Amazon fee calculator
Enter your product's numbers to see what Amazon takes, what you keep and the lowest price that still makes money.
Your product
What Amazon takes
- Buyer pays
- $29.99
- Referral / final value (15.0%)
- −$4.50
- Listing / per-order (3.3%)
- −$0.99
- Payment processing
- $0.00
- Your product & shipping costs
- −$14.50
How Amazon fees work
15% referral + $0.99 per-item (individual plan).
Standard-category US rates, checked 2026-11-03 on Amazon's official fee page. Your category or seller level may differ.
Is Amazon the best place for this product?
Amazon ranks #8 of 9. Shopify would leave you $4.32 more per order.
- #1 Shopify$14.32
- #2 TikTok Shop$13.69
- #3 Mercari$12.49
- #4 Etsy$12.19
- #5 Whatnot$11.92
- #6 eBay$11.01
- #7 Walmart$10.99
- #8 Amazon$10.00
- #9 Poshmark$9.49
Amazon fee questions
- What fees does Amazon charge sellers?
- 15% referral + $0.99 per-item (individual plan). These are standard-category US rates, checked 2026-11-03 on Amazon's official fee page.
- How much does Amazon take from a $29.99 sale?
- On a $29.99 item with free shipping, Amazon fees total $5.49 (18.3% of the sale). With $9 product cost, $4.50 shipping and $1 other costs, you keep $10.00.
- What is the break-even price on Amazon?
- For a product costing $9 with $4.50 shipping and $1 other costs, the lowest Amazon price that doesn't lose money is $18.22. Enter your own numbers in the calculator to get yours.
- Is Amazon cheaper than other marketplaces?
- For that $29.99 example, Amazon ranks #8 of 9 marketplaces by profit after fees. Shopify leaves the most at $14.32.