Straightforward and no surprises.

Did you know, you can shop on thousands of websites that accept PayPal and, unless your transaction involves a currency conversion, we won't charge you anything! Sending or receiving money between friends and family is free, unless the payment is funded by a card, involves a currency conversion or is a cross-border payment. And if you’re selling with us, you may be able to get competitive rates for your business. Just check out the numbers below.

Buying something with PayPal.

It’s free to use PayPal to buy something in Belgium

Buying online or instore:	Free (when no currency conversion is involved).

Sending and receiving money.

It’s free to use PayPal to send or receive money between friends and family in Belgium, as long as the payment is funded by PayPal balance, and no currency conversion is involved.

If you fund the payment using a debit or credit card, or make an international transfer, we charge you or, in some cases, the recipient a small fee. A currency conversion fee may also apply.

We think that’s pretty fair.

Payments funded by the sender’s PayPal balance:	Free for payments within the Belgium (when no currency conversion is involved). A small percentage-based fee applies to cross-border payments, depending on where the sender and the recipient are based. The sender usually chooses who pays the fee.
Payments funded by the sender’s debit or credit card:	A debit/credit card fee applies: 3,4% + €0,35 EUR per transaction (the sender decides who pays this fee). Small cross border fee of between 0,4% to 1,8% (depending on where you’re sending the money). A transaction fee of 5.2% + 0,35€ will also apply if you use a debit or credit card to send the money.

Payments funded by the sender’s PayPal balance:

Free for payments within the Belgium (when no currency conversion is involved). A small percentage-based fee applies to cross-border payments, depending on where the sender and the recipient are based. The sender usually chooses who pays the fee.

Payments funded by the sender’s debit or credit card:

A debit/credit card fee applies:

3,4% + €0,35 EUR per transaction (the sender decides who pays this fee).

Small cross border fee of between 0,4% to 1,8% (depending on where you’re sending the money). A transaction fee of 5.2% + 0,35€ will also apply if you use a debit or credit card to send the money.

Selling with PayPal.

We help process payments for millions of customers worldwide. Our seller fees are simple and transparent: PayPal charges sellers a fee of between 1,7% and 3,4% of the total sale plus €0,35 EUR per transaction within the Euro zone. The fee depends on how much you sell, so the more you sell, the less you pay. Check it out.

Standard transaction fee within Belgium:	3,4% + €0,35 EUR per transaction.
Discounted fee for eligible merchants and not-for-profit organisations (upon application and approval):	As low as 1,7% + €0,35 EUR per transaction based on volume.
Micropayments within Belgium (upon application and approval):	5% + €0,05 EUR per transaction.

See our User Agreement for details of these transaction fees and other fees that may apply.

Your monthly sales	up to €2.500 EUR	up to €10.000 EUR	up to €50.000 EUR	up to €100.000 EUR	> €100.000 EUR
Transaction fee	3,4% + €0,35 EUR	2,9% + €0,35 EUR	2,3% + €0,35 EUR	1,9% + €0,35 EUR	1,7% + €0,35 EUR
Non-profit rate	1,7% + €0,35 EUR
Micropayments*	5% + €0,05 EUR
You can apply for these Merchant Rates if you’ve received more than €2.500 in PayPal payments in the previous calendar month. If you’re eligible for these Merchant Rates, log in to your PayPal account and apply via the online form. Please note that the 1,7% + €0,35 EUR transaction rate does not apply to Website Payments Pro. * You can apply for Micropayments if your average transaction is under €10 EUR. To apply call us on 0800 50970. This pricing table shows the transaction fees for domestic payments in euros. Additional charges apply for currency conversions and cross border payments as well as refunds and chargebacks. See all terms and conditions in the PayPal User Agreement.