Channel Tool 13

Platform
Fee
Calculator

Model the true net margin on Faire, Amazon, Shopify, and custom wholesale platforms. Each layer of fee compounds. This tool makes them visible on one screen.

1Product & Revenue Base

Unit COGS ($)

Sell Price / WS Price ($)

Avg Shipping/Order ($)

Used in Faire processing calc

Annual Order Volume (#)

Annual Revenue ($)

2Faire

FAIRE Wholesale marketplace

Commission (%)

New: 15% · Direct: 0%

Processing Rate (%)

Processing Flat ($/order)

Promoted Listings (%)

Optional ad spend

Faire Net Margin

Annual Fees ($)

3Amazon / Large Retailer Portal

AMZN Vendor / Seller Central or EDI portal

Referral Fee (%)

Avg 8–20% by category

FBA / Fulfillment ($/unit)

Default: small standard-size item. Edit to your actual FBA fee - varies from $3.22 to $15+ by size/weight. Amazon FBA calculator

Storage ($/unit/mo)

Returns Rate (%)

Amazon Net Margin

Annual Fees ($)

4Shopify / Custom Platform

SHOPIFY B2B or DTC storefront

Platform Fee / Month ($)

Transaction Fee (%)

0% on Shopify Payments

Payment Processing (%)

Shopify Net Margin

Annual Fees ($)

Lowest Fee Platform - Net Margin - on current revenue base

Platform Comparison

Platform	Fee Rate	Annual Fees	Net Margin

Fee Breakdown / Unit

Fee Type	Faire	Amazon	Shopify

Marketplace fees.Across Faire, Amazon, Etsy, and the others.

Marketplace fees.
Across Faire, Amazon, Etsy, and the others.