Profit After Fees Calculator

True profit per sale on Amazon, eBay, Etsy or Shopify after every fee.

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About this calculator

Marketplace selling looks profitable until every fee lands: category commission, fixed per-order fees, payment processing, postage. This calculator stacks all of them against your selling price so you see the true profit per sale and the margin that survives — the number that decides whether an ad campaign or a price cut makes sense.

The formula

Fees = Price × (Marketplace% + Payment%) ÷ 100 + Fixed fee Profit = Price − Product cost − Postage − Fees Margin = Profit ÷ Price × 100

Worked example

Selling at £24.99: cost £8.50, postage £3.20, 15% fee + £0.30 fixed:

  • Fees = £3.75 + £0.30 = £4.05
  • Profit = 24.99 − 8.50 − 3.20 − 4.05 = £9.24 (37% margin)

Common mistakes

  • Forgetting payment processing where it isn't bundled into the marketplace fee.
  • Using supplier price instead of landed cost (freight, duty, packaging).
  • Ignoring returns — knock the expected return-rate cost off before celebrating the margin.

Frequently asked questions

Roughly: Amazon 8–15% by category (plus FBA fulfilment if used), eBay ~13% + fixed, Etsy 6.5% + payment ~4% + listing fees. Rates change — check your seller dashboard.

If you're VAT-registered, use ex-VAT prices and costs throughout. The VAT you collect isn't revenue.

You need room for CAC: many sellers want 30%+ net margin before advertising to have anything left after it.

Assumptions & limitations

Single-unit economics; fee rates are yours to verify — marketplaces revise them regularly.

Sources & verification

  • Your platform’s current fee schedule — Amazon, eBay, Etsy and Shopify each publish seller fee schedules; enter the rates from your own agreement — fees change frequently and vary by category

All sources last accessed 24 July 2026.

Formula last verified: 24 July 2026
Maintained by: Steve Davis, Founder & Editor — see our editorial standards

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