eBay Fee Calculator

How do eBay fees work in the US?

When an item sells, eBay charges a final value fee: a percentage of the total amount of the sale. That total is the item price plus the postage your buyer pays plus the sales tax eBay collects. For most categories it is 13.6% on the first $7,500 of each item and 2.35% on anything above. On top comes a per-order fee of $0.30 on orders of $10 or less and $0.40 above that.

Some categories have their own rule. Books, films and music: 15.3% up to $7,500; 2.35% over $7,500. Guitars and basses: 6.7% up to $7,500; 2.35% over $7,500; insertion free. Athletic shoes: 8% if sale is $150 or more, and NO per-order fee; 13.6% if under $150. Pick the category in the calculator and it uses the right rule.

Why does sales tax change my eBay fee?

Because eBay charges its percentage on the tax it collects for the state. Take a $100 item with $10 postage to a buyer paying 8% sales tax. The buyer pays $118.80, so the final value fee is worked out on $118.80, not $110. The fees come to $16.56 and you receive $93.44. Put your buyer’s tax rate in the calculator; if you sell all over the country, an average rate is a fair guess.

How do eBay UK fees work?

Private sellers living in the UK pay no final value fee on most items. Instead the buyer pays a Buyer Protection fee on top of the price: £0.10 plus 7% of the first £20, 4% from £20 to £300 and 2% from £300 to £4,000. It does not come out of your money. If you post the item abroad, you pay an international fee of 3%.

Business sellers pay a final value fee by category (from 9.9% to 12.9% in most, some with a lower rate above a set price), a per-order fee of £0.30 or £0.40, and a regulatory operating fee of 0.35%. eBay’s business fee page shows these fees without VAT.

What changes are coming?

eBay’s currency conversion charge, paid when eBay converts a sale into your currency, is 3% (3.25% from 14 October 2026) for US sellers and 2.5% (2.75% from 1 December 2026) for UK sellers. The calculator uses the right rate for the day you open it. Every change we record is on our fee changes page.