Chargebacks are the quiet assassins of margin. But, with the right process, you can recover those lost revenues…
Don’t think of Amazon chargebacks as just another cost of doing business.
The reality is that a large proportion of them are recoverable – and in fact, many never needed to happen in the first place, stemming from operational issues that are completely preventable.
If you’re looking to face the New Year with commercial rigour and clarity, we can help you treat chargeback recovery as a core part of your profitability planning, lifting pressure on your budgets and giving your brand a real advantage over the competition.
One of Amazon’s least understood Cost Drains
Brands struggle to grasp the complexities of chargebacks, so it’s little wonder that many just leave the topic alone.
But left unchecked, these fees have the power to erode contribution margins, distort Net PPM and undermine profitability models across entire ranges.
Why? Because most brands underestimate not only how much revenue they’re really losing every year, but also:
- How many errors sit hidden in the system.
- How preventable many chargebacks actually are.
- And how much working capital leakage they tolerate without realising.
Having seen this happen time after time, last year we launched a specialist Chargeback Recovery Service – built to help our clients recover revenue that would otherwise stay lost.
How we help you Recover those Revenues
Our dedicated service combines audit, recovery and prevention, offering:
- Detailed account audits to identify discrepancies, missed payments and chargeback errors.
- Recovery of lost revenue, bringing those funds back into your business.
- Analysis of root causes including fulfilment, invoicing, prep and compliance issues.
- Help with the operational improvements needed to eliminate the root causes and ensure losses don’t reappear every quarter.
- Ongoing monitoring and governance to help keep your cashflows healthy.
And if you’re wondering how effective it is? As one client told us:
“We had no idea how much revenue we were losing in chargebacks until Venture Forge stepped in.”
Why now’s the time to act
With cost pressures rising across Vendor and Seller businesses, reclaiming lost funds is one of the fastest ways to improve your margins without changing price, product or advertising spend.
And, as we head into 2026, there’s no doubt that tighter operational discipline will be key to separating the brands that scale from the ones that stagnate.
The Bottom Line
Chargebacks are more than just an operational inconvenience, they’re a real profit drain – and fixing them is one of the fastest, cleanest ways to strengthen your bottom line and free up capital for growth.
So if 2026 is the year you want better margins, stronger cashflow and a tighter operational foundation?
Reclaiming what you’re owed is the smartest place to start.