ECOMMERCE FEE CHEAT SHEET 2026
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Quick reference for Etsy, Shopify, Amazon FBA & eBay — the silent margin killers.
Source: ecommerce-profit-tracker · CC0 reference data. Verify on official platform pages.

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ETSY (2026)
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Listing fee              $0.20   per listing, auto-renews
Transaction fee          6.5%    of (item price + shipping)
Payment processing       3% + $0.25  on (item + shipping)
Offsite ads              12-15%  only if sale via Offsite Ads click
                                 (12% under $10k sales, 15% over)

Worked example — $30 item, $8 shipping, $8 materials, no offsite ad:
  Sale basis:         $38.00
  Listing:            -$0.20
  Transaction (6.5%): -$2.47
  Processing (3%+.25):-$1.39
  Materials:          -$8.00
  Shipping (est):     -$3.00
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  Net profit:         $22.94   (76% margin on item)

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AMAZON FBA (2026)
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Referral fee            8-15%   (15% in most categories)
FBA fulfillment         ~$3.00-$5.50 / unit (size/weight)
Monthly storage         ~$0.83/cu.ft (Jan-Sep), doubles in Q4
Inbound placement       varies (new in 2024)
PPC advertising         10-25% of revenue (seller-controlled)

Worked example — $25 product, $5 COGS, standard size, 15% PPC:
  Sale:               $25.00
  Referral (15%):     -$3.75
  FBA fulfillment:    -$3.22
  Storage/unit:       -$0.50
  PPC (15%):          -$3.75
  Inbound:            -$0.30
  COGS:               -$5.00
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  Net profit:         $8.48    (33.9% margin)

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eBAY (2026)
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Insertion               $0.35 after 250 free/mo
Final value             13.25%  of (item + shipping + tax)
Per-order               $0.30
Promoted Listings       2-10%   only on attributed sale

⚠ TRAP: Final value fee applies to SHIPPING too.
"Free shipping" isn't free — you pay 13.25% on it.

Worked example — $40 item, $8 shipping, $20 COGS, $9.50 actual shipping:
  Sale basis:         $48.00
  Final value (13.25%):-$6.36
  Per-order:          -$0.30
  Actual shipping:    -$9.50
  COGS:               -$20.00
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  Net profit:         $11.84   (29.6% margin on item)

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SHOPIFY (2026)
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Basic plan              $39/mo
Online CC fee           2.9% + $0.30 (Basic)
Transaction (non-S-Pay) 2%      (Basic)

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