Amazon UAE Seller Fees: Referral, FBA and Storage Explained

Amazon UAE seller fees come in three main parts: a referral fee on each item sold, a fulfilment cost that depends on how you deliver, and a monthly storage fee if you use FBA. Amazon.ae's published structure does not list a separate closing fee. If you see an extra line on your payout report, find out what it is before you set your prices.

This guide shows each fee line, what drives it, and how to check it against your own report. Fee tables change, so treat every number here as a pointer to sell.amazon.ae/pricing, not a replacement for it.

What are the main Amazon UAE seller fees?

The main fees are the referral fee, the fulfilment fee (FBA or Easy Ship) or your own courier cost, and FBA storage. Amazon's pricing page sets out three fulfilment routes.

On top of this, there is your selling plan. Amazon's Middle East global selling page says Professional plan fees are listed separately for the UAE, Saudi Arabia and North America. Sources disagree on the current plan price, and some guides report a limited promotion. Plan fees change, so check the selling plan table in Seller Central.

How does the Amazon.ae referral fee work?

The referral fee is a percentage of the total sales price, or a minimum amount, whichever is greater. Amazon says most referral fees sit between 4.5% and 15%, depending on category.

Here are examples from the pricing page. Each carries an AED 1 minimum.

Two things to notice.

First, the rate can change with price. The Baby line shows it. Some categories use price bands, so read the footnotes on the live table before you decide whether a band applies to the whole price or only part of it.

Second, there is a section called "Categories with fixed referral fees". If your product sits there, the percentage maths below does not apply. Check that section first.

A margin that works at 5% on a phone accessory will not work at 15% on kitchenware. Price per category, not per account.

What does FBA cost on Amazon.ae?

FBA costs a flat fulfilment fee per unit, set by size and weight, plus a monthly storage fee. The pricing page says the fulfilment fee starts at AED 7.5 per unit.

An Amazon staff answer on the UAE seller forum says the fee covers picking, packing and delivery to the customer. So you do not add a separate delivery charge on top.

How the FBA tables work

The FBA fee tables we could confirm were labelled "effective August 1, 2025". There are two: one for units with a selling price above AED 25 and one for units at AED 25 or less.

Amazon staff also explained two earlier changes in a forum post on fee changes:

• From 1 August 2024, units priced under AED 25 got an FBA fee AED 2 below the standard fee.
• Shipping weight now counts the unit weight only, not the packaging.

The same post says Amazon reviews fees every year and usually applies changes from 1 August. Today is November 2026, so a newer table may be live. Open the pricing page and check the date on the table before you copy any number into a spreadsheet.

What about FBA storage?

Storage fees apply to all units in a fulfilment centre. Amazon bases them on the calendar month and your daily average volume in cubic feet.

One third-party guide from September 2026 quotes AED 2 per cubic foot per month and mentions long-term storage fees after 365 days. We could not confirm those numbers on the official page, so check them in Seller Central. Slow-moving stock is where storage hurts most.

Is there a closing fee on Amazon.ae?

No closing fee appears in Amazon.ae's published fee structure. The closing fee is mainly a US idea. On Amazon's US pricing page, a media closing fee of $1.80 applies to categories such as books, DVDs, music, software and games. That is not an Amazon.ae fee.

So the structure for the UAE is referral fee, fulfilment fee and storage fee. If your payout report shows any other line, do not guess. Look it up in Seller Central help, or ask Seller Support what it is.

Some blog posts copy the US "referral, closing, FBA" wording into UAE guides. Don't build your costing on that.

What does the fee maths look like on a AED 120 sale?

Say you sell a home-category item for AED 120 through FBA. The item is a standard parcel up to 1 kg priced above AED 25. This example is hypothetical, and the FBA fee is borrowed from a third-party worked example. Replace it with the figure from the live table.

Storage is not in this table. Add it per unit based on how long you hold stock.

The VAT line matters. Third-party guides say Amazon.ae quotes fees without VAT and adds it on top. A VAT-registered seller may be able to recover it, and a non-resident seller may not. Confirm with the Federal Tax Authority or your adviser, because it changes your real margin.

How do you read your Amazon.ae payout report?

Read it line by line and match each line to a known fee. Here is a simple routine.

1. Download the payout or settlement report for one period.
2. Pick five orders at random. Note the sale price and category for each.
3. Work out the referral fee using the category rate and the AED 1 minimum.
4. Find the FBA or Easy Ship fee and compare it to the size and weight tier. Check the unit weight and dimensions on your listing too.
5. Check that the price band (above AED 25 or AED 25 and under) matches the FBA table you used.
6. Add the VAT line and see whether it matches 5% of the fees.
7. List every line you cannot match, and ask Seller Support about each one.

Do this monthly. A wrong dimension on one listing can overcharge you on every unit sold.

What mistakes make Amazon.ae pricing go wrong?

• Using last year's table. Amazon usually applies changes from 1 August. Check the date.
• Using one margin for every category. Rates run from 5% on mobile phones to 15% on apparel in the examples above.
• Forgetting VAT on fees. It is small per unit and large across a year.
• Ignoring size and weight data. The fee follows the figures on your listing.
• Pricing under AED 25 without checking. There is a separate FBA table for that band.
• Skipping storage. Stock that sits for months costs more than the first quote suggested.
• Copying US fee names. There is no AED closing fee in the published UAE structure.

Where does Quickship fit in?

Quickship is a software company. We do not ship, store or fulfil anything. If you are a brand outside the UAE and need an Amazon.ae or noon seller account set up, our Marketplace Activation module is built for that. If you already sell and want stock in sync across Amazon.ae, noon and Shopify, see the Inventory module. Fees, VAT and category rules still come from Amazon and the authorities, so confirm those at the source.