Fees on international e-commerce platforms place a heavy cost burden on sellers. Many providers use strategies to encourage sellers by boosting product visibility to buyers. Currently, buyers have shifted preferences, favoring installment purchases on platforms. Consequently, sellers must pay additional installment fees, which can push the total cost per product to over 50% for the seller.
Today, numerous online platforms have emerged worldwide. This benefits consumers by offering diverse product choices and helps businesses and retailers expand their markets across various platforms. However, an important factor to consider is "fees," which vary and involve complex details on each platform. The Thairath Online special news team has compiled basic fee information from three major platforms: Shopee, Lazada, and TikTok Shop as follows.
A fee for maintaining the platform’s infrastructure system, approximately 1.07 baht per order.
Having the Mall badge verifies that the product is genuine and meets standards. Stores wanting this badge must pay fees ranging from a minimum of 5.35% to a maximum of 17.12%, depending on each platform’s policy.
Approximately 5.89% to 14.98%, varying by each platform’s policy.
All platforms charge a consistent fee of 3.21%, with no variation.
Buy-now-pay-later services, such as SPayLater, LazPayLater, and TikTok PayLater, charge fees between 3.21% and 6.42%, depending on platform policies.
Credit card payments incur fees ranging from 5.35% to 8.56%, according to each platform’s rules.
Fees supporting store growth or promotional programs range from 4.28% to 8.56%, based on each platform’s policy.