A $34.99 Running Shirt on Amazon US. The published fees are $10.61 for every seller. But a UK-established seller pays an additional $0.73/unit in currency conversion and Digital Services Tax that a US seller doesn't face. At 1,000 units/month: $8,760/year more on the identical product. The rate card is the same. The cost isn't.
UK FBA is cheaper per unit on this product (£2.95 vs $4.66 US including fuel). The subscription is £25/month vs $39.99/month. But if you're a UK seller expanding to the US, you'll pay 1.5% currency conversion and 2% DST that US sellers don't face — $8,760/year at 12,000 units that the rate card never shows.
Size tiers are completely different between US and UK/EU. A product classified as Large standard in the US might be a Standard parcel in the UK. Different classification, different rate card, different cost. The analysis classifies every product against every region's size tier system.
A UK seller adding Amazon US faces the Digital Services Fee (2% on US selling and fulfilment fees). A US seller adding Amazon UK pays no DST but encounters a completely different fee structure. The costs of expansion are asymmetric.
EU sellers face a choice: Pan-EU (distribute inventory across EU FCs, lower per-unit fees, more complexity) or EFN (fulfil from one country, higher cross-border fees). The cost difference is significant and product-dependent. We map both paths.
What stays the same: The referral fee rate is 15% for Home & Kitchen across all three regions. The fee structure — referral + fulfilment + storage + surcharges — is the same shape. Same platform, same logic.
What changes: the rate behind almost every line — plus a set of fees that only exist in certain regions.
| Fee line | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon EU (DE) | Across regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referral fee (Home & Kitchen) | 15% | 15% | 15% | Same |
| Fulfilment rate (this product) | $4.66 (incl. 3.5% fuel) | £2.95 (incl. 1.5% fuel) | €-based tiers | Differs |
| Fuel surcharge | 3.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | Differs |
| Professional plan | $39.99/mo | £25.00/mo | €39.00/mo | Differs |
| Size tier system | Ounce + inch-based | Gram + cm-based | Gram + cm-based | Differs |
| Weight bands | 8 bands per tier, price multipliers | Weight-banded by grams | Weight-banded by grams | Differs |
| Digital Services Tax | 0–3% by establishment | 0–3% by establishment | 0–3% by establishment | Same |
| Inbound placement fee | $0.00–$0.32 | Not applicable | Not applicable | US only |
| Pan-EU / EFN cross-border fees | — | — | ✓ (varies) | EU only |
| CEP non-participation surcharge | — | — | €0.26/unit | EU only |
| Low-Inventory Cost Coverage Fee | — | — | ✓ (varies) | EU only |
Sources: Amazon US FBA fees, verified 18 Apr 2026 · Amazon UK FBA fees, verified 15 May 2026
Product: Running Shirt, $34.99 / £27.99 / €29.99. Clothing & Accessories. Large standard. 8 oz.
| Line | US seller on Amazon US | UK seller on Amazon US | UK seller on Amazon UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral fee | $5.95 (17%) | $5.95 (17%) | £4.20 (15%) |
| FBA fulfilment + fuel | $4.66 | $4.66 | £2.95 |
| Currency conversion (ACCS) | — | $0.52 (1.5%) | — |
| Digital Services Tax | — | $0.21 (2%) | £0.14 (2%) |
| Total per unit | $10.61 | $11.34 | £7.29 |
| Annual (12,000 units) | $127,320 | $136,080 | £87,480 |
| Annual gap vs US seller | — | +$8,760 | Different currency |
The UK seller on Amazon US pays $8,760/year more than the US seller on the same listing. Every tool shows the same $10.61 in published fees. None shows the $8,760 gap underneath.
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Sources: Amazon US referral fees, verified 18 Apr 2026 · Amazon UK FBA fees, verified 15 May 2026
| Seller established in | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| France | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Italy / Spain | 3% | 3% | 3% |
A UK-established seller pays 2% on selling and fulfilment fees across every Amazon marketplace. On this product with ~£7 in combined fees on Amazon UK: £0.14 per unit. At 2,400 units/year: £336 in fees that a US seller does not pay. Across three marketplaces (UK + US + DE), the DST accumulates on every sale.
Most international sellers don't discover this fee until it appears on their settlement. US-focused tools don't track it because it's $0 for their users.
Sellers in the EU face additional fee layers that don't exist in the US or UK:
Pan-EU oversize surcharges — additional per-unit fees for oversize items distributed across EU fulfilment centres. Varies by size tier and destination country.
EFN (European Fulfilment Network) fees — cross-border fulfilment fees when inventory stored in one EU country fulfils orders in another. Significantly higher than local fulfilment.
CEP (Central Europe Programme) non-participation surcharge — €0.26 per unit if the seller doesn't opt into Central European distribution.
Low-Inventory Cost Coverage Fee — applies to sellers with low inventory-to-sales ratios across Pan-EU. Multiple weight bands and supply thresholds.
A seller expanding from US to EU encounters an entirely new fee layer. The analysis maps every EU-specific fee and computes the cost of each fulfilment strategy — Pan-EU vs EFN vs single-country — for every product.
Fulfilment method. On Amazon US, FBA vs FBM is a $4.76 per-unit decision on this product. On Amazon UK, the gap is different — different fulfilment rate, different surcharge rate. The trade-off calculation is region-specific.
Programme enrolment. SIPP exists across US, UK, and EU — but the discount amounts differ by region. A SIPP discount of $0.06 in the US might be £0.02 in the UK. The certification is the same. The value differs.
Size tier boundaries. The US size tier system uses inches and ounces. The UK/EU system uses centimetres and grams. A product that fits comfortably in one system's tier may be borderline in another's. Packaging changes that save money in the US may not affect the UK classification at all — or may have a bigger impact.
Every product is mapped against every region's size tier system, rate card, and programme structure. The analysis is region-specific because the fee structures are region-specific. A single set of numbers applied across regions is wrong.
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Product: Running Shirt, $34.99 / £27.99 / €29.99, Clothing & Accessories, Large standard, 8 oz. Each marketplace's fees from its own published rate cards. Amazon US verified 25 Jun 2026, Amazon UK verified , Amazon DE verified .