Mercari fee calculator

Mercari takes 10% of the item price plus buyer-paid shipping — and, since January 2025, no payment processing fee. See what to list for, what never to go below, and where you stop making money.

Price on the tagBefore sales tax. What the shop is asking.Shipping label you'll payRoughly $4.50 + $1.10 per pound. Type your own any time, or use eBay Calculated shipping for the exact cost by buyer address.

Enter what is on the tag.

Settings (set once)

I buy inventory tax-freeTick this if you do not pay tax on the stock you buy — with a US resale certificate, for example. Purchase tax then comes out of every figure below. Most individual resellers do pay it; most registered companies do not.Sales tax you pay on purchases (%)Your local rate, state plus county — roughly 6–10% in most states, and 0% in Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon. Set it to 0 if you have a reseller’s permit and buy inventory tax-free.PackagingMailer or box, plus tape and the label. Follows the parcel size you picked. USPS Priority boxes are free — set about $0.15 if you ship that way.Your hour is worthWhat you want to earn per hour of your own time.Minutes this item takesListing, photographing and packing it. Sets your never-below at $5.40 a sale.Target profitAs a percentage of what you paid. Left empty it follows the cost — a bigger percentage on cheap finds, where the label and your time have to be earned back over very little, and a smaller one as items get dearer.Aim-high targetA higher ask, as a percentage of what you paid, for when you are willing to wait. Left empty it follows the cost like the one above. Set it to 0 to hide the aim-high price.Promoted listing rateCharged on the full sale price.

This is one item. Numarico does the whole shop.

True profit, what your hour is actually worth, and every fee where you can see it. Launching soon.

Billed in US dollars. Your card issuer converts at its own rate.