Amazon Australia Seller Fees (2026): No Minimum Referral Fee

By the Profitvana Editorial Team · Updated August 2026

Amazon Australia has one feature that no other Amazon marketplace we cover shares: there is no minimum referral fee. In the US, UK, Canada, and UAE a cheap item still carries a floor of 25 to 40 cents. In Australia a A$2 sale costs exactly the percentage — which quietly makes low-value selling viable here in a way it is not elsewhere.

The two plans and the exact break-even

The Professional plan costs A$49.95 a month excluding GST and allows unlimited listings. The Individual plan has no monthly cost but charges A$0.99 per unit sold.

A$49.95 ÷ A$0.99 gives a break-even of about 51 units a month. Below roughly 50 sales, Individual is cheaper; above it, Professional wins and the gap widens quickly — at 300 units a month Individual would cost A$297 against A$49.95.

Individual sellers also pay an extra A$1.00 closing fee on every media item sold, which pushes the break-even lower still for anyone selling books, DVDs, or games.

Referral fees run 6% to 15%

The referral fee is a percentage of the total the customer pays, and most categories fall between 6% and 15%:

The spread is the widest of any Amazon marketplace on this site, and the low end is genuinely low — 6% on video game consoles is below what TikTok Shop charges.

Category	Referral fee
Video game consoles	6%
Base equipment power tools	7%
Consumer electronics	8%
Furniture	12%
Home and kitchen	13%
Media (books, DVD, music, software, video)	15%
Minimum referral fee	None

No minimum fee changes the low-price maths

Every other Amazon marketplace we have documented imposes a floor: £0.25 in the UK, CAD $0.40 in Canada, 1 AED in the UAE. Australia has none.

On a A$3 item in a 13% category, an Australian seller pays A$0.39. A Canadian seller listing the equivalent pays the CAD $0.40 minimum regardless of how cheap the item is — which on a A$3-equivalent sale is more than 13%.

For sellers of small accessories, spare parts, and consumables, this single structural difference is worth more than a percentage point or two on the headline rate.

Sale price	Referral fee at 13%	What a A$0.40 minimum would have cost
A$2.00	A$0.26	A$0.40
A$3.00	A$0.39	A$0.40
A$5.00	A$0.65	A$0.65
A$20.00	A$2.60	A$2.60

GST and the true monthly cost

The A$49.95 subscription is quoted excluding GST, as is the A$0.99 per-unit fee. GST-registered businesses claim the credit back; sellers below the A$75,000 registration threshold do not, and for them the plan is effectively A$54.95.

For the rest of the picture — how Amazon prices the same structure in a market with minimums and a digital services fee — see Amazon UK seller fees, and run your own numbers in the Amazon fee calculator.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Amazon Australia take per sale?

A referral fee of 6% to 15% depending on category — 6% on video game consoles, 8% on consumer electronics, 13% on home and kitchen, 15% on media — with no minimum referral fee at all.

Is there a minimum referral fee on Amazon Australia?

No. Amazon Australia states there is no minimum or maximum referral fee, which is unusual — the UK charges a £0.25 floor, Canada CAD $0.40, and the UAE 1 AED.

Is the Professional plan worth A$49.95 a month?

It pays for itself at about 51 units a month (A$49.95 ÷ A$0.99 per unit on the Individual plan). Media sellers reach the break-even sooner because Individual adds a A$1.00 closing fee per media item.

Do Amazon Australia fees include GST?

No — the A$49.95 subscription and A$0.99 per-unit fee are quoted excluding GST. Registered businesses claim the credit; sellers under the A$75,000 threshold absorb it.

Amazon fees in other countries

Amazon prices every market differently — the same sale can cost twice as much depending on where your business is registered. We verify each of these against Amazon’s own published fee page for that country:

Sources

Amazon Australia selling fees (official)