Are You Secretly Overpaying for Amazon FBA? Here’s What You Need to Check

Amazon FBA is marketed as the ultimate convenience for e-commerce sellers. You ship your inventory to Amazon, and they handle the rest—storage, packing, shipping, customer service. Sounds great, right?

But here’s the truth: that convenience might be quietly draining your profits.

If you’re like most sellers, you’re probably overpaying without even realizing it. And Amazon’s not going to stop you—they’re making money from your oversight.

It’s time to take a hard look at the hidden FBA fees that could be sabotaging your margins.

1. The Oversize Trap

That item you think is just a little bulky? Amazon might be classifying it as oversize, and that classification comes with significantly higher fulfillment fees.

Even a slight packaging change could drop you into a lower fee tier. We're talking about saving dollars per unit—and those dollars add up fast.

What to do:

• Measure your packaged products precisely.
• Audit your listings for misclassified dimensions.
• Run tests with smaller packaging options (without damaging the product, of course).

2. Packaging That Punishes

Two extra inches in your packaging could push your product into a completely different fee bracket. That means you’re literally paying for air.

It’s a common issue—many sellers don’t optimize for dimensional weight (DIM weight), and Amazon makes no effort to warn you about it.

What to do:

• Use right-sized boxes and custom inserts.
• Eliminate unnecessary fillers.
• Review your ASINs for packaging size vs. shipping tier.

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