Running a business selling to 3rd party marketplaces can be different from running it yourself. While competition within Shopee increases, sellers need to constantly monitor their costs for goods sold to ensure sufficient profits and earnings.
Here is a summary of the most up to date Shopee platform cost tabulation:
Commission Fees:
3% x (Unit Price – Seller Discount) x 1.07
Service Fees:
3% x (Unit Price – Seller Discount) x 1.07
*Commission rate pls refer to bottom graph.
Transaction Fees:
2% x (Unit Price – Seller Discount + Shipping Cost) x 1.07
Shipping Fees:
Incurred for Ninjavan fulfilled Orders.
The actual chargeable amount for shipping of your Shopee orders will appear after the order status has been set to delivered.
The amount that will be offset from your actual payout is after deduction of your buyer’s shipping fee. Default is $1.49
Eg:
Shipping Fee charged to seller = Actual Shipping Charges – Buyer Shipping cost – platform supported shipping cost.
The following is the shipping fee rate card as of YR 2021.
Miscellaneous
Other Misc charges might want to include in the calculation of your gross payout from Lazada.
- Shopee Ads
- Seller Vouchers
- SOF Shipping Charges.
With heavy platform charges, having proper reporting of your margins and expenses will help you to accurately measure how well you are doing on each platform and if your business on the overall is making money or losing money.