Amazon Adding Holiday Surcharge For Shipping
September 4, 2022 4:25PM EDT
13 October 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Neubrandenburg: Employees sort parcels from online retailer Amazon at the new distribution center. The retailer’s second distribution center in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is officially opened today. According to the operator, around 10,000 parcels from European logistics and sorting centres are unloaded here every day and assigned to delivery vehicles. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB (Photo by Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Your Amazon package might be a bit more expensive starting next month.
The retail giant is adding a ‘Holiday Peak Fulfillment Fee’ to third-party transactions, starting Oct. 15th and running through Jan. 14th of next year.
The surcharge will average out to 35 cents per package for any seller using the ‘Fulfillment by Amazon’ service.
It’s the first time Amazon has charged such a fee, which it says will help cover “increased operating costs during this holiday peak period”.
Do you do your holiday shopping online, or do you still prefer brick-and-mortar stores?
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