TikTok Shop Profit Calculator

Calculate your real profit per sale after TikTok's fees, payment processing, and ad spend. Free, no signup required.

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Profit per unit
$16.73
Margin
55.8%
Fee breakdown per unit
Platform fee$2.40
Payment processing$0.87
Affiliate commission$0.00
Shipping (seller-paid)$0.00
Ad spend$0.00
Total fees + costs$13.27
Break-even price
$11.22
You need to charge at least $11.22 to break even at your current cost and fee structure.
Monthly fixed costs (optional)
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How TikTok Shop fees actually work

TikTok Shop takes a cut from every sale through multiple fee layers. The most significant is the platform referral fee, currently 8% for most product categories in the US. This is TikTok's commission for connecting you with buyers through their marketplace.

On top of the referral fee, there's a payment processing fee of approximately 2.9% per transaction. This covers credit card and digital wallet processing. Together, these two fees alone consume roughly 11% of your selling price before you factor in any other costs.

If you use TikTok's affiliate programto have creators promote your products, you'll also pay an affiliate commission — typically 10-20% on sales they generate. While affiliates can drive significant volume, the commission stacks on top of existing fees, so your per-unit margin needs to accommodate it.

Finally, many sellers run TikTok Ads or Spark Adsto boost visibility. Ad spend is often overlooked in profit calculations because it's not deducted per-order like fees are. But if you spend $1,000 on ads to generate 200 sales, that's $5 per unit in real cost that directly reduces your profit margin.

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