🇬🇧 UK eBay Fee Calculator

United Kingdom eBay & PayPal Fees Structure

eBay’s fees are calculated based on whether you are a business or private seller. If you are a business seller, the final value fee will vary based on your listed item category, regardless of your shop type.

On top of that, eBay also rewards seller with a feature called Top Rated Seller, which provides a 10% discount off your final value fee. Check out eBay website to understand the requirements.

If you're registered for Managed Payments, Top Rated Seller discount will only take 10% off the varaiable final value fee excluding the 30p transaction fee.

There is a maximum final value fee cap of £250 for per item sold.

Business sellers are also charged additional 20% VAT.
If you're registered for VAT, then you can claim back the VAT of the item cost and eBay final value fee but the government will also take 20% of what you charged your customer.

For more information on eBay’s final value fees, check out their private or business seller centre.

If you’re selling a vehicle (excluding parts & accessories), please refer to eBay’s fees for Motors.

If you’re selling a service, please refer to eBay’s fees for Classified Ads.

If you're enrolled in eBay Managed Payments, no PayPal fee will be charged and the final value fee will be higher. For more information, please refer to their page on Managed Payment.

PayPal fees for domestic sales is 2.9% + £0.30 of the total selling price. For international sales, it is 3.4% + £0.30. This fee is calculated based on your item selling price (including shipping). If your products typically sell less than £5, you can apply for micropayments to your PayPal account. Visit this page to learn more.

For more information on PayPal fees, check out PayPal website.

To know more about PayPal international transaction fees, check out their fee table.

eBay Final Value Fees

Private sellers

All eBay fees includes VAT for private sellers.

Shop Category	Normal Rate	Top Rated Seller
All Categories	10.00%	9.00%

Business sellers

Business sellers are charged the same final value fee even if you have a Basic, Featured or Anchor Shop.

Main Category	Subcategory	Final Value Fees
Baby	Bath Toys Playmats & Jigsaw Mats	9% up to £250 6% above £250
	Everything else	9%
Cameras & Photography	Camcorders Camera Drone Accessories Digital Cameras Film Photography Lenses & Filters	5%
	Everything else	8%
Clothing, Shoes & Accessories	Baby Clothes, Shoes & Accessories	9%
	Everything else	10%
Computers, Tablets & Networking	Desktops & All-in-Ones Drives, Storage & Blank Media Enterprise Networking, Servers Home Networking & Connectivity Laptops & Netbooks Printers, Scanners & Suppliers Software Tablets & eBook Readers	5%
	Everything else	8%
Garden & Patio	Saunas	9% up to £250 6% above £250
	Conservatories	10% up to £250 6% above £250
	Everything else	10.9%
Health & Beauty	Hair Extensions & Wigs	10%
	Vape Pens, E-Cigarettes & Accessories Vaporizers	11%
	Everything else	9%
Home, Furniture & DIY	Appliances DIY Tools Kitchen Scales Paint Sprayers Smart Speakers	5%
	Electrical Socket Adapters & Converters Power Strips & Surge Protectors	8% up to £250 6% above £250
	Bath Furniture Other Home Plumbing & Fixtures Shower Pumps	9% up to £250 6% above £250
	Everything else	10% up to £250 6% above £250
Mobile Phones & Communication	Home Phones & Accessories Mobile & Smart Phones PDAs	5%
	Everything else	8%
Sound & Vision	DVD, Blu-ray & Home Cinema Headphones Home Audio & HiFi Separates iPods & MP3 Players Televisions TV Reception & Set-Top Boxes	5%
	Everything else	8%
Toys & Games	Tents	9% up to £250 6% above £250
	Everything else	9%
Vehicle Parts & Accessories	GPS & Sat Nav Power Tools & Equipment	5%
	Tyres Tyres & Tubes	6%
	Everything else	7%
Video Games & Consoles	Consoles	5%
	Everything else	8%
Antiques Art Coins Collectables Dolls & Bears Musical Instruments Pottery, Porcelain & Glass Sporting Goods Sports Memorabilia Stamps		9%
Books, Comics & Magazines DVDs, Films & TV Music		8%
Business, Office & Industrial Memorials & Funerals		10%
Crafts Event Tickets Pet Supplies Wholesale & Job Lots		11%
Holidays & Travel		6%
Everything else		11%

eBay Promoted Listings

You can use eBay's Promoted Listings to show your listings to more customers and get more sales. The fee charged is based on the ad rates you selected.

Quoting eBay - Ad rate is the percentage of an item's final sale price (excluding postage), and is only charged when a buyer clicks on the promoted listing and purchases the promoted item within 30 days of that click.

You can set the ad rate anywhere between 1% to 20% with an increment of 0.1%. Meaning you can have an ad rate of 1.5% or 16.2%.

For more information and eligibility requirements, please refer to this page.

eBay Managed Payments Fees

If you enrolled into eBay Managed Payments, you only have to pay the final value fees and no third party payment processing fees.

The Final Value Fees are higher but still less than what you pay to PayPal.

Each order includes a £0.30 transaction fee. This applies for private and business sellers.

Private Sellers

For more information, refer to eBay private sellers activated in managed payments page.

Main Category	Sub Category	Normal Rate
Clothing, Shoes & Accessories	Shoes & Accessories > Men > Men's Shoes > Trainers Shoes & Accessories > Women > Women's Shoes > Trainers	Selling price under £100 - 12.8% Selling price over £100 - 5%
	Everything else	For the portion up to £2,500 - 12.8% For the portion above £2,500 - 3%
Other categories		For the portion up to £2,500 - 12.8% For the portion above £2,500 - 3%

80% off variable Final Value Fees

The 80% discount only apply to the variable final value fee and not other fixed order level fees such as the 30p transaction fee, international fee, etc.

For the full terms and conditions, refer to 80% off FVF promo page.

50% off variable Final Value Fees

Similar to the 80% off promotion, the 50% discount only apply to the variable final value fee and not other fixed order level fees such as the 30p transaction fee, international fee, etc.

For the full terms and conditions, refer to 50% off FVF promo page.

Max £3 variable Final Value Fees

This replaces the previous max £1 promotion. It applies only to the variable final value fee and not other fixed order level fees such as the international fee, etc. There is also no 30p transaction fee.

For the full terms and conditions, refer to max max £3 FVF promo page.

2% variable Final Value Fees

This promotion only work if your item sells for £30 or more (including shipping). If the item sells for less, then it's the usual rate. Similar to other promotions listed above, it applies only to the variable final value fee and not other fixed order level fees such as the transaction fee(30p) ,international fee, etc.

For the full terms and conditions, refer to 2% FVF promo page.

Business Sellers

For more information, refer to eBay business sellers activated in managed payments page.

Main Category	Subcategory	Final Value Fees
Baby	Bath Toys Playmats & Jigsaw Mats	10.9% up to £250 7.9% above £250 and up to £650 2% above £650
	Everything else	10.9%
Cameras & Photography	Camcorders Camera Drone Accessories Digital Cameras Film Photography Lenses & Filters	6.9% up to £400 2% above £400
	Everything else	9.9%
Clothing, Shoes & Accessories	Baby Clothes, Shoes & Accessories	10.9%
	Shoes & Accessories > Men > Men's Shoes > Trainers Shoes & Accessories > Women > Women's Shoes > Trainers	Selling price under £100 - 11.9% Selling price over £100 - 5% + 30p
	Everything else	9.9%
Computers, Tablets & Networking	Desktops & All-in-Ones Drives, Storage & Blank Media Enterprise Networking, Servers Home Networking & Connectivity Laptops & Netbooks Printers, Scanners & Suppliers Software Tablets & eBook Readers	6.9% up to £400 2% above £400
	Everything else	9.9%
Garden & Patio	Saunas	10.9% up to £250 7.9% above £250 and up to £650 2% above £650
	Conservatories	11.9% up to £250 7.9% above £250
	Everything else	10.9%
Health & Beauty	Hair Extensions & Wigs	11.9%
	Vape Pens, E-Cigarettes & Accessories Vaporizers	12.9%
	Everything else	10.9%
Home, Furniture & DIY	Appliances DIY Tools Kitchen Scales Paint Sprayers Smart Speakers	6.9% up to £400 2% above £400
	Electrical Socket Adapters & Converters Power Strips & Surge Protectors	9.9% up to £250 7.9% above £250
	Bath Furniture Frying & Grill Pans Other Home Plumbing & Fixtures Shower Pumps	10.9% up to £250 7.9% above £250 and up to £650 2% above £650
	Everything else	11.9%
Jewellery & Watches	Bracelets Watches, Parts & Accessories	11.9% up to £500 2% above £500
	Everything else	12.9% up to £450 2% above £450
Mobile Phones & Communication	Home Phones & Accessories Mobile & Smart Phones PDAs	6.9% up to £400 2% above £400
	Everything else	9.9%
Sound & Vision	DVD, Blu-ray & Home Cinema Headphones Home Audio & HiFi Separates iPods & MP3 Players Televisions TV Reception & Set-Top Boxes	6.9% up to £400 2% above £400
	Everything else	9.9%
Toys & Games	Tents	10.9% up to £250 7.9% above £250
	Everything else	10.9%
Vehicle Parts & Accessories	GPS & Sat Nav Power Tools & Equipment	6.9% up to £400 2% above £400
	Tyres Tyres & Tubes	7.9% up to £250 2% above £250
	Everything else	8.9%
Video Games & Consoles	Consoles	6.9% up to £400 2% above £400
	Everything else	9.9%
Antiques Art Coins Collectables Dolls & Bears Musical Instruments Pottery, Porcelain & Glass Sporting Goods Sports Memorabilia Stamps		10.9%
Books, Comics & Magazines DVDs, Films & TV Music		9.9%
Business, Office & Industrial Memorials & Funerals		11.9%
Crafts Event Tickets Pet Supplies Wholesale & Job Lots		12.9%
Holidays & Travel		7.9% up to £650 2% above £650
Everything else		12.9%

15% + 5p Final Value Fees on all sales

From 24 Aug 2020 to 23 Feb 2021 31 Dec 2021, there is a special promotion for business sellers enrolled in eBay Managed Payments. Final Value Fees for all qualifying transactions for new and existing listings will be 15% + £0.05. Volume Discounts would not apply during the promotion period.

You need to activate this promotion to enjoy this flat rate on all your transactions.

5% + 30p Final Value Fees on all sales

This is another special final value fee promotion offered by eBay from time to time. Final Value Fees for all qualifying transactions for new and existing listings will be 5% + £0.30. For any eligible sales above £250, a 2% variable FVF percentage will be applied to the portion of the total amount of the sale above £250. Volume Discounts would not apply during the promotion period.

You need to activate this promotion to enjoy this flat rate on all your eligible sales. For more information, please check out eBay's 5% Final Value Fees on new listings page.

Volume discounts

eBay offers a volume discount, similar to what PayPal used to offer, based on your total sales volume (including shipping charge) for the past 3 months.

Sales volume prior 3 months	Discount on final value fees
£25,000 to £200,000	4%
Above £200,000	8%

International fee

If you sell oversea, there is an additional fee depending on the buyer's registered address.

Seller type	Region	Additional fee
Private	Eurozone & Northern Europe	0.6%
	US & Canada	2.16%
	All other countries	2.4%
Business	Eurozone & Northern Europe	0.5%
	US & Canada	1.8%
	All other countries	2.0%

eBay Charity

eBay allow any seller (private or business) to donate between 10% and 100% of their final sale price (excluding shipping charges) to a charity of his/her choice. For more information, please check out eBay for Charity.

PayPal Transaction Fees

Monthly Sales	Transaction Fee
Up to £1,500	3.4% + £0.20
£1,500.01 - £6,000.00	2.9% + £0.20
£6,000.01 - £15,000.00	2.4% + £0.20
£15,000.01 - £55,000.00	1.9% + £0.20
Domestic sales	2.9% + £0.30
Oversea sales	3.4% + £0.30
Micropayments Discounts (for transactions typically average less than £5)	5% + £0.05

FAQs

How much are fees on eBay?

For private sellers, the final value fee is 10% of the total sold price including shipping. For business sellers, eBay takes 6-11% + 20% VAT depending on the shop category. The maximum cap for each item sold is £250.

What percentage does eBay take UK?

The final value fee for private sellers is 10% and it is 6-11% + 20% VAT for business sellers depending on the item category. There is a maximum final value fee cap of £250 for per item sold.

How do I calculate eBay and PayPal fees?

For private sellers, eBay final value fee is 10% for any item category and PayPal charges 2.9% + £0.30. It's 12.9% + £0.30 for private sellers. For business sellers, eBay final value fee starts from 6% + 20% VAT and PayPal takes 2.9% + £0.30. In total, it's (6% + (6% * 1.2)) + 2.9% + £0.30.

How are eBay final value fees calculated?

For private sellers, eBay final value fee is 10% for any item category. For business sellers, eBay final value fee starts from 6% + 20% VAT. In total, it's (6% + (6% * 1.2)). The maximum cap for each item sold is £250.

What are eBay and PayPal fees?

For private sellers, eBay final value fee is 10% for any item category and PayPal charges 2.9% + £0.30. It's 12.9% + £0.30 in total private sellers.
For business sellers, eBay charge VAT so the final value fee starts from 6% + 20% VAT and PayPal takes 2.9% + £0.30. In total, it's (6% + (6% * 1.2)) + 2.9% + £0.30.

How much are eBay seller fees 2020?

Let's imagine an item listed in the baby category is sold for £100. For private sellers, eBay final value fee is £10 (10%) and PayPal merchant fee is £3.20 (2.9% + £0.30). For business sellers, eBay final value fee is £10.80 (9% + 20% VAT) and PayPal merchant fee is £3.20 (2.9% + £0.30). The final value fee varies for different item category.