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Seller fee cheat sheet

US rates, checked November 13, 2026

The headline fees for each platform at a glance. Rates vary by category, plan, and country, so open the calculator for your exact numbers.

Platform	Main fees	Calculator
Amazon	Referral fee: 15% in most categories, $0.30 minimum Professional plan: $39.99 a month Individual plan: $0.99 per item sold FBA fulfillment: By size and weight; check Seller Central	Amazon FBA Profit
Etsy	Listing fee: $0.20 per listing Transaction fee: 6.5% of item and shipping Processing (US): 3% + $0.25 Offsite Ads: 15% or 12%, capped at $100	Etsy Profit
eBay	Final value fee: 13.6% of total sale in most categories Per-order fee: $0.30 ($10 or less) or $0.40 Listings: 250 free a month, then $0.35	eBay Fee
Shopify	Basic plan: $29 a month yearly, $39 monthly Card rate (Basic): 2.9% + 30¢ online Other gateways: Extra 2% on Basic	Shopify Profit
WooCommerce	Plugin: Free Card fees: Set by your gateway	WooCommerce Profit
PayPal	PayPal Checkout: 3.49% + 49¢ Cards: 2.99% + 49¢ In person: 2.29% + 9¢	PayPal Fee
Stripe	US online cards: 2.9% + 30¢ International card: +1.5% Currency conversion: +1%	Stripe Fee
Walmart Marketplace	Referral fee: 15% in most categories Monthly fee: None	Walmart Seller Profit
TikTok Shop	Referral fee: 6% published (8% reported since Aug 2026) Monthly fee: None	TikTok Shop Profit
Square	In person (Free plan): 2.6% + 15¢ Online or invoice: 3.3% + 30¢ Keyed in: 3.5% + 15¢ Non-US cards: +1.5%	Square Fee

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How we check the numbers

Every fee in our calculators goes through the same steps, so you can see where a number came from and how current it is.

1Read the platform's own fee pageRates come from each platform's published fee schedule or help center, never from third-party summaries.
2Store each rate in one placeEvery rate lives in a single fee configuration with its source link, so one update fixes every calculator that uses it.
3Test the mathAutomated tests check every formula and edge case, such as fee caps, minimums, and per-order thresholds.
4Date it and log itEach tool shows the date its rates were reviewed, and every change is recorded in the log below.

Fee change log

Last full review November 13, 2026

Every time a platform changes a rate our calculators use, it is recorded here with the date.

November 13, 2026, All platforms
Full review of every fee schedule used by the calculators, checked against each platform's published fee pages.
November 13, 2026, TikTok Shop
Calculator default kept at the published 6% referral fee. Some US sellers report 8% on new orders since August 4, 2026, so the rate is editable under Assumptions.
November 13, 2026, Etsy
Added country presets for payment processing and regulatory operating fees: US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia, and India.

Seller fee glossary

Referral fee: The percentage a marketplace such as Amazon or Walmart keeps from each sale, usually set by product category.
Final value fee: eBay's name for its percentage of the total sale, including shipping.
Transaction fee: Etsy's 6.5% fee on the item price, shipping, and gift wrap.
Payment processing fee: What a payment provider charges to take a card or wallet payment, usually a percentage plus a fixed amount.
Fulfillment fee: What a marketplace charges to store, pack, and ship your orders, such as Amazon FBA or Walmart WFS.
Profit margin: Profit divided by the selling price. A 40% margin means you keep $40 of every $100 in sales.
Markup: Profit divided by cost. The same sale has a higher markup than margin.
Break-even price: The lowest price at which the sale covers every fee and cost, with zero profit.
Gross-up: Raising an invoice so you still receive the full amount after a payment fee is taken.
Chargeback: A payment reversed by the buyer's bank. You lose the sale and usually pay a dispute fee.

Questions about our resources

How often do you check platform fees?

We review every fee schedule used by our calculators against each platform's published fee pages. The last full review was on November 13, 2026, and every change is listed in the fee change log on this page.

Why might my statement differ from the calculator?

Fees depend on your category, plan, promotions, currency, taxes, and refunds, and platforms change their rates. Our calculators show every assumption so you can edit it to match your account.

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