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WFS Long-Term Storage Fees: The New 450-Day Rule

Walmart already charges a long-term storage fee on inventory sitting past 365 days — commonly cited around $2.25 per cubic foot per month, in place since August 2024. On top of that, a new second tier takes effect June 30, 2026: inventory that's sat for more than 450 days gets hit with a steeper rate, commonly cited around $7.50 per cubic foot per month. The two tiers stack, so the oldest, slowest-moving inventory in your WFS account is about to get noticeably more expensive to leave sitting where it is.

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How the two long-term storage tiers stack

The original long-term storage fee kicks in once inventory crosses 365 days in a WFS fulfillment center, and has been in place since August 2024. The new tier doesn't replace that — it adds a second, steeper threshold on top of it once inventory crosses 450 days, effective June 30, 2026.

In practical terms, this means the cost curve on aged inventory isn't flat past a single cutoff anymore. Inventory between 366 and 450 days pays the original long-term rate, and inventory past 450 days pays the newer, higher rate on top of however long it's already been sitting.

Where to actually see this in your account

Walmart's Inventory Health Report is the place to check this before it becomes a surprise on your invoice — it breaks out aging inventory into bands, including the specific ranges that map to each storage fee tier, so you can see exactly which SKUs are approaching or have already crossed the 450-day threshold.

Checking this periodically rather than only at fee-statement time gives you a window to act — clearing or discounting aging stock before it crosses into the more expensive tier is a meaningfully different financial outcome than discovering it after the fact.

What to actually do about aging inventory

The straightforward fix is not letting slow-moving inventory sit indefinitely in the first place — better demand forecasting before ordering a restock avoids the problem at its source, rather than needing a fix once inventory is already aging.

For inventory that's already aging toward one of these thresholds, running a promotion or price adjustment to clear it before the fee tier changes is usually cheaper than paying the escalating storage cost on stock that isn't moving anyway. A product that isn't selling at your current price isn't going to start selling just because it's sat in a warehouse longer.

For genuinely dead stock that isn't going to sell at any reasonable price, removing it from WFS is worth weighing against the cost of continuing to store it — the storage fee escalation exists specifically to make sellers confront that math rather than let it run indefinitely.

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Examples

A seller checks the Inventory Health Report and finds several SKUs in the 400-450 day range, and runs a clearance promotion to move them before the newer, higher fee tier applies at day 450.
A seller who only reviews aging inventory once a year discovers a batch of stock has already crossed 450 days and is now paying the higher rate, when checking the report quarterly would have caught it in time.
A seller decides a slow-moving product isn't worth continued storage once it's approaching the second long-term tier, and removes it from WFS rather than paying escalating fees on inventory that isn't selling.

Common Mistakes

Assuming the long-term storage fee is a single flat rate past 365 days, missing that a second, steeper tier now applies past 450 days.
Only checking aging inventory at fee-statement time instead of proactively monitoring the Inventory Health Report's aging bands.
Continuing to pay escalating storage fees on dead stock instead of weighing removal against the ongoing storage cost.
Over-ordering restock quantities without adjusting for actual sales velocity, feeding the same aging-inventory problem repeatedly.

FAQ

What is Walmart's new WFS long-term storage fee?

A second long-term storage tier takes effect June 30, 2026, applying a steeper rate — commonly cited around $7.50 per cubic foot per month — to inventory that's been stored for more than 450 days, on top of the existing 365-day long-term storage fee.

Does the new 450-day fee replace the existing 365-day fee?

No — the two tiers stack. Inventory between 366 and 450 days continues paying the original long-term storage rate, and inventory past 450 days pays the newer, higher rate as well.

How do I check how close my inventory is to these thresholds?

Walmart's Inventory Health Report breaks out inventory by age band, letting you see which SKUs are approaching or have already crossed the 365-day and 450-day thresholds before the fees hit.

What should I do with inventory approaching 450 days in WFS?

Run a promotion or price adjustment to clear it before the fee tier changes, or weigh removing it from WFS entirely if it's genuinely not selling — continuing to pay escalating storage fees on dead stock rarely makes sense.