Amazon charges 3 main types of fees in UAE:
Use our Amazon fee calculator UAE to estimate your exact profit
Also referred to as "marketplace" or "category" fees. Referral fees are calculated as a fixed % of a selling price basis specific category and price band. Example, category "Baby" has 8% commission for products below 50 AED and 15% for items above
Also referred to as "delivery fees". This is charged by Amazon for picking and delivering your order in case of Easy Ship and product packing and delivering from Amazon FC in case of FBA. Fulfillment fees vary basis product dimensions and weights, the rates are introduced in multiple tiers
There are other charges which Amazon will impose on Selling Partner accounts, including inventory removal charge for FBA and performance penalties for Easy Ship (e.g. cancellation fee, late shipping fees). Apart from fees, there are other costs associated with selling on Amazon such as ads, defective returns and others
Example - Branded T-shirt (30x20x1cm; 150g) listed for 80 AED:
Easy Ship Fees: 12 AED Referral Fees + 14 AED Fulfillment Fees = 26 AED
FBA Fees: 12 AED Referral Fees + 8 AED Fulfillment + 0.08 AED Storage + 0.21 AED Inbound = 20.3 AED
Expected Defective Returns Cost = 0.2% Unsellable Returns * 80 AED = 0.16 AED
Approximate Cost before Ads and VAT:
Easy Ship Total: 26.16 AED per unit (53.84 AED net margin)
FBA Total: 20.46 AED per unit (59.54 AED net margin)
Reference:
Referral Fees for category "Apparel" 15% - 12 AED
Easy Ship Fulfillment fee Standard Tier - 14 AED
FBA Fulfillment fee "Standard Envelope" - 8 AED
FBA Storage fee 2 months (2 AED/cubic feet)*2 - 0.08 AED
FBA Inbound to Amazon FC - (1.43 AED /kg) - 0.21 AED
Expected Defective Return - 0.2% estimated average, can be higher on Easy Ship, but Seller incurs a charge on FBA inventory removal
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