{"id":69994,"date":"2020-05-11T09:26:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T07:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sellermania.com\/commissions-by-marketplaces\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:41:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:41:47","slug":"commissions-by-marketplaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellermania.com\/en\/blog\/marketplaces-info\/commissions-by-marketplaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Commissions by marketplaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Each marketplace<\/strong> has a specific fee system. The fee structure is generally the same for all marketplaces and consists of a monthly subscription and a commission.<\/strong> The amounts, although comparable, vary from one marketplace to another, and it is important to understand them well in order to be able to generate a profit. In this article, we’ll take a look at what fees sellers should consider.<\/p>\n

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Are marketplace commissions too expensive?<\/h2>\n

Our first tip, when you are evaluating the commissions of the different marketplaces<\/strong> , is to compare the costs – of course – with regard to your costs, but also with regard to the volume generated by the marketplace. This seems obvious, but the important question to ask is whether it is reasonable to pay x% of the founder’s commission for additional turnover. Another way to look at marketplace fees<\/strong> is to compare them to the sum of the costs that you would have to incur to generate the same volume by your own site. How much to pay for traffic, SEO services, payment providers, fraud … Last point, very often, it is possible to slightly increase its selling price to include the price of the commission. In absolute terms, any commission is always too expensive! but when compared to the costs that one would have to incur to generate the same turnover, it makes it possible to realize the value that marketplaces bring.<\/p>\n

Commissions applicable on the sale price including VAT, shipping costs included<\/h2>\n

The Commission<\/strong> is generally stated exclusive of tax, and generally applies (except for ManoMano) to the sales price including VAT, shipping costs included. Let’s take an example. A marketplace<\/strong> announces a commission of 10% excluding taxes. You sell a product at \u20ac 100 including VAT, shipping costs included, you will have a commission of \u20ac 10 excluding VAT. Accounting, you will therefore have an income of 83.33 euros excluding taxes (100 divided by 1.2), and therefore a commission of … 12%, i.e. 10 \u20ac divided by 83.33. This is not a scam, you just need to know it up front.<\/p>\n

Why is it done like this? originally it was for the sake of simplicity. Some sellers pay French VAT, others pay their local VAT, still others pay VAT on margin, and some do not pay VAT at all. In the United States, the Sales Tax (equivalent to VAT) applies differently depending on the state for each seller, depending on the location of the buyer and whether the seller has an establishment in the state in question. Applying a duty-free commission would have made the setup much more complicated.<\/p>\n

Now that you know what the commission applies to, what are the amounts?<\/p>\n

Amazon commissions<\/h2>\n

Selling costs on Amazon<\/a> are: the subscription, the sales costs and the management costs.
Subscription on Amazon<\/strong> is 39 \u20ac \/ month.
There is a sales charge for each item sold, which is the commission on each item.
Management fees are only for the media category (books, music, video, DVD).<\/p>\n

Selling fees<\/h3>\n

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Some costs are “degressive” depending on the sale price<\/span>
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For the following categories: Watches, jewellery, computer accessories, clothing, furniture, the commission decreases from a certain selling price. See the table above, and interpret as follows: for a watch sold for 350 euros for example, the commission due is 15.45% on the first 250 euros, then 5.15% on the remaining 100 euros.
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Management fees<\/h3>\n

Each product sold must also pay a handling fee of 0.30\u20ac.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/u><\/p>\n

For the sale of a digital camera sold for 150 \u20ac, with 5.99 \u20ac shipping costs.
The commission is up to 7.21% on the high-tech category.
It is not subject to management fees by Amazon.
Amazon will therefore retain (150+5,99) x 0,0721 + 0.30 =11.55\u20ac excl. tax.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note that in the event of a refund, Amazon will refund the commission minus a “commission deduction” of \u20ac5 or 20% of the commission amount (whichever is lower).<\/p>\n

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