Overview
By registering as a business seller on ebay.es, your items become visible to millions of potential buyers worldwide. eBay offers competitive pricing and professional selling tools to help you grow your business and enjoy a positive selling experience. The main costs are divided into:
- Final value fees (percentage on the Total Sale Amount + 0.35 EUR per order).
- Regulatory compliance fee (0.35% of the Total Sale Amount).
- International fee (if delivery is outside the Eurozone or Sweden, with registered address in Spain).
- Listing (insertion) fees (Fixed Price / Auction) and listing upgrade options (some free, others paid).
- Currency conversion fee (for selling/listing on eBay sites in other countries, with currency conversions).
If you are not registered as a business seller, fees are different: see “Commissions and fees for private sellers”.
Access to eBay Shop packages
As a business seller you can subscribe to various Shop packages with:
- Discounts on fees,
- Advanced selling tools,
- Monthly allocations of free listings.
See “eBay Shop packages and benefits” to compare plans and choose the one that best fits your business.
Fee and commission structure
When you sell on eBay, two major groups of costs apply:
- At listing creation
- Insertion fees (Fixed Price / Auction)
- Upgrade option fees (e.g., subtitle)
- At the sale of the item
- Final value fee (percentage + 0.35 EUR per order)
- Regulatory compliance fee (0.35% of the Total Sale Amount)
- International fee (if applicable)
The Cars & Motorcycles specific sections provide dedicated structures.
Final value fees
When the item is sold, a final value fee applies. You do not incur third-party processing fees: the entire flow is managed by eBay.
Base calculation (most categories):
- 9% on the portion of the Total Sale Amount (TSA) up to 990 EUR (per item)
- 2% on the portion of TSA exceeding 990 EUR
- + 0.35 EUR per order
Total Sale Amount (TSA): what the buyer paid, including handling costs, shipping, VAT, and other applicable taxes.
Order: one or more items purchased by the same buyer, in the same checkout, with the same shipping method.
eBay fees are automatically deducted from proceeds; the net amount is paid to your bank account.
Category exceptions (different variable fees)
Below are the main exceptions by category, with specific rates and thresholds.
Tech: devices
Fee: 5% on TSA up to 300 EUR + 2% on the portion exceeding 300 EUR.
Category | Category ID |
---|---|
Controllers / Mandos | 117042 |
Lenses and filters | 78997 |
Camcorders | 11724 |
Water heaters and boilers | 185115 |
Digital cameras | 31388 |
Drones with camera | 179697 |
Flashes and accessories | 64353 |
Consoles | 139971 |
Home cinema projectors | 22610 |
Home cinema receivers | 14981 |
DVD and Blu-ray players | 175711 |
Home cinema systems | 72406 |
Home audio & hi-fi | 14969 |
TV reception and set-top boxes | 15069 |
Televisions | 11071 |
Networking | 11176 |
Scanners | 11205 |
Printers | 1245 |
Monitors/Projectors/Accessories | 162497 |
Desktop PCs | 171957 |
Laptops and netbooks | 175672 |
Business networks and servers | 175698 |
Tablets and eBooks | 171485 |
Drives (HDD/SSD/NAS) | 182085 |
Transceivers/Radio | 1500 |
(Repeated) Business networks and servers | 175698 |
Mobile phones and smartphones | 9355 |
PDAs | 38331 |
Smartwatches | 178893 |
Coffee/tea machines | 38250 |
Central air conditioning | 185108 |
Kitchen: small appliances | 20667 |
Fridges and freezers | 71258 |
Washing machines and dryers | 42231 |
Dishwashers | 116023 |
Ovens/Hobs/Hoods | 43563 |
Ironing and vacuuming | 45733 |
Sports electronics | 44075 |
Additional downloadable content | 156597 |
Lenses (photography) | 3323 |
Beauty & health (electrical products)
Fee: 5% on TSA up to 300 EUR + 2% on the portion exceeding 300 EUR.
Category | Category ID |
---|---|
Electric shavers | 180512 |
Hair dryers | 11858 |
Hair clippers and trimmers | 67408 |
Electric oral care | 260774 |
Massagers | 36449 |
Electric massage chairs | 36448 |
Body fat analyzers | 45735 |
Scales | 77305 |
Booths and beds | 50101 |
Parts for booths and beds | 50102 |
Spa and bath devices | 36430 |
Facial cleansing devices | 177767 |
Tools, sets, accessories | 11872 |
Infrared and heat | 180953 |
Other | 1277 |
Tech: accessories
Fee: 7.5% on TSA up to 200 EUR + 2% on the portion exceeding 200 EUR.
Category | Category ID |
---|---|
Tripods and supports | 30090 |
Keyboards, mice and pointers | 3676 |
MP3 player accessories | 56169 |
TV and Home Audio accessories | 14961 |
Computer accessories | 31530 |
Tablet and eBook accessories | 176970 |
Batteries/Power | 48446 |
Cables and connectors | 182094 |
Spares and accessories (various) | 182086 |
Camera/drone accessories | 15200 |
Analog photography | 69323 |
Vintage photography | 3326 |
Lighting and studio | 30078 |
Manuals and guides | 4684 |
Digital photo frames | 150044 |
Spare parts and tools | 182074 |
Telescopes and binoculars | 28179 |
HDD recorders | 11725 |
Projector lamps/Components | 71583 |
Projector screens | 48655 |
Projector mounts/brackets | 71584 |
DJ and stage equipment | 48458 |
Manuals and documentation | 48644 |
TV and Home Audio spare parts | 71582 |
Headphones | 112529 |
MP3 players | 73839 |
Reel-to-reel tape recorder | 116868 |
Radios | 50595 |
Office supplies | 302 |
PC components | 175673 |
Manuals and resources | 3516 |
Software | 18793 |
Tablet and eBook parts | 180235 |
Digital media/Accessories | 80133 |
Tape drives and data cartridges | 39976 |
External drives and docks | 158817 |
Disk/CD/DVD/Blu-ray drives | 131542 |
Mobile phone accessories | 9394 |
Memory cards | 96991 |
Memory cards | 117045 |
Memory cards | 18871 |
Car and motorcycle parts & accessories
Fee: 9% on TSA up to 300 EUR + 2% on the portion exceeding 300 EUR.
Category | Category ID |
---|---|
Parking assistance | 258037 |
GPS and navigation | 139835 |
In-car entertainment | 171101 |
Electronic accessories | 169423 |
Dash cams / Car cameras | 174121 |
Tyres and wheels (car and motorcycle)
Fee: 5% on TSA up to 500 EUR + 2% on the portion exceeding 500 EUR.
Category | Category ID |
---|---|
Cars: wheels and tyres | 14770 |
Motorbikes: wheels and tyres | 180035 |
Watches and jewellery
Fee: 9% on TSA up to 400 EUR + 2% on the portion exceeding 400 EUR.
Category | Category ID |
---|---|
Watches and jewellery | 281 |
Watches | 258031 |
Home, garden and DIY
Fee: 9% on TSA up to 200 EUR + 2% on the portion exceeding 200 EUR.
Category | Category ID |
---|---|
Patio and garden | 159912 |
DIY materials | 3187 |
Musical instruments
Fee: 9% on TSA up to 300 EUR + 2% on the portion exceeding 300 EUR.
Category | Category ID |
---|---|
Musical instruments | 619 |
Additional information on final value fees
- If the item does not sell, normally the final value fee does not apply. However, if you share or request contact details to complete the transaction outside eBay, a fee will be charged based on the highest of: fixed price, auction start price, “Buy It Now” price, or agreed price.
- Sellers with “Below Standard” performance level on the 20th of the month: the next month’s final value fee increases by 6 percentage points (example: 9% + 0.35 EUR → 15% + 0.35 EUR). “Above Standard” or “Top Rated” levels do not incur this increase.
- “Item not as described” cases: if on the 20th of the month the seller shows “very high” rates compared to similar sellers (based on the Service Metrics dashboard), an additional +4 p.p. applies to the standard fee in the affected categories/sites for the entire month.
Exemptions: if the category has fewer than 10 such requests or the rate is <1%, the increase does not apply. This +4 p.p. is not subject to category caps and applies to the entire price (shipping included).
Regulatory compliance fee
At the sale of the item, a 0.35% fee applies, calculated on the Total Sale Amount (item price, handling costs, shipping, and taxes).
International fee
If the registered address is in Spain and the delivery address provided by the buyer is outside the Eurozone or Sweden, the following international fee applies, calculated on TSA and automatically deducted from your payout.
Eurozone and Sweden | Europe* (excluding Eurozone, Sweden and United Kingdom) + USA/Canada | United Kingdom | Rest of the world |
---|---|---|---|
Free | 1.6% | 1.2% | 3.3% |
* Europe: Albania, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Vatican City, Hungary, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, North Macedonia.
If your registered address is not in Spain, refer to the fees page for your country (link at the bottom).
Listing (insertion) fees
At creation of the listing, an insertion fee applies (non-refundable, even if the item does not sell). With an eBay Shop you get:
- a monthly quota of free listings,
- discounts on additional listings.
Fees renew monthly for Good ‘Til Cancelled listings and upon each relist if you have exhausted your free quota.
Listing format | Insertion fee (without Shop) |
---|---|
Fixed Price | 0.35 EUR |
Auction | 0.50 EUR |
eBay Shop commissions and fees
An eBay Shop helps you reach the right buyers, manage orders, and grow your business. Transaction fees and upgrade options are the same as for sellers without a Shop.
Basic Shop | Advanced Shop | Premium Shop | |
---|---|---|---|
Monthly fee | 19.50 EUR | 39.50 EUR | 149.50 EUR |
Monthly free listings – Fixed Price* / Fee for each extra listing | 400 / 0.10 EUR | 2500 / 0.05 EUR | Unlimited / Free |
Monthly free listings – Auction / Extra fees | 40 / 0.40 EUR / 0.50 EUR | 100 / 0.40 EUR / 0.50 EUR | 250 / 0.40 EUR / 0.50 EUR |
* Subject to selling limits and Fair Use Policy.
Currency conversion fee for sellers
eBay S.à r.l. applies a conversion fee when:
- you list or sell on an eBay site in another country,
- and funds must be converted to charge you costs or pay out your proceeds.
Example: registered in Spain, listing on ebay.com. eBay converts EUR→USD to charge insertion/upgrades at creation; at sale, converts USD→EUR for payout.
How the exchange rate is calculated:
- eBay uses a Transaction exchange rate = base rate (wholesale FX market of the day or previous/official) + conversion fee (fixed percentage retained by eBay).
- If your registered address is in Spain, the conversion fee is 3%.
If your address is not in Spain, check your country’s fees page.
Other terms and conditions
- In case of a buyer refund or order cancellation, you may be entitled to a credit of fees/charges (see “Fee and commission refunds”).
- Fees do not include VAT.
- Complementary services (e.g., purchasing/printing shipping labels on eBay) incur additional costs, shown on the monthly tax invoice.
- Fees may apply if you end an auction early.
- Insertion fees and upgrades apply to all listings when they are listed or relisted, are non-refundable, and are based on the terms in effect at the time of listing/renewal. If you select multiple categories, fees apply to each category.
- The fees indicated here apply to eBay.es. If you sell on another site (e.g., ebay.com, ebay.it), the fees of that site apply.
- In case of failed payments or overdue balances, eBay may limit or suspend services.
- A listing may not appear immediately in results: up to 24 hours latency; listing durations are not guaranteed.
- Paying fees does not grant exclusive rights on eBay pages. eBay may show third-party or other sellers’ ads on any page without sellers’ consent/payment.
Conclusion
This guide comprehensively summarizes fees and commissions for business sellers on eBay, including category exceptions, international fees, Shop fees and quotas, upgrade options, and operational terms. Always check the applicable category and, if you sell internationally or on eBay sites other than eBay.es, refer to your country’s page for any differences.