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eBay Fee Calculator

Computes eBay's final value fee and net proceeds for a US sale in most categories (as of 2026-09: 13.6 % of the total sale amount up to $7,500 per item plus 2.35 % of the portion above, plus $0.40 per order or $0.30 for orders of $10 or less), with optional insertion fee and category-rate overrides.

When to use

You sell on eBay.com without an eBay Store in a standard category and want the fee, net proceeds or effective fee rate for a listing price.

Do not use when: The item is in a category with different rates (books, movies, music, coins, trading cards, some vehicle and business categories) unless you enter that rate, the seller has an eBay Store subscription, or you sell on another eBay site; promoted-listing ad fees are not included.

Formula

total = item_price + shipping_charged; fvf = min(total, threshold) × rate/100 + max(total − threshold, 0) × upper_rate/100; per_order = 0.30 if total ≤ 10 else 0.40; total_fees = fvf + per_order + insertion_fee; net = total − total_fees

Rates are eBay.com's published final value fees for sellers without a Store as of 2026-09; eBay applies the percentage to the total amount of the sale including shipping and sales tax (tax is not modelled here). Category-specific rates and Store-subscriber discounts must be entered manually.

Inputs

ParameterTypeUnitRequiredDescription
item_pricenumberUSDyesSale price of the item. Range: > 0, ≤ 10000000
shipping_chargednumberUSDdefault 0Shipping and handling paid by the buyer; eBay charges the final value fee on the total including shipping (and sales tax). Range: ≥ 0, ≤ 100000
final_value_fee_percentnumber%default 13.6Percentage on the total up to the threshold. 13.6 for most categories; e.g. 15.3 for books, movies and music. Range: ≥ 0, ≤ 50
upper_tier_percentnumber%default 2.35Percentage on the portion of the total above tier_threshold. Range: ≥ 0, ≤ 50
tier_thresholdnumberUSDdefault 7500Amount up to which the main rate applies (per item). Range: > 0, ≤ 10000000
per_order_feenumberUSDnoFixed fee per order; defaults to $0.40, or $0.30 when the total is $10.00 or less. Range: ≥ 0, ≤ 10
insertion_feenumberUSDdefault 0Listing fee, if any: $0.35 per listing after the 250 monthly zero-insertion-fee listings. Range: ≥ 0, ≤ 100

Outputs

OutputTypeUnitDescription
total_sale_amountnumberitem_price + shipping_charged (basis of the final value fee).
final_value_feenumberTiered percentage of the total sale amount.
per_order_fee_appliednumber$0.30 for totals of $10.00 or less, otherwise $0.40 (or the override).
total_feesnumberfinal_value_fee + per-order fee + insertion_fee.
net_proceedsnumbertotal_sale_amount − total_fees (before your own shipping cost).
effective_fee_percentnumber%total_fees / total_sale_amount × 100.

Example

$100 item, most categories: {"item_price":100} → {"total_sale_amount":100,"final_value_fee":13.6,"per_order_fee_applied":0.4,"total_fees":14,"net_proceeds":86,"effective_fee_percent":14}

$8,000 item (crosses the $7,500 tier): {"item_price":8000} → {"final_value_fee":1031.75,"total_fees":1032.15,"net_proceeds":6967.85,"effective_fee_percent":12.9}

GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/ebay-fee?item_price=100

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FAQ

Is the fee charged on shipping and sales tax too?

Yes. eBay's final value fee is a percentage of the total amount the buyer pays, including shipping, handling and sales tax collected. Add the shipping charge here; sales tax is not modelled.

Which categories differ from 13.6 %?

Examples on the source page: books, movies and music 15.3 %; coins and bullion, trading cards, musical instruments, business equipment and some vehicle categories have their own rates. Enter that rate in final_value_fee_percent.

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