Today’s seller fees, checked and dated

• 1 Nov 2026

  EU €2 handling fee per different product in a parcel from outside the EU.

• 4 Nov 2026

  eBay's new balance terms for existing US sellers; check your payout schedule afterwards.

• No change
  Etsy: 6.5% transaction fee and $0.20 to list.Etsy Fees & Payments Policy, checked 12 Oct 2026
• No change
  Etsy payment processing (US): 3% + $0.25 charged separately from the transaction fee.Etsy Payments Policy, checked 12 Oct 2026
• No change
  Etsy Offsite Ads: 15% of an attributed order, capped at $100; 12% once a shop makes $10,000 in sales in any 365 days.Etsy Fees & Payments Policy and Advertising & Marketing Policy, checked 12 Oct 2026 and 19 Oct 2026
• No change
  eBay (US, most categories): 13.6% of the total sale up to $7,500, plus $0.40 an order over $10 ($0.30 at $10 or less).eBay selling fees, checked 19 Oct 2026
• No change
  eBay listings: 250 free a month, then $0.35 a listing in most categories, for a seller without a Store.eBay selling fees, checked 19 Oct 2026
• No change
  Mercari: 10% of the item price plus any shipping the buyer pays, with no separate processing fee, on listings created or updated since 6 January 2025.Fees on Mercari, checked 19 Oct 2026

• No change
  Shopify Basic: $39 a month or $29 a month billed yearly.Shopify pricing, checked 19 Oct 2026
• No change
  Card payments: 2.9% + 30¢ the US online standard card rate on Shopify Payments (Basic plan), and Stripe's standard rate for US cards.Shopify pricing and Stripe pricing, checked 19 Oct 2026
• No change
  Lemon Squeezy: 5% + 50¢ per sale as a merchant of record that handles sales tax for you; some payment methods and international sales cost a little more.Lemon Squeezy pricing, checked 19 Oct 2026

• No change
  Gumroad: 10% + $0.50 on a sale through your own link, plus card processing (2.9% + $0.30); a flat 30%, processing included, when a new customer finds you through Gumroad's Discover marketplace.Gumroad pricing and Gumroad's fees, checked 19 Oct 2026
• No change
  Whop: no platform fee on its fee page — cards cost 2.7% + $0.30, plus 1.5% on international cards and 1% if currency is converted.Whop fees, checked 19 Oct 2026
• No change
  Teachable Starter: $39 a month with a 7.5% transaction fee ($29 a month billed yearly); Builder is $89 a month with 0%.Teachable pricing, checked 19 Oct 2026

• No change
  Printful Bella+Canvas 3001 tee: $11.92 displayed base price with one print included, before shipping (from $4.95 in the US). It changes with size, color, print options and provider.Printful product page, checked 19 Oct 2026

• No change
  ChatGPT Business: $20 a standard seat a month billed yearly, or $25 billed monthly; plans start at 2 users.ChatGPT pricing, checked 19 Oct 2026
• No change
  Claude Team: $20 a standard seat a month billed yearly, or $25 billed monthly; for teams of 2 to 150.Claude pricing, checked 19 Oct 2026

• No change
  Form 1099-K from a marketplace or payment app: over $20,000 and more than 200 transactions in a year — though a platform may send one for less.IRS: Understanding your Form 1099-K, checked 19 Oct 2026
• No change
  US: disclose any commission or free product, clearly. In a video, the disclosure goes in the video itself, not just the description.FTC: Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers, checked 19 Oct 2026
• No change
  US: a platform's built-in tag may not be enough. The FTC says not to assume the platform's tool is good enough, and to consider using it alongside your own clear disclosure.FTC: Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers, checked 19 Oct 2026
• No change
  UK: affiliate posts must be obviously identifiable as ads (CAP Code rule 2.1).ASA: Online affiliate marketing, checked 19 Oct 2026

• 29 Oct 2026

  Roundup: what changed for online sellers in 2026, from postage to Europe's new parcel fees. Read the story →

• 28 Oct 2026

  Etsy's holiday shipping page still showed last year's dates; this year's cut-offs and surcharges. Read the story →

• 22 Oct 2026

  Etsy: most listings need one unedited photo of the real item; AI-written patterns and recipes banned. Covered in our 2026 roundup →

• 21 Oct 2026

  Etsy began paying part of some US buyers' shipping. Seller earnings and fees stay the same. Read the story →

• 15 Oct 2026

  Printful and Printify: 40-cent holiday surcharge on US orders, until 17 Jan 2027. Covered in our 2026 roundup →

• 4 Oct 2026

  USPS holiday price increase on top of earlier changes, until 17 Jan 2027. Covered in our 2026 roundup →

• 1 Jul 2026

  EU: €3 customs duty on low-value parcels from outside the EU; a €2 handling fee follows on 1 Nov. Covered in our 2026 roundup →

• 26 Apr 2026

  USPS added a temporary 8% on its main parcel services, until 17 Jan 2027. Covered in our 2026 roundup →

• 18 Jan 2026

  USPS raised its prices for the new year. Covered in our 2026 roundup →

Some seller guides report that TikTok Shop raised its US referral fee from 6% to 8%. TikTok’s own public fee table still showed 6% when we last checked, so it isn’t listed above. Your settlement statement is the place to look. Want to run the numbers? Use our free calculators.