What is Walmart merchandising fee?

Some in-store products also have a merchandising fee at Walmart. This may apply to items such as batteries, mattresses, TVs, and electronic devices. This depends on the state jurisdiction in which your Walmart resides.

This fee is a tax for these items because the items require extra resources to dispose of as they can generally not be recycled or disposed of in waste facilities.

In addition, certain Walmarts also use the merchandising fee as an incentive for customers to dispose of the product through their own disposal sites.

An example of this is with car batteries; Walmart charges a merchandising fee for these products and gives customers cash back or store credit when the item is returned.