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 "retrievedOn": "2026-09-30",
 "source": "Official fee pages and dated 2025-2026 sources, checked 30 September 2026",
 "purpose": "Fee, fulfilment and scale facts used on /guides/tiktok-shop-vs-amazon/",
 "facts": [
  {
   "claim": "TikTok Shop US referral fee is 6% for most categories; 5% for five fine-jewellery sub-categories and pre-owned; 3% on the part of a pre-owned or collectibles sale above $10,000",
   "source": "TikTok Shop Academy, Referral Fees by Category (US)",
   "url": "https://seller-us.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=5988482086864682",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  {
   "claim": "Reported rise of the US referral fee from 6% to 8% for most non-food categories, effective 4 August 2026, sourced to seller guides, not a TikTok notice; TikTok's table still lists 6%",
   "source": "beBOLD Digital, 8 September 2026 (updated 14 September 2026)",
   "url": "https://www.bebolddigital.com/news/tiktok-shop-8-percent-referral-fee",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  {
   "claim": "TikTok Shop US: no monthly or listing fee; new sellers 3% for 30 days if first sale within 60 days of onboarding; FBT about $2.86 to $4.28 per unit with 60 days free storage; refund administration fee 20% of the referral fee capped at $5; affiliate commissions mostly 5% to 20%",
   "source": "FastMoss, TikTok Shop Seller Costs in the US (2026), June 2026",
   "url": "https://www.fastmoss.com/blog/tiktok-shop-seller-costs-in-the-us-2026-fees-creator-commissions-fulfillment-returns-real-profit/",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  {
   "claim": "Average open affiliate commission on TikTok Shop US about 13%",
   "source": "Hamster Garage, June 2026",
   "url": "https://www.hamstergarage.com/article/tiktok-shop-affiliate-commission-rates-fees-payouts",
   "checked": "2026-09-22 (cited on /guides/how-to-sell-on-tiktok-shop/)"
  },
  {
   "claim": "Amazon selling plans: Individual $0.99 per item sold; Professional $39.99 per month. Referral fees 5% to 45% by category, 15% for most (Home and Kitchen, Toys, Sports), 8% electronics, minimum usually $0.30. New sellers can receive over $50,000 in credits and bonuses",
   "source": "Amazon, Selling on Amazon fees",
   "url": "https://sell.amazon.com/pricing",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  {
   "claim": "Amazon 2026 US fee update: effective 15 January 2026, FBA fees up an average of $0.08 per unit; no new FBA fee types; more than 60% of Amazon store sales come from independent sellers",
   "source": "Amazon, Update to U.S. Referral and Fulfillment by Amazon fees for 2026, 15 October 2025",
   "url": "https://sellingpartners.aboutamazon.com/update-to-u-s-referral-and-fulfillment-by-amazon-fees-for-2026",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  {
   "claim": "2026 FBA fulfilment fee: $3.06 small standard (4 oz or less); $4.65 large standard 12 to 16 oz priced $10 to $50; storage $0.78 per cubic foot January to September and $2.40 October to December (standard size)",
   "source": "Novadata, Amazon FBA fees 2025-2026, updated 10 September 2026, citing Amazon Seller Central",
   "url": "https://novadata.io/resources/blog/amazon-fba-fees-2025-2026",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  {
   "claim": "Amazon 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on FBA fulfilment fees in the US from 17 April 2026",
   "source": "Digital Commerce 360, 3 April 2026",
   "url": "https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/2026/04/03/amazon-to-add-fuel-and-logistics-surcharges/",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  {
   "claim": "35% off Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment Standard and Expedited rates for TikTok Shop orders to US addresses, starting 16 July 2026, for 12 months; needs order attribution through a supported integration; manual orders not eligible",
   "source": "Amazon Supply Chain, TikTok Shop promotion",
   "url": "https://supplychain.amazon.com/learn/tiktok-shop-promotion",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  {
   "claim": "TikTok Shop help article (6 August 2026) on shipping TikTok orders from FBA stock through MCF; nine named integration apps; MCF ships in unbranded packaging",
   "source": "PPC Land, 6 August 2026",
   "url": "https://ppc.land/amazon-multi-channel-fulfillment-reaches-tiktok-shop-through-nine-apps/",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  {
   "claim": "Brand Referral Bonus: average 10% of sales from external traffic (including TikTok) measured by Amazon Attribution, 14-day window, Brand Registry required",
   "source": "Novadata, 23 January 2026; Amazon Brand Registry page for the programme",
   "url": "https://novadata.io/resources/news/amazon-brand-referral-bonus-external-traffic-2026",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  {
   "claim": "Amazon Creator Connections: brands add a campaign commission on top of the Associates commission Amazon pays",
   "source": "Modern Retail, 16 October 2025",
   "url": "https://www.modernretail.co/marketing/marketplace-briefing-amazon-looks-to-take-a-greater-slice-of-the-affiliate-pie-with-creator-connections/",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  {
   "claim": "TikTok Shop US GMV US$15.1B in 2025 (+68%); global GMV US$64.3B across 16 markets (+94%)",
   "source": "Momentum Works, 11 February 2026",
   "url": "https://thelowdown.momentum.asia/new-report-tiktok-shop-u-s-gmv-grew-68-to-reach-us15-1b-in-2025/",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  {
   "claim": "TikTok Shop orders must be In Transit within 2 business days; Late Dispatch Rate above 10% triggers enforcement",
   "source": "TikTok Shop Academy Fulfillment Policy and LDR policy",
   "url": "https://seller-us.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=3995852763301633",
   "checked": "2026-09-22 (cited on /guides/how-to-sell-on-tiktok-shop/)"
  },
  {
   "claim": "GMV Max is the only ad type for TikTok Shop since July 2025",
   "source": "TikTok Ads help, About Product GMV Max",
   "url": "https://ads.tiktok.com/help/article/about-product-gmv-max",
   "checked": "2026-09-22 (cited on /guides/how-to-sell-on-tiktok-shop/)"
  },
  {
   "claim": "Amazon North America segment net sales US$426.3 billion in 2025 (up 10%); total net sales US$716.9 billion",
   "source": "Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Results, Business Wire, 4 February 2026",
   "url": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260204777163/en/Amazon.com-Announces-Fourth-Quarter-Results",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  }
 ],
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   "salePrice": 30,
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   "tiktokReferralAt8pct": 2.4,
   "affiliateCommissionAt13pct": 3.9,
   "tiktokTotalAt6pctWithAffiliate": 5.7,
   "tiktokTotalAt6pctWithAffiliatePct": 19,
   "tiktokTotalAt8pctWithAffiliate": 6.3,
   "tiktokTotalAt8pctWithAffiliatePct": 21,
   "amazonReferralAt15pct": 4.5,
   "amazonBrandReferralBonusAt10pct": 3.0,
   "amazonNetReferralWithBonus": 1.5,
   "amazonNetReferralWithBonusPct": 5,
   "fbaLargeStandard12to16ozWithSurcharge": 4.81,
   "note": "Referral and commission only; fulfilment shown separately as ranges because weight tiers differ between FBT and FBA."
  }
 }
}