eBay Fee Calculator

Enter the sale price, the shipping the buyer pays and your costs. The calculator works out the final value fee on the order total, the per-order fee, any promoted listing fee and insertion fee, then shows your profit and margin. Category presets fill in common final value fee rates as defaults to verify. A second column shows the same sale on your own online store. Every rate is an editable default taken from the vendor's standard published US pricing as of September 2026. Fees change and vary by country, account and product, so check the linked pricing page before relying on a number. Everything runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to We.Inc or anyone else.

How it works

  1. Enter the sale price, the shipping charged to the buyer and the sales tax on the order. eBay charges the final value fee on the total the buyer pays, tax included.
  2. Pick a category preset or type your own final value fee percentage. Presets are defaults to verify against eBay's fee page for your category and seller level.
  3. Check the per-order fee: $0.40 by default for orders over $10 and $0.30 for $10 or less. The calculator switches automatically.
  4. Add a promoted listing ad rate if the item sold through a promoted listing, and an insertion fee if you are past your free listings.
  5. Enter your item cost and shipping label cost to get profit and margin, and fill in the own-store column to compare.

Worked example: a used camera lens

A lens sells for $180 with $12 shipping and $14.40 sales tax, so the buyer pays $206.40. At 13.6% the final value fee is $28.07, plus the $0.40 order fee. With a 4% promoted listing rate, another $8.26. Total fees are $36.73.

The lens cost $95 and the label $11.50, so profit is $180 plus $12 minus $36.73, $95 and $11.50, which is $48.77. Tax is passed through to the state and not counted as income. The margin on the $192 you keep before costs is 25.4%.

When your own store makes sense

Repeat buyers and people who already know your brand do not need a marketplace to find you. For those orders, your own site costs only card processing and a share of the website plan. The comparison column shows that difference so you can decide where to point them, for example with a card in each parcel.

Tips

Frequently asked questions

How much does eBay take from a sale?

For most categories the default here is a 13.6% final value fee on the total the buyer pays, including shipping and sales tax, plus $0.40 per order over $10. On a $50 item with $8 shipping and $4 tax, that is 13.6% of $62, or $8.43, plus $0.40. Rates vary by category, so check eBay's fee page.

Why is the final value fee charged on sales tax?

eBay calculates it on the total amount of the sale, which it defines to include shipping and sales tax. This calculator follows that rule, so enter the tax on the order if there is any.

What do the category presets mean?

They are common eBay final value fee rates as we understand them in September 2026, such as most categories, books and media, and guitars. They are shortcuts, not a full list. Confirm the rate for your exact category and account on eBay's fee page, and type it in if it differs.

How are promoted listing fees calculated?

With general promoted listings you pay the ad rate you chose as a percentage of the sale total when the sale comes through the ad. Enter that rate and the calculator adds it to the fees.

What is in the own online store column?

The same order on your own website: your card processing fee plus your monthly website cost spread over your monthly orders. The $20 website cost is an example, the price of We.Inc's Starter plan. Put in your own numbers.

Is this calculator made by eBay?

No. It is an independent free tool. Check eBay's official fee pages before pricing.

Related: Etsy Fee Calculator, PayPal Fee Calculator, Payment Processing Fee Calculator, Margin Calculator, Website builder.

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