Question 1

What are TikTok Shop fees in 2026?

Accepted Answer

TikTok Shop charges most US sellers a 6% referral fee on every order (minimum $0.30), plus roughly 2% payment processing — about 8% of the order total, including the shipping the buyer pays. Example: on a $40 order TikTok keeps about $3.20. Affiliate creator commissions and TikTok Shop Ads come on top, so add them to your ad spend for the real number.

Question 2

How to calculate Etsy profit margin?

Accepted Answer

Start with the item price plus shipping charged. Subtract Etsy's 6.5% transaction fee, the $0.20 listing fee, 3% + $0.25 payment processing and (if the sale came from an ad) the 15% Offsite Ads fee. Then subtract item cost, shipping label, packaging and ad spend. Etsy profit margin = net profit ÷ gross revenue × 100. Most Etsy sellers lose 10–13% to fees before costs.

Question 3

What fees does Shopify charge per sale?

Accepted Answer

With Shopify Payments, online card rates are 2.9% + $0.30 on Basic, 2.6% + $0.30 on the regular Shopify plan and 2.4% + $0.30 on Advanced. If you use a third-party payment gateway such as PayPal or Stripe instead, Shopify adds an extra transaction fee (around 1% on mid-tier plans) on top of that gateway's own charges.

Question 4

How much does eBay take from a sale in 2026?

Accepted Answer

eBay's final value fee is about 13.25% of the total sale (item + shipping) in most categories, 9.35% for many tech and electronics categories and around 12.35% for clothing and shoes, plus a $0.30 per-order fee. Promoted Listings add the ad rate you pick, usually 2–10%.

Question 5

What are Amazon FBM seller fees?

Accepted Answer

Amazon charges a referral fee averaging 15% of the sale price for merchant-fulfilled (FBM) orders, with category rates ranging roughly 8–17%. Individual sellers also pay $0.99 per item; Professional sellers pay a monthly subscription instead.

Question 6

Which platform has the lowest selling fees?

Accepted Answer

For most products Shopify has the lowest per-order fees (about 3%), followed by TikTok Shop (~8%), Etsy (~10–13%), eBay (~13–14%) and Amazon (~15%). Shopify has a monthly plan cost and needs its own traffic, so use the Compare All Platforms view to see your real profit on each.

Question 7

What is a good profit margin for ecommerce?

Accepted Answer

A healthy net margin for online sellers is 20–30% after all fees, shipping and ads. Dropshippers often run 10–20%, handmade and private-label brands 30%+. Below 15% there is little room for returns, chargebacks or rising ad costs.

Question 8

What is a break-even price and how do I calculate it?

Accepted Answer

The break-even price is the lowest selling price where net profit is zero: every platform fee, product cost, shipping cost and ad dollar is covered, with nothing left over. Because fees are a percentage of price, break-even = (fixed costs + fixed fees) ÷ (1 − fee %). This calculator works it out for you.

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