Whatnot Fee Calculator
Pick your category and your four-week sales tier to see Whatnot's commission and payment processing and what you keep.
| Fee | Paid by | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Selling commission | You | $3.20 |
| Payment processing | You | $1.61 |
| You keep (after platform fees) | $40.19 |
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How to use the Whatnot fee calculator
Follow these steps to check one sale from start to finish.
- Pick your Country: United States, Canada or United Kingdom.
- Enter the Item sale price.
- Enter Shipping the buyer pays. Use 0 if the buyer pays nothing for postage.
- Enter Sales tax / VAT on the order (%) if the buyer is charged it.
- Choose the Category. Commission rates differ by category.
- Set Your sales in the last 4 weeks (sets your tier), from Standard to Tier 6.
- Optional: under “Your costs (for profit)”, fill in What the item cost you, Your own postage or label cost and Packaging and other costs to see profit, margin and return on cost.
- Optional: under “Price you need”, choose A profit amount, A profit margin (%) or A return on cost (ROI %), type a target, and read the lowest price that reaches it.
- Read You keep (after platform fees) and the fee lines, one for the commission and one for payment processing.
Use Copy link to this result to share your entries and Download CSV to save the numbers. Add to my ledger (this browser) stores the sale in a ledger that stays in your browser. The table “The same item on other platforms” shows what the same item would cost in fees elsewhere, using each platform’s default options.
How much does Whatnot take from a $100 sale?
On a $100 item in the US at the Standard tier, with no shipping or tax, Whatnot takes $11.20. That is an $8.00 commission (8% of the item price) plus $3.20 payment processing (2.9% of $100, plus $0.30). You keep $88.80 before your own item cost, postage and packaging.
| Example (calculated by the tool) | Commission | Processing | Total fees | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US, $100 item, no shipping, Standard, “Everything else” | $8.00 | $3.20 | $11.20 | $88.80 |
| US, $10 item plus $4.99 shipping, Standard | $0.80 | $0.73 | $1.53 | $13.46 |
| US, $100 Fashion item, Tier 6 | $4.50 | $3.20 | $7.70 | $92.30 |
| UK, £100 item, Standard, “Everything else” | £6.67 | £2.67 | £9.34 | £90.66 |
The UK commission is subject to VAT, which the tool does not add.
How do I calculate Whatnot fees?
Multiply the item price by your commission rate, then add processing on the whole order: 2.9% plus $0.30 in the US and Canada, 2.42% plus 25p in the UK. Subtract both from what the buyer pays you for the item and shipping. Tax collected from the buyer is not yours to keep, and the tool leaves it out of “You keep”.
- Find the rate for your category and tier. In the US, Standard is 8% for everything except Coins & money, which is 4%.
- Commission = item price × rate. Shipping and tax are excluded.
- Processing = (item + shipping + tax) × 2.9% + $0.30.
- You keep = item + shipping − commission − processing. For the $10 item with $4.99 shipping, processing is 2.9% of $14.99 plus $0.30, which is $0.73, so $14.99 − $1.53 = $13.46.
What are Whatnot’s tiers, and why does Tier 6 matter?
Your tier comes from your completed sales over a 28-day period, across all categories, and it applies to the next period. In the US the thresholds are $15,000, $35,000, $50,000, $100,000, $250,000 and $500,000 for Tiers 1 to 6. Canada and the UK use C$ or £10,000, 20,000, 35,000, 50,000, 65,000 and 85,000. Tier 6 Fashion is the lowest public rate at 4.5% in the US. Whatnot’s page describes lower custom rates for top-volume sellers, but does not publish them.
Whatnot’s page does not say which items count as “Other collectibles” rather than “Everything else”, so check the category of your listing there. The tool also does not model Whatnot’s separate reduced commission on the part of an order above 1,500 in some categories.
How this tool works and where the numbers come from
Whatnot charges a commission on the item price only (not shipping or tax) at a rate that depends on the sale’s category and on your tier, which is set by your sales in the last 28 days, plus payment processing on the whole order (2.9% plus $0.30 in the US and Canada, 2.42% plus 25p or 25 cents in the UK and EU). The calculator holds the rate cards for the US, Canada and the UK that took effect on 21 September 2026.
Sources
- Whatnot: seller fees (commission tiers, payment processing) (October 1, 2026) · checked
Frequently asked questions
What percentage does Whatnot take from a sale?
Commission runs from 3.50% (Coins & money at Tier 6) to 8% (Standard tier in most US categories), depending on category and tier. Payment processing is added on top: 2.9% plus $0.30 in the US and Canada.
What are Whatnot’s seller fees?
There are two. Commission is a percentage of the item price, and payment processing is a percentage plus a fixed amount on the whole order. The UK pays 2.42% plus 25p for processing.
Does Whatnot charge a payment processing fee on top of commission?
Yes. Processing is separate from the commission and is charged on item price, buyer-paid shipping and tax together. The commission applies to the item price only.
Does Whatnot charge fees on shipping?
Not commission, but processing does cover shipping. On a $10 item with $4.99 shipping, processing is worked out on $14.99 and comes to $0.73.
Do I pay more if the buyer is charged sales tax?
Slightly. Tax raises the order total, so the percentage part of processing grows with it. The commission stays the same, and the tax itself is not counted in “You keep”.
Is the Premier Shop discount included?
No. Whatnot’s page says the 10% commission discount stacks through 31 October 2026 and ends after that. The tool shows the standard rates.
Can the other-platforms table take my postage into account?
Yes. Type your label cost into “Your own postage or label cost” and the last column of “The same item on other platforms” becomes “You keep after your postage”. Poshmark has nothing taken off, because its flat buyer shipping pays the label.
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