Home / Mercari fee calculator
Mercari fee calculator: US$4.80 on a US$40 item with US$8 shipping, 10% of both
US$40 item, US$8 shipping the buyer pays
US$4.80 is what Mercari takes: 10% of the item and the shipping, and no listing or payment processing fee on top. That is 12% of the item price. You keep US$43.20 before your own costs.
As of Nov 9, 2026, B2B Fees read Mercari’s Fees on Mercari page (updated 10/23/2026): a US$40 item with US$8 shipping costs US$4.80 in Mercari fees. How we test · How we are paid: no link on this page earns us money.
Mercari’s 10% is charged on the shipping too
Mercari’s fee page says the selling fee is “10% of the item price + buyer-paid shipping”. So shipping the buyer pays raises the fee, and the same fee is a bigger share of a cheap item. Every row has US$8 shipping, no costs.
| Item price | The buyer pays | Mercari takes | Share of the item price |
|---|---|---|---|
| US$10 | US$18.00 | US$1.80 | 18% |
| US$25 | US$33.00 | US$3.30 | 13.2% |
| US$50 | US$58.00 | US$5.80 | 11.6% |
| US$100 | US$108.00 | US$10.80 | 10.8% |
| US$250 | US$258.00 | US$25.80 | 10.32% |
- Charged to you: 10% selling fee. No listing fee, no separate payment processing fee, no minimum printed.
- Charged to your buyer, not you: a 3.6% Buyer Protection fee on the same item and shipping.
Free shipping does not lower the fee if the price covers it: US$4.80 either way
If you list at US$40 with free shipping, Mercari takes US$4.00, but you pay the US$8 label out of the US$40 and keep US$28.00 against US$35.20. To keep the same money you list at US$48, and the fee is US$4.80, the same as when the buyer pays US$8 on a US$40 item. A Mercari USPS Ground Advantage label for 1 lb is US$7.99 at the best rate and US$8.99 at the standard rate.
| Label weight | Best rate | Standard rate | Mercari’s fee if the buyer pays a best-rate label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.25 lb | US$5.39 | US$6.49 | US$0.54 |
| 0.5 lb | US$5.99 | US$7.49 | US$0.60 |
| 1 lb | US$7.99 | US$8.99 | US$0.80 |
| 2 lb | US$13.09 | US$14.99 | US$1.31 |
| 3 lb | US$13.99 | US$16.99 | US$1.40 |
| 5 lb | US$15.99 | US$18.99 | US$1.60 |
| 10 lb | US$21.99 | US$23.99 | US$2.20 |
USPS Ground Advantage prepaid labels, prices effective Oct 19, 2026 on Mercari’s fee page. Best rates apply when you enter the package size at listing and it fits 1 cubic foot and 22 inches on the longest side. UPS and FedEx labels have their own prices there; we did not use them.
Run your own sale
Fees round half a cent up, which Mercari does not state. Profit is what you charge, less the fee and your two costs. The fee page names no sales tax in the base, so the calculator adds none.
Getting paid: direct deposit is free, Instant Pay is US$3.00 each time
Direct deposit to your bank costs US$0.00 and typically takes up to 5 business days. Instant Pay is US$3.00 flat per cash-out, so what you pay as a share depends on how much you take out.
| Cash-out | Instant Pay fee | Share of the cash-out |
|---|---|---|
| US$20 | US$3.00 | 15% |
| US$50 | US$3.00 | 6% |
| US$100 | US$3.00 | 3% |
| US$300 | US$3.00 | 1% |
| US$600 | US$3.00 | 0.5% |
Instant Pay allows up to US$600 a month, once a day. Taking that US$600 in 20 cash-outs of US$30 costs US$60.00, 10% of it; in one cash-out it costs US$3.00.
If Instant Pay is declined, the amount comes back with the fee. If your bank rejects it for bank-related reasons, such as a closed account, it comes back without the fee. Mercari’s page says the old US$2 fee per direct deposit cash-out ended on Jan 6, 2025, so guides that still cite it are out of date.
Other fees that can appear
- Cancelation fee: Mercari may charge 5% of the item price (maximum US$25.00) if a seller has frequent cancelations. It says you get warnings first, and the fee comes out of your balance or card within 30 days of the notice.
- Failed direct deposit: US$2.00 each.
- Mercari Authenticate: US$5.00 to list an item over a set amount, and US$10.00 for the certificate, both paid by the seller.
- Wrong packaging or a prohibited Media Mail item: Mercari may deduct the extra cost, and the seller pays carrier fines.
A year of Mercari fees: US$576.00, US$2,304.00 and US$8,640.00, 16.7% of it on shipping
At 10, 40 and 150 sales a month of the same US$40 item with US$8 shipping the buyer pays, Mercari takes US$576.00, US$2,304.00 and US$8,640.00 a year. Each sale pays US$4.00 on the item and US$0.80 on the shipping, so 16.7% of every year’s fees is the 10% on shipping.
What Mercari does not publish
- Rounding. Mercari does not say how it rounds a fraction of a cent.
- A minimum or promotional fee. None is printed on the page we read.
- Older listings. Mercari’s page says a listing created before Jan 6, 2025 gets the selling fee when it is updated, and that such listings would update automatically within a week of that date. It does not say whether any are still on the old terms. We modelled new and updated listings.
- Other carriers’ labels. UPS and FedEx label prices are on the page; the calculator takes your own label cost.
Your label cost sits outside Mercari’s fees. To price a box, see the dimensional weight calculator and UPS, USPS or FedEx.
Every rate used
Each row is on the Mercari page named beside it, read Nov 9, 2026.
Every Mercari fee we read, with its page
| Fee | Rate | Charged on | Mercari page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selling fee | 10% | The item price plus the shipping the buyer pays | Fees on Mercari |
| Listing fee | None | Listing an item is always free | Fees on Mercari |
| Payment processing fee | None | No separate fee on new or updated listings | Fees on Mercari |
| Buyer Protection fee, paid by the buyer | 3.6% | The item price plus buyer-paid shipping | Fees on Mercari |
| Direct Deposit cash-out | US$0.00 | Each completed cash-out, typically within 5 business days | Fees on Mercari |
| Failed direct deposit | US$2.00 | Each failed request | Fees on Mercari |
| Instant Pay cash-out | US$3.00 | Each completed transfer; up to US$600 a month, once a day | Fees on Mercari and Getting paid |
| Cancelation fee | 5%, maximum US$25.00 | The item price; Mercari may charge it if a seller has frequent cancelations | Fees on Mercari |
| Mercari Authenticate | US$5.00 + US$10.00 certificate | Paid by the seller for an authenticated item over a set amount | Fees on Mercari |
| Minimum selling fee | Not published | No minimum on the page we read | Fees on Mercari |
| Promotional selling fee | Not published | No promotional rate on the page we read | Fees on Mercari |
Quick answers
How much does Mercari take from a $20 sale?
US$2.80 if the buyer pays US$8 shipping on a US$20 item: 10% of US$28.00. With free shipping the same item costs US$2.00, 10% of US$20.00.
How much does Mercari take from a $100 sale?
US$10.80 with US$8 shipping the buyer pays: 10% of US$108.00. With free shipping, US$10.00.
Does Mercari take a cut of the shipping?
Yes, when the buyer pays it: the 10% selling fee is charged on “the item price + buyer-paid shipping”. If the buyer pays a US$7.99 one-pound label as shipping, that is US$0.80.
Does Mercari charge a payment processing fee?
No. Mercari says no separate payment processing fee applies to new or updated listings, and listing is always free. The 3.6% Buyer Protection fee is paid by the buyer.
How much is Mercari Instant Pay?
US$3.00 flat per cash-out, for up to US$600 a month and once a day on eligible debit cards. Direct deposit to a bank is free and usually lands within 5 business days.
What is Mercari’s cancelation fee?
Mercari may charge 5% of the item price (maximum US$25.00) if a seller has frequent cancelations. It says you get warnings first.
What should I charge to keep a profit?
With US$16.00 of your own costs and US$8 shipping charged, an item price of US$20.89 keeps US$10.00. Put your own costs in the calculator.
Not for you if
- You want your buyer’s total priceBuyers pay Mercari a 3.6% Buyer Protection fee on top of your price. It is theirs, not yours, and not in the calculator.
- You sell mostly very cheap itemsThe fee is 10% of the item and shipping, so with US$8 shipping a US$10 item pays 18% of its price.
- You need cash the same day, oftenInstant Pay is US$3.00 per cash-out; on small balances that is a large share. Direct deposit is free.
How we know
- We read Mercari’s Fees on Mercari page in a real browser, including its label price tables, and found every rate unchanged from our first read.
- We first read the Getting paid, shipping and Terms of Service pages in a real browser.
The numbers come from the same code as the calculator, tested against hand-worked sales, a year and a round trip from a wanted profit back to a price. We made no test sales and compared nothing with a live seller account. Not confirmed: rounding and how Mercari treats a sale with a coupon. Method: how we check prices.