DROPSHIPPING - THE PLATFORM FEES THE BOOKS USE  (US, dated)

Fees change more often than a book can. These are the US figures the
three books' worked examples rest on, checked by hand on the date below.
Verify on each platform's own pricing page before you rely on a figure.

SHOPIFY (your own store)
  Plans:  Basic $39/month ($29 billed yearly) | Grow $105 ($89) |
          Advanced $399 ($359)
  Shopify Payments, online cards:  Basic 2.9% + 30c | Grow 2.7% + 30c |
          Advanced 2.5% + 30c
  Using another payment provider adds:  Basic 2% | Grow 1% |
          Advanced 0.6%
STRIPE (your own store)        2.9% + 30c per domestic card payment
PAYPAL                         PayPal Checkout 3.49% + $0.49; standard
                               card payments 2.99% + $0.49; +1.50% on
                               international payments
ETSY (a marketplace that passes processing through)
  6.5% transaction on item + shipping | 3% + $0.25 processing (charged
  on the total incl. sales tax) | $0.20 listing
TIKTOK SHOP (US)
  6% referral fee in the published table (8% widely reported since
  August 2026, not confirmed in the table). Reported: 3% for 30 days if
  your first sale comes within 60 days of onboarding.
IMPORT DUTY
  The US $800 duty-free exemption is suspended for every country, so
  every order your supplier ships from abroad pays duty. Rates change
  often and depend on the product and where it is made - cost from the
  LANDED price to a US address, duty included, in writing.

Checked at source: October 13, 2026 (Shopify plans: October 19, 2026).   Next review due: January 2027.
Not legal or tax advice.

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