How eBay UK fees are worked out
eBay charges UK business sellers a percentage of the total sale, including postage and taxes, plus a small fixed fee per order. Checked against eBay's fees page on 27 September 2026:
- The final value fee is set separately for every category - from about 5% up to nearly 15% - and eBay tiers many higher-value ones, with a lower rate once the sale passes a threshold. Pick your category above and this is worked out for you.
- The per-order fee is £0.30 on orders of £10 or less, and £0.40 above that.
- The regulatory operating fee is 0.35% of the sale.
- VAT at 20% is charged on eBay's fees. If you are not VAT registered it is a cost to you.
eBay changes its fees, so treat eBay's page as the source of truth. If your account shows a different rate for your category, or your category is not in the list, use "Other - enter your own rate" and the calculator applies it as one flat rate.
eBay UK final value fee rates by category
The calculator picks your category's rate for you, but here is every rate written out, so you can see it without scripts - search for your category below. These are the same rates the calculator uses, checked on 27 September 2026. Where a category has two or three rates, the lower rate applies only to the part of the sale above the threshold. Our guide to every eBay UK fee, with worked examples shows how they add up. The buyer protection fee (paid by buyers of private sellers' items, not by business sellers) is explained separately.
Home, Furniture & DIY
Garden & Patio
Baby
Pet Supplies
Health & Beauty
Clothes, Shoes & Accessories
Jewellery & Watches
Sporting Goods
Toys & Games
Crafts
Collectables
Antiques
Art
Stamps
Pottery, Ceramics & Glass
Musical Instruments & DJ Equipment
Holidays & Travel
Business, Office & Industrial
Computers/Tablets & Networking
Mobile Phones & Communication
Sound & Vision
Cameras & Photography
Video Games & Consoles
Books, Comics & Magazines
Music, Films & TV
Vehicle Parts & Accessories
Everything Else
No category matches that. Use “Other – enter your own rate” in the calculator.
Four mistakes this calculator catches
- Forgetting that postage is part of the fee base. Free postage that you build into the price still attracts fees.
- Forgetting VAT on the fees. It adds a fifth to every fee if you cannot reclaim it.
- Forgetting the fixed fee on small sales. On a £10 sale the per-order fee alone is 3%.
- Pricing from a markup. A 30% markup on cost is not a 30% return once fees come off. Work backwards from the return you want, as the price above does. Our pricing guide explains why.
Doing this for every listing
One item is easy. A whole shop, where suppliers change prices without warning, is not. Sellhelm solves for your target return on every product, using eBay's own rate for each item's category, and re-does the sums when a supplier's price moves. It is eBay dropshipping software for UK sellers, from £99 once.
Questions people ask
What is eBay’s final value fee?
It is the main fee eBay charges you when an item sells: a percentage of the total sale, including postage, that eBay sets separately for every category - from about 5% up to nearly 15%, depending what you sell. It sits on top of the smaller per-order fee and, for UK sellers, VAT and the regulatory operating fee, but it is by far the largest of the four, which is why “final value fee” and “eBay fee” are usually the same conversation.
What fees does eBay charge UK business sellers?
A final value fee (a percentage of the total sale including postage, set separately for every category), a per-order fee of £0.30 on orders of £10 or less and £0.40 above that, and a 0.35% regulatory operating fee. eBay adds VAT to these fees. Pick your category above and the calculator uses eBay’s own rate for it, tiers and all.
Does eBay charge fees on postage?
Yes. The final value fee is worked out on the total amount of the sale, which includes the postage you charge and any taxes, not just the item price.
Where do these category rates come from, and can I trust them?
They are eBay's own published rates for a UK business seller on Managed Payments, checked against eBay's fees page on 27 September 2026. eBay changes them from time to time, so if your own account shows something different, that is the one to trust - and "Other - enter your own rate" lets you use it, or a category we have not listed yet.
Why do some categories charge a lower rate above a certain price?
eBay tiers a lot of higher-value categories - furniture, electronics, jewellery, vehicle parts and more - so the fee only takes a smaller bite once a sale passes a threshold. The calculator applies each tier the way eBay does: the lower rate only applies to the part of the sale above the threshold, not the whole thing.
Is VAT on eBay’s fees included?
Yes. The calculator adds 20% VAT to eBay’s fees, as it is a real cost if you are not VAT registered. If you are VAT registered you can normally reclaim it, so your true fees are lower than shown.
What is return on spend?
It is your profit as a percentage of what the item cost you in total, including any delivery you pay. A 25% return means that for every £100 you spend on an item, you keep £25 after all fees. It is more useful than markup, which ignores the fees.
Does the calculator include returns, refunds or my time?
No. It covers eBay’s fees and the item’s cost. Allow separately for returns and refunds, which will cost you some sales, and for your own time.