Any insights on Amazon MFC costs and experience in Germany?

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Topic summary

Seeking to reduce storage and shipping costs in Germany by using Amazon MCF (Multi-Channel Fulfillment) for snack orders (~1–3 kg, shoebox size); asks for concrete storage and per-shipment fees.

Shared resources and experience:

  • Links provided to Amazon Germany MCF fees and the FBA profitability calculator to estimate storage and fulfillment costs.
  • Practical note: inventory in Amazon Germany was used to fulfill Shopify orders; Germany performed well alongside UK/USA.
  • Tool tip: the Order Automator app can auto-route Shopify orders to Amazon FBA/MCF across marketplaces.

Key clarification requested:

  • Using Amazon purely as a 3PL (third‑party logistics) for store orders without listing those products on Amazon.
  • Reply: Appears feasible to keep products unpublished and still fulfill via MCF, but recommended to verify directly with Amazon.

Outcome/status:

  • No specific fee numbers were provided in-thread; calculation is deferred to the official fee page and calculator.
  • The question about 3PL-only use remains partially unanswered pending confirmation from Amazon. Discussion is open.
Summarized with AI on January 22. AI used: gpt-5.
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Here’s a link to the info for Germany + fees: https://sell.amazon.de/en/versand-durch-amazon/multi-channel-versand

This might also help for fee calculation if you are already listing on Amazon: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/fba/profitabilitycalculator/index

I used to sell in Amazon Germany, UK, and USA. Was nice we were actually surprised by the Amazon Germany market success. We used inventory there to ship Shopify orders in Germany (I used to manage a Shopify store).

If you want to automatically fulfill your Shopify orders using your Amazon FBA inventory, Order Automator does that and can handle any marketplace + multiple marketplaces if you want to route orders to different Amazon countries.

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