How Much Does Depop Take?
Depop's take in the US splits cleanly in two: what Depop always takes, and what it takes only if you switch it on. The always-taken part is a single fee — payment processing of 3.3% + $0.45, charged on the item price, shipping, and applicable taxes — because the selling fee is 0% and listing is $0. The opt-in part is Boost, which adds 12% on attributed Boosted sales. This page carries one $50 item with $5 shipping through both states, so the optional slice shows up as dollars rather than a percentage. United States, USD throughout.
Depop take figures checked against Depop's Seller fees and charges help pages, cross-checked against the Feebrief fee data set (Depop entry, last checked ); Boosted Listings Policy effective , reviewed . Region: United States, USD. Last updated .
Feebrief is not affiliated with Depop, and this page quotes no rate it cannot source. Fee terms and Boost policy details change; confirm against Depop's help pages and your own payout statement before pricing an item. Sellers outside the US: rates vary by market, and this page does not quote them.
Quick answer
In the United States, Depop takes $0 to list and a 0% selling fee — the only mandatory take is payment processing, 3.3% + $0.45, charged on the item price, shipping, and applicable taxes. Boost is optional and adds 12% on attributed Boosted sales, so on a $50 item sold with $5 shipping and $0 tax the mandatory take is 3.3% × $55.00 + $0.45 ≈ $2.27.
The take ledger: one mandatory fee, one optional fee
Every dollar Depop keeps from a US sale comes from one of four lines, and only one of them is always on the invoice. The ledger below is the whole stack — one line each — because each fee has a page of its own where the fine print lives. What Depop always takes is processing and nothing else; what it sometimes takes depends entirely on your own settings.
| Fee line | Amount | Status | What it runs on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listing fee | $0 | Never charged — free to list | — |
| Selling fee | 0% | Mandatory — but currently zero | Item price (nothing to take) |
| Payment processing | 3.3% + $0.45 | Mandatory — always taken | Item price + shipping + applicable taxes |
| Boost | 12% | Optional — opt-in only | Attributed Boosted sales: item price excluding taxes, plus shipping only when the seller uses their own label — never the Depop Shipping label shipping portion |
Fees last checked ; Boost policy effective , reviewed . The spokes carry the depth: Depop fees explained for the whole stack, the processing fee for the 3.3% + $0.45 line, does Depop charge a listing fee? for the zero, and Depop Boost fee explained for the opt-in 12%.
One sale, two takes: $50 item + $5 shipping, tax $0
The optional 12% is easier to feel on one carried example than on two disconnected ones, so the same $55.00 basket — $50.00 item, $5.00 shipping, $0 tax — runs twice below. Boost off is the default state; Boost on assumes a Depop Shipping label, which is why the Boost base is $50.00 rather than $55.00.
| Line | Boost off (default) | Boost on (Depop Shipping label) |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer pays | $55.00 ($50.00 item + $5.00 shipping) | $55.00 |
| Listing + selling fee | $0 + 0% → $0.00 | $0 + 0% → $0.00 |
| Payment processing | 3.3% × $55.00 + $0.45 → −$2.27 | same → −$2.27 |
| Boost (12%) | not enabled → $0.00 | 12% × $50.00 → −$6.00 |
| Depop's take | ≈$2.27 | ≈$8.27 |
| Effective take | ≈4.1% of the $55.00 | ≈15.0% of the $55.00 |
| Seller nets | ≈$52.73 | ≈$46.73 |
The Boost base is where most take math quietly goes wrong. Boost runs on the item price excluding taxes, plus shipping only when the seller ships on their own label — the shipping portion of a Depop Shipping label stays out. So with a Depop label the Boost line is 12% × $50.00 = $6.00; on the seller's own label, the same sale's Boost would be 12% × $55.00 = $6.60, for a total take of ≈$8.87 and a net of ≈$46.13. Processing, by contrast, sees all $55.00 either way, because its base is item + shipping + applicable taxes.
Feebrief keeps a live Depop estimator at /depop/ with Boost off by default; there is no live calculator embedded on this page. The nets above are fee math, not deposit timestamps — when money reaches your bank follows Depop's payout timing.
What Depop does NOT take
Zeros are part of the take answer too. These are the slices sellers often budget for and shouldn't:
- No listing fee — publishing an item costs $0.
- No selling fee — 0% of the item price; Depop's take never starts with a commission.
- No Boost unless you turn it on — the 12% applies only to attributed Boosted sales, under the policy covering new listings from .
- No Boost on Depop-label shipping — with a Depop Shipping label, the shipping portion stays out of the Boost base (processing still sees it).
That zero-commission structure is the main contrast with commission marketplaces: Whatnot's Standard take is 8% of the item price alone. The sibling take pages linked below carry the comparisons.
Quick questions
Does Depop take a cut of the shipping money?
Not as a commission — the selling fee is 0% — but the 3.3% + $0.45 processing fee does run on shipping and applicable taxes: Depop payment processing fee.
Is Boost required?
No — Boost is opt-in, and the 12% is charged only on attributed Boosted sales: Depop Boost fee explained.
When do I get paid?
Payout timing and how the fee lines appear on the statement follow their own schedule: how long Depop payouts take.
Sources
- Depop Help Center, Seller fees and charges — selling fee 0%, listing $0, processing 3.3% + $0.45 (checked ).
- Depop, Boosted Listings Policy — 12% on attributed Boosted sales, effective , reviewed .
- Feebrief, fee data set and methodology — Depop entry last checked .
Disclosure
Feebrief is an independent guide and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Depop. Figures on this page are US / USD and current only as of the dates shown; fee rates, bases, and Boost policy terms change, and UK and EU rates vary and are not quoted here. Confirm against Depop's help pages and your own payout statement. Editorial method: methodology; commercial relationships: disclosure.