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Amazon charges a $39.99 monthly Professional plan plus referral fees; Walmart charges no monthly or setup fee, only referral fees. Most categories pay 15% on both. The real difference is FBA vs WFS fulfillment and storage, plus Amazon's 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge since April 17, 2026.
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In the Amazon Inventory Ledger, reason code M means misplaced and E means damaged by Amazon while sellable. Those are the claimable lines when the Unreconciled Quantity stays above zero. You have 60 days from the day Amazon records the loss. Codes H, K, U, 6 and 7 are rarely paid in full.
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Since March 31, 2025, Amazon reimburses lost and damaged FBA inventory at your sourcing cost, without shipping or duties, or at its own estimate when no cost is on file. Customer-return claims are still paid at the sale price minus fees. Enter your cost with an invoice and dispute a low payout within 60 days.
Read more: Amazon Lost Inventory Reimbursement: Why the Payout Is Below Your Cost and How to Dispute Itpost
Since July 27, 2026, Amazon product titles in every category except media must be 75 characters or less, including spaces. The January 2025 rules still apply: no ! $ ? _ { } ^ ¬ ¦ unless part of the brand, and no word more than twice. Lead with brand, product type, key feature and size.
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From October 15, 2026 to January 14, 2027, Amazon adds a holiday peak fulfillment fee averaging $0.32 per unit, with the 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge (in place since April 17, 2026) on top. The low-inventory-level fee applies when both 30-day and 90-day days of supply fall below 28 days.
Read more: Amazon FBA Fees for Holiday 2026: Peak Fee, Fuel Surcharge and Low-Inventory Fee