I re-verify every rate behind this depop fee calculator quarterly, and my March 2026 check caught the first real jump in two years: on March 23, 2026, Depop raised the Boosted Listings fee from 8% to 12% for new listings. No banner in the app. Just a footnote on the fee page.
That matters because of the date everyone remembers: July 15, 2024 — two years ago today — when Depop killed its 10% selling fee for US sellers and started marketing itself as the platform with no fees. The 10% is genuinely gone. But “no fees” has never meant $0, and in 2026 the gap between the marketing and your payout is wider than it’s been since the change.
Depop selling fees in 2026: the official schedule
Here’s the current US structure. The headline depop selling fees number is 0% — the mandatory cost that survived is payment processing at 3.3% + $0.45, charged through Depop Payments on the entire buyer total.
| Fee | Rate | What it applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Selling fee | 0% (10% until July 15, 2024) | Removed for US listings |
| Payment processing | 3.3% + $0.45 | Item price + shipping + sales tax |
| Boosted Listings (optional) | 12% (8% until March 23, 2026) | Item price, tax excluded; shipping counts only if you skip the Depop label |
| Marketplace fee (buyer pays) | Up to 5% + up to $1 | Item price only — added to the buyer’s checkout total since July 18, 2024 |
| Listing fee | $0 | List as much as you want |
That structure is flat — no category tiers, no minimums, no caps. Sellers outside the US and UK still pay the old 10% commission, which is worth knowing if you read fee advice on Reddit written by someone in Australia. All of it comes straight from Depop’s official fee schedule, which I last pulled this morning.
Does depop take a fee when you sell?
Yes. Not a “selling fee” — Depop retired that term — but the processing fee comes out of every single payment. Sell a $60 jacket with free shipping and Depop keeps $2.43, leaving you $57.57. That’s a 4.05% haircut on a platform that says it charges nothing. Small? Sure. Zero? No.
The depop payment processing fee: the one you can't avoid
The depop payment processing fee is 3.3% + $0.45 per transaction, and the base is bigger than most sellers assume: item price plus buyer-paid shipping plus sales tax. If a buyer pays $15 for a tee, $4.50 for shipping, the fee runs on the whole $19.50 — $1.09, netting you $18.41. That’s why the “why is Depop charging me for shipping” posts keep appearing: you’re not being charged for shipping, you’re being charged on it.
One genuinely fair detail: refund a sale and every fee — processing included — reverses automatically. I’ve tested this twice with returns on misgraded denim. Both came back to the cent.
The 12% boost: Depop's selling fee never really left
Here’s my honest read, and it’s not what Depop’s newsroom would print: the boost toggle is the new selling fee, and it’s a worse deal than the fee they scrapped.
Boosting is optional the way promoted listings are optional on eBay — technically true, practically less so once organic reach gets crowded. And since March 23, 2026, it costs 12% of the item price on any new listing that sells through a boost.
What the depop boosted listing fee costs on a real sale
Run a boosted $30 sale through the numbers. The depop boosted listing fee takes $3.60. Processing takes another $1.44. Total: $5.04 on a $30 item — a 16.80% effective rate on the platform famous for having no fees.
The kicker: under the old structure Depop killed in 2024, that same $30 sale would’ve paid 10% ($3.00) plus the same $1.44 processing — $4.44, or 14.8%. A boosted sale in 2026 costs more than the fee structure sellers celebrated escaping. At every price point: 12% is simply bigger than 10%, and the processing fee never changed.
Two nuances before you rage-quit the toggle. The boost base excludes sales tax, and it only includes shipping when you don’t use a Depop Shipping label — so label users get a slightly smaller bite. And listings created before March 23, 2026 appear to keep the old 8% rate, per the “new listings” footnote on the official schedule — Depop hasn’t said so explicitly, so treat that as implied rather than promised.
Is boosting worth 12 points? On a $30 tee that’s $3.60 — real money against a $1.44 base cost. My rule from running vintage denim through both states: boost the stale stuff you’ve repriced twice, never the fresh drops that sell on their own.
Depop vs Poshmark vs Mercari net on a $30 item
Fashion resale lives around the $30 price point, so here’s the same unboosted $30 item, no shipping charged, run through five platforms with our engine:
| Platform | Total fees | You net |
|---|---|---|
| Depop | $1.44 | $28.56 |
| Mercari | $3.00 | $27.00 |
| Grailed | $3.53 | $26.47 |
| eBay | $4.48 | $25.52 |
| Poshmark | $6.00 | $24.00 |
Computed data — net-proceeds.com
Unboosted Depop wins this bracket, and it isn’t close — $4.56 more than Poshmark on the same shirt. The Poshmark fee calculator shows why: a flat 20% takes $6.00 regardless. Mercari’s 10% lands in between; the Mercari fee calculator has the full breakdown, and the Grailed fee calculator covers the menswear alternative with its commission-plus-processing stack.
Now flip the boost on and re-rank: boosted Depop pays $5.04 — behind Mercari, behind Grailed, behind eBay, and within a dollar of Poshmark’s “outrageous” 20%. One toggle moves Depop from first place to nearly last.
Depop seller fees vs. the buyer's marketplace fee
The cleverest part of the 2024 restructure isn’t on the seller side at all. Three days after the depop seller fees went to 0% — July 18, 2024 — Depop introduced a buyer-side marketplace fee of up to 5% of the item price plus up to $1, stacked onto the buyer’s checkout total.
You never see it in your payout. Your buyers see it at checkout, and they bid like they see it. Since mid-2024 the offers on my $40-ish denim listings anchor noticeably lower than list, because buyers are backing your price out of the total they’ll actually pay — item, shipping, tax, and Depop’s cut. The fee didn’t disappear. It moved upstream of your price, where it quietly suppresses what people offer you.
Depop doesn’t publish the exact per-order amount — officially it’s “up to 5% + up to $1,” shown at checkout — so no depop fees calculator on the internet can model it precisely, ours included. What I can tell you is to price expecting offers 5–10% under your number, because the buyer’s math now includes a line yours doesn’t.
Running the depop fee calculator: four real price points
These come from the same engine as the tool above, verified against Depop’s official worked examples. Unboosted sales:
- $15 tee + $4.50 shipping: processing $1.09 → you net $18.41 (5.59% of the buyer total)
- $30 jacket + $5.50 shipping: processing $1.62 → you net $33.88 (4.56%)
- $60 boots, free shipping: processing $2.43 → you net $57.57 (4.05%)
- $100 vintage Levi’s, free shipping: processing $3.75 → you net $96.25 (3.75%)
Notice the pattern: the effective rate falls as price rises, because the flat $0.45 stops mattering. Depop punishes the $8 sticker slightly and barely touches the $100 flip — the exact opposite of Poshmark’s flat-fee floor. It’s also why half the depop fees calculator pages ranking right now are dangerously stale: several still bake in the 10% rate that died in July 2024, overstating your fees by ten points. Check the verification date on any tool before you trust it, including mine — it’s printed under the calculator.
Cross-listers should run the same item everywhere before deciding where it lives. Our marketplace fee calculator hub compares all thirteen platforms side by side on one screen.
Cross-listing to eBay? Different animal — 13.6% final value fee on most categories, plus a per-order charge. Know both nets before the item goes live.
Check the eBay fee calculatorFrequently Asked Questions
How much does Depop take from a sale?
Depop takes 3.3% + $0.45 of the full buyer payment — item price, shipping, and sales tax combined. On a $100 sale with free shipping that's $3.75, leaving you $96.25. There's no selling commission on US listings (removed July 15, 2024) and no listing fee. The number changes fast if the item sold through a boosted listing: add 12% of the item price, so that same $100 sale would net $84.25 instead. Refunded orders get every fee reversed automatically.
Does depop take a fee from sellers in 2026?
Yes — just not the fee most people mean. The 10% selling fee is gone for US sellers, but every sale still pays the payment processing fee of 3.3% + $0.45, deducted before your payout. Sell a $25 item with free shipping and $1.28 comes out, netting you $23.72. So Depop is free to list on and cheap to sell on, but it isn't $0. Sellers outside the US and UK still pay the full 10% selling fee on top of processing.
Does Depop charge fees on shipping costs?
Yes. The 3.3% + $0.45 processing fee applies to the item price plus buyer-paid shipping plus any sales tax — the whole amount the buyer hands over. Charge $15 for a shirt and $4.50 for shipping, and the fee runs on $19.50, costing $1.09 and netting you $18.41. You're not being billed for the label itself; the percentage just applies to shipping money passing through. If you want the fee base smaller, free shipping baked into a higher item price doesn't help — the total is the total.
How much is the depop boosted listing fee now?
12% of the item price for new listings, effective March 23, 2026 — up from the 8% rate that had held since boosted listings launched. The fee only applies if the item actually sells through a boost, it excludes sales tax, and it includes shipping only when you don't use a Depop Shipping label. Listings created before March 23, 2026 appear to keep the old 8% per the official schedule's footnote, though Depop hasn't confirmed that outright. On a $30 sale, boosting costs $3.60 on top of $1.44 processing — $5.04 total, a 16.80% effective rate.
Is Depop cheaper than eBay or Poshmark to sell on?
For an unboosted sale, yes — comfortably. On a $30 item with no shipping charged, Depop nets you $28.56 versus $25.52 on eBay and $24.00 on Poshmark. Mercari lands between at $27.00. The ranking holds across most fashion price points because Depop's 3.3% + $0.45 is the lightest mandatory fee in resale. But boost the listing and the picture flips: a boosted $30 Depop sale costs $5.04 in fees — worse than eBay, and within a dollar of Poshmark's 20%.
What happens to Depop fees if a sale is refunded?
Everything reverses. When you fully refund a buyer, Depop automatically returns the payment processing fee, the boosted listing fee if one applied, and (historically) any selling fee — you're not left holding costs on a sale that didn't stick. The refund comes out of your balance or linked account, and the fee credits post back automatically. I've been through it twice on returned denim and both refunds restored the fees to the cent, no support ticket needed.