Referral fees
For all products, Amazon deducts the applicable referral fee percentage calculated on the total sales price, excluding any taxes calculated through Amazon tax calculation services. The total sales price is the total amount paid by the buyer, including the item price and any delivery charges or gift wrapping charges. The referral fee varies by category, as listed below.
Fee details
| Time of charge | When the buyer's order is shipped |
| Fee structure | Per unit sold, as a percentage of total sales price. Rate is based on product category and total sales price. |
Values used to calculate fee
| Price | The selling price of the item |
| Delivery charges | The amount you charge for shipping, if you fulfill this item yourself |
| Gift wrapping charges | The amount charged for gift wrapping service |
| Product category | The category the product is sold under |
For more information, go to Overview of categories and Categories and products that require approval.
Referral fee category guidelines
For a detailed, searchable list of products in each category, go to our fee category guidelines. This list allows you to quickly determine which fee category pertains to a specific product. To learn more, go to Understanding fee categories.
Referral fee rates
Referral fees vary by category, as listed below. Prior approval may be required to offer products in the categories listed in Categories and products that require approval.
| Categories | Amazon deducts the greater of the applicable referral fee percentage or applicable per-item minimum referral fee. See "Referral fees" notes above. |
|
|---|---|---|
| Referral fee percentages | Applicable minimum referral fee (applied on a per-unit basis unless otherwise noted) |
|
| Amazon Device Accessories | 45% | $0.30 |
| Amazon Explore | 30% for Experiences | $2.00 |
| Baby Products (excluding Baby Apparel) |
|
$0.30 |
| Books (including Collectible Books) | 15% | -- |
| Camera and Photo1 | 8% | $0.30 |
| Cell Phone Devices2 | 8% | $0.30 |
| Consumer Electronics | 8% | $0.30 |
| Electronics Accessories |
|
$0.30 |
| Furniture (including outdoor furniture) |
|
$0.30 |
| Home & Garden | 15% | $0.30 |
| Kitchen | 15% | $0.30 |
| Full-Size Appliances | 8% | $0.30 |
| Compact Appliances (including parts and accessories) |
|
$0.30 |
| Lawn Mowers & Snow Throwers |
|
$0.30 |
| Mattresses | 15% | $0.30 |
| Music | 15% | -- |
| Musical Instruments | 15% | $0.30 |
| Office Products | 15% | $0.30 |
| Outdoors | 15% | $0.30 |
| Personal Computers | 8% | $0.30 |
| Pet Supplies | 15%, except 22% for veterinary diets | $0.30 |
| Software & Computer/Video Games | 15% | -- |
| Sports (excluding Sports Collectibles) | 15% | $0.30 |
| Tools & Home Improvement | 15%, except 12% for base equipment power tools | $0.30 |
| Toys & Games3 | 15% | $0.30 |
| Video & DVD | 15% | -- |
| Video Game Consoles | 8% | $0.30 |
| Everything Else4 | 15% | $0.30 |
| Categories requiring approval | Referral fee percentages | $0.30 |
| 3D Printed Products | 12% | $0.30 |
| Automotive & Powersports | 12%, except 10% for tires and wheel products | $0.30 |
| Beauty |
|
$0.30 |
| Clothing & Accessories (including activewear) | 17% | $0.30 |
| Collectible Books | 15% | -- |
| Collectible Coins |
|
$0.30 |
| Entertainment Collectibles |
|
-- |
| Fine Art |
|
-- |
| Gift Cards | 20% | -- |
| Grocery & Gourmet Food |
|
-- |
| Health & Personal Care (including Personal Care Appliances) |
|
$0.30 |
| Industrial & Scientific (including Food Service and Janitorial & Sanitation) | 12% | $0.30 |
| Jewelry |
|
$0.30 |
| Luggage & Travel Accessories | 15% | $0.30 |
| Shoes, Handbags & Sunglasses | 15% | $0.30 |
| Sports Collectibles |
|
-- |
| Watches |
|
$0.30 |
1 Bundles within the Camera category and Accessory products are classified under the Electronics Accessories category. For a detailed, searchable list of products in each category, go to our fee category guidelines.
2 Certain cell phone devices may require approval. For more information, go to Selling cell phones and cell phone accessories.
3 The $0.30 per item minimum referral fee does not apply to Collectible Cards products in the Toys & Games category.
4 The Everything Else category is for products that do not clearly fit within existing categories.
Fee examples
The formula for calculating the referral fee is as follows:
Referral fee = [(Item price + delivery charges + giftwrap charges) multiplied by the category referral fee rate] OR [applicable minimum referral fee], whichever is greater.
Example 1: Referral fee calculations for a toy product
Current rate: 15% of total sales price or an applicable per-item minimum referral fee of $0.30
Item price = $25.00
Delivery charges = $4.50
Gift-wrap charges = $3.50
Total sales price = Item price + delivery charges + giftwrap charges = $33.00
Referral fee = Higher of (15% multiplied by $33.00) or $0.30 = $4.95
Example 2: Referral fee calculations for watches of varying value
Current rate: 16% for the portion of the total sales price up to $1,500.00, and 3% for any portion of the total sales price greater than $1,500.00
| Sales price | Example 1: Referral fee for an $8.00 watch | Example 2: Referral fee for a $1,500.00 watch | Example 3: Referral fee for a $7,000.00 watch |
|---|---|---|---|
| For the portion of the total sales price up to $1,500.00 | $1.28 | $240.00 | $240.00 |
| For any portion of the total sales price from $1,500.01 and above | $0.00 | $0.00 | $165.00 |
| Referral fee | $1.28 | $240.00 | $405.00 |
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