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FBA Calculator: Amazon Shipping Calculator

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FBA Calculator: Amazon Shipping Calculator

How to Estimate Amazon Freight Rates

Calculating potential Amazon FBA freight costs? This Amazon FBA shipping calculator returns shipping estimates from the supplier address, or nearest port, shipping directly to Amazon fulfillment centers. This tool is perfect for freight forwarders. Not shipping to an Amazon warehouse? Use our general freight rate calculator. Check estimated transit times with our freight transit time calculator. Find a list of Amazon FBA Fulfillment Centers with this map of Amazon FBA warehouse locations.

  1. Select whether you are shipping full containers or boxes/pallets.
  2. Enter your load dimensions, weight, quantities, origin, and Amazon fulfillment center.
  3. Search!

About the Amazon FBA Shipping Calculator

Use this Amazon FBA Calculator, specially designed for Amazon FBA shipments, to calculate shipping costs from your supplier’s factory to an Amazon fulfillment center location. Amazon has strict requirements regarding international shipments and Freightos has built these requirements into its quoting process.

Unlike any other freight rate estimator, Freightos’ freight rate calculator and Amazon FBA calculator use real freight data to calculate instant, all-in freight quotes, including surcharges and freight costs. This calculation takes into account dimensional weight. Our data is based on live freight rates from dozens of global freight forwarders, helping us provide you with accurate, real-time quotes.

What’s Included in the Amazon FBA Shipping Calculator

The Amazon Shipping Calculator includes all fees and surcharges available for trucking, air and ocean shipping. It does not include customs duties associated with specific commodities. Since this estimator is unique in that it relies on live data from real freight companies, it may not have global coverage for every route you search.

If you’re looking for fully binding quotes that you can book online, check out the Freightos Marketplace.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Amazon FBA fulfillment fees and freight costs?
Freight costs cover transporting inventory from your manufacturer or supplier to an Amazon Fulfillment Center via ocean, air, or truckload shipping. FBA fulfillment fees are charged separately by Amazon once an item sells to pick, pack, and ship that single unit to the end consumer.
How are shipping charges calculated when sending inventory to Amazon FBA?
Inbound freight charges depend on total billable weight or volume (CBM/chargeable weight), transport mode (Ocean LCL/FCL, Air Freight, Express), and destination port distance. You can calculate instant quotes directly by inputting origin/destination zip codes into the Freightos FBA Rate Calculator.
What is Amazon’s Inbound Placement Fee, and how can I avoid it?
Amazon charges an Inbound Placement Fee (averaging $0.21 to $0.68 per unit) when sellers send inventory to a single receiving hub rather than splitting shipments across multiple regional locations. You can reduce or eliminate this fee by choosing Amazon’s Partial or Full Placement Splits (sending stock to 4 or more assigned locations) or by routing freight through Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD).
How does the 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge impact my FBA costs?
Amazon applies a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge directly to outbound FBA fulfillment fees. On a standard item with a $3.68 fulfillment fee, the surcharge adds approximately $0.13 per unit. This fee is calculated only against the fulfillment rate, not the product’s total selling price or referral fee.
Should I ship to Amazon FBA via Air Freight or Ocean Freight?
Air Freight is recommended for high-margin, low-weight SKUs, urgent stock replenishment, or seasonal launches (3–7 days transit).

Ocean Freight (LCL/FCL) offers the lowest cost per unit for high-volume or heavy items (18–35 days transit). Most sellers maintain a baseline ocean schedule paired with air shipments to handle unexpected demand spikes.
What other hidden charges affect total FBA landed costs?
Storage Surcharges: Q4 peak rates (October–December) increase storage costs by ~300%.
Aged Inventory Surcharges: Applied to stock held in fulfillment centers longer than 181 days.
Low-Inventory-Level Fees: Assessed if your historical inventory level falls below 28 days of supply relative to sales velocity.
Demurrage & Detention: Port delay penalties if containers are held past ocean carrier free-time windows.
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