Published - Wed, 27-Sep-2023

Takealot Seller Fees

Takealot Seller Fees

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Takealot is the biggest marketplace-selling platform in South Africa. You can register your business on Takealot and start selling, you can follow the steps from our Takealot Seller Course. There are a few fees associated with the Takealot Marketplace.

These are Takealot's referral fees and cover transactional costs, customer support and all round platform support.
They are calculated as a % of the VAT inclusive selling price per item sold. This fee will be credited for returned items.

The below table provides an indicative range of success fees per category. Please see the detailed breakdown here

Success Fee % on VAT inclusive product selling price excluding shipping *

Product Categories

12.0% – 15.0%

Baby

10.0% – 15.0%

Beauty

14.0% – 14.0%

Books

4.0% – 12.0%

Cameras

8.0% – 15.0%

Camping & Outdoor

10.0% – 18.0%

Clothing & Footwear

6.0% – 9.0%

Computer Components

5.0% – 9.0%

Computers & Laptops

10.0% – 12.0%

DIY & Automotive

10.0% – 14.0%

Electronic Accessories

5.5% – 15.0%

Games

12.0% – 14.0%

Garden, Pool & Patio

10.0% – 12.0%

Health

15.0% – 15.0%

Homeware

8.0% – 10.0%

Large Appliances

7.0% – 10.0%

Liquor

15.0% – 15.0%

Luggage & Travel

7.5%

Mobile

10.0% – 15.0%

Music & DVD

8.0% – 12.0%

Musical Instruments

8.0% – 8.0%

Non-Perishable

7.0% – 12.0%

Office

10.0% – 10.0%

Office Furniture

10.0% – 10.0%

Pets

10.0% – 12.0%

Small Appliances

5.0% – 14.0%

Smart Home & Connected Living

12.0% – 15.0%

Sport

10.0% – 14.0%

Stationery

12.0% – 12.0%

Toys

5.5% – 12.0%

TV & Audio

Fulfilment Fee per item shipped from a Takealot warehouse (Rands)*

Weight

Size

Light
Less than or equal to 7kg

Heavy
Greater than 7kg and less than or equal to 25kg

Heavy Plus
Greater than 25kg and less than 40kg

Very Heavy
Greater than or equal to 40kg and less than or equal to 70kg

Standard
Product Categories: Non-perishables, Household Cleaning & Liquor that are less than OR equal to 35 000 cm3

R20

R47

R100

R100

Standard
Product Categories: Stationery, Pets, Baby Items, Beauty, Health FMCG & Bathroom Items that are less than OR equal to 35 000 cm3

R30

R47

R100

R100

Standard
Product Categories: Mobile, Laptops, Small Household Appliances, Small kitchen Appliances, Smart Home & Appliances, TV, Audio, Video, Smart Audio Technology & Smart Energy Solutions that are less than OR equal to 35 000 cm3

R55

R55

R100

R100

Standard
All other categories that are less than OR equal to 35 000 cm3

R42

R47

R100

R100

Large
Greater than 35 000 cm3 and less than or equal to 130 000 cm3

R55

R60

R100

R110

Oversize
Greater than 130 000 cm3 and less than or equal to 200 000 cm3

R100

R120

R150

R110

Bulky
Greater than 200 000 cm3 and less than or equal to 545 000 cm3

R100

R135

R150

R160

Extra Bulky
Greater than 545 000 cm3

R250

R250

R300

R360

Free storage on fast-moving lines! It's all up to you. Product with a stock cover of 35 days or less receive free storage at our distribution centres. Alternatively, opt to sell on leadtime and only deliver the number of products ordered to avoid being charged.

Formula: Stock Cover = ( Total Stock / Sales unit in the last 30 days ) * 30

Storage Fees

Eligible products are charged on the 1st day of the following month i.e. you will be charged for December's storage on 1 January

Storage Fee per item/month (Rands)*

Size of packaged product in cm3

0 - 35 stock days cover

35+ stock days cover (Overstocked)

Small
0 – 60 000 cm3

R0

R4

Standard
60 001 – 130 000 cm3

R0

R12

Large
130 001 – 200 000 cm3

R0

R25

Extra Large
200 001 – 275 000 cm3

R0

R45

Oversize
275 001 – 545 000 cm3

R0

R150

Bulky
545 001 – 775 000 cm3

R0

R250

Extra Bulky
> 775 000 cm3

R0

R450

* All fees are exclusive of VAT

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