How Much Are TikTok Shop Fees? (2026)
Updated August 2026 · 5 min read
So you found a product, listed it on TikTok Shop, and the first sale came in. Feels great. Then you look at what actually landed in your account and wonder where the money went. Here's the breakdown you were hoping to find before you priced that listing.
The short answer
- Referral fee: about 5–6% depending on category
- Processing: 2.9% + $0.30 per sale
- Listing fee: $0 — you only pay when you sell
The two fees that actually matter
Every TikTok Shop sale carries two charges. The referral fee is a percentage of the sale that changes by category — most are around 6%, with electronics and books a bit lower at 5%. The payment processing fee is the same on every sale: 2.9% plus $0.30.
On a $50 sale at 6%, that works out to $3 in referral fee and $1.75 in processing — so you keep about $45.25 before shipping and your product cost. On a small $12 order the $0.30 flat fee stings more proportionally, which is worth remembering when you price low-ticket items.
Is there anything else I'm paying?
No listing fees, no monthly seller fee in most regions. If you cover shipping yourself, that comes out of your end, and promotions or affiliate commissions can trim your take further — but the core cost is just referral plus processing. The absence of a listing fee is a big reason new sellers test the platform so cheaply.
Run your own numbers
Don't trust a rule of thumb when your margin is on the line. Plug your price, category, and shipping into the TikTok Shop Fee Calculator and it'll show the exact referral, processing, and net you keep in seconds.
The bottom line
TikTok Shop is cheap to start and keeps roughly 91% of a typical sale after fees. The risk isn't the platform fee — it's pricing without running the math. Do that once and you're ahead of most sellers.
Open TikTok Shop Fee Calculator