What percentage does eBay take in the US?

It depends on your shop. Without a store, most categories are 13.25% on the portion up to $7,500 then 2.35% above. With a Basic, Premium or Anchor store, most categories drop to 12.35% up to $2,500 — and some, like laptops and consoles, fall to 7%. On top sits a per-order fee and Managed Payments at 2.7% + $0.25.

Does a store subscription save me money?

Often, yes. The same laptop is 13.25% without a store and 7% with one. Whether the saving covers the subscription depends on your volume and categories — this calculator lets you switch between the two and compare.

Do I pay tax on the sales tax eBay collects?

No. eBay collects sales tax from the buyer and remits it. It is not your money and it does not affect your profit, which is why this calculator leaves it out.

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Fee rules transcribed from eBay's published schedules · verified 29 September 2026 · eBay UK fees · eBay US fees

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How eBay fees actually work in the UK

eBay does not charge one flat percentage. What you pay depends on where you sell, whether you are a business or private seller, which category the item sits in, how much it sold for, and in the US whether you have a shop subscription. This page sets out all of it.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Private sellers pay nothing

Since 1 October 2024, UK private sellers pay no final value fee, no per-order fee and no regulatory fee on ordinary domestic sales. eBay charges the buyer a Buyer Protection Fee instead, so your proceeds are the full amount you listed.

Watch out for outdated calculators. Several eBay fee calculators still show UK private sellers paying 12.8%. That has not been correct since October 2024. If a tool charges you a private-seller final value fee, its data is stale.

Business sellers pay four things

Charge	What it is
Final value fee	Category-based, charged on the item plus the postage the buyer paid. Ranges from 6.9% to 14.9%, and many categories are tiered — a higher rate up to a threshold, a lower rate above it.
Per-order fee	£0.30 on orders up to £10, £0.40 above. Some categories charge 10p on small orders.
Regulatory operating fee	0.35% of the total sale, covering eBay's compliance costs.
VAT	20% on top of all the fees above. Reclaimable if you are VAT-registered on the standard scheme.

UK business final value fees by category

Category	Subcategory	Final value fee
Art	Art NFTs	5%
Art	Everything else	10.9%
Cameras & Photography	Camcorders / Digital Cameras / Film / Lenses	6.9% up to £1,000 · 3% above £1,000
Cameras & Photography	Everything else	9.9%
Clothing, Shoes & Accessories	Baby Clothes, Shoes & Accessories	10.9%
	Men's / Women's Trainers	11.9%
	Everything else	9.9%
Collectables	Everything else	10.9%
Computers, Tablets & Networking	Desktops / Laptops / Drives / Servers / Printers / Tablets	6.9% up to £1,000 · 3% above £1,000
Computers, Tablets & Networking	Everything else	9.9%
Films & TV	Everything else	9.9%
Garden & Patio	All	10.9%
Health & Beauty	Hair Extensions & Wigs	11.9%
	Electronic Smoking, Parts & Accessories	12.9%
	Everything else	10.9%
Home, Furniture & DIY	Appliances / DIY Tools	6.9% up to £400 · 3% above £400
	Power Strips & Surge Protectors	9.9% up to £250 · 7.9% above £250
	Bath / Furniture / Plumbing & Fixtures	10.9% up to £500 · 7.9% from £500 to £1,000 · 3% above £1,000
	Everything else	11.9% up to £500 · 7.9% above £500
Jewellery & Watches	Watches, Parts & Accessories	12.9% up to £750 · 2% above £750
Jewellery & Watches	Everything else	14.9% up to £1,000 · 4% above £1,000
Mobile Phones & Communication	Home Phones / Mobile & Smart Phones / PDAs	6.9% up to £400 · 2% above £400
Mobile Phones & Communication	Everything else	9.9%
Music	Everything else	9.9%
Sound & Vision	DVD & Home Cinema / Headphones / HiFi / Televisions	6.9% up to £1,000 · 3% above £1,000
Sound & Vision	Everything else	9.9%
Sports Memorabilia	Everything else	10.9%
Toys & Games	Tents	10.9% up to £250 · 7.9% above £250
Toys & Games	Everything else	10.9%
Vehicle Parts & Accessories	GPS & Sat Nav / Power Tools & Equipment	6.9% up to £400 · 3% above £400
	Tyres & Tubes	7.9% up to £250 · 3% above £250
	Everything else	8.9%
Video Games & Consoles	Consoles	6.9% up to £400 · 2% above £400
Video Games & Consoles	Everything else	9.9%
Antiques / Coins / Dolls / Pottery / Stamps	All	10.9%
Musical Instruments / Sporting Goods	All	10.9%
Books, Comics & Magazines	All	9.9%
Business, Office & Industrial	All	11.9%
Crafts / Event Tickets / Pet Supplies / Job Lots	All	12.9%
Holidays & Travel	All	7.9% up to £650 · 2% above £650
Everything else	All	12.9%

UK international fees

Seller	Buyer's region	Extra fee
Business	Eurozone & Northern Europe	0.5%
	US & Canada	1.8%
	Everywhere else	2.0%

A seller currency conversion charge of 2.5% may also apply when eBay converts your funds.

🇺🇸 United States

Store subscription changes everything

In the US the same item can cost you very different fees depending on whether you have a shop. A laptop is 13.25% without a store and 7% with one — on a $900 laptop that is a $56 difference on a single sale.

US final value fees by category

Category	No store / Starter	Basic / Premium / Anchor store
Everything else	13.25% up to $7,500 · 2.35% above $7,500	12.35% up to $2,500 · 2.35% above $2,500
Books & Magazines	14.95% up to $7,500 · 2.35% above $7,500	14.95% up to $2,500 · 2.35% above $2,500
Movies & TV	14.95% up to $7,500 · 2.35% above $7,500	14.95% up to $2,500 · 2.35% above $2,500
Music (excl. vinyl)	14.95% up to $7,500 · 2.35% above $7,500	14.95% up to $2,500 · 2.35% above $2,500
Music — Vinyl Records	13.25% up to $7,500 · 2.35% above $7,500	12.35% up to $2,500 · 2.35% above $2,500
Consumer Electronics	13.25% up to $7,500 · 2.35% above $7,500	9% up to $2,500 · 2.35% above $2,500
Computers — laptops, desktops, tablets	13.25% up to $7,500 · 2.35% above $7,500	7% up to $2,500 · 2.35% above $2,500
Computers — cables, keyboards, accessories	13.25% up to $7,500 · 2.35% above $7,500	12.35% up to $2,500 · 2.35% above $2,500
Cell Phones & Accessories	13.25% up to $7,500 · 2.35% above $7,500	9% up to $2,500 · 2.35% above $2,500
Jewelry & Watches	15% up to $5,000 · 9% above $5,000	13% up to $5,000 · 7% above $5,000
Watches, Parts & Accessories	15% up to $1,000 · 6.5% from $1,000 to $7,500 · 3% above $7,500	12.5% up to $1,000 · 4% from $1,000 to $5,000 · 3% above $5,000
Guitars & Basses	6.35% up to $7,500 · 2.35% above $7,500	6.35% up to $2,500 · 2.35% above $2,500
Musical Instruments — other	13.25% up to $7,500 · 2.35% above $7,500	10% up to $2,500 · 2.35% above $2,500
Video Game Consoles	13.25% up to $7,500 · 2.35% above $7,500	7% up to $2,500 · 2.35% above $2,500
Video Games & Accessories	13.25% up to $7,500 · 2.35% above $7,500	12.35% up to $2,500 · 2.35% above $2,500
Coins & Paper Money	13.25% up to $7,500 · 2.35% above $7,500	9% up to $4,000 · 2.35% above $4,000
Coins — Bullion	13.25% up to $7,500 · 7% above $7,500	7.35% up to $1,500 · 5% from $1,500 to $10,000 · 4.5% above $10,000
Clothing, Shoes & Accessories	13.25% up to $7,500 · 2.35% above $7,500	12.35% up to $2,500 · 2.35% above $2,500
Women's Bags & Handbags	15% up to $2,000 · 9% above $2,000	13% up to $2,000 · 7% above $2,000
NFTs (art, music, trading card)	5%	5%
Heavy Equipment / Printing Presses / Food Trucks	3% up to $15,000 · 0.5% above $15,000	2.5% up to $15,000 · 0.5% above $15,000

The other US charges

Charge	Detail
Per-order fee	$0.30 on orders up to $10, $0.40 above
Managed Payments	2.7% + $0.25, calculated before the eBay fee
International	An extra 1.65% on sales to overseas buyers
Top Rated Seller	Roughly 10% off the variable final value fee in most categories
Sales tax	Collected by eBay from the buyer. It is not your money and does not affect your profit.

What this calculator does not model

Being straight about the limits. Maximum fee caps per item are not applied. eBay Motors and Classified Ads use separate schedules and are excluded. Some deep subcategories carry their own rates that are not listed here. Fees change — the date at the top of this page is when these rules were last checked, and eBay's own fee pages are always the final word.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage does eBay take in the UK?

For business sellers, a category final value fee between 6.9% and 14.9% on the item plus postage, a per-order fee of £0.30 or £0.40, a 0.35% regulatory operating fee, and 20% VAT on all of it. Private sellers pay nothing on ordinary domestic sales.

Do eBay fees apply to postage?

Yes. The final value fee is charged on the total the buyer paid, which includes the postage you charged them.

How do I work out what price to list at?

Switch this calculator to Profit → Price, enter what you paid and the profit you want, and it gives you the price to list at with every fee already accounted for.

Why can't eBay show me my profit?

eBay knows what the buyer paid and what it charged you. It has no record of what you paid your supplier, because that purchase happened elsewhere. Without cost of goods, profit cannot be calculated.