eBay and Amazon fee calculator for UK sellers

What eBay charges a business seller in 2026

eBay charges a final value fee when an item sells. It is a percentage of the total amount of the sale, which eBay defines as the item price, the postage and any applicable taxes, so free postage and charged postage cost you the same percentage. The rate depends on the category and runs from 6.9% to 14.9%, with lower rates on the part of an expensive item above a threshold in some categories. On top of it come a per-order fee of 30p on an order of £10 or less and 40p above £10 (it went up from 30p on 12 February 2026), and a regulatory operating fee of 0.35% of the total sale.

All eBay fees are quoted exclusive of VAT, and eBay adds UK VAT at 20% to the fees it bills business sellers. A VAT-registered seller reclaims it; anyone else pays it. Sellers below standard pay 6 percentage points more on the final value fee (7 after four months in a row), and Top Rated Sellers with Premium Service listings get 10% off the percentage part. A shop subscription (£27, £77 or £437 a month) changes listing fees, not the final value fee. Private sellers in the UK pay no final value fee or regulatory operating fee at all; the buyer pays a Buyer Protection fee instead. This calculator is for business sellers.

What Amazon charges in 2026

Amazon takes a referral fee on every sale, a percentage of the total price the buyer pays including any delivery charge, with a minimum of 25p in most categories. Some categories pay a lower rate below a price point: Beauty, Health and Personal Care pays 8% on items up to £10 and 15% above, and Clothing pays 5% up to £15, 10% up to £20 and 15% above. Books, music, video, DVDs, software and video games add a closing fee of 50p (£1 for a book at £5 or more). A digital services fee of 2% is charged on the referral, closing and FBA fees, and the Professional plan costs £25 a month. All of it is quoted ex VAT, and VAT is added on top.

Parcels are charged on the greater of the actual weight and the dimensional weight (length x width x height in cm, divided by 5,000), so a light but bulky product can land in a heavier band. Clothing, footwear, bags, grocery and a few other categories use their own parcel table, charged by unit weight. Since 17 April 2026 a 1.5% fuel and logistics surcharge applies to FBA fees, and items priced up to £20 (£10 in some categories) can qualify for Low-Price FBA at £1.46 to £2.70. Storage is £0.76 a cubic foot a month from January to September and £1.51 from October to December for most standard-size items. If your stock is already at Amazon, our guide to FBA storage fees in the UK covers the surcharges that start once it sits too long.

Packing yourself, a small 3PL or a large 3PL: the difference

The marketplace fee is the same whoever packs the order. The cost of getting it to the customer is not, and this is where most of the difference in profit comes from. Here is the calculator’s own answer for a typical small seller: a £19.99 Health & Beauty item in a 20 x 15 x 5cm pack weighing 250g, free postage, £5 product cost, 300 orders a month, sold outside peak.

On Amazon the same item makes £7.52 a sale through FBA if you are not VAT registered, against £4.74 shipped by us and £3.64 through a large 3PL. That is the honest case for FBA: on a small, light product sold only on Amazon, it usually wins.

Amazon MCF comes out on top for this item because Amazon’s fee includes the postage and a 250g pack this size sits in its cheapest band. Make the same product a 900g parcel and MCF drops behind packing it yourself and behind us for an eBay order, because its price climbs with weight much faster than Royal Mail’s. After that, two things move the answer most. VAT is the first: a seller who is not VAT registered pays 20% on top of every 3PL and account postage invoice and cannot get it back, while Click & Drop postage carries no VAT at all. Once you are registered that difference disappears. Your own time is the second. Five minutes an order is a careful packer with labels already printed; with a trip to the Post Office it is more, and at 300 orders a month five minutes is 25 hours. Change both in the settings above and watch which column wins.

What large UK 3PLs publish

Most large fulfilment companies in the UK do not publish a per-order price, so the “large UK 3PL” column uses the only one we found that does: Gonini, formerly Bezos.ai, which shows an indicative 60p to 90p for a small single-item order plus a platform fee from £499 a month. What the others publish is mostly a minimum.

A platform fee or minimum invoice is a fixed cost, so it weighs hardest on a small seller: £499 spread over 300 orders is £1.66 an order before anything is picked, and over 3,000 orders it is 17p. That is why large 3PLs are built for sellers doing thousands of orders and why the gap closes as you grow. Links to other companies are for reference, not endorsements; if your company is listed and a figure has changed, email info@anglerfulfilment.co.uk and we will correct it within one working day. The wider comparison is in UK 3PLs with no minimum order volume and what fulfilment costs per order.

FBA or a 3PL for your Amazon orders?

For small, light products sold only on Amazon, FBA is hard to beat on cost: the fulfilment fee includes the postage, and the calculator will usually show it ahead. It stops being the obvious answer in four situations. When you sell the same stock on eBay, TikTok Shop or your own site, because Multi-Channel Fulfilment from FBA stock costs £3.40 to £13.37 a unit and arrives in Amazon’s logistics. When stock sits for months and the October to December storage rate and aged-stock surcharges arrive. When your packaging, inserts or bundles matter to the customer. And when Amazon limits how much stock you can send in. Plenty of sellers run both: FBA for the fast Amazon lines, one UK warehouse for everything else, with FBA prep done on the way in. Keeping one stock count across all of it is covered in multi-channel stock and overselling.

How the calculator works it out

Fees and profit, answered

How much does eBay charge to sell in the UK in 2026?

A UK business seller pays a final value fee of 6.9% to 14.9% of the total sale, depending on category, plus 30p an order (40p on orders over £10) and a 0.35% regulatory operating fee, all plus 20% VAT. Most categories sit between 9.9% and 12.9%. Private sellers in the UK pay no final value fee.

How much are Amazon seller fees in the UK?

Most categories pay a 15% referral fee with a 25p minimum, some pay less below a price point, and media adds a 50p or £1 closing fee. A 2% digital services fee is charged on those fees, the Professional plan is £25 a month, and everything is plus VAT. FBA adds a fulfilment fee from £1.83 for a light envelope to £3.58 for a standard parcel up to 11.9kg, more during the 15 October to 14 January peak, plus a 1.5% surcharge.

Do eBay and Amazon fees include VAT?

No. Both publish their fees exclusive of VAT and add UK VAT at 20% for UK sellers. If you are VAT registered you reclaim it as input tax. If you are not, it is part of what selling costs you, which is why the calculator asks.

Is FBA cheaper than using a 3PL?

For small, light items sold only on Amazon, usually yes, because the FBA fee includes postage. For eBay and other channels it is usually not: Multi-Channel Fulfilment costs £3.40 to £13.37 a unit. Storage over Christmas, aged stock, branded packaging and inventory limits also change the answer. Put your own product in the calculator to see both side by side.

Why is a large 3PL dearer for a small seller?

Because of fixed monthly charges. Huboo starts from £1,500 a month, Fulfillable has a £1,000 minimum invoice and Gonini charges a platform fee from £499 a month. Spread over a few hundred orders, those add more per order than the picking itself. Over several thousand orders a month the gap closes.

When do Amazon’s peak fees apply?

From 15 October 2026 to 14 January 2027, FBA fees for large envelopes and parcels go up by 7p to 15p a unit, with the 1.5% surcharge on top. Light and standard envelopes, oversize items, Low-Price FBA and apparel are not affected. Fees go back to the July 2026 rates on 15 January 2027.