PRICING
Let's talk numbers
The cost to sell in Amazon Canada stores depends on which selling plan you choose, which category of products you sell, and how you plan to fulfill orders. The options are flexible, so you can find the combo that works best for you and your goals.
Selling plan
The Individual plan costs CDN $1.49 per unit sale. The Professional plan costs CDN $29.99 per month no matter how many units you sell.
Referral fee
In addition to the cost of your selling plan, Amazon charges a referral fee for each item sold. The referral fee for a lot of product categories is between 8% and 15%.
Fulfilment fees
You can ship your own orders, or you can use Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) and let us handle shipping, customer service, and returns.
Other costs
Some sellers may incur additional fees (such as long-term storage fees) or pay for optional programs like advertising or premium account services.
Getting paid and paying fees
When you set up a seller account, you’ll provide credit card and bank account information. Amazon will charge the credit card to cover your fees, and proceeds from any sales will be dispersed into your bank account every two weeks.
PLANS
Selling plans
Our selling plans give you the freedom to pay per sale or stick to a flat monthly fee. You can change or cancel your plan at any time.
Plans
Individual
Professional
$
1.49
/ item sold
+ additional selling fees
$
29.99
/ month
+ additional selling fees
Overview
This plan might be right for you if...
• You sell fewer than 30 items a month
• You sell more than 30 items a month
• You're still deciding what to sell
• You want to advertise your products
• You don't plan to advertise or use advanced selling tools
• You want to qualify for top placement on product detail pages
• You want to use advanced selling tools, like APIs and reports
• You want to sell products in restricted categories
Selling plan features
Add new products to the Amazon catalog
Grow your business with Fulfilment by Amazon
Apply to sell in additional categories
Save time creating listings in bulk
Manage inventory with feeds, spreadsheets, and reports
Qualify for top placement on product detail pages
Increase selling efficiency with API integration
Set your own shipping fees for non-media products *
Attract shoppers with on-site advertising tools
Run promotions, including free shipping
Add multiple users to your account
* Books, Music, Video, and DVD
Amazon jargon:
Referral fees
For every item sold, sellers pay Amazon a percentage of the total price—including item price, shipping cost, and any gift-wrapping charges—or a minimum amount, whichever is greater. Referral fees are in addition to selling plan fees.
FEES
Category Referral Fees
Fees Table
Category
Referral fee percentage
Referral fee minimum
1 Accessory products fall into the Electronics Accessories category.
2 Electronic office devices include base devices such as printers, projectors, shredders, scanners, calculators, landline phones, copiers, fax machines, voice recorders, electronic reference devices, cash registers, barcode scanners, and VoIP phones. The referral fee for Electronics Accessories applies to accessory products for electronic office devices.
3 The CAD $0.40 per item minimum referral fee does not apply to Collectible Cards products in the Toys & Games category.
4 The Everything Else category is available to Sellers for products that do not clearly fit within existing categories. Do not list items in the Everything Else category that appropriately fall within another category.
2 Electronic office devices include base devices such as printers, projectors, shredders, scanners, calculators, landline phones, copiers, fax machines, voice recorders, electronic reference devices, cash registers, barcode scanners, and VoIP phones. The referral fee for Electronics Accessories applies to accessory products for electronic office devices.
3 The CAD $0.40 per item minimum referral fee does not apply to Collectible Cards products in the Toys & Games category.
4 The Everything Else category is available to Sellers for products that do not clearly fit within existing categories. Do not list items in the Everything Else category that appropriately fall within another category.
FEES
Fulfilment Fees
Fulfilment fees depend on whether you plan to ship products yourself, or use Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) to handle your logistics and offer Prime shipping for your products.
FBA fulfilment fees
Fee per unit includes picking and packing your orders, shipping and handling, customer service, and product returns.
Product size tier
Shipping weight ¹
Fulfilment fee
Envelope fulfilment fee per unit
First 100 g
CDN $3.41
Each additional 100 g
CDN $0.37
Standard fulfilment fee per unit
First 250 g
CDN $5.50
250-500 g
CDN $5.68
500-1,000 g
CDN $6.49
1,000-1,500 g
CDN $7.17
Each additional 500 g
CDN $0.46
Small oversize fulfilment fee per unit
First 500 g
CDN $9.90
Each additional 500 g
CDN $0.47
Medium Oversize fulfilment fee per unit
First 500 g
CDN $20.35
Each additional 500 g
CDN $0.55
Large Oversize fulfilment fee per unit
First 500 g
CDN $53.44
Each additional 500 g
CDN $0.55
Special Oversize fulfilment fee per unit
First 500 g
CDN $134.90
Each additional 500 g
CDN $0.55
¹ Shipping weight is calculated by adding the packaging weight to the unit weight
FBA storage fees *
Inventory storage fees are based on the daily average volume for the space your inventory occupies in Amazon fulfilment centres. The volume measurement is based on unit size when properly packaged and ready to ship.
Month
Standard size
Oversize
January - September
CDN $24 per cubic metre
CDN $17 per cubic metre
October–December
CDN $33 per cubic metre
CDN $23 per cubic metre
* Storage fees are based on the daily average volume (measured in cubic feet) for the space your inventory occupies in Amazon fulfilment centres.
Additional FBA options exist for non-standard items, like small and light products and dangerous goods.
When you fulfill orders yourself, Amazon charges shipping rates based on the product category and shipping service selected by the customer, and then passes the amount on to you in the form of a shipping credit.
Sellers with the Professional plan set their own shipping rates (except for books, music, video, and DVD products). When a customer buys your product, you receive a credit from Amazon that matches the shipping rate. Keep in mind that the referral fee is calculated from the total sale price, including the item price, shipping cost, and any gift-wrapping charges.
Sellers with the Individual plan use Amazon’s set shipping rates for all products. Individual sellers have to ship orders at the set rates even if the shipping credit is less than total shipping costs, so it’s important to price items in a way that makes sure you'll earn a profit.
Estimate your FBA fees
Enter your fulfilment costs and see profitability comparisons between your fulfilment method and FBA. Fees are calculated based on the standard FBA storage and fulfilment fees, as outlined above.
Product examples
Product
Size tier
Dimension
Unit weight
Shipping weight ¹
Fulfillment fee per unit
DVD
Envelope
19.4 cm x 13.8 cm x 1.6 cm
81 g
100 g
CDN $3.41
Glass jars
Standard
42.2 cm x 33.8 cm x 19.6 cm
2.99 kg
6.00 kg
CDN $11.31
Television
Large oversize
152.4 x 97.8 x 12.1 cm
44.23 kg
45 kg
CDN $57.29
Other costs
As you think about the full cost of selling in Amazon stores, be sure to consider additional selling expenses you may incur. These expenses can include other optional programs designed to help you increase sales.
Additional selling fees
High-volume listing fees
When you have a high volume of active, non-media listings that have not sold in 12 months, we charge a monthly fee of $0.005 per eligible listing to cover cataloging costs. We waive this fee for the first 100,000 listings.
Refund administration fee
If you refund a customer for an order for which you have already received payment, Amazon will refund you the amount of the referral fee you paid for the item or items. This is minus the applicable refund administration fee, which is the lesser of $5.00 or 20% of the referral fee.
Lithium batteries and dangerous goods fee surcharge
Lithium batteries, items that contain or are sold with them, as well as dangerous goods (also known as hazmat) will incur a $0.10 per-unit surcharge, in addition to the FBA fulfilment fee.
Optional programs
Fulfillment by Amazon
Amazon takes care of your shipping, returns and customer service. Specialty FBA programs like Subscribe & Save for FBA, FBA Dangerous Goods and Multi-Channel Fulfillment help you remain competitive and pay only for the services you use.
Advertising
Attract customers from the time before they even realize they need your product to the time they’re buying it. Amazon Advertising use a cost-per-click, auction-based pricing model, which means you set the maximum amount you’re willing to pay when a shopper clicks your ad.
Just have a few items to sell?
Important Notice for International Sellers
As an international seller there are important steps you must take before selling on our Amazon.ca website to ensure a great experience for you and for customers.
Please read this important information for international sellers for more details of your obligations as a seller on Amazon.ca.
As an international seller there are important steps you must take before selling on our Amazon.ca website to ensure a great experience for you and for customers.
Please read this important information for international sellers for more details of your obligations as a seller on Amazon.ca.
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