Fee comparison
Amazon vs TikTok Shop fees
TikTok Shop leaves you more at every price in the table. Enter your own price and costs to compare a real sale.
Amazon sale$50.00
| Sale price | $50.00 |
| Referral fee 15% | −$7.50 |
| Payout from Amazon | $42.50 |
You keep$42.50
Fees $7.50 (15.0% of revenue)Margin 85.0%
TikTok Shop sale$50.00
| Sale price | $50.00 |
| Referral fee 6% | −$3.00 |
| Payout from TikTok Shop | $47.00 |
You keep$47.00
Fees $3.00 (6.0% of revenue)Margin 94.0%
What you're paid at common prices
| Sale price | Amazon fees | Amazon payout | TikTok Shop fees | TikTok Shop payout | More for you |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | $1.50 | $8.50 | $0.60 | $9.40 | TikTok Shop +$0.90 |
| $25.00 | $3.75 | $21.25 | $1.50 | $23.50 | TikTok Shop +$2.25 |
| $50.00 | $7.50 | $42.50 | $3.00 | $47.00 | TikTok Shop +$4.50 |
| $100.00 | $15.00 | $85.00 | $6.00 | $94.00 | TikTok Shop +$9.00 |
| $250.00 | $37.50 | $212.50 | $15.00 | $235.00 | TikTok Shop +$22.50 |
Default fee category, no shipping or costs. Category rates, store subscriptions, ads and seller levels change the numbers: use the Amazon and TikTok Shop calculators for those.
How Amazon fees work
- Referral fee is a percentage of the item's total price (list price + shipping + gift wrap) or the category minimum, whichever is greater.
- Some categories use whole-price tiers (one rate for the whole price, set by the price band) and others charge each rate only on the portion of the price in that band; see tier_breakdown in the response.
- Media items also pay a $1.80 closing fee per item.
- Individual plan sellers pay $0.99 per item sold; Professional plan sellers pay $39.99/month instead (not included per item).
- Fine Art is not supported because Amazon's published table and tier text disagree on its minimum fee.
- FBA fulfillment, storage and advertising fees are not included.
Official sources, verified November 13, 2026:Amazon: Standard selling fees
How TikTok Shop fees work
- Referral fee = rate x (customer payment + platform discount - tax); the customer payment includes shipping paid by the buyer.
- 6% for most categories. 5% for Diamond, Gold, Jade, Platinum/Carat Gold and Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald jewelry. Other jewelry stays at 6%.
- Collectibles: 6%, and 3% on the portion of the sale above $10,000. Pre-Owned: 5%, and 3% on the portion above $10,000.
- Platform-funded discounts are not modelled; enter the amount the buyer paid as sale_price.
- Affiliate (creator) commission is set per product by the seller; it is applied here to the item sale price.
Official sources, verified November 13, 2026:TikTok Shop Academy: Referral Fees by Category