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Platforms may update pricing or terms at any time.
Amazon fees can look manageable until the referral fee and selling plan charges are added together. The real question is how much of the sale is left before product, fulfillment, advertising, returns, and other business costs.
Enter your item price, shipping charge, Amazon fee category, and selling plan to estimate your standard Amazon.com US selling fees. You’ll see what Amazon may charge and how much remains before the rest of your costs.
Fee Calculator
Estimate Amazon referral fees and the Individual plan’s per-item fee. The result shows what remains before fulfillment, product, advertising, returns, and other business costs.
What this result tells you
This estimate shows Amazon’s standard selling fees for the order and how much remains after those fees. That remaining amount is not profit yet. Product cost, fulfillment, advertising, returns, and other business expenses still have to come out of it.
If you want to know what the sale may actually earn, add those costs in the Amazon Profit Calculator.
Example calculation
Example scenario
You sell a Clothing and Accessories item for $25 and charge $5 for shipping. The total sales price used to estimate the referral fee is $30.
Estimated fee
Clothing and Accessories has a 17% referral fee when the total sales price is above $20. On a $30 total sales price, the estimated referral fee is $5.10.
Because this seller uses the Professional plan, no Individual per-item fee is added. The Professional plan’s monthly subscription cost is not allocated to this order.
What remains
After the estimated Amazon selling fee, $24.90 remains before product, fulfillment, advertising, returns, taxes, and other business costs.
That means 83% of the order total remains, but it is not profit yet. The seller’s additional costs still need to be deducted.
How Amazon seller fees work
Amazon’s fee table can make a straightforward sale feel surprisingly complicated. The amount charged depends on what you sell, the total sales price, and which selling plan you use. Here is what matters for this estimate.
Your category sets the rate
Most sales start with a category-based referral fee. Amazon applies that rate to the item price plus shipping charged to the customer and gift wrapping when applicable. Some categories use different rates at different price levels.
Your selling plan matters
Individual sellers pay an additional $0.99 per item sold. Professional sellers pay $39.99 per month instead, so that monthly subscription is not included in this single-order estimate.
Some costs come later
FBA fulfillment, storage, advertising, returns, product costs, and other expenses are not included here. Those costs vary too much from one product and seller to another to quietly pretend they are all the same.
One detail worth checking: Amazon’s fee category may not match the category shoppers see on the product page. If a result looks unexpected, confirm the product’s fee category in Seller Central before making a pricing decision.
What this Amazon fee estimate covers
No one enjoys discovering another fee after deciding a product looks profitable. This calculator stays focused on the standard Amazon selling fees that can be estimated from one order. Here is what the result does, and does not, account for.
Included in your estimate
- The referral fee for the Amazon fee category you select, including price tiers and minimum referral fees when they apply
- The item price and shipping charged to the customer as the total sales price used for the estimate
- The $0.99 per-item fee when you select the Individual selling plan
- The $1.80 closing fee for applicable media and video game categories
- The amount remaining after those estimated Amazon selling fees
Still needs to be considered
- The Professional plan’s $39.99 monthly subscription, because the cost per order depends on how many items you sell
- FBA fulfillment, storage, inbound placement, returns processing, aged inventory, removal, disposal, and other fulfillment-related fees
- FBM expenses such as postage, packaging, handling, and the time or labor required to fulfill the order
- Product cost, inbound freight, customs, advertising, promotions, refunds, taxes, and other business expenses
- Gift-wrapping charges or optional Amazon programs and services not entered in this calculator
A useful first answer, not the final profit number: This estimate helps you see the standard Amazon fees attached to the sale. Before changing a price or choosing a product, use the Amazon Profit Calculator to account for the costs specific to your business.
Fee rules can change. Review the official Amazon.com US fee schedule when confirming a pricing decision.
Amazon Seller Fee Calculator FAQs
What fees does this Amazon calculator include?
This calculator estimates the referral fee for the Amazon.com US fee category you select. It also includes the Individual plan’s $0.99 per-item fee and the $1.80 closing fee for applicable media and video game categories.
It does not include the Professional plan’s monthly subscription or costs that depend on your product, fulfillment method, account, or business.
Does this include Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) fees?
No. FBA fees depend on details such as product size, shipping weight, storage use, inventory age, and the services you use. A single generic estimate would look helpful while potentially being quite wrong.
Use this calculator to estimate standard Amazon selling fees. Then include your product-specific FBA costs in the Amazon Profit Calculator when you want to estimate what the sale may actually earn.
Are Amazon referral fees the same for every category?
No. Referral rates vary by Amazon fee category. Some categories use one flat rate, while others have price tiers, minimum referral fees, or different rates applied to different portions of the total sales price.
Also, Amazon’s fee category may not match the category shoppers see on the product page. If you are unsure, check the product’s fee category in Seller Central before relying on the result.
Does Amazon charge a referral fee on shipping?
Generally, yes. Amazon calculates the referral fee using the total sales price, which includes the item price, shipping charged to the customer, and gift wrapping when applicable.
This calculator includes the item price and shipping amount you enter. It does not collect a separate gift-wrapping charge.
Should I select the Individual or Professional plan?
Choose the plan you currently use. The Individual plan adds $0.99 for each item sold. The Professional plan charges $39.99 per month instead, so that subscription is not assigned to one order in this calculator.
If you are comparing plans, calculate the order both ways, but remember that price is not the only difference. The Professional plan also includes additional selling and account tools.
Is the amount remaining after Amazon fees my profit?
Not yet. It is the amount remaining after the Amazon selling fees included in this estimate.
Product cost, fulfillment, advertising, returns, taxes, and other business expenses still need to be deducted. Use the Amazon Profit Calculator before treating the remaining amount as money earned.
Does this estimate include returns, refunds, chargebacks, or taxes?
No. Those costs depend on what happens after the sale and on the seller’s individual circumstances.
Amazon may retain a refund administration fee when a refund is issued, and some products can incur returns-processing fees. Chargebacks, tax obligations, and the financial effect of returned or unsellable inventory are also outside this estimate.
Planning note: This calculator uses publicly available Amazon.com US fee information to provide an estimate. Actual charges may differ based on Amazon’s product classification, your account, the services you use, and future fee changes. Confirm your fees in Seller Central before making a pricing decision. Seller Calculators is not affiliated with Amazon.