How much does Depop take from a $40 sale?
At $40 the fixed charge accounts for 25.4% of the fee and the effective rate sits at 4.4%, close to — but still above — the 3.3% percentage component. In cash terms you pay $1.77 of the $40 and $38.23 reaches you, assuming the buyer is charged no shipping, the listing is not boosted and you ship with a Depop label.
$40 sale: the fee breakdown
| Line | Amount | How it is worked out |
|---|---|---|
| Sale price (what the buyer pays for the item) | $40.00 | The item price only — this page assumes the buyer is charged no shipping and no tax is collected. |
| Payment processing | $1.77 | 3.3% of $40.00 = $1.32, plus the flat $0.45. |
| Depop selling fee | $0.00 | US sellers are not charged a selling fee, so this line is zero by design rather than by discount. |
| Boost fee | $0.00 | Zero because this listing is not boosted. A boosted listing would add 12.0% of the item price. |
| Total fees | $1.77 | Processing plus selling fee plus boost fee. |
| You keep (payout) | $38.23 | From the sale, before your own shipping and item costs. |
| Effective fee rate | 4.4% | Total fees divided by the $40.00 sale — the number that actually lands on your margin. |
Why $40 sits where it does
Flat charge share of the fee
25.4%
$0.45 of the $1.77 you pay is the fixed charge, so this slice of your fee does not change if the price changes.
Percentage share of the fee
74.6%
The rest is the 3.3% component — $1.32 on this sale — which scales with whatever you charge.
Distance from the headline rate
1.1%
Your effective rate is 4.4% against a headline 3.3%. That gap is entirely the flat $0.45 spread over this price.
These figures assume no shipping is charged to the buyer and no tax is collected. Both are added to the processing base before the 3.3% is applied, so charging the buyer shipping raises processing by 3.3% of that shipping amount — around $0.26 on an $8 label — while the shipping itself passes through to you.
Neighbouring prices to $40
Compared with $35, a $40 sale pays $0.16 more in processing but its effective rate is 0.2% lower — that fall is the flat 45¢ being spread over more money, not a cheaper rate. Your payout rises by $4.84.
Moving up instead, at $45 the processing fee is $1.94 — $0.17 more than here — while the effective rate drops a further 0.1% to 4.3%.
| Sale price | Processing fee | You keep | Effective rate | vs $40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30 | $1.44 | $28.56 | 4.8% | −$9.67 payout |
| $35 | $1.61 | $33.39 | 4.6% | −$4.84 payout |
| $45 | $1.94 | $43.06 | 4.3% | +$4.83 payout |
| $50 | $2.10 | $47.90 | 4.2% | +$9.67 payout |
$35 and $45 are equally far from $40, so both comparisons are fair reads on how the flat charge dilutes.
What to do at $40
These suggestions follow from the fee structure alone — the split between the fixed $0.45 charge and the 3.3% that scales. They are not Depop promotions or programmes.
- The flat $0.45 is 1.1% of a $40 sale, so roughly 25.4% of your fee is fixed and cannot be reduced by changing the price.
- Around 3.3% of the sale is the part that scales. At $40 the two halves are comparable, which is why the effective rate sits between the entry-level and premium figures.
- This is the band where comparing an offer against a slightly higher sale price is worth doing: the fee difference between two nearby prices is usually only a few cents.
In cash terms the fee splits into $0.45 of fixed charge and $1.32 of percentage charge — those two halves are what the suggestions above react to.
UK comparison for $40
UK processing is 2.9% plus £0.30, which is a lower percentage and a smaller flat charge than the US structure. The table treats £40 as the sale price in pounds — no currency conversion — so the two tables show the same number under each region's rates.
| Region | Sale price | Processing | Selling fee | You keep | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $40.00 | $1.77 | $0.00 | $38.23 | 4.4% |
| United Kingdom | £40.00 | £1.46 | £0.00 | £38.54 | 3.6% |
Australia uses 2.6% plus A$0.30; sellers outside the UK, US and Australia pay a 10.0% selling fee instead of this structure.
Keep going
Change any assumption — shipping, boost, item cost, a different region — in the main Depop fee calculator, see the whole structure on the 2026 fee breakdown, or pick another price from the full price list.
FAQ: selling at $40 on Depop
- What does Depop charge on $40?
- With US rates and the assumptions on this page, the only fee is payment processing: $1.77. That is $1.77 in total — no Depop selling fee applies to US sellers. Your payout from the sale is $38.23, which is 95.6% of the price.
- Does the flat processing charge matter at $40?
- Because processing is 3.3% plus a flat $0.45. On $40 that flat charge alone is 25.4% of the fee and 1.1% of the price, so the combined take is 4.4% — 1.1% points more than the percentage alone.
- What changes if I sell at $40 instead of a nearby price?
- Moving one price point up to $45 adds $0.17 of processing while the effective rate falls by 0.1% — the flat charge gets spread further. The fee difference between nearby prices is small, so choose the price your item can genuinely get rather than pricing around the fee.
- What would a UK seller keep on a £40 sale?
- UK processing is 2.9% plus £0.30, so the fee on a £40 sale is £1.46 and the payout is £38.54 — an effective rate of 3.6%, 0.8% points lower than the same figure in dollars.
Rates and assumptions
Every figure on this page is calculated from Depop Help Centre — Seller fees and charges, last verified 2026-10-05. US scenario used: sale price $40.00, buyer shipping $0.00, no boosted listing, Depop Shipping label used, item cost $0.00, no tax collected. Boost rates shown elsewhere on the site are 12.0% for US and UK listings from 2026-03-23, and 8.0% in Australia and other regions. Fee structures change — changes are logged on the fee change log.