#511 - Is Amazon Killing Its BEST Seller Perk? Get Ready for FBA Fee Increases! | Weekly Buzz 4/8/26

Amazon sellers face significant operational shifts, most notably the potential elimination of credit card payments for advertising, a move that threatens to strip away substantial credit card rewards and cash-back benefits. While this policy remains unconfirmed across all accounts, Amazon has officially implemented a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on FBA, MCF, and Buy with Prime fees in the U.S. and Canada, with a 1.5% increase for European markets. Despite earlier concerns regarding a total dissolution of the partnership, Amazon and the USPS have reached a new agreement to maintain 80% of current delivery volumes. Additionally, new analytical features in Helium 10’s BlackBox now allow sellers to track historical top-clicked products by keyword and utilize automated language translation for international market research, providing tools to navigate global expansion more effectively.