TikTok Shop Fee Calculator (2026 Rates)

How TikTok Shop fees work

TikTok Shop's fee model is the simplest on this site — one referral fee, processing included — and the most misreported, because the rate changed in May 2026 and the old number is everywhere. This TikTok Shop fee calculator runs the current table: 6% for most categories, 5% for jewelry and pre-owned, and nothing else on the platform side.

The one fee: referral, processing included

Every completed order pays 6% of the item price in most categories (5% for jewelry and pre-owned). Unlike eBay or Etsy, there's no separate payment processing percentage and no per-order fixed fee — the 6% is the entire platform take. On a $50 sale, TikTok Shop keeps $3.00 and you keep $47.00. Any calculator still quoting ~8% is running the 2024 rate card; the category table was revised in May 2026 and we re-verify it against Seller Center on a schedule.

The cost that isn't a fee: creator commissions

TikTok Shop's growth engine is affiliate creators, and their commission — typically 10–20%, set by you per product — is where the real margin math lives. It never appears on the platform fee statement because it's your ad spend: a $50 item at 6% plus a 15% creator commission costs you $10.50 all-in, more than Poshmark territory. The calculator shows the platform side exactly; add your creator rate mentally (or in your price) when you plan a campaign. And if you're dropshipping rather than holding inventory, add your supplier's per-order cost to the same mental math — the 6% platform fee is the only line TikTok controls, but it's rarely the biggest one you sign up for.

Refunds and returns

When an order refunds, TikTok keeps a refund administration fee — about 20% of the original referral fee, capped near $5 per SKU — plus any return handling. It only bites on refunded orders, so it belongs in your return-rate assumptions, not your per-sale fee math. Sellers with apparel-level return rates (15%+) should treat it as a permanent ~1% overhead on revenue; hard-goods sellers may never see it.

Fulfillment choices

You ship yourself (standard carrier rates) or use Fulfilled-by-TikTok (FBT) for a per-unit fulfillment charge. FBT rates are account- and size-specific; like Amazon's FBA table, they live behind the seller login, so model them as a manual cost line rather than trusting any site's auto-fill. For small, light items — most of what moves on TikTok Shop — self-shipping via USPS Ground Advantage is usually the cheaper default until order volume justifies handing fulfillment over, and FBT's delivery-speed badge is the reason to switch. One more timing note for live sellers: shipping credits and platform-funded coupons settle on separate cycles — your per-order fee never changes, but the cash can lag by a week.

The 6% in context

6% all-in is cheaper than every marketplace on this site except Depop and Vinted — but TikTok Shop's fee is the smallest part of its cost structure. The platform is pay-to-play in practice: without creator commissions or ad spend, listings sit still. Price for the 6% plus your acquisition layer, and the fee itself becomes the easy part of the math.

TikTok Shop fees vs other platforms

At 6% all-in, TikTok Shop is the cheapest marketplace on this site after Depop and Vinted — before creator commissions. On $50 you keep $47.00, versus $47.90 on Depop, $45.00 on Mercari, $42.80 on eBay, $40.00 on Poshmark. The comparison strip under your result prices the same item everywhere; the all-platform comparator runs the full table.