FBA long-term storage fees

On the 15th of each month, Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) conducts an inventory cleanup. On these dates, items that have been in JP fulfillment centers for more than 365 days on the inventory cleanup date incur a long-term storage fee (LTSF) of 17.773 JPY per cubic (10cm x 10cm x 10cm).

Table 1. Long-term storage fees

Inventory cleanup dates	Items in fulfillment centers for more than 365 days
Monthly (15th of every month)	17.773 JPY (per 10cm x 10cm x 10cm)

Fees above include consumption tax of 10%

Minimum per-unit long-term storage fees for Media Items

Media items that have been in a fulfillment center for more than 365 days will be subject to a minimum per-unit long-term storage fee of 10 JPY per unit per month. Either the long-term storage fee or the minimum per-unit long-term storage fee will apply, whichever is greater.

Inventory cleanup date	Items in fulfillment centers for more than 365 days
Monthly (15th of every month)	10 JPY per unit

Fees above include consumption tax of 10%

Long-term storage costs

There is a cost for long-term storage space, and that cost is not built into our monthly storage cost structure. That is why we have the long-term storage fee. Any inventory that sells before they've been in our fulfillment centers for 365 days, or that sell after they've been in our fulfillment centers for 365 days or more but before the inventory cleanup dates (15th of every month), will not be charged the long-term storage fee. Likewise, any inventory for which you submit a removal request prior to the inventory cleanup dates will not be charged the long-term storage fee.

How to identify inventory subject to fees

Use the Recommended Removals report and the Manage Inventory Health to identify the inventory that is subject to a long-term storage fee at the next inventory cleanup. Affected inventory appears in the Recommended Removals report six weeks prior to the cleanup date.

Long-term storage fee examples

Table 2. Inventory cleanup date: 15th of each month

Item	Dimensions	Storage duration	Application LTSF	Applicable minimum LTSF	Effective LTSF
Toy	25 cm x 18 cm x 2 cm	More than 365 days	16 JPY	n/a	16 JPY
Book	19 cm x 12.5 cm x 2 cm	More than 365 days	8 JPY	10 JPY	10 JPY
CD	15 cm x 13 cm x 1.4 cm	More than 365 days	5 JPY	10 JPY	10 JPY