LogisticsOfficial Platform UpdateThursday, September 24, 20264 min read

Merchants can now add fast, free Prime delivery to their own websites and save up to 25% on fulfillment fees with Amazon Supply Chain Services

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Merchants can now add fast, free Prime delivery to their own websites and save up to 25% on fulfillment fees with Amazon Supply Chain Services
Executive Summary

Amazon MCF merchants can now display the Prime badge and offer free Prime delivery on their own websites at no extra cost beyond standard MCF fees, while FBA sellers can save 15-25% on fulfillment fees via the new MCF Preferred Pricing Program. Both features are live now for U.S. sellers via the Amazon MCF and Buy with Prime app for Shopify or Selling Partner API.

Why It Matters

Amazon is extending its logistics moat beyond its own marketplace, making MCF a direct competitor to Shopify Fulfillment, ShipBob, and other 3PLs by using Prime trust as a conversion weapon — tightening seller dependency on Amazon infrastructure across every channel they sell.

Operator Take

The 40% of Prime members more likely to buy first-time from a Prime-badged site is the conversion lever here — DTC brands running paid traffic to their own site should A/B test Prime delivery visibility immediately to measure CAC impact. Agencies managing multi-channel brands should audit client MCF fee structures now to quantify savings under the Preferred Pricing Program before competitors lock in the advantage.

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Operational Impact

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Bottom Line

Prime badge on your DTC site is now free — activate it or leave conversion on the table.

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Official Platform Update

Direct platform communication. Highest-value for policy, product, and operational changes.

Impact Level

high

Prime badge on your DTC site is now free — activate it or leave conversion on the table.

Key Stat / Trigger

40% of Prime members more likely to make a first-time purchase from a site showing the Prime logo

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Key takeaways New and existing Multichannel Fulfillment merchants selling in the U. S. can now add fast, free Prime delivery on their own websites at no additional cost. Among early merchant adopters, more than 40% of eligible orders on average have shipped with Prime delivery, demonstrating strong early uptake of the option.

Through the new MCF Preferred Pricing Program, merchants can save 15-25% on fulfillment fees across their own websites, marketplaces, and social channels. Amazon has announced two new Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS) offerings designed to help merchants selling in the U. S.

grow across sales channels: a new way to add fast, free Prime delivery to their websites at no additional cost and a discount program on fulfillment fees. ASCS brings together Amazon’s freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping capabilities for businesses of all types and sizes.

Introducing Amazon Supply Chain Services: Amazon’s logistics network, now open to every business Any business can now move, store, and deliver everything from raw materials to finished products using the same supply chain that supports Amazon and its independent selling partners.

Multichannel Fulfillment (MCF), the third-party logistics (3PL) service within ASCS, now lets new and hundreds of thousands of existing Multichannel Fulfillment merchants (MCF) selling in the U. S.

add fast, free Prime delivery as a shipping option on their own websites at no additional cost, helping drive first-time and repeat purchases while allowing them to retain their existing returns and customer service experiences.

Separately, ASCS also launched the MCF Preferred Pricing Program that allows Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) sellers to save up to 25% on fulfillment fees for orders placed across their own websites, marketplaces, and social media channels.

These offerings complement ASCS’ Buy with Prime service, which combines fast, free Prime delivery with shopper customer service and easy returns. Together, these offerings help merchants increase sales and lower fulfillment costs wherever they sell. Does offering Prime delivery on your website increase sales?

For Gabriella Luksander, general manager at Skinnies Instant Lifts, the results have been immediate. “When our shoppers see Prime delivery on our website, it changes their confidence level, especially first-time buyers,” Luksander said.

“Since enabling it, we've seen a nearly 10% increase in sales, orders go out in about a day and a half, and ‘where is my order?’ inquiries have nearly disappeared. For a small team, that reliability makes all the difference.” The data backs that up.

According to a survey, 40% of Prime members are more likely to make a first-time purchase from a site showing the Prime logo, and 50% are more likely to buy again from sites offering Prime delivery benefits.

Among early merchant adopters, more than 40% of eligible orders on average have shipped with Prime delivery, demonstrating strong early uptake of the option. How does Prime delivery work on merchant websites? ASCS has made fast, free Prime delivery available to MCF merchants without any additional costs beyond standard MCF fees.

Merchants can add this shipping option more than 70% faster on average compared to enabling standalone Buy with Prime, and do not need to change their payment processing, order management, or store policies. Once a merchant adds Prime delivery to their website, the Prime badge appears on product pages.

Shoppers select Prime delivery as a shipping option, and after the order is placed, Amazon verifies the shopper's Prime membership and fulfills the order from the merchant's inventory in Amazon's logistics network. Order confirmation and tracking come directly from the merchant.

Merchants can activate Prime delivery now through the Amazon MCF and Buy with Prime app for Shopify, with additional integration options through Amazon's Selling Partner API, and partners like Fulfil, LingXing, and WebBee launching soon. Amazon sets new Prime delivery speed record in 2025 Over 13 billion items arrived the same or next day around the world.

How does the MCF Preferred Pricing Program help merchants save? As Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) sellers grow their businesses across sales channels, ASCS is helping them lower their fulfillment costs, with savings that grow the more they ship. Available now, the MCF Preferred Pricing Program gives merchants deeper discounts the more they ship.

The program combines a discount on MCF fulfillment fees with FBA credits on each unit shipped, with savings of 15% to 25% on fulfillment fees for the first six months. There are no contracts or long-term commitments required, and merchants can enroll with one click through Seller Central. Discounts apply automatically when merchants ship.

For merchants focused on reducing operational costs, these savings can be reinvested into fulfilling more orders, expanding to new channels, or scaling their invento

Key Takeaways

Enable Prime delivery in the Amazon MCF + Buy with Prime Shopify app now — check your site's new visitor conversion rate over 30 days against your pre-launch baseline to quantify lift.

Pull your MCF fulfillment fee report in Seller Central and compare current per-unit costs against the 15-25% Preferred Pricing discount to calculate annual savings before your next inventory replenishment decision.

Original Source

This briefing is based on reporting from About Amazon. Use the original post for full primary-source context.

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