Amazon Seller Fee Calculator

Guide

About the Amazon Seller Fee calculator

An Amazon seller fee calculator answers the question every seller asks first: how much does Amazon actually take, and what do I keep? For sellers who fulfil their own orders (FBM) or who simply want to understand Amazon's commission, the fee that matters is the referral fee. This free calculator applies Amazon's current US referral rates by category — including the price-banded and tiered categories, the $0.30 per-item minimum and the $1.80 media closing fee — so you can price correctly and know your payout before you list.

What the referral fee is.

The referral fee is Amazon's commission for selling on its marketplace. It is charged as a percentage of the total sales price — the item price plus any shipping and gift-wrap charges you set — and it applies to every sale, whether you ship the order yourself or use Fulfilment by Amazon. On a straightforward $40 item in a standard 15% category, the referral fee is $6.00 and you keep $34.00 before your own product cost. If you also charge $5 shipping, the fee is 15% of the full $45, not just the item price, because Amazon's commission always includes shipping you charge.

Referral rates by category.

Most categories — Home & Kitchen, Toys & Games, Sports & Outdoors, Office Products, Pet Supplies, Beauty, Health & Household and many others — are **15%**. The notable lower rates are:

- **8%**: Consumer Electronics, Computers, Cell Phone Devices, Video Game Consoles - **12%**: Automotive & Powersports, Industrial & Scientific

A few categories are **price-banded**, meaning the whole price is charged at the rate of the band it falls into:

- **Clothing & Accessories**: 5% up to $15, 10% from $15 to $20, 17% above $20 - **Baby Products**: 8% up to $10, 15% above $10 - **Grocery & Gourmet**: 8% up to $15, 15% above $15

And a few are **tiered**, charging a headline rate up to a breakpoint and a lower rate on the portion above it:

- **Jewelry**: 20% up to $250, then 5% on the amount above $250 - **Watches**: 16% up to $1,500, then 3% above - **Furniture**: 15% up to $200, then 10% above

Choosing the right category above matters, because the difference between 8% and 17% is large on the same sale.

The $0.30 per-item minimum.

Amazon applies a minimum referral fee of $0.30 per item in most categories. If a percentage-based fee would come to less than $0.30 — for example 15% of a $1.50 item is only $0.225 — you pay the $0.30 minimum instead. This is why the effective fee rate on very cheap products is much higher than the headline percentage, and it is an important detail for anyone selling low-priced items in volume.

The media closing fee.

If you sell in a media category — Books, Music, Video, DVD, Software or Video Games — Amazon charges a **$1.80 variable closing fee** on every item, on top of the 15% referral fee. So a $20 book is charged $3.00 (15%) plus $1.80, for $4.80 in total fees. This closing fee applies to media whether you sell FBM or FBA, and the calculator adds it automatically when you pick the media category.

FBM vs FBA — what this calculator covers.

This calculator models the referral fee (plus the media closing fee), which is the fee you pay as a Fulfilled-by-Merchant seller who ships orders yourself. If you use FBA, you pay this same referral fee plus a separate FBA fulfilment fee based on your product's size and weight — for that, use our dedicated Amazon FBA calculator, which adds the fulfilment fee, the 2026 price bands and the fuel surcharge. Either way, the referral commission shown here is the starting point for every Amazon sale.

Other costs to keep in mind.

The referral fee is the core selling fee, but it is not the only cost of doing business on Amazon. Most sellers pay the **$39.99/month Professional selling plan**, a flat subscription regardless of sales volume (the Individual plan instead charges $0.99 per item sold). Advertising (Sponsored Products), returns, and — for FBA sellers — storage and fulfilment all add up. Because the Professional plan is a fixed monthly cost rather than a per-sale fee, it is not deducted from any individual sale here; spread it across your monthly order count to see its true per-unit impact. To model your real bottom line, take the net proceeds from this calculator, subtract your product cost, and then account for advertising and overheads separately.

Working out your profit.

Add your product cost in the optional field and the calculator shows your **profit** and **net margin** as well as your net proceeds. This is the number that tells you whether a listing is worth it: a $40 product in a 15% category nets $34.00 after Amazon's referral fee, and if it cost you $18 to source, your profit is $16.00 — a 40% margin before advertising and overheads. Run your own price, category and cost through the tool to check any product before you commit.

Accuracy and scope.

Every referral rate here comes from Amazon's official US Seller Central fee schedule and was verified on 2026-07-14. This calculator covers the United States (USD) and the referral fee (plus the media closing fee); it does not include FBA fulfilment fees, storage, advertising or non-US marketplaces, which use separate schedules. For FBA fulfilment costs, use our Amazon FBA calculator. Always confirm the final figure in Amazon Seller Central before pricing, but for a fast, reliable estimate of Amazon's commission and what you keep, this calculator gives you the real number.