AmazonYǎmǎxùn亚马逊announcedxuānbù宣布toxiàng向sellersmàijiā卖家to charge / to levyzhēngshōu征收3.5 percentbǎifēnzhī sān diǎn wǔ3.5%fuelránliào燃料surchargefùjiā fèi附加费，due toyīn因the Middle EastZhōngdōng中东conflictchōngtū冲突driving uptuī gāo推高energynéngyuán能源costschéngběn成本。
Amazon
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
announced
xuānbù
宣布
to
xiàng
向
sellers
màijiā
卖家
to charge / to levy
zhēngshōu
征收
3.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn wǔ
3.5%
fuel
ránliào
燃料
surcharge
fùjiā fèi
附加费
due to
yīn
因
the Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
driving up
tuī gāo
推高
energy
néngyuán
能源
costs
chéngběn
成本
Amazon
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
announced
xuānbù
宣布
will
jiāng
将
from
cóng
从
April 17
sì yuè shíqī rì
4月17日
starting
qǐ
起
to
xiàng
向
third-party
dì sān fāng
第三方
sellers
màijiā
卖家
to charge
shōuqǔ
收取
3.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn wǔ
3.5%
fuel
ránliào
燃料
and
jí
及
logistics
wùliú
物流
surcharge
fùjiā fèi
附加费
reason
yuányīn
原因
is
shì
是
Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
causing
dǎozhì
导致
energy
néngyuán
能源
costs
chéngběn
成本
to rise
shàngshēng
上升
April 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Amazon
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
announced
xuānbù
宣布
will
jiāng
将
from
cóng
从
April 17
sì yuè shíqī rì
4月17日
starting
qǐ
起
to
xiàng
向
the United States
Měiguó
美国
and
hé
和
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
structural particle
de
的
third-party
dì sān fāng
第三方
sellers
màijiā
卖家
to charge
shōuqǔ
收取
3.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn wǔ
3.5%
structural particle
de
的
fuel
ránliào
燃料
and
jí
及
logistics
wùliú
物流
surcharge
fùjiā fèi
附加费
Amazon
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
stated
biǎoshì
表示
the Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
region
dìqū
地区
structural particle
de
的
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
causing
dǎozhì
导致
energy
néngyuán
能源
prices
jiàgé
价格
significantly / sharply
dàfú
大幅
to rise
shàngzhǎng
上涨
the company
gōngsī
公司
operating
yùnyíng
运营
costs
chéngběn
成本
also
yě
也
accordingly
suí zhī
随之
increased
zēngjiā
增加
this
zhè yī
这一
surcharge
fùjiā fèi
附加费
will
jiāng
将
to affect
yǐngxiǎng
影响
all
suǒyǒu
所有
using
shǐyòng
使用
Amazon
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
logistics
wùliú
物流
service
fúwù
服务
FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon)
FBA
FBA
structural particle
de
的
third-party
dì sān fāng
第三方
sellers
màijiā
卖家
many
xǔduō
许多
sellers
màijiā
卖家
about this
duì cǐ
对此
feel
gǎndào
感到
worried / concerned
dānyōu
担忧
believing that
rènwéi
认为
extra / additional
éwài
额外
costs
chéngběn
成本
will
jiāng
将
to squeeze / to reduce
yāsuō
压缩
their
tāmen
他们
structural particle
de
的
profit
lìrùn
利润
margin / room
kōngjiān
空间
currently
mùqián
目前
it is not yet clear
shàng bù qīngchǔ
尚不清楚
this
zhè yī
这一
policy
zhèngcè
政策
will
jiāng
将
last / continue
chíxù
持续
how long
duō jiǔ
多久
Amazon
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
has not
wèi
未
specified
shuōmíng
说明
when
héshí
何时
will
huì
会
to cancel / to remove
qǔxiāo
取消
this / the said
gāi
该
fee / charge
fèiyòng
费用
this
zhè
这
is
shì
是
Amazon
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
due to
yīn
因
geopolitical
dìyuán zhèngzhì
地缘政治
event
shìjiàn
事件
specifically
zhuānmén
专门
to
xiàng
向
sellers
màijiā
卖家
to levy / to charge
zhēngshōu
征收
energy
néngyuán
能源
surcharge
fùjiā fèi
附加费
News in English
BusinessAmazon Adds 3.5 Percent Fuel Surcharge for Third-Party Sellers Citing Energy Cost Rise
Amazon announced it will charge third-party sellers in the US and Canada a 3.5 percent fuel and logistics surcharge starting April 17, citing higher energy costs driven by the Middle East conflict.
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