Italy eBay Fee Calculator: fees, profit and break-even price

Category	Private seller	Business seller
Most categories (Altre categorie)	No selling fee	11%
Vehicle parts & accessories (Auto e moto: ricambi e accessori)	No selling fee	12%
Car parts & accessories (Auto: ricambi e accessori)	No selling fee	12.5%
Wheels & tyres (Pneumatici e cerchi)	No selling fee	6.5% on the first €500, 2% above that
Garden & outdoor (Giardino e arredamento esterni)	No selling fee	12%
Garden furniture, pools, sheds (Arredamento da giardino, piscine e capanni)	No selling fee	12% on the first €250, 10% above that
Appliance parts (Casa e giardino: ricambi)	No selling fee	9.5%
Tech devices (Tech: Dispositivi)	No selling fee	6.5%
Tech categories, other items (TV, Strumenti musicali, Foto, Telefonia, Informatica)	No selling fee	8.5%
Other electronics accessories (Altri accessori elettronici)	No selling fee	9.5%
Trading cards, CCG, action figures (Carte collezionabili, personaggi da collezione)	No selling fee	6.5% on the first €990, 2% above that
Art & Antiques, Toys, Stamps, Coins, Collectibles	No selling fee	11% on the first €990, 2% above that
Comics (Fumetti)	No selling fee	6.5%
Jewelry & Watches (Orologi e gioielli)	No selling fee	11% on the first €990, 4% above that
Watches (Orologi)	No selling fee	11% on the first €100, 5% on the first €990, 2% above that
Women's / Men's Shoes (Scarpe)	No selling fee	11% on the first €100, 5% above that
Women's Bags & Handbags (Borse e borsette)	No selling fee	11% on the first €990, 2% above that
Health & Beauty electric devices (Bellezza e salute: prodotti elettrici)	No selling fee	6.5%
Coffee & tea makers (Macchine da caffè e tè)	No selling fee	11%

• Per-order fee (business sellers only): €0.35 per order.
• Regulatory operating fee (business sellers only): 0.35% of the total amount of the sale.
• International fee: rest of Europe (excl. UK) 1.6%, US / Canada 1.6%, UK 1.2%, elsewhere 3.3%.
• Affidabilità Top listing: 10% off the final value fee (business sellers only).

eBay.it fees in Italy: how the category you pick sets the rate

For a business seller on eBay.it, the category decides more of the fee than anything else. The per-order fee is a flat €0.35 whatever you sell, and the regulatory operating fee is 0.35% in every category. The final value fee is a different story. Its starting rate runs from 6.5% for comics, tech devices and trading cards up to 12.5% for car parts, and several categories drop to a lower rate once the sale passes a set amount. A €200 sale at 6.5% costs €13.00 in final value fees. The same €200 at 12.5% costs €25.00.

Neighbouring categories, different rates

List in the category that genuinely describes the item, but know its rate before you set a price.

• Car parts and accessories, listed as "Auto: ricambi e accessori", pay 12.5%. The wider vehicle parts category, "Auto e moto: ricambi e accessori", pays 12%.
• Tech devices, "Tech: Dispositivi", pay 6.5%. Other items in the tech categories, such as TV, musical instruments, photo, phones and computing, pay 8.5%. Other electronics accessories pay 9.5%.
• Garden and outdoor pays 12% on the whole sale. Garden furniture, pools and sheds pay 12% on the first €250 and 10% above that.
• Appliance parts pay 9.5%, while coffee and tea makers pay 11%, the same as most categories.

The table below puts a €200 sale through six of these rates. Every row also pays the €0.35 order fee and a regulatory fee of 0.35% of €200, which is €0.70, so €1.05 sits on top of each figure.

Rate	Example category	Final value fee on €200	With the €1.05 added
6.5%	Comics	€13.00	€14.05
8.5%	Tech, other items	€17.00	€18.05
9.5%	Appliance parts	€19.00	€20.05
11%	Most categories	€22.00	€23.05
12%	Vehicle parts	€24.00	€25.05
12.5%	Car parts	€25.00	€26.05

Where the rate falls as the price rises

Several eBay.it categories charge a lower rate on the part of the sale above a threshold. Only the amount above the threshold gets the lower rate.

• Shoes: 11% on the first €100 and 5% on the rest. A €180 pair of leather boots pays €11.00 on the first €100 plus €4.00 on the other €80. That is €15.00, about 8.3% of the price.
• Watches: 11% on the first €100, 5% from there up to €990, and 2% above €990. A €1,200 watch pays €11.00, plus 5% of €890, which is €44.50, plus 2% of €210, which is €4.20. The total of €59.70 is just under 5% of the sale.

Trading cards, tyres, jewellery, handbags and collectibles work the same way, with the thresholds listed in the category table above.

Pricing a car headlight for a buyer in Canada

A business seller lists a xenon headlight unit in "Auto: ricambi e accessori" at €240 with free postage. The listing has "Affidabilità Top" status, which takes 10% off the final value fee, and the buyer is in Canada. The seller paid €150 for the part.

• Final value fee: 12.5% × €240 = €30.00.
• Affidabilità Top: €30.00 × 10% = €3.00 off, leaving €27.00.
• Order fee: a flat €0.35.
• Regulatory fee: €240 × 0.35% = €0.84.
• International fee: buyers in the US and Canada add 1.6%, and €240 × 1.6% = €3.84.
• Total: €27.00 + €0.35 + €0.84 + €3.84 = €32.03.
• Margin left before tax and postage costs: €240 - €32.03 - €150 = €57.97.

The break-even price for this part, with the same buyer and status, is about €173.21. The percentage fees add up to 13.2% of the price: 11.25% after the discount, 0.35% regulatory and 1.6% international. That leaves 86.8% of the price to cover the €150 cost and the €0.35 order fee. €150.35 divided by 0.868 gives €173.21.

Selling privately in Italy

A private seller in the EEA pays no selling fee on eBay.it. There is no final value fee, no €0.35 order fee and no regulatory fee. The only charge is the international fee, when the buyer is outside Italy, the eurozone and Sweden. Private sellers pay 1.95% for the rest of Europe outside the UK, 1.95% for the US and Canada, 1.46% for the UK and 4.03% everywhere else. A business seller pays 1.6%, 1.6%, 1.2% and 3.3% for the same buyers. A private seller who sells a €90 pair of trainers to a buyer in Australia pays 4.03% of €90, about €3.63.

Running your own numbers

Pick business or private, choose the category that matches your item, then enter the price, the shipping you charge and your cost. Add the buyer's location if it is outside the eurozone. You get the final value fee, the €0.35 per-order fee, the 0.35% regulatory fee, any international fee, your net profit and the break-even price. Reverse mode asks for a target profit or margin and returns the price to list at.

Common eBay.it fee questions

Is "Auto: ricambi e accessori" charged the same as "Auto e moto: ricambi e accessori"?

No. The car parts category charges 12.5% and the wider vehicle parts category charges 12%. On a €400 part the gap is €2.00, before any Affidabilità Top discount.

What final value fee does a €400 garden shed pay?

Garden furniture, pools and sheds pay 12% on the first €250, which is €30.00, and 10% on the remaining €150, which is €15.00. The fee is €45.00. A flat 12% on the full €400 would have been €48.00.

Are comics charged at the usual 11%?

No. Comics, "Fumetti", have their own rate of 6.5%. A €40 comic pays €2.60 in final value fee, plus the €0.35 order fee and €0.14 in regulatory fee for a business seller.