eBay fees UK: what business sellers pay per sale, per listing and on top

Short answer: On eBay.co.uk a business seller pays mainly three things on every sale: a final value fee, a percentage that depends on the category (for example 9.9%, 10.9%, 11.9% or 12.9%), plus a per-order fee of 30p on orders of £10 or less and 40p above £10, and a regulatory operating fee of 0.35%. Both percentages are worked out on the total sale amount, including postage and taxes. On top come listing fees (30p per listing without a Shop), optional upgrades, an international fee when the buyer is abroad and surcharges if your seller performance drops. All business fees are shown excluding VAT. Private sellers living in the UK pay no final value fee at all, which is why "eBay fees UK" means very different things to different people. If you sell on several marketplaces, it helps to have one dashboard that shows the fees and actual profit on every order rather than a spreadsheet per channel.

Private or business: which eBay fees apply to you?

eBay UK runs two fee schedules. According to eBay's Fees for private sellers page, private sellers who live in the UK pay no final value fee and no regulatory operating fee when an item sells. They get 300 free listings a month (motors listings are excluded from free selling) and pay 35p for each extra listing.

That is not the schedule for a trader. eBay's Seller Centre says a private account suits people selling things they no longer want, but you need a business account if you sell in large quantities, sell items you have made or bought to resell, or already run a business outside eBay. If that describes you, everything below applies.

The final value fee: the biggest part of eBay fees in the UK

The final value fee has two parts: a percentage of the total sale and a fixed amount per order.

Final value fee = (total sale amount x category rate) + per-order fee

The total sale amount is the item price plus postage plus taxes. So charging £4.99 postage instead of offering free postage does not reduce your fee base; the postage is in it either way.

The per-order fee is £0.30 for orders of £10.00 or less and £0.40 for orders over £10.00. eBay reduces it to 10p for orders up to £10 in some Collectables and Home, Furniture & DIY listings created after certain dates in 2022.

A selection of category rates from eBay's business fee page:

• Books, Comics & Magazines; Music; Films & TV — 9.9%
• Computers, Tablets & Networking; Sound & Vision — 9.9% (laptops, tablets, TVs and some others: 6.9% up to £1,000, then 3%)
• Health & Beauty; Sporting Goods; Toys & Games; Garden & Patio; Baby — 10.9%
• Clothes, Shoes & Accessories — 11.9% (trainers priced £100 or more: 7%)
• Home, Furniture & DIY — 11.9% up to £500, then 7.9%
• Vehicle Parts & Accessories — 9.5% up to £750, then 3%
• Business, Office & Industrial — 12.5%
• Pet Supplies; Crafts; Wholesale & Job Lots; Everything Else — 12.9%
• Jewellery & Watches — 14.9% up to £1,000, then 4%

Tiered rates work per item: in Home, Furniture & DIY, the first £500 is charged at 11.9% and anything above at 7.9%. If you list an item in two categories, eBay charges the higher rate.

The regulatory operating fee

Business sellers also pay a regulatory operating fee of 0.35% of the total sale amount (item, postage and taxes). It is small, but it applies to every sale, so include it in your price calculation rather than discovering it on your invoice.

Listing fees and eBay Shop plans

Business sellers pay a listing fee per listing, whether or not the item sells, and it is not refunded. It also applies again every month to Good 'Til Cancelled listings and when you relist. eBay's business fee page lists these plans:

• No Shop — Price per month: none; Free fixed-price listings: none; Extra fixed-price listing: 30p
• Basic — Price per month: £27; Free fixed-price listings: 250; Extra fixed-price listing: 10p
• Featured — Price per month: £77; Free fixed-price listings: 1,500; Extra fixed-price listing: 5p
• Anchor — Price per month: £437; Free fixed-price listings: unlimited; Extra fixed-price listing: free

Auction-style listings have their own allowances (100, 600 and 1,000 free 7-day auctions on Basic, Featured and Anchor) and cost 15p each beyond them, or 30p without a Shop.

Whether a Shop pays off is simple arithmetic: with 300 fixed-price listings and no Shop you pay £90 a month in listing fees; on Basic you pay £27 plus 50 extra listings at 10p, so £32. Below roughly 90 listings a month, staying without a Shop is usually cheaper.

Optional upgrades are charged whether the item sells or not: a subtitle costs £2, Gallery Plus £2.50 (free in some categories such as Clothes, Shoes & Accessories), and a reserve price 4% of the reserve, with a £150 maximum. Promoted Listings advertising is a separate, variable cost.

Fees on international sales

If you are registered in the UK and the buyer's address is outside the UK, eBay adds an international fee on the total sale:

• 1.05% for the Eurozone and Northern Europe (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden)
• 1.8% for the US and Canada
• 2.0% for all other countries

eBay also lists a seller currency conversion charge of 2.5% for UK-registered sellers, rising to 2.75% from 1 December 2026.

Surcharges that raise your rate

Your fees do not only depend on what you sell, but on how you sell:

• Below Standard: if your seller level is Below Standard at the monthly evaluation (on the 20th), your final value fees go up by 6 percentage points for the next month, and by 7 points after four or more months in a row. An 11.9% category becomes 17.9%.
• Items not as described: a "Very High" rate adds 4 percentage points the following month, and 5 points after four or more consecutive months.
• Disputes: £14 per dispute.

On the other side, Top-rated Sellers get 10% off the variable part of the final value fee on listings that qualify for Premium Service. Good service is not just about feedback; it shows up directly in your costs.

A worked example: one sale on eBay UK

All figures are assumptions for illustration. A business seller without a Shop sells a lamp in Home, Furniture & DIY for £40.00 plus £4.99 postage, to a buyer in the UK.

• Total sale amount (item + postage) — £44.99
• Final value fee: 11.9% of £44.99 — £5.35
• Per-order fee (order over £10) — £0.40
• Regulatory operating fee: 0.35% of £44.99 — £0.16
• Listing fee (no Shop) — £0.30
• Total eBay fees before VAT — £6.21
• VAT at 20% on the fees — £1.24
• Total eBay fees including VAT — £7.45

That is about 16.6% of what the buyer paid, before product cost, packaging and the actual postage. Sell the same lamp to a buyer in the US and the international fee adds 1.8%, about 81p before VAT. Fall to Below Standard and the final value fee alone rises by about £2.70.

eBay states that its business fees exclude VAT, so VAT comes on top. If your business is VAT-registered, you may be able to reclaim it as input VAT; ask your accountant, as this is not tax advice.

How to keep eBay fees under control

• Price from the total sale amount. The percentage applies to postage and taxes too, so calculate on what the buyer pays, not on the item price alone.
• Watch the per-order fee on cheap items. 30p on a £5 item is 6% before the percentage fee. Bundles and multi-buys spread it.
• Choose a Shop by listing count. Compare your monthly listings with the plan table instead of guessing.
• Protect your seller level. Late dispatch and items not as described cost you percentage points, which is often more than any Shop saving.
• Set a floor price per channel. Category rates differ between marketplaces, so a price that works on one may lose money on another; TikTok Shop, for example, charges one commission rate on most products, as our guide on how to sell on tiktok shop uk explains. The same logic for Turkey's biggest marketplace is in our guide to the trendyol commission rate, and UK fees on another marketplace are in our guide on how to sell on onbuy.
• Reconcile monthly. Compare your estimate with the fees eBay actually charged; differences usually come from upgrades, surcharges or international sales.

How Pratienda helps

Pratienda is a multichannel dashboard for Trendyol, Hepsiburada and N11, the leading marketplaces in Turkey. It does not connect to eBay. If you sell in Turkey as well as the UK, Pratienda keeps your stock in sync across those three marketplaces and brings their orders into one list, with customer questions on one screen. Its fee analysis shows the commission and fees on each order next to your actual profit, and the repricer suggests prices without going below your floor price, never changing them without your approval. Starter is $59 a month (tax excluded); fee analysis and the repricer are in the Pro plan.

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FAQ

How much are eBay fees in the UK for business sellers?
Mostly a final value fee of the category rate (often 9.9% to 12.9%) on the total sale amount, plus 30p or 40p per order, plus a 0.35% regulatory operating fee, plus listing fees. All of these exclude VAT.

Is there an eBay fees calculator for the UK?
You can do it yourself: total sale amount x category rate, plus the per-order fee, plus 0.35%, plus the listing fee, then VAT on the total. Add the international fee for buyers outside the UK.

Do private sellers pay eBay fees in the UK?
Private sellers who live in the UK pay no final value fee and no regulatory operating fee, and get 300 free listings a month. Upgrades and some other charges still apply. If you sell items bought to resell, eBay says you need a business account.

Sources: eBay UK, "Fees for business sellers" and "Fees for private sellers" (last updated 30 September 2026), "eBay Business Accounts" (UK Seller Centre). Information as of 29 October 2026; eBay may change its fees. This is not legal or tax advice.