Selling from the Gulf and Egypt
Profitvana Editorial Team · Updated November 9, 2026
Most fee guides are written for a seller in Ohio. A seller in Riyadh, Dubai or Cairo faces different marketplaces, different VAT on every fee, store builders that do not exist elsewhere, and a second cut on the way from dollars to a local bank account. These pages carry the official schedules in dirhams, riyals and pounds, read from Amazon’s, noon’s, Salla’s, Zid’s and the payment providers’ own pages, with the date of each read and a worked example on each.
Amazon.ae (UAE)
Amazon.ae Seller Fees
Referral fees from 5% to 16% by category, FBA from AED 5.50 per unit, no monthly subscription for now.
Amazon.sa (Saudi Arabia)
Amazon.sa Seller Fees
Referral fees from 3% (grocery) to 16%, FBA from SAR 5.50, no monthly fee, 30% new-seller discount until 31 December 2026.
Amazon.eg (Egypt)
Amazon.eg Seller Fees
Referral fees from 4% to 19%, minimum EGP 5, FBA from EGP 19.50, Easy Ship from EGP 45.50, no monthly fee, no self-ship fee.
noon
noon Seller Fees
No subscription; referral fees from 4% to 27% (fashion), FBN from AED 5.50, Directship from AED 12, weekly payouts.
Salla vs Zid vs Shopify
Salla vs Zid vs Shopify
Salla and Zid from free to SAR 299 a month with mada at about 1%; Shopify from $19 to $32 a month, Shopify Payments only in the UAE.
Getting paid
Getting Paid as a Seller in the UAE, Saudi Arabia or Egypt
Etsy pays Egypt and the UAE via Payoneer only; Shopify Payments and Wise balances differ by country; PayPal takes 3.4% to 4.9% plus 3% on conversion.
Zakat on inventory
Zakat on Inventory for Online Sellers
Stock is valued at what it would sell for on your zakat date, balances count as cash, fixed assets and tools are exempt; 2.5% above the nisab.
What these pages answer
Which marketplace takes less on your category in each of the three countries, with noon’s 27% on fashion against Amazon’s 15% as the headline gap. What a Salla or Zid store costs against Shopify once the gateway fee and Shopify’s third-party surcharge are counted. Which foreign marketplaces will pay a seller in each country, through what, and what Payoneer, Wise, PayPal and Amazon’s converter charge on the way. And how to value stock, warehouse units and pending payouts for zakat.
How we keep them current
Each page names the official pages it was read from and the date. We re-read them monthly and record changes in the fee change log; noon’s 10 September 2026 schedule and 1 October 2026 storage change are there. If a figure differs from what your seller dashboard shows, the dashboard governs: tell us through the contact page and we will re-check. Arabic editions of these pages, written for the region rather than translated, are at البيع من الخليج ومصر.