Amazon Exports for You, the Compliance Stays Yours: Remote Fulfillment and FBA Export's More Than 175 New Destinations

By Bernardo Campelo, Forbes Business Council E-Commerce Leader, Amazon SPN Certified provider, Amazon SP-API authorized partner, and Founder of PrepVia.

As of October 29, 2026, a US seller can reach buyers in Canada, Mexico and Brazil without moving a unit out of a US fulfillment center. That is Remote Fulfillment with FBA: you create offers on Amazon.ca, Amazon.com.mx and Amazon.com.br, and Amazon ships the orders across the border from your US FBA inventory with Prime shipping. In Amazon's words, "Customers pay any import duties, taxes, and fees as the importer of record."

On September 28, 2026, Amazon also announced in Seller Forums that it was expanding FBA Export to "more than 175 new destinations." Amazon said sellers already using FBA Export would have the new destinations enabled automatically over the following eight days, unless they had previously disabled certain destinations or products. Remote Fulfillment requires FBA Export to be on, so a change to FBA Export settings can reach both programs.

Amazon handles the shipping, the customs clearance at destination and the customer service. What its help pages leave with the seller is whether each product can lawfully leave the United States, whether it can lawfully enter and be sold in the destination country, and whether your distribution contracts allow it to be sold there.

Every date and name below was checked on October 29, 2026 against Amazon's Sell on Amazon pages, Amazon Seller Central Help, the Seller Forums announcement, the eCFR (15 CFR parts 734, 736, 738, 746, 758 and 772) and the Treasury Department's OFAC, linked where they first appear. Amazon updates these pages and OFAC programs change often. This is not legal or export advice: confirm product classification and destination rules with export counsel or a licensed customs broker.

What Remote Fulfillment Does, and Who Pays What

Remote Fulfillment is a listing and shipping arrangement, not a new warehouse. Amazon's help page describes it as a program that "allows sellers in the U.S. sell to customers in Canada, Mexico, and Brazil without sending pre-planned inventory to those countries." The units leave the same US fulfillment centers that serve Amazon.com.

The buyer side is clear in the Remote Fulfillment with FBA help page: "Customers are responsible for applicable import duties and taxes on the items they order and take ownership after the shipping company picks up the items from the US fulfillment center." Amazon's sales page adds that "you don't need to pay taxes in Canada, Mexico, or Brazil." Read that sentence as Amazon wrote it, about import duties and taxes on the order. Your own tax position there is for your accountant.

The seller side is a fee swap. Amazon's FAQ says sellers "pay the Remote Fulfillment with FBA costs and the category referral fee for the store where the sale occurred. These costs replace US FBA costs and referral fees." The fee page puts the same rule this way: "Remote fulfillment fees replace the standard fulfillment fees in Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. Standard US fulfillment fees apply for sales in the US."

Returns deserve a line in the margin model, even without a dollar figure. Units come back to the US, not to a local warehouse. Amazon says that "Starting March 25, 2025, we'll provide you with credits to cover return fees for items that are sold and returned through Remote Fulfillment with FBA in the Mexico and Brazil stores," issued within 30 days and shown as "Remote Fulfillment credit" in the Transaction view. Amazon explains that the credit "ensures that you'll pay the same fulfillment fees for returns, whether through US FBA or Remote Fulfillment with FBA." Canada is not on that list. The same page states that "Remote Fulfillment with FBA does not charge FBA return fees in any category."

Eligibility Is Decided ASIN by ASIN

The account has to qualify first. The sales page lists three conditions: "a Professional selling plan, a North America and Brazil unified selling account, and are enrolled in FBA in the US with FBA Export enabled." The help page repeats that a seller "must also have a North America Unified Account with FBA Export enabled," and that Amazon "may, at its discretion, determine whether your account is eligible."

Then each product has to qualify. To be visible through Remote Fulfillment, an ASIN must be "Enabled for FBA in the U.S. and have valid offers in Canada, Mexico, or Brazil" and "Meet all trade compliance and destination-country regulations." Four groups are out: restricted products, prohibited products and dangerous goods under each destination's rules, plus items blocked for importation into Mexico or Brazil.

The working tool is the ASIN Eligibility Report. Once enrolled, you download it from the Remote Fulfillment with FBA section under Reports, then Generate Report. The same file lets you enroll or unenroll products by typing "Yes" or "No" in the "Enable/Disable" column and uploading it back.

• Listings are created for you. The Build International Listings tool copies your eligible US FBA offers into the destination stores and adjusts for "fulfillment fees, referral fees, surcharges, exchange rates, and costs that may accrue when converting proceeds back to US dollars."
• Price rules are store-wide. Amazon's price rules page says "Store price rules cannot be set for individual ASINs or SKUs."
• A manual price change breaks the link. "If you make a manual price adjustment to your Remote Fulfillment offer in your destination store, the automatic pricing rule will be disconnected." You reconnect through the tool.

The Fee Math in Canada and Mexico This Holiday Season

Remote Fulfillment fees are charged "When the buyer's order is shipped," per unit, by size tier and shipping weight, in the destination currency. Two calendar items sit on top of the base rates. Amazon's fee pages state that "Starting April 17, 2026, a 3.5% fuel and logistics-related surcharge will be applied to fulfillment fees" across FBA in the US and Canada "as well as to Remote Fulfillment with FBA from the US into Canada, Mexico, and Brazil."

The second item is the holiday peak. The 2026 Remote Fulfillment fee page says "holiday peak fulfillment fees will apply from October 15, 2026 to January 14, 2027 for FBA, Remote Fulfillment with FBA into Canada and Mexico, Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF), and Buy with Prime." The surcharge applies to the peak fees too. A few rows from Amazon's 2026 tables, which exclude the surcharge:

Brazil has its own table in BRL with a single column labeled "2026 Fulfillment fees," for example R$37.00 for a small standard unit of 2 oz or less and R$52.29 for a large standard unit of 12+ to 16 oz. One Amazon fee page lists Brazil in the peak sentence and two others list only Canada and Mexico, so check the Revenue Calculator for any Brazil peak rate before you model one.

The rate that matters for a margin decision is the full stack: the Remote Fulfillment fee, the surcharge, the destination referral fee and the currency conversion, against the destination price that Build International Listings sets. Amazon says its Revenue Calculator already reflects the peak rates and the surcharge. Run your top sellers through it before you decide which ASINs to leave on through January 14.

When Local FBA Makes More Sense

Remote Fulfillment is built to coexist with local inventory, and local inventory wins. Amazon's help page is direct: "If you already have inventory located in Canada, Mexico, and Brazil, the ASIN won't be eligible for Remote Fulfillment until you have sold through that local inventory." The switch back is automatic: "Offers switch automatically from local offers to Remote Fulfillment offers when you run out of inventory in the local FBA inventory."

The step to local FBA changes who you are in the transaction. Amazon's import and export inventory page says that for inventory shipped into another country's fulfillment centers, "Amazon will not act as the exporter of record," that Amazon "will not serve as the importer of record for any shipment of FBA inventory," and that "All shipments are required to use Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) shipping terms." A shipment that tries to enter with Amazon as importer "will be refused and returned at the shipper's expense."

Brazil is a separate case. Amazon's North America and Brazil stores page notes that "Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) in Brazil is only available to sellers with an account based in Brazil." For a US-based account, Remote Fulfillment is the FBA option into Amazon.com.br; the other path Amazon names is a seller-fulfilled offer.

Amazon does not publish a volume at which local FBA beats Remote Fulfillment, and no honest guide can give you one. The inputs are yours: the cross-border fee against the local fee, the duties and brokerage you would carry as importer, the cash tied up in a second stock pool, and the return behavior you observe in the first months. A brand that already has a distributor in that country has a fifth input, covered below.

"Market fragmentation actually creates opportunity. When regions diverge, costs, talent and competitiveness shift, letting us build more while spending and exposing less. I adapt fast and place each part of the operation where it performs best. Controlled geographic distribution maintains global consistency while using local strengths."

Bernardo Campelo, in a Forbes Business Council expert panel, January 12, 2026

What FBA Export Switched On After September 28, 2026

FBA Export is the older program underneath. It lets international buyers order export-eligible products on Amazon.com, and Amazon ships from US fulfillment centers. The FBA Export help page says "Most sellers are enrolled automatically in FBA Export by default," that "International buyers pay international shipping costs and customs duty," and that, except on Multi-Channel Fulfillment orders, sellers pay no additional fees to use it.

The September 28 announcement, posted by News_Amazon at 16:16 UTC, made three statements that matter for a brand:

• Scope. FBA Export expanded "to more than 175 new destinations," with the update processing across impacted accounts "over the next 30 days."
• Automatic for existing users. "If you already use FBA Export, the new destinations will be automatically enabled over the next eight days, unless you've previously disabled certain destinations or products." Both windows have now passed.
• No change for others. "If you don't currently use FBA Export, there's no change to your account settings." Disabled destinations "will appear in your Restricted countries list."

Two cautions on the numbers. Amazon's FBA Export help page still says international customers come "from more than 100 countries and regions," so do not add the two figures into a total Amazon has not published. And Amazon's help pages do not publish a list of the countries it keeps off FBA Export. Your own Restricted countries list, under Settings, Fulfillment by Amazon, Export Settings, is the record for your account.

Product eligibility has its own filters. Amazon generally restricts export of weapons and imitation weapons, plants and seeds, certain animal products, surveillance equipment, and laser pointers. On a country-by-country basis, it also restricts items such as cryptographic electronic equipment, chemicals, supplements, medical devices and adult products. The FBA Export fees page adds that only standard-size units, 20 lb or less and within 18 by 14 by 8 inches, are eligible for FBA Export, and that "Oversize Units cannot be exported." New ASINs are reviewed "once a month," and the Exportable Inventory report shows which of your units qualify, "even if you have FBA Export disabled."

The controls are granular. In Export Settings you can exclude countries in the Delivery restrictions section, or download the FBA Export exclusion file to exclude individual products from some or all countries.

What the Seller Still Owns: EAR, OFAC and Distributor Territory

The FBA Export help page puts two sentences on the seller. The first: "To use FBA Export, make sure that all FBA export-eligible products can be lawfully exported without any license or other authorization, and they can be lawfully imported into, and comply with all applicable laws of, any FBA export-eligible country." The second is an authorization: by enrolling, you authorize Amazon and its affiliates to export the goods on your behalf, "including signing a commercial invoice," which in turn authorizes brokers and other third parties to execute the additional export documents.

Under the EAR, handing the work to an agent does not, by itself, hand over the compliance duty. 15 CFR 758.3 says that "acting through a forwarding or other agent, or delegating or redelegating authority, does not in and of itself relieve anyone of responsibility for compliance with the EAR," and that "The exporter must determine licensing authority (License, License Exception, or NLR)." Who counts as the exporter in a given FBA Export sale is a question for export counsel. The review itself has three parts.

1. Classification under the EAR. Items subject to the EAR that are not on the Commerce Control List are designated EAR99, per 15 CFR 734.3(c). If an item has an Export Control Classification Number, 15 CFR 738.4 says you use the "License Requirements" section of that ECCN "in combination with the Country Chart to decide whether a license is required." NLR, "no license required," is the result of that check, not a default. Even with no license requirement for the destination, the conclusion holds only if "General Prohibitions Four through Ten do not apply," which include prohibited end uses and end users under 15 CFR 736.2. Amazon's category filters are not a classification.

2. Embargoes and sanctions. EAR99 is not a free pass everywhere. 15 CFR 746.1 states that most items designated EAR99 "require a license to Cuba." On the Treasury side, OFAC's basic FAQ says "OFAC does not maintain a specific list of countries with which U.S. persons may not do business," and that "sanctions programs may change frequently." The live reference is OFAC's Sanctions Programs and Country Information page, where many programs show updates dated October 2026.

3. Distributor territory. This part is contractual, and Amazon addresses it by name. Under the heading "FBA Export and product distribution agreements," the help page says: "If you have concerns that distribution agreements may limit where your products can be sold overseas, you can opt out of FBA Export, restrict shipments to certain countries or regions, or exclude specific products from the program, or exclude countries and destinations from export. You can do this at any time and for any reason." A brand with an exclusive distributor in Canada, Mexico or Brazil has the same question on the Remote Fulfillment side, where Amazon lists your offers in that distributor's store. There the levers are separate: Amazon says you can unenroll from Remote Fulfillment in any eligible store at any time, and the ASIN Eligibility Report lets you set a product to "No" in the "Enable/Disable" column. Excluding a country in FBA Export settings is not documented as removing your Remote Fulfillment offers in that country's store.

"If you already used FBA Export, Amazon said it would switch on more than 175 new destinations, unless you had disabled some. Your distributor contracts did not change. Read them before the export settings page answers for you."

Bernardo Campelo, Founder of PrepVia

One trade-off to check before switching FBA Export off entirely: Remote Fulfillment lists "FBA Export enabled" as an eligibility condition. Amazon's settings give finer options, excluding countries or ASINs in FBA Export and unenrolling stores or ASINs in Remote Fulfillment, so legal and the international team should decide together which lever to pull.

Where a Prep Center Fits

Both programs ship from the same US fulfillment centers as your Amazon.com orders. A unit sold to Toronto, Monterrey or São Paulo through Remote Fulfillment is the same unit, with the same FNSKU and the same packaging, that was sent into FBA in the US. So the FBA prep work is the same for cross-border sales, although Amazon still requires each product to meet the destination country's regulations, and it makes its eligibility decisions for both programs per ASIN.

What a prep center does in this picture is domestic: receiving, inspection, counting, labeling, bagging, box packing and inbound shipment creation into US FBA. What it does not do here is the export side. Classification, license decisions, sanctions screening, distributor contracts and Export Settings stay with the brand, its export counsel and its broker. Moving inventory into a Canadian or Mexican fulfillment center is an import into that country, with its own importer of record and broker.

PrepVia preps FBA inventory at 8507 NW 72nd St, Miami, FL 33166, with a prep window of 24-36 hours, and is Amazon SPN Certified. Receiving and inspection are included, and discrepancies are reported within 24 hours of arrival, with photos. The team works in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Pricing is quoted per account on a free 15-minute call.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which countries does Amazon Remote Fulfillment with FBA cover?

Canada, Mexico and Brazil. You create offers on Amazon.ca, Amazon.com.mx and Amazon.com.br, and Amazon ships the orders from your US FBA inventory.

Who pays import duties on Remote Fulfillment orders?

The buyer. Amazon says customers pay any import duties, taxes and fees as the importer of record. The seller pays the Remote Fulfillment fee and the referral fee of the store where the sale happened, which replace the US fees for that order.

Do holiday peak fees apply to Remote Fulfillment?

Yes, into Canada and Mexico, from October 15, 2026 to January 14, 2027, with the 3.5% fuel and logistics-related surcharge on top. Amazon's fee pages do not agree on Brazil, so check the Revenue Calculator before modeling a Brazil peak rate.

What changed in FBA Export on September 28, 2026?

Amazon announced more than 175 new destinations. Amazon said sellers already using FBA Export would have them enabled automatically within eight days, unless they had previously disabled certain destinations or products. Sellers not using FBA Export saw no change to their settings.

Does Amazon take on export compliance when it exports for me?

Amazon's help page says you must make sure each eligible product can be lawfully exported without any license or other authorization, and that it can be lawfully imported into, and comply with the laws of, each destination country. Under 15 CFR 758.3, using an agent does not by itself relieve anyone of EAR responsibility. Ask export counsel or a licensed customs broker to review classification and destinations.

Can I block destinations covered by my distributor agreements?

Yes. Amazon's FBA Export help page says you can opt out, restrict countries or regions, or exclude specific products at any time and for any reason. For the Canada, Mexico and Brazil stores, Remote Fulfillment has its own controls: unenroll a store, or set a product to "No" in the ASIN Eligibility Report. Because Remote Fulfillment requires FBA Export to be enabled, review which setting you change with your legal team.

Final Take

Remote Fulfillment and FBA Export turn US FBA inventory into international sales with very little operational change, and that is the risk as much as the opportunity. Amazon ships, clears and serves the buyer. The seller still answers for whether the product could leave the United States and whether it was allowed to be sold where it went.

Run the fee stack while the peak rates apply, decide store by store whether you are testing or committing to local FBA, and schedule the EAR, OFAC, destination-law and distributor review now.