Amazon seller fees in 2026
Last verified: May 2026 from official Amazon selling fee pagesDirect answer: Amazon seller fees are $7.50 on a default $50 sale in the 2026 model, leaving $42.50 before item cost, shipping labels, optional ads, refunds, or taxes. That is a 15.0% effective fee rate before seller-specific adjustments.
TL;DR
- - Category referral fees plus selling-plan, fulfillment, media closing, and FBA-related charges where applicable.
- - On a default $50.00 sale, Amazon seller fees are $7.50 and payout is $42.50 before item cost.
- - The effective fee rate at $50.00 is 15.0% before seller-specific adjustments.
- - Amazon fee planning is only useful when category, selling plan, and fulfillment method match the real listing.
- - Rates were last checked on 2026-05-01 from official Amazon selling fee pages.
What Amazon charges sellers
Category referral fees plus selling-plan, fulfillment, media closing, and FBA-related charges where applicable.
Amazon fee planning is only useful when category, selling plan, and fulfillment method match the real listing.
- - Referral fees vary heavily by product category.
- - Selling plan and fulfillment method can change the per-order math.
- - FBA, FBM, media, and inventory costs should be checked before pricing.
Fee lines on a default $50 sale
- Listing fee
- $0.00
- Marketplace selling fee
- $7.50
- Payment processing
- $0.00
- Per-order fee
- $0.00
- Promotion fee
- $0.00
- Total seller fees
- $7.50
Amazon seller fees by price
| Sale price | Seller fees | Net before costs | Effective rate | Exact answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | $1.50 | $8.50 | 15.0% | Open $10.00 |
| $15.00 | $2.25 | $12.75 | 15.0% | Open $15.00 |
| $25.00 | $3.75 | $21.25 | 15.0% | Open $25.00 |
| $50.00 | $7.50 | $42.50 | 15.0% | Open $50.00 |
| $100.00 | $15.00 | $85.00 | 15.0% | Open $100.00 |
| $200.00 | $30.00 | $170.00 | 15.0% | Open $200.00 |
| $500.00 | $75.00 | $425.00 | 15.0% | Open $500.00 |
| $1,000.00 | $150.00 | $850.00 | 15.0% | Open $1,000.00 |
Included in this fee page
- - Referral fee
- - Selling-plan effects
- - Default fulfillment assumptions
Still check separately
- - Storage fees
- - Long-term inventory fees
- - Advertising and coupons
Price the listing before it goes live
Use the exact marketplace, category, shipping setup, and cost of goods you expect to list with. That gives you a real payout baseline instead of a fee estimate from memory.
Amazon referral fees use item price plus buyer-paid shipping; FBA surcharge applies to the fulfillment cost field.
Turn the fee formula into a listing decision
The formula page gives the current fee structure. Use the calculator for the actual listing and the exact-price pages when you need a sourceable answer for one sale amount.