Q4 2026 · Marketplace sellers
Holiday 2026 seller hub
Our 2026 holiday analysis and fee pages for marketplace sellers in one place: shipping cutoffs, returns, parcel surcharges, port backlogs and peak fees. Each page cites its own sources; new holiday pieces are added here as they publish.
Holiday analysis
Newest first.
- Amazon holiday fees run on different clocks. Your audit should too.
Audit Amazon holiday fulfillment, fuel surcharge and storage separately. A reusable worksheet prevents double counting and January budgeting errors.
Analysis · Published
- Holiday returns 2026: your December sales stay open until January 31, and the fees don't all come back
Amazon and Walmart take holiday returns to Jan 31, 2027; eBay and Etsy leave it to you. Who pays return shipping and which fees come back.
Analysis · Published
- The 2026 holiday shipping cutoffs, and why the last week costs three times as much in surcharges
USPS, UPS and FedEx 2026 ship-by dates for Christmas, what Amazon, Etsy, eBay, Walmart and TikTok Shop publish, and what late upgrades cost.
Analysis · Published
- Your Cyber Week stock may be stuck at LA–Long Beach. Plan as if it misses.
Watchmen contract extended to midnight PT Nov 6; no deal, no strike. LA–Long Beach rail backlog stays elevated. Seller checklist.
Analysis · Published
- The holiday forecasts say record dollars. Plan for thin units and price discounts accordingly
Adobe, Deloitte and Bain expect a record online holiday. What it means for discounts, inventory and ad budgets, and the two calls we will grade in public.
Analysis · Published
- The Q4 parcel surcharge calendar: what starts this weekend, and what to reprice before it does
UPS and FedEx residential peak surcharges start Oct 25–26, about 25% above 2025. The dates, the amounts, and what sellers should reprice this week.
Analysis · Published
Holiday fee pages
- Amazon Holiday Peak Fulfillment Fees 2026 + 3.5% Surcharge, by Size Tier
Amazon's FBA peak fees run Oct 15, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027, averaging $0.32 more per unit, with the 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on top. Full rate table and worked examples with referral fees.
Fees · Checked
Get holiday fee and policy changes as they land
The free Daily Marketplace Brief flags fee and policy changes across Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, eBay and Etsy, with the source document.