E-commerce

Marketplace Fee Calculator

See exactly what a marketplace deducts from one sale, line by line, without having to enter a cost price.

6 inputs Free, no sign-up

Your figures

Only marketplaces that are switched on appear here.

Marketplace commission usually depends on the category. Leave it blank to use the rate that applies to everything.

Who ships the order

Marketplaces charge differently depending on who handles the parcel.

What the customer pays, after any discount.

The greater of the actual and volumetric weight - the volumetric weight calculator works that out.

Leave at 1 to work per unit.

Result

Your result

Enter your figures and the result appears here.

Estimates only. Rates, fees and specifications change. Confirm against the official source before you rely on a figure — see our disclaimer.

About this calculator

Marketplace deductions are not one number. A commission, a closing or fixed fee, a collection fee and a shipping charge are billed separately, each on a different basis, and a payout statement lists them that way too. This calculator shows the same breakdown before you list the product.

It deliberately does not ask what the product cost you. Use it to compare channels, to sanity-check a payout, or to see what a price change does to the deductions.

How to use this calculator

  1. Choose the marketplace. Only ones that are switched on appear.
  2. Choose the product category, if the commission depends on one.
  3. Say who ships the order and enter the shipping weight.
  4. Enter the price the customer pays.
  5. Read the itemised deductions and what is left.

The formula

Each configured component is priced on its own basis and then added up:

Percentage fee = basis x rate / 100
Fixed fee      = the flat amount
Per-kg fee     = rate x weight
Stepped fee    = base, then the step charge for each further slab

A component can be charged on the selling price, on the item total, on the weight, or on the fees above it - GST on marketplace fees is the usual example of the last. That is why the order the components are listed in matters.

You receive = Selling price - total fees
SymbolMeaningUnit
Selling price What the customer pays Rs
Weight Chargeable shipping weight kg
Fees Everything the marketplace deducts Rs

Worked example

With a commission of 15%, a fixed fee of 40 and a shipping charge of 65 on a sale at 1,499:

Selling price     1,499.00
Commission         -224.85   (15% of 1,499)
Fixed fee           -40.00
Shipping            -65.00
You receive       1,169.15   (fees are 22% of the price)

Those rates are an illustration of the arithmetic. What your marketplace actually charges comes from the rates configured on this site or from your own fee statement.

Notes and limits

This site holds no published marketplace rate card. Fee schedules change without notice, differ by seller account and category, and are widely misreported, so the calculator uses rates an administrator has entered and dated. Where a required rate has not been configured, it says so rather than assuming one.

  • Advertising, storage and long-term fees are not included.
  • Return and RTO charges are not included.
  • Promotional rate reductions and seller-specific agreements are not modelled.

What this calculation assumes

  • Every figure comes from the fee rules configured on this site, matched on the date of the calculation.
  • One order, shipped once, with no return.
  • Promotional or negotiated rates specific to your account are not reflected.

Frequently asked questions

Why is a fee showing as not configured?

Because nobody has entered a verified figure for it on this site yet. The alternative would be to invent a rate, which would be worse: you might price against it. An administrator can add the rate under Tools, Marketplaces, with a note of where it came from and the date it takes effect.

Why do the fees change when I change the weight?

Shipping is usually charged in weight slabs, so crossing a slab boundary moves the charge up a step. That is also why the weight to use is the greater of the actual and the volumetric weight - a light but bulky parcel is billed on its size.

Is GST on the fees included?

If it has been configured, yes, as its own line charged on the fees above it. Whether you can claim it back as input credit is a separate question, and the GST profit calculator covers it.

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