TikTok Shop Seller Fees & Profit Guide

Estimate TikTok Shop US referral fees, creator commissions, fulfilment and advertising costs.

TikTok Shop seller economics can include category referral fees, creator commissions, fulfilment, discounts, refunds and advertising. Use the TikTok Shop Profit Calculator and adjust each input to match your Seller Center settings.

Costs to track

Include category referral fees, affiliate commissions, seller-paid shipping, fulfilment, packaging, seller-funded discounts, returns and ad spend. Distinguish seller-funded promotions from platform-funded discounts and keep sales tax separate from seller revenue.

Estimate contribution per order

Start with seller revenue after seller-funded discounts. Subtract referral fees, creator commissions, landed product cost, fulfilment, packaging, advertising and expected return costs. Use the actual fee base and commission settings shown in your account.

Official fee source

Check TikTok Shop US Seller University and your Seller Center for current category rates and promotions.

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TikTok Shop US fees: referral rates, creators and promotions

TikTok Shop seller costs can include a category-specific referral fee, creator or affiliate commission, seller-funded discounts, fulfilment, shipping, advertising and refund-related charges. The referral rate is not necessarily the same for every product category or program. Check the current category table and seller notices in Seller Center before publishing a margin assumption.

Understand the referral-fee base

TikTok Shop policy materials describe the referral fee base using customer payment plus platform discount minus tax; shipping paid by the customer can be included. This means a platform-funded discount may be treated differently from a seller-funded discount. Model each discount type separately and reconcile the final base to the order settlement.

Creator commissions are another cost

Affiliate commission depends on the rate you set and the applicable commission base. A creator campaign can be profitable at one product margin and unprofitable at another. Include creator commission and paid ad spend as separate lines; do not combine them into a generic platform fee percentage.

Worked contribution example

Assume an order has $40 customer payment, $2 platform discount and $2 sales tax. If the applicable referral rate were 6%, the illustrative fee base would be $40. This gives a $2.40 referral fee. A 10% creator commission on a $40 commission base would add $4.00. Subtract product cost, seller fulfilment, packaging, returns allowance and ads to find the contribution left from the order. Actual fee and commission bases must be checked in Seller Center.

Use the TikTok Shop Profit Calculator for fee and creator assumptions, the Discount & Coupon Calculator to test promotions, and the Inventory Reorder Calculator to plan stock. Check TikTok Shop US category referral rates and the Seller Terms fee provisions; your Seller Center notice controls where policies change.