MARKETPLACES SALES FEES
- Amazon commissions
Fees for selling on Amazon include:
Subscription: €39/month
Sales fees
Management fees
Each item sold results in a commission on each item, to which is added a management fee per item.
- Cdiscount commissions
There are two factors for sales:
- Subscription
- The commission
The subscription is €39.99 excluding tax/month.
Commission rates apply to the tax-inclusive amounts of sales made, shipping costs included. The commission thus calculated is exclusive of tax. Please note: when a sale is canceled, the commission is not refunded.
- Fnac & Commissions Darty
There are two costs related to sales:
- Subscription
- The commission
The subscription is €39 excluding tax/month.
The commission varies depending on the condition of the product (new, used or reconditioned).
- Ebay Commissions
Ebay applies three types of fees:
- The subscription
- Ad insertion costs
- Fees relating to options and tools
Three types of subscription exist:
- Basic shop: 19.50€/month
- Featured Shop: €39.50/month
- Premium store: €149.50/month
Eligible “top reliability” sellers benefit from a 10% reduction on commissions.
Ad insertion costs:
- Basic store: 300 fixed price ads
- Featured Shop: 10,000 fixed-price ads
- Premium Store: unlimited ads at a fixed price
If you do not have a store, insertion fees apply to each listing. If you exceed the number of ads planned in your store, additional insertion fees apply.
- Commissions Rue du Commerce
Rue du Commerce applies a subscription of €40 including tax and two types of commissions:
- New products
- Used products
Examples of commissions:
- High Tech: 5 to 8%
- Furniture: 15.5%
- Small household appliances: 12%
- Large household appliances: 6%
- Rakuten Commissions
For Rakuten, three types of fees apply:
- The subscription
- Management fees
- Commissions
Four types of subscription exist:
- Classic: €39/month
- Advanced: €99/month
- Premium: €299/month
- Absolute: €499/month
The management fees are 0.15€ per item sold.
Are Marketplace commissions too expensive?
The first thing to do regarding marketplace commissions is to analyze your potential and find out if it is relevant to pay X% commissions on these marketplaces. Estimate whether you will generate enough turnover to offset these commissions.
Another method is to estimate the costs via marketplaces and the potential earnings compared to a direct sale via your e-commerce site.
Commissions applicable on the sales price including tax, shipping costs included
Commissions are generally calculated excluding taxes and generally apply to the sales price including tax, including shipping costs.
Example :
If a marketplace announces a commission of 10% excluding tax for a product sold for €100 including tax, including shipping, the commission will be €10 excluding tax. Accounting, this means an income of 83.33 euros excluding taxes (100 / 1.2) and therefore an effective commission of 12% (10€ / 83.33€).
Why is it done this way?
This is to simplify the management of different taxes depending on sellers and countries. In the United States, for example, the Sales Tax (equivalent to VAT) varies depending on the states and situations of the sellers.
Now that you know how commissions are applied, what are the exact amounts?
