Shopee vs Lazada vs TikTok Shop seller fees in Singapore

All three platforms changed their Singapore commission rates within a week of each other. Shopee’s new rates took effect on 28 August 2026. TikTok Shop’s followed on 1 September, and Lazada’s on 4 September. If your margin sheet was built in July, it is already out of date.

This comparison covers Singapore only. Every number comes from the platform’s own seller pages, linked below, as they read on 11 September 2026. Fees here change several times a year, so treat this as a snapshot and check the linked page before you set a price. Where I couldn’t verify a figure, I say so and leave the number out.

Other markets have different fees. None of the numbers here apply to Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand or Vietnam.

The short version

Each platform now runs the same basic model. A lower commission rate if you join its paid promotion programme, and a separate service fee for being in it. Whether that trade is worth it depends on your category and how much of your volume comes from campaign days.

Shopee Singapore

Shopee’s seller fees page (dated 21 August 2026) sets out three charges: commission, a transaction fee, and a service fee for sellers in the Promo Xtra programme.

Commission is a percentage of the product price after any seller-sponsored promotions, such as your own vouchers. The rates are GST-inclusive and differ for Shopee Mall and non-Mall sellers, and for sellers in or out of Promo Xtra. A few rows from the non-Mall table from 28 August 2026:

For Mall sellers, “all other non-electronics” is 14.17% with PXP and 17.44% without. The cap on phones and computers for non-Mall sellers went from $30 to $60 in this round, so anyone selling higher-priced electronics felt the change most.

The transaction fee, per the same page, is “3.27% (GST-inclusive) of the final payment amount”, which includes shipping paid by the buyer and any Shopee vouchers, coins or rebates applied. For SPayLater orders it ranges from 3.27% to 6.54% depending on the buyer’s repayment period. One line on that page also says prevailing GST applies on top of the transaction fee, which contradicts “GST-inclusive”. Check it against your own statement.

The Promo Xtra service fee (from 28 August 2026) depends on your category group:

• Group 1 (mobile and gadgets, cameras, computers, video games, alcohol, pets, diapering and milk formula): 3.27% capped at $60 on normal days, 4.36% capped at $70 on double-digit and other campaign days.
• Group 2 (all other electronics and non-electronics): 5.45% capped at $60 on normal days, 6.54% capped at $70 on campaign days.

Shopee says that “once enrolled, a GST-inclusive PXP service fee will be applied to all successfully completed orders, regardless of whether a cashback voucher is used.” New sellers get a 30-day waiver of this fee. Promo Xtra replaced Shopee’s Coins Cashback programme on 18 May 2026, so older guides that talk about Coins Cashback fees are out of date.

Withdrawals are cheap. Shopee’s withdrawal page gives one free withdrawal a week and “SGD $0.20 per withdrawal” after that. Shipping depends on the logistics channel you use. I haven’t verified Shopee’s seller shipping rate card, so check it in Seller Centre.

Lazada Singapore

Lazada’s commission rate page (updated 26 August 2026) lists new rates from 4 September 2026 for Marketplace and LazMall sellers. The key difference from the other two: “All rates stated are subject to 9% GST”. Lazada quotes its rates before GST.

Commission is calculated on the item price minus seller promotional charges such as seller vouchers and Flexi Combo. Platform-funded discounts are not deducted. New sellers pay no commission for the first three months. A few Marketplace rows, before GST:

For “other categories”, that is up from 6.5% and 10.0% before 4 September. For LazMall sellers, “other categories” is 13.5% with SPA and 15.5% without, capped at S$150. Lazada publishes these tables as images, so double-check your own category’s row in Seller Center.

The payment fee page says that “with effect from 8th May 2025, payment fee is 3% (before GST) of the final payment amount”, including the shipping fee paid by the buyer. The same page still carries an older line saying 2%. The 3% figure is the dated one, but confirm it on your statement.

The SPA programme fee is 4% capped at $60 on normal days and, from 14 July 2026, 5% capped at $70 on key campaign days, subject to 9% GST. Lazada’s LazCoins Discount is described on its help page as “a 100% seller-funded program”. Treat it as a cost line of its own.

Lazada is the only one of the three whose shipping rate card I could read. For standard delivery of a parcel under 1kg, the seller pays $2.03 in SPA or $2.30 otherwise, GST-inclusive. I couldn’t verify Lazada’s withdrawal fee or its free shipping programme fee.

TikTok Shop Singapore

TikTok Shop’s commission page announced new rates “starting from 00:00, 1st September, 2026”. Commission is calculated on item price minus seller discount, and the rates are “inclusive of tax”. Categories outside its tables pay “a default commission rate of 9.810% for standard sellers and 7.085% for BXP sellers”. In the category rate sheet linked from that page, every one of the 2,485 category rows is one of those two rates. Most have no cap, and a few hundred are capped at S$30 per item.

That is the Marketplace rate. TikTok says Mall sellers pay different rates, and I couldn’t verify them. Pre-order items carry an extra 1.09% service fee.

The transaction fee has been 3.27%, GST-inclusive, since 1 October 2025, up from 2.18% before that. Since 1 April 2026 its base includes platform discounts as well as what the customer paid.

The BXP service fee runs from 3.27% to 5.45% on normal days and 4.36% to 6.54% on campaign days, depending on category, with a cap of S$30 per item and GST included. I couldn’t confirm which categories get which rate, so I’ve used the range below. On campaign days TikTok adds “an additional 1.09% (including 9% GST) service fee”.

On shipping, TikTok Shop Singapore removed buyer shipping fees for standard delivery from 1 April 2026. The seller-side rate card is published as images I couldn’t read. Affiliate commission is set by you per product, so it varies.

Put them on the same basis

Comparing 12.5% on Lazada with 14.17% on Shopee is comparing two different things. Shopee’s figure includes GST. Lazada’s doesn’t. Singapore GST has been 9% since 1 January 2024, per IRAS.

To compare, multiply Lazada’s rate by 1.09. Lazada’s 12.5% becomes 13.625% with GST. Its 10.5% becomes 11.445%. Going the other way, TikTok’s 9.810% is 9% before GST, and its 7.085% is 6.5%. Shopee’s 10.90% is 10% before GST.

If you are GST-registered, your accountant will care how GST on fees is treated. This is not tax advice.

A worked example on a $50 item

Here is the arithmetic for one $50 item in a general non-electronics category, sold by a Marketplace or non-Mall seller. It leaves out everything in the next section, and assumes the seller is past any new-seller waiver. Totals are worked out before rounding, so they can be a cent off the sum of the rows. It is an illustration built from the rates above, not a quote.

Two things stand out. On a normal day, joining the programme costs more in fees on all three platforms for this item. What you are paying for is campaign eligibility and the traffic that comes with it. Whether that pays back is a question for your own sales data, not for this table.

And TikTok Shop’s published commission is the lowest of the three in this category. That is before affiliate commission, which on TikTok is often a large part of how products sell, and which you set yourself.

What the headline rates leave out

• Shipping, which differs by channel and weight and, on TikTok Shop, is now fully on the seller for standard delivery.
• Seller-funded vouchers and coins. They reduce the commission base on all three, but you pay for them.
• Campaign-day surcharges on programme fees, which are higher on all three platforms.
• Affiliate commission, which you set per product.
• Refunds and returns. Check how each platform treats fees on a refunded order before you assume you get them back.
• Penalties. None of the fee pages count the cost of a late shipment or a cancelled order, but they show up on your statement.

Which is cheapest?

It depends on what you sell and how.

For a general-merchandise seller who isn’t in any programme, the published commission rates put TikTok Shop lowest, then Lazada, then Shopee, on the example above. For high-priced electronics, the caps matter more than the rates. Shopee’s cap is $60 on phones and computers for non-Mall sellers, Lazada’s is S$50, and some TikTok categories are capped at S$30.

For brand stores on Shopee Mall or LazMall, the rates are higher on both, and I couldn’t verify TikTok Shop’s Mall rates.

For sellers whose volume comes mostly from campaign days, the programme fees and their campaign surcharges belong in your model, because that is when you pay them.

Most sellers who run all three end up with a different price, or a different range, on each platform. If you run several stores, check that the setup itself is allowed first. Our guide to what Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop allow for running more than one store covers that. For watching what competitors charge after fees, see how to track competitor prices on Shopee and Lazada.

How to keep your numbers current

Put the fee rates in one tab of your margin sheet with the date you checked each one and the link to the official page. When a platform announces a change, update that tab and nothing else. And read your first statement after any change line by line, because two of the pages quoted here contradict themselves on small points, and the statement is what you actually pay.

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Written by Xavier Fok

disclosure: SEA Seller Desk is published by the team behind cloudf.one and Singapore Mobile Proxy. This article contains no affiliate or sponsored links. Fees were checked on the linked official pages on 2026-09-11 and will change. Not tax advice. Last reviewed by Xavier Fok on 2026-09-11.