Frequently asked questions

The referral commission on TikTok Shop US defaults to 8% of the total sale price for most categories, and the UK standard is 5%. Rates vary by category, market and promotion, and TikTok adjusts them periodically — the only authoritative source is the fee schedule inside your Seller Center, which is exactly why this calculator lets you type your real rate in.

Yes — they are separate. The referral fee goes to the platform; the affiliate payout goes to the creator who drove the order and is the rate you choose when opening your affiliate plan. The calculator shows both, side by side with a no-affiliate scenario.

Unlike some marketplaces, TikTok Shop has historically bundled payment processing into the referral commission rather than listing a separate card fee. If your market or account statement shows an additional transaction line, add it to your inputs via the shipping subsidy field (or fold it into your referral %) so the math stays honest.

It depends on your listing setup: you can charge the buyer, fund a subsidy, or let FBT handle fulfillment at its per-unit rate. The calculator has explicit lines for buyer-charged shipping, your subsidy and FBT/self-ship costs so every scenario nets out.

Payout timing is set by TikTok Shop settlement rules (typically after the return window, minus fees) and depends on your market and account status. This calculator models per-order economics, not cash-flow timing — check Seller Center for your settlement schedule.

Because TikTok Shop does not publish a stable public pricing page — real rates live in Seller Center and change by category and campaign. We prefill widely-published standard rates, badge them estimate, keep them editable, and link the rate card they should be verified against. Nothing here pretends to be an official number.

No. The calculator runs entirely in your browser; your last inputs are stored in local storage on your own device and can be wiped with Reset.