With numerous categories, Paypal fees and differences between private and business sellers getting started on eBay can be overwhelming. This eBay seller fees guide breaks down the fees into manageable sections. It complements our eBay Seller Fees Calculator to help you get the most cash for your items.
UNITED KINGDOM EBAY & PAYPAL FEES STRUCTURE
eBay’s fees are calculated based on whether you are a business or private seller. If you are a business seller, then the final value fee will vary based on your listed item is and its category, regardless of your shop type.
EBay also rewards sellers with a if they are a Top Rated Seller, which gives a 10% discount on final value fees. Read more on eBay’s website to understand the requirements.
There is a maximum final value fee cap of £250 for per item sold.
Business sellers are also charged additional 20% VAT.
If you’re registered for VAT, then you can claim back the VAT of the item cost and eBay final value fee but the government will also take 20% of what you charged your customer.
For more information on eBay’s final value fees, visit their private or business seller centre.
If you’re selling a vehicle (excluding parts & accessories), please refer to eBay’s fees for Motors.
If you’re selling a service, please refer to eBay’s fees for Classified Ads.
If you’re enrolled in eBay Managed Payments, no PayPal fee will be charged and the final value fee will be higher. For more information, please refer to their page on Managed Payment.
PayPal fees for domestic sales is 2.9% + £0.30 of the total selling price. For international sales, it is 3.4% + £0.30. This fee is calculated based on your item selling price (including shipping). If your products typically sell less than £5, you can apply for micropayments to your PayPal account. Visit this page to learn more.
For more information on PayPal fees, check out PayPal website.
To know more about PayPal international transaction fees, check out their fee table.
EBAY FINAL VALUE FEES
PRIVATE SELLERS
All eBay seller fees includes VAT for private sellers.
| SHOP CATEGORY | NORMAL RATE | TOP RATED SELLER |
|---|---|---|
| All Categories | 10.00% | 9.00% |
BUSINESS SELLERS
Business sellers are charged the same final value fee even if you have a Basic, Featured or Anchor Shop.
| SHOP CATEGORY | NORMAL RATE | EXCEPTIONS |
|---|---|---|
| Holidays & Travel | 6% (max. £40) | N/A |
| Vehicle Parts & Accessories | 7% | 6% final value fee (max. £15) for: – Tyres – Tyres & Tubes 5% final value fee (max. £20) for: – GPS & Sat Nav – Power Tools & Equipment |
| Books, Comics & Magazines | DVDs, Films & TV | Music | 8% | N/A |
| Cameras & Photography | 8% | 5% final value fee (max. £20) for: – Camcorders – Digital Cameras – Film Photography – Lenses & Filters |
| Computers, Tablets & Networking | 8% | 5% final value fee (max. £20) for: – Desktops & All-in-Ones – Drives, Storage & Blank Media – Enterprise Networking, Servers – Home Networking & Connectivity – Tablets & eBook Readers – Laptops & Netbooks – Printers, Scanners & Suppliers – Software |
| Mobile Phones & Communication | 8% | 5% final value fee (max. £20) for: – Home Phones & Accessories – Mobile & Smart Phones – PDAs |
| Sound & Vision | 8% | 5% final value fee (max. £20) for: – DVD, Blu-ray & Home Cinema – Headphones – Home Audio & HiFi Separates – iPods & MP3 Players – Televisions – TV Reception & Set-Top Boxes |
| Video Games & Consoles | 8% | 5% final value fee (max. £20) for: – Consoles |
| Antiques | Art | Baby | Coins | Collectables | Dolls & Bears | Garden & Patio | Musical Instruments | Pottery, Porcelain & Glass | Sporting Goods | Sports Memorabilia | Stamps | Toys & Games | 9% | N/A |
| Health & Beauty | 9% | 10% final value fee for: – Hair Extensions & Wigs 11% final value fee for: – Vape Pens, E-Cigarettes & Accessories – Vaporizers |
| Business, Office & Industrial | Clothes, Shoes & Accessories | 10% | N/A |
| Home, Furniture & DIY | 10% | 5% final value fee (max.£20) for: – Appliances – DIY Tools 9% final value fee (max. £40) for: – Furniture – Bath |
| Crafts | Event Tickets | Pet Supplies | Wholesale & Job Lots | Everything Else | 11% | N/A |
EBAY PROMOTED LISTINGS
You can use eBay’s Promoted Listings to show your listings to more customers and get more sales. The fee charged is based on the ad rates you selected.
Quoting eBay – Ad rate is the percentage of an item’s final sale price (excluding postage), and is only charged when a buyer clicks on the promoted listing and purchases the promoted item within 30 days of that click.
The rate at which you show ads can be between 1% to 20% with an increment of 0.1%. Meaning you can have an ad rate of 1.5% or 16.2%. This is a useful additional tool but best for professionals or those with large amounts of competition.
For more information and eligibility requirements, please refer to this page for private sellers and this page for business sellers.
EBAY MANAGED PAYMENTS FEES
If you are enrolled into the eBay Managed Payments, your only required to to pay the final value fees and no third party payment processing fees.
eBay increase the Final Value Fee but it is still cheaper than what you would pay to Paypal.
PRIVATE SELLERS
| SHOP CATEGORY | NORMAL RATE | TOP RATED SELLER |
|---|---|---|
| All Categories | 11.9% + £0.30 | 10.9% + £0.30 |
BUSINESS SELLERS
| MAIN CATEGORY | SUBCATEGORY | FINAL VALUE FEES |
|---|---|---|
| Antiques Art Baby Coins Collectables Dolls & Bears Garden & Patio Musical Instruments Pottery, Porcelain & Glass Sporting Goods Sports Memorabilia Stamps Toys & Games | 10.9% + £0.30 | |
| Books, Comics & Magazines DVDs, Films & TV Music | 9.9% + £0.30 | |
| Crafts Event Tickets Pet Supplies Wholesale & Job Lots | 12.9% + £0.30 | |
| Holidays & Travel | Up to or equal to £650: 7.9% + £0.30 Above £650: 2% | |
| Memorials & Funerals | 11.9% + £0.30 | |
| Cameras & Photography | Camcorders Camera Drone Accessories Digital Cameras Film Photography Lenses & Filters | Up to or equal to £400: 6.9% + £0.30 Above £400: 2% |
| Everything else | 9.9% + £0.30 | |
| Clothing, Shoes & Accessories | Baby Clothes, Shoes & Accessories | 10.9% + £0.30 |
| Everything else | 9.9% + £0.30 | |
| Computers, Tablets & Networking | Desktops & All-in-Ones Drives, Storage & Blank Media Enterprise Networking, Servers Home Networking & Connectivity Laptops & Netbooks Printers, Scanners & Suppliers Software Tablets & eBook Readers | Up to or equal to £400: 6.9% + £0.30 Above £400: 2% |
| Everything else | 9.9% + £0.30 | |
| Health & Beauty | Hair Extensions & Wigs | 11.9% + £0.30 |
| Vape Pens, E-Cigarettes & Accessories Vaporizers | 12.9% + £0.30 | |
| Everything else | 10.9% + £0.30 | |
| Home, Furniture & DIY | Appliances DIY Tools Kitchen Scales Paint Sprayers Smart Speakers | Up to or equal to £400: 6.9% + £0.30 Above £400: 2% |
| Electrical Socket Adapters & Converters Power Strips & Surge Protectors | Up to or equal to £250: 9.9% + £0.30 Above £250: 7.9% | |
| Bath Furniture | Up to or equal to £250: 9.9% + £0.30 Above £250 and up to or equal to £650: 7.9% Above £250: 2% | |
| Everything else | Up to or equal to £250: 11.9% + £0.30 Above £250: 7.9% | |
| Jewellery & Watches | Watches | Up to or equal to £500: 11.9% + £0.30 Above £500: 2% |
| Everything else | Up to or equal to £450: 12.9% + £0.30 Above £450: 2% | |
| Mobile Phones & Communication | Home Phones & Accessories Mobile & Smart Phones PDAs | Up to or equal to £400: 6.9% + £0.30 Above £400: 2% |
| Everything else | 9.9% | |
| Sound & Vision | DVD, Blu-ray & Home Cinema Headphones Home Audio & HiFi Separates iPods & MP3 Players Televisions TV Reception & Set-Top Boxes | Up to or equal to £400: 6.9% + £0.30 Above £400: 2% |
| Everything else | 9.9% | |
| Vehicle Parts & Accessories | GPS & Sat Nav Power Tools & Equipment | Up to or equal to £400: 6.9% + £0.30 Above £400: 2% |
| Tyres Tyres & Tubes | Up to or equal to £250: 7.9% + £0.30 Above £250: 2% | |
| Everything else | 9.9% | |
| Video Games & Consoles | Consoles | Up to or equal to £400: 6.9% + £0.30 Above £400: 2% |
| Everything else | 9.9% |
PAYPAL TRANSACTION FEES
| MONTHLY SALES | TRANSACTION FEE |
|---|---|
| Domestic sales | 2.9% + £0.30 |
| Oversea sales | 3.4% + £0.30 |
| Micropayments Discounts (for transactions typically average less than £5) | 5% + £0.05 |
FAQS
HOW MUCH ARE THE FEES ON EBAY?
For private sellers, the final value fee is 10% of the total sold price including shipping.
For business sellers, eBay takes 6-11% + 20% VAT depending on the shop category. The maximum cap for each item sold is £250.
HOW DO I CALCULATE EBAY AND PAYPAL FEES?
For private sellers, the eBay final value fee is 10% for any item category and PayPal charges 2.9% + £0.30. Therefore the total amount of fees would be 12.9% + £0.30.
For business sellers, eBay final value fees starts from 6% + 20% VAT and PayPal takes 2.9% + £0.30. In total, it’s (6% + (6% * 1.2)) + 2.9% + £0.30.
HOW ARE EBAY FINAL VALUE FEES CALCULATED?
For private sellers, eBay final value fee is 10% for any item category. For business sellers, eBay final value fee starts from 6% + 20% VAT. In total, it’s (6% + (6% * 1.2)). The maximum cap for each item sold is £250.
HOW MUCH ARE EBAY SELLER FEES 2020 UK?
Let’s imagine an item listed in the baby category is sold for £100. For private sellers, eBay final value fee is £10 (10%) and PayPal merchant fee is £3.20 (2.9% + £0.30). For business sellers, eBay final value fee is £10.80 (9% + 20% VAT) and PayPal merchant fee is £3.20 (2.9% + £0.30). The final value fee varies for different item category.
If you reached the end of this post congratulations! There is a lot of information to take in with eBay seller fees but the more you use the website, the more you will become familiar with the parts that pertain to you.