How to use the depop fee calculator
- 1Enter the price the item sells for and the shipping the buyer pays.
- 2Optionally enter the buyer’s sales tax rate, since the processing fee is charged on the tax too.
- 3Enter what the item cost you and what you pay for the shipping label.
- 4If the sale came from a boosted listing, enter the boosting fee. Then read your fees, payout and profit.
How Depop fees work in the US
Depop removed its 10% selling fee for US sellers in July 2024. Today a US seller pays a payment processing fee of 3.3% plus $0.45 on each sale, charged on the item price, the shipping and any sales tax the buyer pays.
Buyers pay a separate marketplace fee of up to 5% of the item price, plus up to $1, on top of what they pay you. It does not come out of your payout.
Processing fee = (Item price + Shipping + Sales tax) × 3.3% + $0.45 Payout = Item price + Shipping − Fees
Boosted listings
Boosting puts your listing in front of more buyers. You pay a boosting fee only when a boosted item sells after a buyer interacts with the boost. For new boosts in the US from March 23, 2026, the fee is 12%; listings boosted before that date keep the earlier 8% rate.
The boosting fee is charged on the item price, not the sales tax. Shipping is included only if you did not use a Depop shipping label. At 12%, a boosted sale costs far more in fees than an ordinary one, so check the profit before boosting low-margin items.
Boosting fee = Item price × 12% (plus shipping if you ship with your own label)
Selling on Depop outside the US
Sellers outside the US, UK and Australia still pay a 10% selling fee on Depop. Payment processing rates also differ by country and currency. If you sell from another country, enter your local rates in the fee fields; the selling fee field is there for that.
Profit and margin
Profit takes your payout and subtracts what the item cost you and the shipping label. Margin is that profit as a share of the price and shipping the buyer paid you.
Profit = Payout − Item cost − Shipping label Margin % = Profit ÷ (Item price + Shipping) × 100
eBay vs Poshmark vs Mercari vs Depop vs Etsy vs TikTok Shop fees
The table below runs one US sale through each marketplace’s standard fees: a $40 item with $8 shipping paid by the buyer and no sales tax, no ads or promotions. It counts only the fees the seller pays.
The cheapest platform on paper is not always the one that leaves you the most profit. Poshmark’s buyer pays a flat shipping label that is not commissioned, Depop charges its buyers a separate marketplace fee, and a platform with more buyers for your item may sell it faster or for more.
Depop (US) $2.03 3.3% + $0.45 processing, no selling fee TikTok Shop $2.88 6% referral fee Mercari $4.80 10% of item + shipping Etsy $5.01 listing, 6.5% transaction, 3% + $0.25 processing eBay (most categories) $6.93 13.6% + $0.40 per order Poshmark $8.00 20% of the item price
Where these rates come from
The fees come from Depop’s seller fees help page and its July 2024 announcement removing US selling fees, checked in November 2026. Depop’s fees have changed several times recently, so compare them with your own account and edit the fields if they differ.
Worked example
A US seller sells a vintage T-shirt for $40, and the buyer pays $8 shipping. The shirt cost $12 and the label costs $7.50. No sales tax applies.
| Item price + shipping | $48.00 |
| Selling fee | $0.00 |
| Payment processing (3.3% + $0.45) | $2.03 |
| Payout | $45.97 |
| Item and label costs | $19.50 |
| Profit | $26.47 (55.1% margin) |
Depop’s fees are just $2.03. If the sale came from a boost at 12%, another $4.80 would come off, leaving $21.67.