AMZ Changing from Banded Shipping to Ship By Weight
As other FBM sellers on the Forum have noted, we recently received notice that Amazon will be deprecating the “price band” shipping rate option effective June 30, 2025. The way we understand it, price band shipping will be discouraged if not completely eliminated. We’re hoping others in a similar situation can share how they’re handling the transition from 'price band' rates to 'per item' or 'weight' rates for each region..
Our standard products generally weigh between .5 – 1.5 pounds each, but orders from our customers can range from sales of one unit to multiple units (up to 150 pieces or more). We offer custom products which can weigh more. From the information available, it appears that Amazon’s system does not support assigning variant-specific weights under a single listing when using customization or variation options. Price banded shipping has worked accurately for us and we’re concerned that weight-based or per-item rates might be problematic.
Appreciate any guidance Amazon moderators and/or other sellers can provide.
Thanks in advance!
3 replies
Ezra_Amazon
Hi @Seller_ThtgcAcA63PhE,
Thanks for raising your concerns. There's an active discussion on the Forum regarding this topic:Concern About Deprecation of Price-Banded Shipping – Need a Viable Solution for Size-Based Shipping Costs.
I encourage you to join the conversation and see how other sellers are navigating the upcoming change. Your input could also help shape future improvements.
Best regards,
Ezra
KJ_Amazon
Hello @Seller_J2IE3uEU1jScO and @Seller_Zw8LsZUQSH440
I am following up with sellers of custom products about concerns raised here and in the Concern About Deprecation of Price-Banded Shipping thread mentioned by @ezra_amazon.
I am sharing updates with our partner teams and it would be very helpful if you can share more details and examples of the issue you report.
Does the above also apply to items, so that a buyer selecting a quantity as a variation/customization would still show as a single item for purposes of item/weight-based shipping?
Set your shipping rates: Item or weight-based shipping
