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TikTok Shop UK fee calculator
See what you keep on a TikTok Shop UK sale, in pounds: the 9% platform commission (inclusive of VAT, per the UK Seller Academy), creator commission, self-ship or FBT, and returns. The calculator is preset to the UK with a £24.99 example; change any input and the Strong / OK / Fragile / Kill verdict and Lever #1 update live.
Jump: How UK fees work · VAT · £24.99 example · What the calculator assumes · FAQ
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How TikTok Shop UK fees are built
Four cost lines decide what you keep on a UK order. Only the first is a TikTok Shop fee; the others are costs you choose or carry.
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Platform commission: 9%. The UK Seller Academy states that the commission fee rate, “inclusive of applicable taxes, including but not limited to Value Added Tax (VAT), is 9%”.
It is charged on the order amount, including the shipping fee the customer pays:
commission = ((net sales + customer-paid shipping fee + platform discount) − (net sales refund + platform discount refund)) × rate. TikTok’s own example: a £100 pair of shoes with a £10 seller discount, a £10 platform discount and £5 customer-paid shipping gives a £95 base and a £8.55 commission at 9%. The fee is deducted from the order settlement and appears as “TikTok Shop commission fee” in Seller Centre > Finance > Statements. - Category reductions: effective 5%. Under the UK Commission Rate Policy, products in the specified Electronics and Beauty & Personal Care categories get a reduced effective rate of 5%. Other reductions (missions, incentives) are at TikTok Shop’s discretion, and only one reduction applies per product.
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Creator / affiliate commission. You set it per product; it is commonly 8–25% (our planning range, not an official figure).
The UK affiliate rules pay creators
(revenue − refunds) × commission rate. On many SKUs this line is larger than the platform commission. - Fulfilment and returns. Self-ship postage and packing, or FBT; plus the cost of returns. TikTok Shop refunds the full commission when an entire order is returned, and the commission on the refunded items for a partial refund.
The official UK pages we read do not mention a separate payment-processing fee, and the calculator adds none. Check your settlement statement for any other fee line. The country comparison (US 6%, UK 9%, EU5 9%) is on TikTok Shop fees 2026.
VAT: what the 9% includes and what the calculator assumes
The 9% already includes VAT. TikTok Shop does not add VAT on top of the commission rate. Whether you can reclaim any VAT contained in the fee (TikTok Shop issues a monthly invoice in Finance > Invoice Centre) depends on your own VAT position. The calculator counts the full 9% as a cost.
Your sell price is treated as revenue. The calculator does not deduct output VAT from the price you enter. If you are VAT-registered and the product is standard-rated, part of the price is VAT you owe: at the 20% standard rate (GOV.UK VAT rates, read 2026-10-31) that is one sixth of a VAT-inclusive price, so £4.17 on £24.99. Keep the price as the buyer pays it (the commission is charged on that amount), and enter the VAT per unit under More options > “Smart Promo / other fees”. On the example below, net per unit drops from £7.99 (32.0%, Strong) to £3.82 (15.3%, OK).
Enter COGS and shipping net of any input VAT you reclaim. If you are not VAT-registered, leave the field at 0. This is a planning shortcut, not tax advice.
Worked example: a £24.99 UK SKU
These are the calculator’s UK defaults, so the result panel above shows the same figures until you change an input: £24.99 sell price, £7.00 COGS, 15% creator commission, self-ship £3.50, 8% returns, no ads, no buyer-paid shipping.
| Line | £ per unit |
|---|---|
| Sell price | £24.99 |
| COGS | −£7.00 |
| Platform commission (9%) | −£2.25 |
| Creator commission (15%) | −£3.75 |
| Self-ship | −£3.50 |
| Expected return cost (8% returns) | −£0.50 |
| Ads | £0.00 |
| Net / unit (what you keep) | £7.99 (32.0% · Strong) |
The break-even sell price for this stack is about £14.28. The creator commission (£3.75) costs more than the platform commission (£2.25). On these inputs Lever #1 suggests FBT (+£0.70 per unit): that comparison uses the £2.80 UK FBT planning placeholder, so paste your real FBT fee before acting on it.
Same SKU, different creator rates
| Creator % | Net / unit | Net margin | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | £9.29 | 37.2% | Strong |
| 15% | £7.99 | 32.0% | Strong |
| 20% | £6.70 | 26.8% | Strong |
| 25% | £5.40 | 21.6% | OK |
| 30% | £4.10 | 16.4% | OK |
A £2.00 ad cost per unit at 15% creator brings net to £5.99 (24.0%, OK). Check any row: open the 25% creator case.
Electronics or Beauty & Personal Care? At the effective 5% rate the commission on £24.99 is £1.25 instead of £2.25. The calculator applies 9% to every UK category, so for an eligible SKU its result is conservative by roughly £1 per unit on this example.
What the calculator assumes for the UK
- 9% for every UK category. The category list shows “Most categories (all-in)”. The 5% Electronics and Beauty & Personal Care reduction and mission-based reductions are not modelled.
- Buyer-paid shipping (More options, default 0) is added to the commission base, as in the official formula. It is not counted as revenue.
- No US-style refund administration fee and no new-seller promo rate for the UK.
- FBT: the UK FBT values (for example £2.80 single unit, light band) are planning placeholders, not an official UK rate card. Paste your fee from Seller Centre logistics pricing in “FBT cost / unit”.
- Returns: the expected return cost is a deliberately conservative planning estimate (return rate × part of the commission, creator commission and COGS), even though TikTok Shop refunds the commission on returned items. Formula on Sources & Methodology.
- Pounds only. No currency conversion; all math runs in your browser.
Every formula and its official source is listed on Sources & Methodology; line definitions are in seller fees explained.
TikTok Shop UK fees FAQ
What fees does TikTok Shop charge UK sellers?
A platform commission of 9% of the order amount, inclusive of VAT, for most categories; products in the specified Electronics and Beauty & Personal Care categories have an effective 5% rate. Creator commission, shipping or FBT, and returns are separate costs. Official UK Seller Academy pages read 2026-10-31.
Is the TikTok Shop UK commission VAT-inclusive?
Yes. The UK Seller Academy states the 9% rate is inclusive of applicable taxes, including VAT. The calculator counts the full 9% as a cost and does not deduct output VAT from your sell price unless you enter it under More options.
Is shipping included in the UK commission?
Yes. The commission base includes the shipping fee paid by the customer: commission = ((net sales + customer-paid shipping fee + platform discount) − (net sales refund + platform discount refund)) × rate. Enter buyer-paid shipping under More options.
Do I get the commission back when an order is returned?
Per the UK Commission Rate Policy, the full commission is refunded when an entire order is returned; for a partial refund, only the commission on the refunded items is refunded. The calculator’s expected return cost is a conservative planning estimate.
How much do I keep on a £24.99 TikTok Shop UK sale?
With £7.00 COGS, 15% creator commission, £3.50 self-ship, 8% returns and no ads, the calculator shows £7.99 per unit (32.0%, Strong). Change any input above to get your own figure.
Official sources (TikTok Shop UK Seller Academy, read 2026-10-31): Platform Commission Fee (page dated 15/09/2025) · UK Commission Rate Policy (18/09/2025) · Affiliate Commission and Payout Rules (15/07/2026). VAT rate: GOV.UK VAT rates (UK government, read 2026-10-31). Educational estimates only. Not affiliated with TikTok.