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TikTok Shop Fee Calculator: What Each Order Really Leaves You

How much does TikTok Shop take per sale?

In the US, TikTok's public fee table shows a 6% referral fee for most categories (5% for listed jewelry and Pre-Owned), charged on the price plus buyer-paid shipping, less your discount and tax. Some sellers report 8% from 4 August 2026, which TikTok's table did not show on 2 November 2026. UK shops pay 9% including VAT. Creator commission, shipping and ads come on top.

The fee is the small part. On a $30 order a 6% fee is $1.80, but a 15% creator commission is $4.50 and the shipping label is often more than both. This calculator puts them together with returns and ad spend, so you see the profit, not just the fee.

Pick your country and fee rate, type one product's numbers, and read the profit per order, the break-even ROAS and the most you can pay a creator.

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Built by Muhammad Shahzeb Anwar, MSc Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Rates from TikTok Shop's own Seller University pages for the US and UK.

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    How the TikTok Shop fee is worked out

    US shops. TikTok's public table, "TikTok Shop Referral Fees by Category", lists a 6% referral fee for most categories, including beauty, electronics, home, fashion and toys. Listed jewelry sub-categories (diamond, gold, jade, platinum, ruby, sapphire, emerald) and Pre-Owned items are 5%. The fee is the rate times the customer payment plus any platform discount, minus tax, and the base includes shipping the buyer pays. TikTok says the referral fee covers all its fees apart from shipping and tax, so there is no separate payment processing fee. Sellers registered in Texas or West Virginia pay sales tax on the referral fee from 1 November 2025.

    UK shops. The commission fee is 9% and already includes VAT. It is charged on net sales plus customer-paid shipping plus platform discount, less refunds. Specified Electronics and Beauty & Personal Care categories get a reduced effective rate of 5%, once any new-seller period is over.

    6% or 8%: the 2026 confusion

    Several seller-resource sites reported in August and September 2026 that the US referral fee rose from 6% to 8% for most non-food categories on 4 August 2026. TikTok's public US fee table, which we read on 2 November 2026, still showed 6%. The calculator above lets you pick either. On a $30 order with no shipping charge the fee difference is $0.60 per order, or $60 per 100 orders, and on a thin product that can be the whole profit. Check the rate on your own settlement report or in Seller Center.

    Worked example

    A US shop sells a $30 item with free shipping. The label costs $5, the product and packaging $9, a creator gets 15%, ads cost $2 an order and 5% of orders come back. Order value is $30. The 6% fee is $1.80 and the creator gets $4.50, so a kept order makes $30 − $1.80 − $4.50 − $9 − $5 = $9.70. A return costs the two labels ($10) plus the refund admin fee of $0.36 (20% of the fee), so $10.36. Averaged over all orders: 0.95 × $9.70 − 0.05 × $10.36 = $8.70, then minus $2 of ads = $6.70 per order, or $670 per 100 orders. The break-even ROAS is $30 ÷ $8.70 = 3.45. At 8% the profit falls to $6.12.

    The costs most fee calculators leave out

    Creator commission is charged on the product price less discounts and is usually several times the TikTok fee. Free samples sent to creators are a real cost spread over the orders they bring. Returns cost the outbound label, the return postage and sometimes the item; in the US TikTok also keeps a refund administration fee of 20% of the referral fee, up to $5 per SKU. Ads such as GMV Max need a ROAS above your break-even ROAS, which is the order value divided by the profit before ads.

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    What this will not tell you

    This free version handles one product with simple returns (return postage equal to your label, item resold). It does not cover Fulfilled by TikTok fees, platform-funded discounts, the 3% rate on the part of a Collectibles or Pre-Owned sale above $10,000, or income tax. Fee rates change: the source pages below win over this page. Nothing you type leaves your browser.

    Questions

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    What is the TikTok Shop referral fee in the US?

    TikTok's public US fee table shows 6% for most categories and 5% for listed jewelry sub-categories and Pre-Owned items. It is charged on the customer payment plus any platform discount, less tax, including shipping the buyer pays.

    Did TikTok Shop raise its fee to 8%?

    Seller-resource sites reported a rise from 6% to 8% on 4 August 2026. TikTok's public US table still showed 6% when we checked on 2 November 2026. Check your own Seller Center or settlement report for the rate charged to your shop.

    What is the TikTok Shop commission fee in the UK?

    9%, including VAT, on net sales plus customer-paid shipping. Specified Electronics and Beauty & Personal Care categories have a reduced effective rate of 5%.

    Does TikTok Shop charge a payment processing fee?

    In the US, TikTok says the referral fee covers all TikTok Shop fees except shipping and tax, so there is no separate processing fee. Sellers registered in Texas or West Virginia pay sales tax on the referral fee.

    Do I get the fee back if an order is returned?

    In the US the referral fee is refunded less a refund administration fee of 20% of the referral fee, capped at $5 per SKU. In the UK the full commission is refunded when the whole order is returned.

    What is a good ROAS for TikTok Shop ads?

    Any ROAS above your break-even ROAS: the order value divided by your profit per order before ads. If an order makes $10 before ads on $40 of sales, you need a ROAS above 4.

    Where every rule comes from

    Sources

    Checked against TikTok Shop's own Seller University pages on 2 November 2026. Fee rates change; if a page below has moved on, the page wins over this calculator.

    1. TikTok Shop Referral Fees by Category (US Seller University): https://seller-us.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=5988482086864682&lang=en
    2. TikTok Shop Referral Fee Updates (US): what the fee covers, refund administration fee: https://seller-us.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=5982454398175018&lang=en
    3. Sales Tax on Referral Fees, effective 1 November 2025 (US): https://seller-us.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=1017269682849550
    4. Platform Commission Fee (UK Seller University): https://seller-uk.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=7753824408913665&default_language=en-GB
    5. TikTok Shop UK Commission Rate Policy (reduced 5% categories): https://seller-uk.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=3337893683398432&default_language=en-GB
    6. Introduction to Seller Fees (UK): affiliate commission base: https://seller-uk.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=7753826522154754&lang=en-GB
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    Muhammad Shahzeb Anwar, MSc Industrial and Organizational Psychology. TikTok Shop Fee Calculator. Shahzeb Speaks. https://www.shahzebspeaks.com/tiktok-shop-fee-calculator/

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