Whatnot fee calculator Canada: the rates Canadian sellers are charged
There is no separate Canadian fee table. Whatnot publishes one set of rates for the United States, Canada and Australia, and those are the rates below. Enter a sale and you get the commission, the payment processing fee, and what you keep.
Commission is 8% of the sale price in most categories and 4% on Coins & Money. Payment processing is 2.9% of the order total plus $0.30 per transaction. Rates verified 31 July 2026 against Whatnot's published fee schedule.
You take home
from $25.00 of sales. Total cost $3.17, an effective rate of 12.7%.
| Sale | |
|---|---|
| Sale price | $25.00 |
| Fees | |
| Commission (8%) | −$2.00 |
| Payment processing (2.9% + $0.30) | −$1.17 |
| of which flat transaction fee | $0.30 |
| of which charged on shipping and tax you never keep | $0.14 |
| Total fees | −$3.17 |
| Take-home | |
| You keep | $21.83 |
Add what the item cost you and this becomes a profit calculator: profit, margin, return on your money, and the price you break even at.
Whatnot may charge tax on its fees depending on your location. It publishes no single rate for this region, so this calculator does not add one.
Try a real scenario
Rates verified 31 July 2026 against Whatnot's published seller fee schedule. Sales tax is estimated on the item plus shipping; the real rule varies by state and country. Fee schedules change and Whatnot runs limited-time promotions, so confirm current rates before you plan around them.
The rates Whatnot publishes for Canada
Whatnot publishes one fee table covering US, Canada, Australia, and this is it, transcribed with nothing added.
| Fee | Rate |
|---|---|
| Commission, most categories Charged on the item sale price only, excluding shipping and tax. | 8% |
| Commission, Coins & Money The one category Whatnot publishes at a lower rate. | 4% |
| Payment processing Charged on the whole order total, which includes buyer-paid shipping and buyer-paid tax. | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| 0% commission above A limited-time promotion in qualifying categories. Payment processing still applies to the full amount. | $1,500 |
| Tax on fees Whatnot may charge tax on its fees depending on your location. It publishes no single rate for this region, so this calculator does not add one. | No published rate |
One table, several places
This is the part other pages skip. Whatnot does not publish Canadian percentages, a Canadian flat fee, or a Canadian discount. It publishes one table naming the United States, Canada and Australia together, and a Canadian seller is quoted the rates on that table. Anyone showing you a rate specific to Canada is showing you a number Whatnot has not published.
About the dollars
Whatnot publishes this table’s flat transaction fee as $0.30 and does not restate it country by country, so this page shows it exactly as published rather than converting it. The percentages are unaffected by which dollar you sell in.
Tax at checkout
The examples below add no sales tax on top of the sale. Whatnot’s table for this region publishes no rate for tax charged on its fees; it says only that tax on fees may apply depending on your location, so this calculator adds none rather than guessing at GST or HST. Your Whatnot statements are the record of what you were actually charged. If tax is added on top of your sale at checkout, put the rate into the calculator and the processing fee rises, because the percentage is charged on the tax as well as the item.
$25 single card, buyer pays $5 shipping
The everyday live auction lot. You keep $21.83 of $25.00, an effective rate of 12.7%.
You take home
from $25.00 of sales. Total cost $3.17, an effective rate of 12.7%.
| Sale | |
|---|---|
| Sale price | $25.00 |
| Fees | |
| Commission (8%) | −$2.00 |
| Payment processing (2.9% + $0.30) | −$1.17 |
| of which flat transaction fee | $0.30 |
| of which charged on shipping and tax you never keep | $0.15 |
| Total fees | −$3.17 |
| Take-home | |
| You keep | $21.83 |
Every scenario, computed
| Scenario | Fees | You keep |
|---|---|---|
| $25 single card, buyer pays $5 shipping | $3.17 | $21.83 |
| $40 item, you cover the $12 shipping | $16.66 | $23.34 |
| $150 sealed box, buyer pays $15 shipping | $17.09 | $132.91 |
| $2,000 graded card, buyer pays $25 shipping | $179.03 | $1,820.97 |
How Canada compares to Whatnot's other fee tables
Whatnot publishes three tables in total. Every difference below is computed from the same schedule this page prices with, so none of it is an opinion about which region has it better.
EU and UK
- Commission, most categories8% here, 6.67% there
- Payment processing rate2.9% here, 2.42% there
- Flat transaction fee$0.30 here, £0.25 there
- Tax charged on Whatnot feesNo published rate here, 20% VAT on fees there
Japan
- Flat transaction fee$0.30 here, ¥50.00 there
- Tax charged on Whatnot feesNo published rate here, 10% JCT on fees there
Questions Canada sellers ask
What are Whatnot’s seller fees in Canada?
Commission is 8% of the item sale price in most categories and 4% on Coins & Money. Payment processing is 2.9% of the total order value plus a flat $0.30 per transaction. On a $25 card with $5 buyer-paid shipping, that is $2.00 commission and $1.17 processing, leaving you $21.83.
Does Whatnot charge Canadian sellers a different commission?
No. Whatnot’s published fee table names the United States, Canada and Australia together and gives one set of rates for all three. There is no Canadian commission, no Canadian flat fee and no Canadian surcharge in the schedule Whatnot publishes, so this page does not invent one.
Is GST or HST charged on Whatnot’s fees in Canada?
Whatnot publishes no rate for this region. Its table says tax on fees may apply depending on your location without naming a percentage, which is why this calculator adds none. That is different from saying no tax is charged. Your Whatnot payout statements show what you were actually billed, and they are the honest source for this one.
Are the amounts in Canadian dollars?
The percentages apply the same way whatever dollar you sell in. The one figure where currency would matter is the flat transaction fee, and Whatnot publishes it as $0.30 with no Canadian equivalent, so this page shows $0.30 rather than converting it. Enter your sale in the money you actually sell in and the arithmetic holds.
Does bundling a buyer’s wins into one shipment lower the fees?
No. Whatnot applies fees each time a buyer checks out and calculates them separately per transaction even when the purchases are later bundled into one order or shipment. Five wins pay five commissions, five percentages and five $0.30 fees. You save on the box and the postage, not on the fees.
What is the 0% commission above $1,500?
A limited-time promotion. In qualifying categories, including Comics, Trading Card Games, Sports Singles and Toys & Hobbies, Whatnot charges normal commission on the first $1,500 of an item’s sale price and 0% on the portion above it. Payment processing still applies to the whole amount. Whatnot can change or end it, so confirm before pricing a show around it.
One sale is arithmetic. A whole show is bookkeeping.
This page answers one sale with published rates. A real show is a few hundred sales, plus refunds, cancellations, giveaways and postage, and the fees Whatnot actually charged you are on the receipts rather than in a formula. LiveStreamPro reads those receipts and reports the real commission, the real processing and the real net for every show you have run.
The general Whatnot fee calculator covers every published region and category in one place, and Whatnot seller fees explained is the full write-up. Selling somewhere else? Whatnot fees in UK, Whatnot fees in Australia.