TikTok Shop Fees 2026

TikTok's published US referral-fee structure (effective October 31, 2024) sets 6% for most categories and 5% for jewelry. A minority of guides report 8% (an August 2026 increase for most non-food categories, e.g. moras.ai and delzonic, retrieved 2026-09-23). The UK rate is officially 9% including taxes. Your Seller Center statement is the only authoritative source, and the TikTok Shop calculator lets you type that rate straight in instead of accepting a default. TikTok's own US commission policy is explicit here: the platform commission went to 6% per order on 1 April 2024, the category table runs 5-6%, and its promotional table shows new-seller orders at 3% (commission = rate x (buyer payment + platform discount - tax)). Refunds claw back the commission less a refund administration fee of 20% of that commission, capped at $5 per SKU per refund - with no fee on creator sample orders or on pre-shipment auto-cancellations. The 8% camp traces to a single August 4, 2026 report with no published TikTok source behind it. Verify your own rate in Seller Center. EU new sellers get a lower promotional rate under an official Seller Center mission. The standard rate in the five original EU markets (Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Ireland) rose from 5% to 9% on 8 January 2026, and qualifying new sellers pay 4% for up to 60 calendar days — or 2% for up to 90 calendar days in Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Czechia, Austria, Greece, Portugal and Hungary. Qualification is strict: this must be the seller's first TikTok Shop in those five markets, the product mix must differ materially from any existing EU store, and the Seller Center task must be completed by listing at least 5 valid products within 15 days of the task notice. The relief then applies across the seller's EU stores but only once, and reliefs never stack — the lowest applicable rate wins, so a 7% electronics-category product that also qualifies for the 4% new-seller relief is charged 4%. Japan runs its own official new-seller relief (Seller Center policy notice updated 12 May 2026; it sits behind the seller login, so there is no public URL to cite): 7% for 45 days after listing 3 products within 45 days, effective within 24 hours of the first order. Singapore publishes a dated platform commission table (GST inclusive, no fee cap): the version effective 1 September 2026 sets 9.810% for standard sellers and 7.085% for sellers on the Bonus Extra Program (BXP), uniform across every category, while the version effective 1 April 2026 was category-dependent (standard 8.175% or 6.540%; BXP 7.085% or 5.450%). Commission is charged on (item price - seller discount), with buyer shipping and platform discounts excluded, and a separate 3.27% transaction fee (GST inclusive) applies to the buyer-paid total. Under the super-subsidy programme, restricted categories (virtual goods, infant formula, gold) are charged the standard rate with no service fee, while other items in those orders carry the discounted rate plus a 3.27% super-subsidy service fee. Note: the 5.995% and 4.36% figures that circulate in the policy notice's worked examples are illustrative examples only - they are not a rate band or a tier, and no category is charged at those rates. The rates that apply are the ones in the dated tables.

Beyond the referral fee, US payment processing is bundled into the referral fee rather than charged as a separate line; some guides still quote a separate processing fee of roughly 2% (or, in older guides, 2% plus a $0.30 fixed component) — check your own Seller Center statement before modelling it (retrieved 2026-09-23). Add affiliate commissions if using creators (5-20%), and optional ads (15-25% of revenue for competitive categories). Total all-in cost typically runs 15-35% of revenue.

FBT (Fulfilled by TikTok) is TikTok's first-party fulfillment service, similar to Amazon FBA. TikTok stores your inventory and handles picking, packing, shipping, and returns. Fees vary by size and weight tier.

Yes, if you leverage the new-seller 3% promotional rate and organic content instead of paid ads. Sellers relying heavily on affiliate commissions (15-20%) plus ads (20%+) face compressed margins similar to Amazon.

TikTok Shop's referral fee (6% most US categories, 5% jewelry, per TikTok's published US structure; 9% official UK) is lower than Amazon's 8-15% category commissions, but affiliate commissions (5-20%) and content creation costs can push total acquisition costs higher. TikTok wins on organic reach; Amazon wins on search intent.