{
  "id": 3454942,
  "title": "Amazon Defends Revised Seller Cancellation Fees, Says They Apply To Under 1% Of Orders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/amazon-defends-revised-seller-cancellation-fees-says-they-apply-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T06:36:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/tech/amazon-defends-revised-seller-cancellation-fees-says-they-apply-to-under-1-of-orders"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amazon has defended its recently revised cancellation fees for sellers on its marketplace, asserting that the charge is applied sparingly and aims to promote timely and dependable fulfillment. In a statement, an Amazon representative explained the fee is only triggered when a seller cancels an order for reasons beyond the customer's control or when there's a failure to dispatch and confirm the order within 24 hours of the expected shipping date. Such cancellations constitute less than 1 percent of total orders on Amazon.in. The fee structure varies based on order value - it's 10 percent for orders under Rs. 10,000, 8 percent for orders between Rs. 10,001 and Rs. 50,000, 5 percent for orders between Rs. 50,001 and Rs. 1 lakh, and 2 percent for orders exceeding Rs. 1 lakh, with an additional 18 percent GST. Amazon highlighted its commitment to ensuring a smooth customer and seller experience, emphasizing that the cancellation fee is a tool to encourage reliable fulfillment.",
  "summary": "Amazon has defended its newly revised seller cancellation charges , stating that the penalty is designed to encourage reliable order fulfilment and applies only in a small fraction of cases. In a statement to FPJ, an Amazon spokesperson said the revised cancellation fees for its Easy Ship and Self-Ship sellers are meant to push timely and dependable fulfilment, and clarified that the charge is…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}