Episode

EP250: Amazon's 3.5% Surcharge: What Portfolio Builders Need to Know Now

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High Voltage Business Builders Podcast
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Apr 27, 2026
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455
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Summary

The High Voltage Business Builders Podcast delivers critical intelligence for portfolio operators. In this essential episode, we dissect Amazon's impactful 3.5% fuel and inflation surcharge, implemented May 1st, 2022, across all U.S. and Canadian FBA fulfillment fees. While seemingly minor, this strategic adjustment by Amazon is a direct response to unprecedented macroeconomic pressures, specifica