Platform fees are unclear
Needs verification
Commission, transaction and payment fees stack differently per platform and rarely show on the sales screen.
In real life: A marketplace takes commission plus a transaction fee plus a payment fee; the effective take is much higher than the headline rate.
ShopeeTikTok ShopLazadaShopify / DTC
Data you need
- requiredFee breakdown per order or payout. Commission, transaction, payment.
- requiredOrder value. To compute effective fee rate.
Formula
Effective fee rate
Total Fees / GMVThe single number that says how much each platform really takes.
Key insight
- Headline commission is rarely the full take rate.
- Effective fees of 17-25% are common across SEA marketplaces.
Action checklist
- 1Pull fees from the payout report · medium · 30 min
Not the order screen. - 2Compute effective fee rate per channel · easy · 20 min
Compare platforms honestly. - 3Price in the real take rate · medium · 1 day
So margin survives the fee stack.
Money impact · Improve clarity
Replaces a guessed take rate with the real one, so pricing and channel mix decisions are sound.
Common mistakes
- Using the headline commission as the full fee.
- Reading fees from orders instead of payouts.
How Okiela helps
Per-channel fee enginelive
Okiela accrues platform and payment fees per order and per channel.
Trust & sources
- Needs verificationExact SEA fee rates change; confirm against the current rate card
Last reviewed 2026-06-22 · Confidence 3/5