PayPal Invoice Fee & Profit Calculator
PayPal invoice examples by amount
Examples update from the current country, currency, payment method and cost settings.
| Invoice amount | PayPal fee | Net after PayPal | Profit after costs | Margin |
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What this invoice and profit calculator covers
This page is for sellers, freelancers, and small businesses who need more than a basic fee number. It combines invoice amount, PayPal seller fee, net received amount, product/service cost, shipping, packaging, handling, tax set-aside, other costs, profit, and margin.
Supported seller countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Ireland, Poland, Ukraine, India, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong SAR China, Malaysia, Philippines, Mexico, Brazil.
Use the PayPal Fee Calculator for a simpler Goods & Services, receive payment, send money and reverse fee calculation.
This page does not include PayPal currency-conversion loss. Use the PayPal Exchange Rate Calculator separately when the invoice currency differs from the seller payout currency.
How the PayPal invoice fee and profit are calculated
Invoice fee: fee = invoice amount × percentage rate + fixed fee.
Net after PayPal: net = invoice amount − PayPal fee.
Total costs: costs = cost of goods/service + shipping + packaging + handling + tax set-aside + other costs.
Profit and margin: profit = net after PayPal − total costs; margin = profit / invoice amount.
Tax is not a PayPal fee. It is a percentage you enter as a set-aside inside the profit calculation. If your invoice already includes VAT, GST, or sales tax, the calculator treats the tax field as a simple percentage of the full invoice amount.
Invoice fee policy by country
Invoice calculations are available for all 20 supported countries. The United States is labeled as an explicit invoice calculation. Other countries are labeled as invoice/business estimates when PayPal does not publish a separate invoice fee table for that market.
| Country group | Invoice policy used | UI label |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Explicit invoice fee policy from the PayPal US business-fee source data | US invoice fee estimate |
| Other supported countries | Business receiving rate used when no invoice row exists | Invoice/business fee estimate |
FAQ
Is this the same as the basic PayPal Fee Calculator?
No. The basic page estimates seller fees and reverse fees. This invoice page adds business costs, shipping, packaging, handling, tax set-aside, profit, margin, and target-profit pricing.
Can I use this as a PayPal business calculator?
Yes. This page estimates PayPal business receiving fees for invoice-style payments and adds seller costs, shipping, handling, tax set-aside, profit and margin.
Is a PayPal invoice fee the same as a request money fee?
For many seller use cases, both are commercial or business receiving payments. This calculator estimates the seller-side receiving fee and profit after costs. Use the rate label in the result card to see whether the page is using the US invoice policy or an invoice/business estimate.
Does this page include PayPal currency conversion?
No. This page calculates the invoice fee and seller profit in the selected invoice currency. If PayPal converts currency, use the PayPal Exchange Rate Calculator separately to estimate conversion loss.
Does this page calculate official shipping rates by weight?
No. Shipping is a manual cost field. That keeps the PayPal invoice/profit calculation honest instead of pretending to know carrier-specific live shipping rates.
Why are non-US invoice rates called invoice/business estimates?
Because many PayPal country pages do not publish a separate invoice table. In those countries, the page uses the business receiving rate and labels the result clearly instead of inventing a separate invoice tariff.
PayPal invoice fee sources
Fee logic last verified: 2026-06-09
The calculator uses the same PayPal business-fee source map as the main PayPal Fee Calculator. Business fee sources are used for invoice/profit calculations.