Amazon FBA Calculator

How to Use the FBA Calculator

This video will show you how to take advantage of Amazon’s FBA Calculator to determine profit.

As you can see, the Amazon FBA Fee Calculator helps sellers find out exactly how much Amazon intends to charge you for each item that you send to stock in an Amazon fulfillment center via FBA.

You can input one ASIN and the item’s price and you will get a snapshot of the FBA fees associated with that item. If you fulfill your items via FBM, you can still use the FBA revenue calculator tool, but you will need to input your own delivery costs.

The FBA Calculator can function as an additional tool in your tool belt, allowing you to discover real-time cost comparisons between your own fulfillment and Fulfillment via FBA.

Amazon’s Disclaimer

Amazon says that the FBA Fee Calculator should only be used as a guide in evaluating FBA, and that it may not be 100% accurate. Therefore, if a seller does decide to fulfill by Amazon, note that the fees quoted in the calculator may not be exactly the same as the actual end payment.

When to Use the Amazon FBA Fee Calculator

One of the most helpful times to use the FBA Calculator is when you are scouting and researching new products to sell. The tool will give you a ballpark net profit and net margin that you can expect when starting to sell that item on the marketplace via FBA and will also provide FBA fee estimates per unit of that specific item.

Additionally, it can help you understand the margin impacts if you are planning to raise or lower the sale price or product cost of an item. You can also use the data included in the calculator to determine the product cost budget range that you need to stick to or determine your minimum customer price in order to remain profitable. Lastly, you can use the Amazon FBA Calculator if you are planning to switch from FBM or SFP to FBA for all or parts of your business.

Which FBA Fees Are Included in the Amazon FBA Calculator?

The Amazon seller fee is made up of two parts, the referral fee and variable closing fee (where applicable). The referral fee is basically the charge for selling your item on Amazon. It is calculated as a percentage of the sale price or a minimum dollar amount, whichever is greater. The percentage of sale price varies by category and is typically 8-15%. The minimum dollar amount is almost always $1.00.

The referral fee is category-specific, and certain categories have higher or lower fees. The variable closing fee only applies to media products such as books, music, videos, DVDs, video games, consoles, and software. Amazon Individual seller fees are fees for sellers that plan on selling fewer than 40 items per month. They have a $0.99 per-item fee, as well as referral and variable closing fees.

In the calculator tool, the Fulfillment by Amazon fee is calculated based on the item’s weight and dimension. The fee includes two parts, a fulfillment fee and a monthly storage fee. The fulfillment fee covers the costs of labor for picking and packing, shipping, packaging supplies, shipping to the customer, and customer service. The monthly storage fee is calculated based on the volume of the product in cubic feet. There are other FBA fees that only apply in specific circumstances and are not included in the calculator’s results — long-term storage fees, returns fees, and item removal order fees.