№05

May 1, 2026

Seller policy

Amazon confirmed Prime Day 2026 for June, compressing seller readiness timelines

Prime Day moves to June 2026. The operational problem is not the date itself, but a compressed late-May window where inventory, deal setup, and pricing all land at once.

№04

April 23, 2026

Seller policy

Amazon tightened List Price and Typical Price validation before Prime Day

Reference pricing rules changed in two stages. List Price needs real support from April 23; Typical Price math changes May 18 for products that spend most of the 90-day window below the non-promotional median.

№03

April 17, 2026

Fees

Amazon added a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge to FBA fulfillment fees

A live margin update, not just a fee notice. FBA and Remote Fulfillment took the 3.5% surcharge on April 17, with MCF and Buy with Prime following on May 2.

№02

February 16, 2026

Seller policy

Amazon cut the SAFE-T filing window from 60 days to 30 days

A classic operator-risk update: the filing clock for US seller-fulfilled SAFE-T claims was reduced by half, which means stale backlogs and delayed reviews now have a much higher cost.

№01

January 26, 2026

Seller policy

Amazon extended the FBM refund processing window to four calendar days

Amazon gave seller-fulfilled merchants more time to assess returns, but attached a sharper trade-off: if Amazon auto-refunds the order, SAFE-T eligibility narrows fast.