally rather than as one reviewable bill you can check before it’s final.
Disclosure: Wholesale Distributors US is an independent wholesale supplier and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Amazon.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did Amazon raise FBA removal and disposal fees in 2026?
No. Multiple sources confirm the per-unit fee rates are unchanged – only the billing method (charged per unit as processed, instead of one lump sum per completed order) changed.
When did per-unit billing for FBA removal and disposal take effect?
Sources place the rollout in February 2026, with the change fully in effect by spring 2026. Orders submitted before the transition may have continued under the prior consolidated-billing method regardless of completion date.
Does this affect wholesale FBA sellers differently than other sellers?
It applies to all FBA sellers, but it’s most noticeable for larger removal or disposal orders submitted at once – which is common when wholesale sellers clear aged, damaged, or returned inventory in bulk.
Related reading: How to Avoid Dead Stock When Buying Wholesale | Wholesale Liquidation vs. New Overstock | Amazon’s Aged Inventory Surcharge | Amazon’s 2026 FBA Storage Squeeze
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