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Key fact: TikTok Shop's published US referral fee is 6% for most categories and 5% on jewelry and groceries. Enter your Seller Center rate for an exact figure.
❓ TikTok Shop Commission & Fee Calculator — Frequently Asked Questions → fees, limits, and worked examples
With the end of the $800 de minimis exemption (non-postal June 24 / postal July 24, 2026), TikTok Shop sellers face new customs obligations for all incoming shipments. This change affects direct-to-consumer shipping models, which are widely used on the platform.
As reported by Fortune, certain items may experience price hikes of up to 50% due to added tariff costs. Sellers who previously relied on low-value imports to keep prices competitive now need to adapt quickly to the new environment. The impact is especially significant for those using cross-border logistics without proper tariff planning.
Here are effective ways to prepare:
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TikTok Shop charges a category-based commission rather than a single seller fee. TikTok's published US referral-fee structure documents 6% for most categories, 5% for jewelry and groceries. TikTok's own US commission policy sets the platform commission at 6% per order since 1 April 2024 with a category table of 5-6%, and its promotional table shows new-seller orders at 3% for the first 30 days (commission = rate x (buyer payment + platform discount - tax)); US payment processing is bundled into the referral fee — there is no separate transaction charge (see the opt-in box in the calculator). TikTok's own US structure documents only the 6% and 5% tiers. Refunds return the commission less a refund administration fee of 20% of that commission, capped at $5 per SKU. Because the reports disagree, the Commission Rate (%) field above is editable — read the real rate off your Seller Center statement and type it in. That is the only authoritative source for your account. Market switch (2026-09-23): the calculator's Market field applies each market's published commission base — US and EU charge on the buyer payment plus platform-funded discounts (US also excludes sales tax), Singapore charges on (item price − seller discount) and adds its published 3.27% transaction fee instead. Japan publishes a full category table (7%-12%, with sub-category exceptions such as 7% infant formula and 7% pet food), and the EU's 9% standard carries a 7% relief for electronics. Singapore publishes one uniform rate for every category (9.810% standard, 7.085% for Bonus Extra Program sellers, both GST inclusive, effective 1 September 2026) plus a separate 3.27% transaction fee; the earlier 1 April 2026 table varied by category (standard 8.175% or 6.540%).
| Category | Commission |
|---|---|
| Home & Kitchen | 6% |
| Clothing | 6% |
| Beauty | 6% |
| Electronics | 6% |
| Health & Personal Care | 6% |
| Pet Supplies | 6% |
| Baby Products | 6% |
| Other | 6% |
| Shoes & Bags | 6% |
| Jewelry | 5% |
| Groceries | 5% |
| Minimum commission per order (widely cited; not documented in TikTok's published US table — verify in Seller Center) | $0.50 |
The commission above is the platform commission. Your real per-order cost is commission + shipping (after any TikTok subsidy) + returns reserve + any affiliate or creator commission you pay. US payment processing is bundled into the referral fee — add the optional processing line only if your own statement shows it charged separately — affiliate commissions are the cost line most sellers forget when they estimate TikTok Shop margins.
Eligible new sellers can qualify for reduced rates; the interactive Category Commission Table inside the calculator above always reflects the rate currently applied to your inputs. Paying creators to promote your products? Model their commission and your net together with the TikTok Shop affiliate commission calculator.
Comparing against Amazon? Commission-only comparisons are misleading — Amazon's referral fee is only one layer of its stack. Run the same product through both on the Amazon vs TikTok Shop comparison tool.
TikTok publishes a US referral-fee structure but no single public rate-card page, so every calculator has to pick a default. We re-based ours on TikTok's published structure first, then checked what the other tools actually apply — swept 2026-09-23:
| Reference | Referral fee applied | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| dashboardly, OneCart, grossprofitcalculator, Hyperfocus, FastMoss, RunFutureproof, Printify, TikAdSuite, Podbase, WinningHunter, Kixmon (default) | 6% most categories, 5% jewelry | Payment processing bundled in the referral fee; new-seller 3% for 30 days |
We ship 6% as the default because it is the rate in TikTok's published US referral-fee structure (effective October 31, 2024) and independent 2026 references reproduce the same table. The published US structure is the rate we ship by default; if your Seller Center statement shows a different one, type it into Commission Rate (%) and every number recalculates. Whichever rate your Seller Center statement shows, that is the one that governs your account.
As reported, TikTok Shop charges 6% for most US categories and 5% for jewelry, with a reduced 3% rate for the first 30 days that new sellers are widely reported to receive after their first sale. TikTok's published US structure documents the 6% and 5% tiers, so treat the on-page table as a default only: the calculator's Commission Rate (%) field is editable, and your Seller Center statement is the authoritative source for the rate you actually pay.
Include product cost, shipping or fulfillment, packaging, and any affiliate or creator commissions you pay on top of the platform commission. The calculator lets you enter all of them so the result reflects your true per-order profit.
TikTok Shop's headline commission is often lower than Amazon's referral-plus-FBA stack, but traffic quality and order value differ. Use the Amazon vs TikTok comparison tool on this site to run the same product through both fee structures.
Yes. Enter the selling price, category, and your costs, and the calculator returns the platform commission, your total costs, net profit, and margin percentage for each order.
Yes, it is completely free to use — no account needed. Just pick your category and enter your numbers.
Every rate card behind this tool comes from our open dataset — 2026 Amazon FBA fee snapshots (CC BY 4.0). What changed between monthly snapshots is dated in the Amazon FBA fee change log. Machine-readable JSON, free to cite.
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