eBay Fee Calculator UK
CheckedThis eBay fee calculator UK sellers can use shows what eBay takes from a private or business sale, VAT included, and what is left after your costs. Free, no sign-up, and the result updates as you type.
eBay UK charges private sellers nothing when an item sells (except 3% on items delivered abroad). Business sellers pay a category final value fee on the whole sale, 40p per order over £10, a 0.35% regulatory fee and 20% VAT on those fees, so a £40 clothing sale with free postage costs a business seller £6.36 (15.9%).
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eBay UK runs two fee systems. Since 2024 a private seller based in the UK pays nothing when an item sells, unless it goes abroad. A business seller pays a final value fee set by the category, such as 6.9% on phones and laptops or 14.9% on jewellery, charged on the total the buyer pays with postage included. On top come a per-order fee, a 0.35% regulatory operating fee and, for overseas buyers, an international fee. eBay quotes every business fee before VAT, so a seller who is not VAT-registered pays 20% more than the rate card shows. This calculator applies each fee the way eBay's rate card does, including the price bands some categories have, then takes off what the item and its postage cost you.
How are eBay UK fees calculated?
Net profit = total the buyer pays − [category final value fee on that total + per-order fee (£0.30 at £10 or less, £0.40 above) + 0.35% regulatory fee + international fee] × (1 + VAT) − item cost − your postage. A UK private seller pays none of these, except 3% on items delivered abroad
LaTeX source
\text{Net} = T - \big[\mathrm{FVF}(T) + f + 0.0035\,T + i\,T\big](1 + v) - C_i - C_p, \quad T = P + S_b How much are eBay UK fees in 2026?
| Fee | Rate | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Private seller, item sells in the UK No final value fee and no regulatory fee. Motors listings excepted. | None | No final value fee and no regulatory fee. Motors listings excepted. |
| Private seller, delivered abroad On the whole sale, postage included. VAT included. | 3% | On the whole sale, postage included. VAT included. |
| Per-order fee, orders over £10 Business sellers. Every business fee below is before VAT. | 40p | Business sellers. Every business fee below is before VAT. |
| Per-order fee, orders of £10 or less | 30p | |
| Per-order fee, Home, Furniture & DIY, £10 or less For listings created since 19 April 2022. Some Collectables categories too. | 10p | For listings created since 19 April 2022. Some Collectables categories too. |
| Regulatory operating fee Business sellers, on the whole sale. | 0.35% | Business sellers, on the whole sale. |
| International fee, Eurozone and Northern Europe Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden count as Northern Europe. | 1.05% | Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden count as Northern Europe. |
| International fee, US and Canada | 1.8% | |
| International fee, rest of the world | 2% | |
| UK VAT on the fees above eBay adds it to business fees; a VAT-registered seller reclaims it. Etsy adds it unless your shop has given Etsy a VAT ID. | 20% | eBay adds it to business fees; a VAT-registered seller reclaims it. Etsy adds it unless your shop has given Etsy a VAT ID. |
| Clothes, shoes and accessories | 11.9% | |
| Trainers under £100 | 11.9% | |
| Trainers at £100 or more The £100 test is on the item price alone; the rate then applies to the whole sale. | 7% | The £100 test is on the item price alone; the rate then applies to the whole sale. |
| Women's bags and handbags | 12.9% to £800, then 7% | |
| Phones, laptops, tablets, cameras, TVs, headphones The lower rate is on the part of one item's sale above the threshold. | 6.9% to £1,000, then 3% | The lower rate is on the part of one item's sale above the threshold. |
| Other computing, phone, camera and audio items | 9.9% | |
| Books, music, films and TV | 9.9% | |
| Toys, collectables, sport, garden, baby, health and beauty Coins are banded and NFTs are 5%, so they are not in this group. | 10.9% | Coins are banded and NFTs are 5%, so they are not in this group. |
| Home, furniture and DIY (most) | 11.9% to £500, then 7.9% | |
| Furniture and bathroom | 10.9% to £500, 7.9% to £1,000, then 3% | |
| Appliances and DIY tools | 6.9% to £400, then 3% | |
| Jewellery | 14.9% to £1,000, then 4% | |
| Watches, parts and accessories | 12.9% to £750, then 3% | |
| Vehicle parts and accessories Tyres and sat navs have their own rates. | 9.5% to £750, then 3% | Tyres and sat navs have their own rates. |
| Crafts, pet supplies, tickets, everything else Also Wholesale & Job Lots. | 12.9% | Also Wholesale & Job Lots. |
UK rates, from the sources listed at the bottom of this page. The calculator above applies exactly these rates.
How much do you keep from an eBay UK sale?
| Sale price | eBay UK fees | You keep | Real rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £10 | £1.83 | £8.17 | 18.3% |
| £20 | £3.42 | £16.58 | 17.1% |
| £40 | £6.36 | £33.64 | 15.9% |
| £100 | £15.18 | £84.82 | 15.18% |
| £300 | £44.58 | £255.42 | 14.86% |
| £500 | £73.98 | £426.02 | 14.8% |
A business seller in clothing, free UK postage, VAT added to the fees. A private seller pays £0 on a UK sale. Before your own item, shipping and packaging costs; enter those in the calculator above to see profit.
Worked examples
A business seller's £40 jacket with £4 postage
£21.55 net profit
eBay charges 11.9% of the £44 the buyer pays (£5.24), the 40p order fee and the 0.35% regulatory fee (15p): £5.79 before VAT. With 20% VAT eBay takes £6.95, a real rate of 15.8%. Take off the £12 the jacket cost and the £3.50 postage, and £21.55 is left.
The numbers used
- You sell as
- business
- Category
- clothes
- Item sold for
- 40
- Postage charged to buyer
- 4
- What the item cost you
- 12
- Your postage cost
- 3.5
- Delivered to
- uk
- VAT on eBay's fees
- add
The same jacket sold by a private seller
£28.50 net profit
A UK private seller pays no final value fee and no regulatory fee, so the whole £44 arrives. After the £12 cost and £3.50 postage, £28.50 is left, £6.95 more than the business seller keeps. Posting it abroad would add a 3% international fee, £1.32 on this sale.
The numbers used
- You sell as
- private
- Category
- clothes
- Item sold for
- 40
- Postage charged to buyer
- 4
- What the item cost you
- 12
- Your postage cost
- 3.5
- Delivered to
- uk
- VAT on eBay's fees
- add
Questions sellers ask
Do private sellers pay fees on eBay UK?
Not when an item sells. Since 2024 a private seller based in the UK pays no final value fee and no regulatory operating fee, except on cars, motorcycles and other vehicles. Fees still apply in three cases: more than 300 listings in a month (35p for each extra listing), optional upgrades such as a subtitle or Gallery Plus, and a 3% international fee when the buyer's delivery address is outside the UK.
How much does eBay take from a £100 sale?
A private seller in the UK pays nothing. For a business seller in clothes, shoes and accessories, eBay takes £12.65 before VAT: 11.9% (£11.90), the 40p order fee and the 0.35% regulatory fee (35p). With 20% VAT that is £15.18. In a 12.9% category such as crafts or pet supplies it is £13.65, or £16.38 with VAT. Phones and laptops pay 6.9%, so £7.65 before VAT.
Does eBay charge VAT on its fees?
For business sellers, yes. eBay quotes its business seller fees excluding VAT and adds 20% on top. A VAT-registered business can usually reclaim that VAT on its return, so its real cost is the rate card figure; a business that is not VAT-registered pays the extra 20% for good. Private seller fees are quoted with VAT already included.
What is eBay's regulatory operating fee?
It is 0.35% of the total amount of every sale, charged to business sellers on top of the final value fee. The total includes the item price, postage and any taxes, so on a £44 order it comes to about 15p. UK private sellers do not pay it. Like the other business fees, it is quoted before VAT.
Does eBay charge more if I post abroad?
Yes. A business seller with a UK address pays an international fee on the whole sale, postage included: 1.05% for the Eurozone and Northern Europe, 1.8% for the US and Canada, and 2% for everywhere else, before VAT. A private seller pays a flat 3% on any sale delivered outside the UK, with VAT included.
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