Walmart’s fees look simple: no monthly fee, one referral fee per sale, 15% in most categories. The catch is what that percentage is charged on and how the price bands work. The fee applies to the item price plus the shipping you charge, and in some categories one cent over a threshold moves the whole sale into a higher band. Add Walmart Fulfillment Services and you also pay a per-unit fee worked out from a dimensional weight and a storage fee by the cubic foot. The calculator above applies each rule the way Walmart’s own schedule words it and shows the arithmetic on every line.
Every Walmart fee at a glance
These are the fees for selling on Walmart.com in the United States, charged in US dollars.
| Fee | Amount | Charged on | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup or monthly fee | $0 | Your account | Neversource |
| Referral fee (commission) | 15% in most categories; 2.35%–20% by category and price band | Item price + shipping + gift wrap (not sales tax), per item | Every sale; no minimum or per-order feesource |
| Referral: Apparel & Accessories | 5% up to $15, 10% up to $20, 15% above $20 | Whole total sales price, at the rate of its band | Every salesource |
| Referral: Appliances – Compact | 12% of the first $300, 8% above $300 | Each part of the total sales price at its band’s rate | Every salesource |
| Referral: Appliances – Major | 8% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Automotive & Powersports | 12% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Baby Products | 8% up to $10, 15% above $10 | Whole total sales price, at the rate of its band | Every salesource |
| Referral: Base Power Tools | 12% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Beauty, Health & Personal Care | 8% up to $10, 15% above $10 | Whole total sales price, at the rate of its band | Every salesource |
| Referral: Books | 15% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Camera & Photo | 8% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Collectibles: trading cards, card games, comics, coins, autographs, ephemera | 8% of the first $2,500, 2.35% above $2,500 | Each part of the total sales price at its band’s rate | Approved collectibles sellerssource |
| Referral: Collectibles: all other collectible categories | 8% | Total sales price | Approved collectibles sellerssource |
| Referral: Consumer Electronics | 8% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Electronics Accessories | 15% of the first $100, 8% above $100 | Each part of the total sales price at its band’s rate | Every salesource |
| Referral: Grocery | 8% up to $15, 15% above $15 | Whole total sales price, at the rate of its band | Every salesource |
| Referral: Home, Kitchen, Decor & Garden | 15% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Indoor & Outdoor Furniture | 15% of the first $200, 10% above $200 | Each part of the total sales price at its band’s rate | Every salesource |
| Referral: Industrial & Scientific Supplies | 12% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Jewelry & Precious Metals | 20% of the first $250, 5% above $250 | Each part of the total sales price at its band’s rate | Every salesource |
| Referral: Luggage & Travel Accessories | 15% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Music | 15% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Musical Instruments | 12% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Office Products | 15% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Office Products: printer cartridges | 12% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Outdoor Power Tools | 15% up to $500, 8% above $500 | Whole total sales price, at the rate of its band | Every salesource |
| Referral: Outdoors Products & Sports | 15% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Outdoors: trail monitors, binoculars, telescopes, spotting scopes, night vision | 8% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Personal Computers | 6% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Pet Supplies | 15% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | 10% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Shoes, Handbags, Backpacks & Sunglasses | 15% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Software & Computer Video Games | 15% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Tires & Wheels | 10% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Tools & Home Improvement | 15% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Toys & Games | 15% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Video & DVD | 15% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Video Game Consoles | 8% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| Referral: Watches | 15% of the first $1,500, 3% above $1,500 | Each part of the total sales price at its band’s rate | Every salesource |
| Referral: Everything Else | 15% | Total sales price | Every salesource |
| WFS fulfillment (standard) | $3.45 (1 lb), $4.95 (2 lb), $5.45 (3 lb), $5.75 + $0.40/lb over 4 lb (4–20 lb), $15.55 + $0.40/lb over 21 (21–30 lb), $14.55 + $0.40/lb over 31 (31–50 lb), $17.55 + $0.40/lb over 51 | Per unit, by shipping weight (greater of unit or L×W×H ÷ 139, + 0.25 lb, rounded up) | Items Walmart ships (WFS)source |
| WFS add-ons | +$0.50 clothing, +$0.50 hazmat, +$1 under $10, +$3 Oversize 1, +$20 Oversize 2 (priced from 90 lb) | Per unit, standard items | When the item qualifiessource |
| WFS fulfillment (big & bulky) | $155 + $0.80/lb over 90 lb | Per unit, unit weight rounded up | Over 150 lb, 108 in. long or 165 in. length + girthsource |
| WFS storage | $0.75 / cu ft / month | Cubic feet stored, billed daily | January–September, and the first 30 days in October–Decembersource |
| WFS peak storage | $2.25 / cu ft / month ($0.75 + $1.50) | Units stored more than 30 days | October–Decembersource |
| WFS long-term storage | $2.25 (days 366–450), $7.50 (over 450 days) / cu ft / month | Units by age since received | Since June 30, 2026source |
| WFS return processing | $4.70 (1 lb) to $17.55 + $0.40/lb over 51; big & bulky $155 + $0.80/lb over 90 | Per returned unit, by shipping weight | Returns that aren’t Walmart’s faultsource |
| WFS Prep Services | $0.45 labeling, $0.60 poly bag ($0.65 / $0.80 unplanned) | Per unit | Chosen in your shipping plan, or items arrive non-compliantsource |
| WFS disposal / removal | $0.35 (to 2 lb) + $0.20/lb over 2; removal adds $0.40/lb | Per unit, by unit weight | When you dispose of or remove inventorysource |
| New-Seller Savings | 20% / 30% / 40% off referral fees, 10% off WFS fulfillment | First $50K / $50K–$500K / over $500K in sales; up to $72,000 and $2,000 | Sellers who started after Feb 1, 2026, until Jan 31, 2027source |
| Customer Favorites | 25% or 100% off referral fees for 90 days | Eligible Customer Favorite items | Meet or beat competitor price (25%), plus fast free shipping (100%), until Jan 31, 2027source |
What catches sellers out:
- Shipping is charged too. The referral fee applies to the item price plus the shipping and handling the buyer pays, so moving cost into shipping doesn’t lower it. It never applies to sales tax.
- Some bands apply to the whole price. Apparel, Baby, Beauty, Grocery and Outdoor Power Tools charge one rate on the entire total once you cross a threshold. Jewelry, Watches, Furniture, Compact Appliances, Electronics Accessories and approved trading cards only charge the higher or lower rate on the part above it.
- The category is Walmart’s call. Walmart assigns the contract category from the product type. If it’s wrong, you can dispute within 90 days of settlement, but not when the error came from your own item setup.
- Old pages show old numbers. Walmart’s marketing pricing page still lists collectibles at a flat 8% and long-term storage at $2.25 for anything over 12 months. Both have since changed.
What you keep at common prices
Each row assumes Home, Kitchen, Decor & Garden (15%), $5 shipping charged and you ship the order yourself.
| Item price | Total fees | Fee rate | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | $2.25 | 15.0% | $12.75 |
| $15.00 | $3.00 | 15.0% | $17.00 |
| $20.00 | $3.75 | 15.0% | $21.25 |
| $25.00 | $4.50 | 15.0% | $25.50 |
| $35.00 | $6.00 | 15.0% | $34.00 |
| $50.00 | $8.25 | 15.0% | $46.75 |
| $75.00 | $12.00 | 15.0% | $68.00 |
| $100.00 | $15.75 | 15.0% | $89.25 |
| $200.00 | $30.75 | 15.0% | $174.25 |
With no fixed fee per order, the share Walmart takes stays at exactly 15% of item plus shipping at every price: a $10 item gives up the same share as a $200 one.
How the fees add up on one order
A $25 item with $5 shipping, in a 15% category, shipped by you:
- Buyer pays$30.00
- Referral fee15% × $25.00−$3.75
- Referral fee: shipping15% × $5.00−$0.75
- You keep$25.50
The buyer pays $30.00 plus any sales tax, which isn’t part of the fee. Walmart takes 15% of the $25.00 item ($3.75) and 15% of the $5.00 shipping ($0.75), so $4.50 in total, and you keep $25.50 before your own costs. Walmart doesn’t add a payment processing fee: under its retailer agreement it pays you what it collects minus the referral fee.
Price bands: when one cent changes the fee
In the whole-price categories the band is chosen by the total sales price, and then that one rate applies to all of it. Here is Apparel & Accessories with free shipping:
| Item price | Total fees | Fee rate | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | $0.50 | 5.00% | $9.50 |
| $15.00 | $0.75 | 5.00% | $14.25 |
| $15.01 | $1.50 | 9.99% | $13.51 |
| $20.00 | $2.00 | 10.0% | $18.00 |
| $20.01 | $3.00 | 15.0% | $17.01 |
| $25.00 | $3.75 | 15.0% | $21.25 |
| $30.00 | $4.50 | 15.0% | $25.50 |
At $15.00 Walmart takes $0.75 and you keep $14.25. At $15.01 the fee doubles to $1.50 and you keep $13.51, less than at the lower price. The same jump happens just above $20.00: $2.00 at $20.00 becomes $3.00 at $20.01. Because shipping counts toward the total, a $12 shirt with $4 shipping pays 10% ($1.60) instead of the 5% ($0.60) it would pay with free shipping. The calculator flags it when your total sits within $3 of one of these edges.
Outdoor Power Tools runs the other way: up to $500.00 the fee is 15% ($75.00 at $500.00), and above $500 it is 8% of the whole price, $40.00 at $500.01.
WFS fulfillment and storage
Choose “Walmart ships it (WFS)” above and enter the packed size and weight. Walmart takes the greater of the unit weight and the dimensional weight (length × width × height ÷ 139), adds 0.25 lb for packaging and rounds up to the next pound. Under 1 lb it uses the unit weight alone. A $29.99 kitchen item weighing 2.4 lb in a 10 × 8 × 4 inch box, stored for 30 days:
- Buyer pays$29.99
- Referral fee15% × $29.99−$4.50
- WFS fulfillment fee3 lb shipping weight: $5.45−$5.45
- WFS storage (30 days)0.185 cu ft × $0.75/month × 30/30−$0.14
- You keep$19.90
Its dimensional weight is 2.3 lb, so the 2.4 lb unit weight counts: 2.65 lb rounds up to 3 lb, which costs $5.45. Storage is 0.185 cubic feet at $0.75 a month, about $0.14 for 30 days. With the $4.50 referral fee, Walmart keeps $10.09 and you keep $19.90. The fulfillment fee covers delivery to the customer, so there is no postage of yours to add.
Things the WFS fee table hides:
- Add-ons per unit: $0.50 for clothing, $0.50 for batteries, chemicals, aerosols and pesticides, $1 when the item is priced under $10, $3 for Oversize 1 and $20 for Oversize 2, which is also priced from at least 90 lb. A $9.99 item pays $1 more in fulfillment than the same item at $10.00.
- The table isn’t smooth. 30 lb costs $19.15 but 31 lb costs $14.55, because the 31–50 lb band starts lower.
- Storage grows with age. October to December, units stored more than 30 days pay $2.25 per cubic foot a month instead of $0.75. Since June 30, 2026, inventory over 365 days old pays $2.25 and over 450 days pays $7.50.
- Returns cost twice. On a return that isn’t Walmart’s fault you get the referral fee back, but not the fulfillment fee, and you pay a return processing fee: $6.70 for the 3 lb example above.
For pricing against Amazon’s fulfillment network, compare with the Amazon FBA calculator.
Ways to keep more of each sale
- Price under a band edge. In Apparel, Baby, Beauty and Grocery, check the total including shipping. Dropping from $15.01 to $15.00 in Apparel saves $0.75 in fees on one cent of price.
- Check your contract category. The Statements page shows the category and rate on every item. Dispute a wrong rate within 90 days of settlement.
- Measure before you send to WFS. Walmart re-measures at the warehouse, and the box size drives the fee. A slightly smaller box can drop a pound or a size tier.
- Sell aged stock before day 365. After a year the storage rate triples, and after 450 days it’s ten times the base rate.
- Use the discounts you qualify for. Sellers who started after February 1, 2026 get 20% off referral fees on their first $50,000 of sales, 30% up to $500,000 and 40% above, plus 10% off WFS fulfillment. Customer Favorite items get 25% off referral fees for meeting competitor prices, or 100% with fast, free shipping. Both end January 31, 2027, and Walmart may apply only the highest offer. Pick yours under “More options”.
Recent Walmart fee changes
- January 31, 2027UpcomingNew-Seller Savings 2026 (20–40% off referral fees, 10% off WFS fulfillment) and the Customer Favorites discounts (25% or 100% off referral fees) are scheduled to end. Standard rates apply after.source
- June 30, 2026WFS long-term storage split in two: $2.25 per cubic foot a month for days 366–450 and $7.50 after 450 days (before, $2.25 for anything stored over 12 months).source
- March 9, 2026Approved collectibles sellers: trading cards, card games, comics, coins, autographs and ephemera now pay 8% on the first $2,500 and 2.35% above (was 8% on the whole price). Walmart didn’t publish the exact start date; the schedule was updated by March 9, 2026.source
- February 1, 2026New-Seller Savings 2026 starts for sellers who begin selling after February 1, 2026: 20% off referral fees on the first $50,000 of sales, 30% up to $500,000, 40% above (up to $72,000), and 10% off WFS fulfillment (up to $2,000).source
- October 1, 2025WFS waived the $1.50 peak-season storage surcharge for October 1–December 31, 2025; the standard $0.75 per cubic foot still applied.source
We re-check Walmart’s fee schedule and WFS rate card every day and update this calculator when they change. If your Payments report shows something different, use the “Something’s off” button under the result.