How are eBay selling fees calculated?
For eBay.com, the final value fee is generally a percentage of the total amount of the sale plus a per-order fee. The percentage depends on category and Store status, and some categories use thresholds or progressive tiers.
What is an eBay final value fee?
It is the main selling fee charged when an item sells. This calculator separates the percentage portion and the per-order fee when category rules are used.
How much does eBay charge per sale?
The answer depends on the fee category, whether you have an eBay Store, advertising, international selling, and any seller-performance additional fees. Use Seller Hub as the final account-specific reference.
Does eBay charge fees on shipping?
Buyer-paid shipping can be included in the total amount used to calculate eBay selling fees. Seller-paid shipping is treated separately as your economic cost.
Does eBay charge fees on sales tax?
eBay's US selling-fee guidance includes sales tax in the total amount of the sale used for fee calculation. This calculator does not count buyer sales tax as your seller revenue.
Stores, advertising, and international selling
Are eBay Store fees lower?
Starter generally follows the standard fee table, while Basic, Premium, Anchor, and Enterprise share a lower Store fee table for many categories. Store subscriptions are monthly costs, so this calculator allocates them per order only when you provide monthly order volume.
How do Promoted Listings fees work?
For a General campaign, an attributed sale can incur an ad fee based on your ad rate and the total sale amount. Priority campaigns and other ad structures should use the actual ad-cost input rather than a made-up percentage.
Does eBay charge an international fee?
For a US-registered seller not using eBay International Shipping, eBay currently charges an international fee when the buyer or delivery address is outside the US. Eligible eBay International Shipping transactions are treated separately.
Does eBay charge a payment processing fee?
eBay's current US selling-fee guidance says the final value fee structure does not require a separate third-party payment processing fee. This calculator therefore does not add an old PayPal-style fee by default.
Is selling on eBay profitable?
It depends on selling price, product cost, category fees, shipping, Store plan, advertising, returns, and other costs. A high selling price does not guarantee a positive margin.
FAQ
What is the eBay per-order fee?
The per-order fee depends on the order amount, and some categories have specific exceptions such as qualifying Athletic Shoes. The calculator reads the current values from its eBay fee data module.
Is the per-order fee charged per item?
No. eBay defines an order as items purchased by the same buyer at checkout using the same shipping method. This calculator models a single-item, single-order sale, so combined orders may need manual allocation.
Why is sales tax included in the fee base but not profit revenue?
The buyer's tax can be part of eBay's fee calculation base, but it is not treated here as revenue you keep from selling the product.
How are returns handled?
Fee credits can depend on the actual return or cancellation situation. Instead of assuming an automatic fee refund, this calculator uses your expected return rate and expected economic loss per return.
Does this calculator include seller currency conversion charges?
No. This page is for eBay.com US-dollar economics and does not automatically model cross-site seller currency conversion. Enter a known amount under Other eBay fees if it applies to your case.
Official fee sources
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eBay fees can change. Actual account-specific fees may differ. Verify the final amount in eBay Seller Hub.