TikTok Shop US charges a referral fee of 6% on most categories and 5% on Pre-Owned and select fine jewelry, calculated on what the buyer pays including shipping.
This calculator does not model the >$10K 3% tier or refund fees.
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This calculator estimates TikTok Shop's US referral fee from the item price, buyer-paid shipping, platform discount, and category rate, then subtracts any affiliate commission and your own shipping label cost.
Referral fee = category rate × (item price + buyer-paid shipping + platform discount). Affiliate commission = affiliate rate × item price. Payout = item price + buyer-paid shipping - referral fee - affiliate commission - your shipping label cost. Profit = payout - item cost - other costs. ROI = profit divided by item cost plus other costs.
TikTok Shop charges a referral fee of 6% per order for most categories, and 5% for Pre-Owned categories and five fine-jewelry subcategories: Diamond, Gold, Jade, Platinum/Carat Gold, and Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald.
TikTok calculates it as the rate times customer payment plus platform discount minus tax, and the base includes the shipping fee the buyer pays.
No. TikTok says the referral fee covers all TikTok Shop fees except shipping and tax. Affiliate commission you set for creators is separate.
TikTok refunds the referral fee minus a refund administration fee of 20% of the referral fee, capped at $5 per SKU. This calculator doesn't model refunds.
Yes. For Collectibles and Pre-Owned, any portion of a sale over $10,000 is charged 3%. This calculator uses the standard rate for the whole sale.
Sources: TikTok Shop referral fee rules · TikTok Shop fee details