Shoes, Handbags, and Sunglasses FBA Fees
Referral fee 15%, but handbags and sunglasses priced $75+ jump to 18%; $0.30 minimum, with footwear charged on a separate apparel storage schedule.
Shoes, Handbags, and Sunglasses carries a 15% referral fee as the headline rate, but there's a price-sensitive twist: for handbags and sunglasses priced at $75 or above, the referral fee rises to 18% on the full price. Footwear stays at a flat 15% regardless of price. That $75 breakpoint on bags and eyewear is a real pricing cliff — crossing it costs an extra 3 points on the entire sale, not just the portion above $75.
Fulfillment is straightforward and weight-light: most shoes, bags, and eyewear ship in the small-standard or large-standard tiers. Footwear, however, is billed on Amazon's separate apparel/footwear storage schedule inside the fee engine, which differs from the standard cubic-foot rate — worth modeling if you carry deep inventory.
For sellers, the takeaway is to price handbags and sunglasses deliberately around the $75 line and to account for high return rates, which are structurally elevated across fashion (fit, color, and style returns). The 15%/18% split plus returns means net margin can diverge sharply from the gross figure.
Referral fee
Fulfillment fee tiers
| Tier | Fee (USD) |
|---|---|
| Small standard (≤ 1 lb) | $3.27 |
| Large standard (1-3 lbs) | $5.40 |
| Large standard (3-20 lbs) | $6.85 |
Storage fees
Category-specific fees and gotchas
- Handbags and sunglasses priced $75 or above are charged 18% (on the full price); footwear stays at 15%.
- Footwear is billed on Amazon's separate apparel/footwear storage schedule.
Fee data is approximate and updated for early 2026. Always verify current rates against the official FBA fee schedules in Amazon Seller Central before making pricing or sourcing decisions.