Amazon ends shared Prime transport

Amazon is shutting down the Prime Invitee program which allowed members to increase free transport to folks exterior their family. An up to date support page says sharing by way of Invitee will finish on October 1 and that beforehand invited company can be notified by September 5 of the modifications.

The Verge is reporting that customers who do not stay with the first account proprietor can be prompted to create their very own Amazon Prime accounts and can be supplied a reduced fee of $14.99 for all the first yr after which the usual fee of $14.99 per 30 days thereafter. We reached out to Amazon to see what measures the corporate plans to take to forestall account sharing past limiting deliveries to 1 handle, however the firm did not have any specifics to share.

The corporate is encouraging customers to benefit from Amazon Family, which permits the sharing of Prime advantages amongst a number of folks underneath the identical roof. This association is restricted to 2 adults together with the first account holder and as much as 4 kids. As much as 4 teenagers may also be included in the event that they had been added earlier than April 7, 2025. Family members who take part in Amazon Household can entry free transport, Prime Video and extra.

Many main subscription-based on-line providers have been cracking down on sharing just lately, particularly streamers like HBO Max and Disney+. Reuters just lately reported that regardless of a document four-day Prime Day this yr, Amazon fell in need of its objectives for brand new Prime account sign-ups.

Replace, September 2, 2025, 5:05PM ET: This story was up to date to notice that Amazon did not have any specifics on what measures it will take to restrict account sharing underneath this new coverage.