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Last updated on Sep 25, 2024
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Overview

The Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) Calculator is an easy-to-use tool to estimate your fulfillment and storage fees for a Walmart-fulfilled item. Just enter your item’s dimensions, unit weight and any additional details that apply. 

Examples

Here are some examples of fulfillment and storage fees with the WFS Calculator. For more detail on how pricing works, go to WFS Fees.

Example 1: Standard WFS item

John sells bike baskets. A single basket unit is 12" x 10" x 10" and weighs 6 lb. John begins storing the inventory in March. He uses the WFS Calculator to calculate his fees for each basket unit:

Fulfillment fee

Unit weight

6 lb.

Dimensional weight

(12 x 10 x 10) / 139 = 8.63 lb. 

Shipping weight

The dimensional weight is greater than the unit weight, so John uses the dimensional weight to determine the shipping weight:

  • 8.63 weight + 0.25 packing = 8.88 lb.
  • Rounded up = 9 lb. 

Fulfillment fee

John's item is in the 4–20 lb. shipping weight category, so he uses this formula:

  • $5.75 + $2.00 [$0.40 per additional lb. over 4 lb.] = $7.75

Storage fee

Unit cubic feet

(12 x 10 x 10) / 1728 = 0.694

Monthly storage fee per unit

0.694 x $0.75 = $0.52

Example 2: Standard WFS item with oversize

Anita sells shelves. Each shelf unit is 10" x 40" x 40" and weighs 10 lb. She begins storing the inventory in June. She uses the WFS Calculator to calculate her fees for each shelf unit: 

Fulfillment fee

Actual unit weight

10 lb.

Minimum oversize-item unit weight*

90 lb.

Dimensional weight

(10 x 40 x 40)/139 = 115.11 lb.

Shipping weight

The dimensional weight is greater than both unit weights, so Anita uses the dimensional weight to determine the shipping weight:

  • 115.11 weight + 0.25 packing = 115.36 lb.
  • Rounded up = 116 lb.

Base fulfillment fee

Anita's item has a shipping weight greater than 51 lb., so she uses this formula:

  • $17.55 + $26.00 [$0.40 per additional lb. over 51 lb.] = $43.55

Oversize fee*

Anita’s item has a longest side + girth is between 130" and 165," so she adds this fee:

  • $20

Total fulfillment fee

$43.55+ $28.00 = $63.55

*This applies because the item’s longest side + girth is between 130" and 165"

Storage fee

Unit cubic feet

(10.0 x 40.0 x 40.0) / 1728 = 9.259

Monthly storage fee per unit

9.259 x $0.75 = $6.94

Example 3: Big and bulky item

Sam sells kayaks. Each kayak is 120" x 28" x 14" and weighs 36 lb. She begins storing the inventory in March. She uses the WFS Calculator to calculate her fees for each kayak: 

Fulfillment fee

Though the kayak is lightweight, it’s considered a big and bulky item because its longest side is over 108 inches and its length + girth is over 165 inches.

Longest side

120"

Length + girth

120" + 2*(28" + 14") = 204"

Shipping weight

36 lb.

Fulfillment fee

Sam's item is in the Big and Bulky tier, so she uses this formula:

  • $155 + $0 [$0.80 per additional lb. over 90 lb.] = $155

Storage fee

Unit cubic feet

(120 x 28 x 14) / 1728 = 27.22

Monthly storage fee per unit

27.22 x $0.75 = $20.42

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