Calculate your Faire commission, payment processing fees, and profit margin — updated for the current Faire fee structure.
How Much Does Faire Charge in Commission Fees?
Faire charges a 15% commission on marketplace orders, a $10 new-retailer fee on first orders, and payment processing of 1.9%–3.5% plus $0.30 per transaction.
Faire Direct orders (your own retailers) have 0% commission — you only pay the processing fee. The total effective fee rate for a typical marketplace order lands between 17% and 21%, depending on order size, order type, and payout speed. Enter your numbers below to see your exact fees and profit.
Know your true product costs before listing on Faire. Craftybase tracks materials, labor, and overhead so you can set wholesale prices that actually turn a profit.
Faire's fee structure has three components: a marketplace commission, a payment processing fee, and (for first-time orders) a new customer fee. How much you end up paying depends on where the retailer came from and how quickly you want to get paid.
Marketplace Commission: 15%
When a retailer discovers your products through Faire's marketplace and places an order, Faire takes a 15% commission on the product subtotal (not including shipping). This applies to both first orders and reorders from Faire-sourced retailers.
If the retailer came through your own Faire Direct link — meaning they're an existing wholesale customer you invited to Faire — the commission drops to 0%. You'll still pay payment processing, but that's it.
New Customer Fee: $10
On a retailer's first order with your brand, Faire charges a flat $10 new customer fee. This only applies once per retailer and only to Faire-sourced customers (not Faire Direct). It's meant to cover Faire's cost of bringing that retailer to your brand.
Payment Processing: 1.9% to 3.5%
Every order — whether marketplace or Faire Direct — incurs a payment processing fee. The rate depends on your chosen payout speed:
Payout Speed
Processing Rate
Per-Transaction Fee
Fee on a $200 Order
Next day
3.5%
$0.30
$7.30
30 days
2.4%
$0.30
$5.10
60 days
1.9%
$0.30
$4.10
Payment processing applies to the full transaction amount (product price + shipping).
Pricing wholesale correctly starts with knowing your costs. If you're guessing at material and labor costs, your Faire margins might be thinner than you think. Craftybase tracks your true cost of goods — materials, labor, packaging, and overhead — so you can set wholesale prices that work.
Faire's fees are a percentage of your sale price. If your cost of goods is fuzzy, you won't know whether a 15% commission leaves you profitable or underwater. Before listing on Faire, calculate your per-unit cost including materials, labor, packaging, and a share of overhead. That number is your floor — everything above it minus Faire fees is your margin.
2. Use Faire Direct for Existing Retailers
If you already have wholesale accounts, invite them to order through your Faire Direct link. You'll pay 0% commission — just the payment processing fee. For a $200 order on 30-day payout, that's $5.10 instead of $35.10. Over a year of reorders, the savings add up fast.
3. Choose Your Payout Speed Strategically
The difference between next-day and 60-day payouts on a $200 order is $3.20. That might not sound like much on a single order, but if you're doing $5,000/month on Faire, switching from next-day to 30-day saves roughly $55/month. Choose the slowest payout speed your cash flow can handle.
4. Factor Faire Fees into Your Wholesale Price
Many makers set their wholesale price at 50% of retail and call it a day. But that formula doesn't account for Faire's commission and processing fees. If you're selling exclusively through Faire, build those fees into your pricing so they come out of margin you've planned for — not margin you assumed you'd keep.
5. Watch for the New Customer Fee Impact on Small Orders
The $10 new customer fee is flat, which means it hits small orders harder. On a $50 first order, that fee alone represents 20% of the sale. If your products are lower-priced, consider setting Faire minimums high enough that the $10 fee becomes a smaller percentage of the total.
Who Should Use This Calculator?
This Faire fee calculator is built for any maker or brand selling wholesale through Faire. Specifically:
Handmade sellers listing products on Faire for the first time who want to understand the fee structure before setting prices.
Established Faire brands comparing the cost difference between marketplace orders and Faire Direct orders.
Wholesale pricing planners working out whether their current margins can absorb Faire's commission and processing fees.
Faire charges a 15% commission on the product subtotal for all marketplace orders — both first orders and reorders from Faire-sourced retailers. On top of that, you pay a payment processing fee of 1.9% to 3.5% (plus $0.30 per transaction) depending on your chosen payout speed. First orders from new retailers also carry a one-time $10 new customer fee. That brings the effective fee rate for a typical first marketplace order to roughly 18–22%, depending on order size and payout speed.
The commission rate is the same for both: 15% on the product subtotal. The difference is the one-time $10 new customer fee that applies only to a retailer's first order with your brand. After that first order, the $10 fee disappears and you just pay the 15% commission plus processing. For a $200 first order, the new customer fee adds 5% on top of commission — so it hits smaller orders proportionally harder. Use the calculator above to see the exact dollar impact for your order size.
Faire Direct orders have 0% commission and no new customer fee. You only pay the payment processing fee (1.9%–3.5% + $0.30 per transaction). This applies to retailers you invite through your own unique Faire Direct link — existing wholesale accounts you already have a relationship with. On a $200 order using 30-day payout, the total fee drops from $35.10 (marketplace first order) to just $5.10 (Faire Direct). That's a significant saving for makers with established retailer networks.
To calculate your net payout, start with your wholesale price, then subtract: (1) the 15% Faire commission on the product subtotal, (2) the $10 new customer fee if it's a first order, and (3) the payment processing fee on the total transaction (product + shipping). The formula is: Net payout = (Wholesale price + Shipping) − (15% × Wholesale price) − $10 (first order only) − Processing rate × (Wholesale price + Shipping) − $0.30. The calculator above does this automatically — enter your numbers and it shows your exact revenue after fees.
Faire does not currently charge sellers an annual subscription fee to list on the marketplace. The fees you pay are transaction-based: 15% commission, payment processing, and the one-time $10 new customer fee per retailer. There is no monthly or annual listing fee for brands selling on Faire. If Faire introduces a subscription tier in the future, we'll update this page. The calculator above reflects the current 2026 fee structure as published by Faire.
Selling wholesale directly through your own website costs only payment processing — typically 2.9% + $0.30 with Stripe or PayPal — with no marketplace commission. Compare that to Faire's effective rate of 17–21% for marketplace orders. The trade-off is that Faire brings you new retailers you wouldn't otherwise find: it acts as a wholesale marketplace where buyers are actively searching for brands. If you already have established retailer relationships, Faire Direct (0% commission) lets you use Faire's order management without paying the marketplace fee. The right answer depends on how much you value Faire's retailer acquisition vs. keeping more margin on orders you'd land anyway.
Faire's 15% marketplace commission applies only to the product subtotal — not to shipping charges. However, the payment processing fee (1.9%–3.5% + $0.30) is calculated on the full transaction amount, which includes shipping. Our calculator above accounts for this distinction automatically.
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