Amazon is implement a new fuel surcharge affecting third-party sellers who rely on its fulfillment network. The online giant will charge sellers an additional 3.5 percent fee to account for what it calls “elevated costs in fuel and logistics.”

TechCrunch reports that Amazon has announced a 3.5 percent fuel surcharge for merchants using its Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) service, set to take effect on April 17. The policy comes in response to what the tech giant claims are elevated fuel and logistics costs driven by ongoing geopolitical instability affecting global oil markets. The surcharge will apply to all sellers who use FBA, a program that…

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