A £30 item with £4 postage, private seller
I sell as Private seller
You keep £21.00 after eBay takes £0.00.
- What you keep
- £21.00
- eBay fees
- £0.00
- Your costs
- £13.00
- Buyer Protection, paid by your buyer
- £1.90
- List at
- £29.00
eBay UK fee calculator
What eBay takes from a UK sale, for private and business sellers, and what you keep.
You keep
£21.00
eBay takes £0.00: private sellers pay no selling fee. Your buyer pays £1.90 Buyer Protection on top. £0.00 eBay fees
£13.00 Your costs
£29.00 To keep £20.00 profit, list at
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Private sellers get 300 free listings a month; after that, each one costs £0.35.
The same sale elsewhere
- eBay, private seller · this page £21.00
- eBay, business seller £16.09
Everything else category, fees without VAT.
- PayPal £19.71
Paid by PayPal outside eBay: PayPal's fee only.
You keep £21.00 after eBay takes £0.00.
How much are eBay selling fees in the UK?
Private sellers pay no final value fee on most items: your buyer pays a Buyer Protection fee on top instead. Business sellers pay a final value fee, 12.9% in most categories, plus a £0.40 order fee on orders over £10 and a 0.35% regulatory fee. On a £30 item with £4 postage, a business seller pays £4.91 before any VAT.
How we worked it out
- £30.00 + £4.00 postage = £34.00 you're paid
- Private seller: no final value fee on most items
- £34.00 − £0.00 − £10.00 item − £3.00 label = £21.00 you keep
- Your buyer pays £1.90 Buyer Protection on top: £0.10 + 7% of the first £20.00 (£1.40) + 4% of the next £10.00 (£0.40)
- List at £29.00 to keep £20.00 profit. Any lower price leaves you less.
The working shows here once your figures are filled in.
Buyer Protection: what your buyer pays on top
When you sell as a private seller, your buyer pays a Buyer Protection fee on top of the price, not out of it. It is £0.10 plus 7% of the item price up to £20. Then 4% of the part from £20 to £300, and 2% of the part from £300 to £4,000.
On a £30 item it comes to £1.90. There's no fee on the part of the price over £4,000.
eBay's fee for business sellers by category
Business sellers pay a final value fee that depends on the category: 12.9% for most items, and less for some, such as clothes at 11.9%. Trainers pay 7% once the item price is £100 or more.
| Category | Fee rate | Rate changes at | Order fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everything else | 12.9% | – | – |
| Clothes, shoes and accessories | 11.9% | – | – |
| Trainers | 11.9%, then 7% on the whole sale | £100 or more, item price only | Charged |
| Women's bags and handbags | 12.9% up to £800, then 7% | – | – |
| Books, comics and magazines | 9.9% | – | – |
| Mobile and smart phones | 6.9% up to £1,000, then 3% | – | – |
| Laptops, tablets and desktops | 6.9% up to £1,000, then 3% | – | – |
| Video games | 9.9% | – | – |
| Video game consoles | 6.9% up to £400, then 2% | – | – |
| Home, furniture and DIY | 11.9% up to £500, then 7.9% | – | 10p on orders up to £10 |
| Furniture | 10.9% up to £500, 7.9% up to £1,000, then 3% | – | 10p on orders up to £10 |
| Jewellery and watches | 14.9% up to £1,000, then 4% | – | – |
| Watches, parts and accessories | 12.9% up to £750, then 3% | – | – |
| Collectables | 10.9% | – | – |
| Toys and games | 10.9% | – | – |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 9.5% up to £750, then 3% | – | – |
Worked examples
The same item, business seller
I sell as Business seller
You keep £16.09 after eBay takes £4.91.
- What you keep
- £16.09
- eBay fees
- £4.91
- Your costs
- £13.00
- Buyer Protection, paid by your buyer
- £0.00
- List at
- £34.50
Trainers sold for £120 by a business seller
I sell as Business seller
You keep £50.78 after eBay takes £9.22.
- What you keep
- £50.78
- eBay fees
- £9.22
- Your costs
- £60.00
- Buyer Protection, paid by your buyer
- £0.00
- List at
- £91.62
Common questions
How do I calculate eBay fees?
As a business seller in most categories, take 12.9% of the price, postage and any VAT, plus the £0.40 order fee and 0.35% regulatory fee. On £30 plus £4 postage, that's £4.91 before any VAT.
How much money does eBay take from each sale?
From a private seller, no final value fee on most items: the buyer pays Buyer Protection on top. From a business seller, 12.9% in most categories plus the order and regulatory fees: £4.91 before any VAT on a £30 item with £4 postage.
Do eBay charge fees for selling?
Private sellers pay no final value fee on most items, but pay 3% when the buyer is overseas. Business sellers pay a final value fee, an order fee and a regulatory fee on every sale.
How much are listing fees on eBay?
Private sellers get 300 free listings a month; after that, each one costs £0.35.
What are the HMRC selling limits for eBay sellers?
eBay reports you to HMRC if you make 30 or more sales of goods, or get more than 2,000 euros (about £1,700), a calendar year. Separately, if your trading income is more than the £1,000 trading allowance in a tax year, you'll need to tell HMRC.
Method and sources
Each calculator applies the platform's published fees to the whole amount the platform charges them on, works in whole cents or pence and rounds each fee to the nearest one. Every step is shown, and every fee links to the platform's own page with the date we checked it. Spot something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it and note the change.
- One item per sale.
- Each fee rounded to the penny; half a penny rounds up.
- Business fees are shown as eBay lists them, without VAT.
- eBay UK: Fees for private sellers
- eBay UK: Fees for business sellers
- eBay UK: Buyer Protection
- GOV.UK: Reporting rules for digital platforms
- PayPal UK: Merchant fees
- GOV.UK: Selling goods or services on a digital platform
- GOV.UK: Check if you need to tell HMRC about your income from online platforms