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We are rolling with the punches here at Stable Storefronts HQ. Amazon made some sudden changes that were virtually unannounced. In many cases we only had two weeks to adjust. We have felt impacts from it, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel! We’ve been working diligently in the back office to offset the impacts and we are starting to see serious improvements since the middle of May when the changes really started to reach us.
We wanted to provide you some third party verified sources that provide even more context around these changes.
FOR THOSE WHO WANT A DEEP DIVE:
Deep Dive Article: https://marketplaceprep.com/restock-limits-2025
FOR THOSE WHO WANT BULLET POINTS WITH SOURCES:
📦 1. Tightened FBA Storage Capacity (May–July 2025)
- Amazon reduced its FBA storage allowance from ~6 months down to ~5 months of projected sales volume starting in May 2025. This applies account-wide and can affect even fast-moving ASINs, with some sellers reporting capacity cuts of up to 75% (efulfillmentservice.com).
- The change specifically tightens inventory ahead of Prime Day, and capacity limits are now influenced by factors like IPI score, sales velocity, and shipping cadence (carbon6.io).
đź’° 2. New Storage Utilization Surcharge (from April 1, 2025)
- Amazon introduced a Storage Utilization Surcharge for inventory stored beyond 26 weeks (~6 months). This surcharge is intended to discourage overstocking of long-term inventory (efulfillmentservice.com).
🧾 3. Inventory Reimbursement Policy Changes
- Effective March 10, 2025, Amazon altered how reimbursements work for lost or damaged FBA inventory. Reimbursements are now based solely on manufacturing cost, excluding shipping, handling, duties, or packaging (webycorp.com).
- Sellers must now manually input accurate manufacturing costs in Seller Central to maximize their reimbursement amounts (sellerlabs.com).
đźš› 4. Warehouse Configuration & Inbound Fees (from January 15 & February 20, 2025)
- As of Jan 15, 2025, Amazon reduced the warehouse configuration fee for large items by about $0.58 per unit (forestshipping.com).
- Beginning Feb 20, 2025, Amazon eliminated the “Partial Shipment Split” option for standard-size units—leaving only “Optimized Shipment Split” and “Minimum Shipment Split” for inbound planning (forestshipping.com).
đź“Š Summary Table
| Area | Change | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| FBA Storage Capacity Limits | Reduced to 5 months of forecasted sales (vs. 6 months) | May–July 2025 |
| Storage Utilization Surcharge | Fee for inventory over 26 weeks | April 1, 2025 |
| Reimbursement Basis | Now based on manufacturing cost only | March 10, 2025 |
| Warehouse Configuration Fees | Fee reduction for large items, shipping split changes | Jan 15 & Feb 20, 2025 |
These policy shifts require sellers to:
- Forecast precisely to stay within tighter storage limits
- Monitor aging inventory and remove or offload stock before 26-week cutoffs
- Update Seller Central billing with accurate manufacturing costs to maximize reimbursements
- Adapt inbound shipping to comply with the new splitting rules
🔧 Amazon Seller Central Forum
- “2025 Selling Applications” (5 months ago):
An Amazon staff member wrote: “While you may have been approved in the past … as the Amazon catalog grows, we continuously make new determinations on which products should be restricted…” (sellercentral.amazon.com) This confirms Amazon is actively rescinding listing permissions based on evolving internal policies—even retroactively.