Marketplace fees · calculator
TikTok Shop charges one referral fee on what the customer pays for the item and its shipping, without the sales tax. See the fee by category, a creator’s commission when one made the sale, and what you keep after the label.What TikTok Shop keeps and what you keep.
Example · $50 sale
This sale on TikTok Shop
$46.52
net payout · $3.48 fees + $8.00 label
Key: profit item cost commission label sales tax
Estimate · fee ratesrates as of Nov 4, 2026 · not tax or financial advice · not advice.
Drawn to scale: the full width is $62.64. Each line cuts its piece off the right end; what’s left is yours.
Referral fee base: $58.00 — item + shipping, not the tax
The buyer pays
$62.64Sales tax → the statenot in any fee base here
−$4.64Shipping labelyou pay it
−$8.00Referral fee6% × $58.00
−$3.48= Net payout
$46.52− Item costwhat you paid for it
−$12.00= Profit
$34.52on TikTok Shop · drawn to scale
No fee here is charged on the sales tax: it tears off at the top and goes to the state.
Estimate by Seller Fee Desk · fee rates as of November 4, 2026 · not a platform statement
The referral fee covers all TikTok Shop fees except shipping and tax; there is no separate payment processing fee.
| From the buyer | |
|---|---|
| Item price | $50.00 |
| Shipping the customer pays | $8.00 |
| Sales taxpasses to the state — not your money | $4.64 |
| What the buyer paysitem + shipping + sales tax | $62.64 |
| Cut from it | |
| Sales tax → the state | −$4.64 |
| Referral fee6% × $58.00On the item price + the shipping the customer pays, not sales tax. | −$3.48 |
| Total fees7.0% of the item price | −$3.48 |
| Shipping label | −$8.00 |
| Net payoutwhat lands in your TikTok Shop balance | $46.52 |
| Item cost | −$12.00 |
| Profit | $34.52 |
Drawn to scale: the full width is $62.64. Each line cuts its piece off the right end; what’s left is yours.
Referral fee base: $58.00 — item + shipping, not the tax
The buyer pays
$62.64Sales tax → the statenot in any fee base here
−$4.64Shipping labelyou pay it
−$8.00Referral fee6% × $58.00
−$3.48= Net payout
$46.52− Item costwhat you paid for it
−$12.00= Profit
$34.52Fee rates as of · verified · Fee change log → · Platforms may round differently by a cent.
TikTok Shop charges one referral fee on what the customer pays for the item and its shipping, without the sales tax. See the fee by category, a creator’s commission when one made the sale, and what you keep after the label.What TikTok Shop keeps and what you keep.
Read from TikTok Shop Academy (Seller University) on the date shown; each fee is rounded to the cent.
Fee rates as of · verified · Fee change log → · Platforms may round differently by a cent.
Sales tax on the referral fee (Texas and West Virginia sellers): Not modeled — Since November 1, 2025 TikTok Shop adds sales tax to the referral fee for sellers registered in Texas or West Virginia; the amount depends on state rules not stated on the page (checked October 28, 2026).
Refund administration fee: Not modeled — Charged only on refunds and returns: 20% of the refunded referral fee, capped at $5 per SKU since May 15, 2025 (checked October 28, 2026).
TikTok Shipping label rates: Not modeled — Rates depend on weight, size and service and are shown in Seller Center; enter what your label costs (checked October 28, 2026).
TikTok Shipping extras and surcharges: Not modeled — Shipping Protection on packages valued over $100, a $4.15 signature service, weight and size surcharges in effect from October 5, 2026 ($10.15 or $79.99 a package) and peak-season Standard Delivery rates from October 5, 2026 to January 17, 2027 come on top of a TikTok Shipping label; enter your label’s full cost (checked October 28, 2026).
New-seller and other referral-fee promotions: Not modeled — Promotional rates are set per seller in Seller Center; the public promotion page we tried could not be read (checked October 28, 2026).
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