Amazon fee recovery
Catch Amazon fee overcharges before the filing window closes
Amazon will not reimburse most fee mistakes forever. Fee Sentry reads your connected seller account, finds FBA fulfilment, referral, and shipping chargeback overcharges, and prepares a claim draft while the charge is still inside Amazon’s window.
Connect your Amazon seller account. Scan results stay in your BidVentor workspace.
The problem
Fee mistakes expire. Spreadsheets do not catch them in time.
FBA fulfilment fees, referral commissions, and shipping chargebacks move when Amazon changes size tiers, weight bands, or inbound rules. A few cents per unit looks small until it runs across thousands of orders. Sellers who wait for a quarterly “fee audit” often discover the charge is already too old to file.
Amazon’s typical filing window for many fee overcharges is measured in days, not years. Fee Sentry is built around that clock: scan the connected store, surface claimable lines, and download evidence before the window closes.
This is operations work, not advertising. It sits next to Replenishment Autopilot and Finance so the same seller account that restocks FBA can also recover money Amazon already took.
What Fee Sentry checks
FBA fulfilment fees
Compares charged fulfilment fees against expected rates for size, weight, and marketplace so oversized or mis-tiered units show up as claimable overcharges.
Referral commissions
Looks for referral fee lines that do not match the category rate on the order, including marketplace-specific commission mistakes.
Shipping chargebacks
Flags inbound and shipping chargebacks that do not line up with the shipment Amazon billed you for.
Inventory recovery
Surfaces reimbursable inventory events that sit beside fee overcharges so you can review lost units and returns in one scan.
Claim drafts
Builds a ready-to-send draft with the charge dates and evidence you need to file, instead of dumping a raw spreadsheet.
Expiring claims
Highlights lines still inside the filing window and ones that are about to age out, so you work the urgent money first.
How it works
Connect once. Scan on a schedule.
Connect your Amazon seller account
Fee Sentry uses Selling Partner API access to payments and inventory reports. You pick the store and marketplace.
Scan the reliable fee window
The scan covers recent settlement activity with a short lag so Amazon’s numbers have settled, then lists claimable overcharges.
Review claimable dollars
Open each finding, see why it flagged, and keep the evidence with the charge date so you can file while it is still eligible.
File before the window closes
Use the draft in Seller Central. Fee Sentry does not file for you; it finds the money and prepares the paperwork.
Who this is for
Sellers who already have volume, not a hobby listing.
- ✓FBA brands that cannot staff a full-time fee auditor
- ✓Agencies that need a repeatable scan per client store
- ✓Catalogs with frequent size-tier or inbound chargeback noise
- ✓Teams that already connect SP-API for restock and finance
If you only have a handful of orders a month, a manual Seller Central search may be enough. Fee Sentry is for catalogs where a few cents times thousands of shipments is real cash, and where missing the filing window is more expensive than running the scan.
Frequently asked questions
Does Fee Sentry file claims with Amazon?
No. It finds overcharges, prepares drafts, and keeps the evidence with the charge date. You (or your ops team) submit in Seller Central.
Do I need Amazon Ads connected?
No. Fee Sentry uses the seller connection, not Amazon Ads. Connect the same store you use for Replenishment Autopilot.
Why not just wait 90 days for Amazon to auto-reimburse?
Some inventory events have their own wait rules. Fee overcharges on fulfilment, referral, and chargebacks often will not come back unless you file inside Amazon’s window. Waiting is how money expires.
Is this a substitute for a forensic accountant?
It is a scanner with claim drafts, not a legal opinion. Use it to catch repeatable, high-volume mistakes. Unusual disputes still need a human who knows the case.