Temporary peak extensions for international FBA shipments

What changed

Citing longer ocean transit, port delays and customs holds, Amazon made two temporary changes for international shipment plans created between 1 August and 30 November 2026: (1) related shipments may arrive up to 45 days after the first shipment in a multi-destination plan is received (previously 30 days) without the deleted/abandoned defect fee; (2) the automatic shipment closure window is extended to 90 days. Defects may still show on the Inbound Performance Dashboard, but fees are waived for eligible shipments and already-charged eligible fees are reimbursed via the Reimbursement report. No seller action is required for the waiver/reimbursement.

Source: Amazon Seller Central — Temporary peak season extensions for international FBA shipments

Who’s affected

Sellers with international inbound FBA shipment plans created 1 August–30 November 2026 (especially multi-destination / ocean freight plans).

What to do

1. Confirm plan creation dates fall inside 1 Aug–30 Nov 2026 if you expect the 45/90-day relief.
2. Check the Reimbursement report for automatic inbound defect fee credits on eligible shipments.
3. Keep tracking ocean ETA against the new windows — defects can still flag even when fees are waived.
4. This is separate from peak ship-create cutoffs; still plan BF/CM inbound dates carefully.

Why it matters for replenishment

Policy, fee and inbound changes move the dates and unit economics behind reorder points. Update lead times, landed cost and channel buffers in the same week Amazon publishes the change — not after the stockout.