PayPal Merchant Fees

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Last Updated: 10, October 2024

You can find details about changes to our rates and fees and when they will apply on our

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Domestic

A transaction occurring when both the sender and receiver are registered with or identified by PayPal as residents of the same market.

International

A transaction occurring when the sender and receiver are registered with or identified by PayPal as residents of different markets. Certain markets are grouped together when calculating international transaction rates. For a listing of our groupings, please access our Market/Region Grouping Table.

International euro (EUR) or Swedish krona (SEK) transactions where both the sender and the receiver are registered with or identified by PayPal as resident in the European Economic Area (EEA) are treated as domestic transactions for the purpose of applying fees.

Market Code Table

We may refer to two-letter codes throughout our fee pages. For a complete listing of PayPal market codes, please access our Market Code Table.

Relevant Market/Region

Rates published below apply to PayPal accounts of residents of the following market/region:

Market/Region list

Ireland (IE)

Commercial Transaction Rates

When you buy or sell goods or services, receive payments through QR Codes, make any other commercial type of transaction, send or receive a charity donation or receive a payment when you “request money” using PayPal, we call that a “commercial transaction”.

Standard rate for receiving domestic transactions

Fee Table: Standard rate for receiving domestic transactions
Transaction Type Rate
Alternative Payment Method (APM) APM Transaction Rates Apply
Card funded payment from a user of our Terms for Payments without a PayPal account 1.20% + fixed fee
QR Code Transactions – 10.01 EUR and above 0.90% + fixed fee
QR code Transactions – 10.00 EUR and below 1.40% + fixed fee
All Other Commercial Transactions 3.40% + fixed fee

Receiving international transactions

The fee for receiving domestic commercial and QR Code transactions applies plus the additional percentage-based fee for international commercial transactions.

Additional percentage-based fee for international commercial transactions

Fee Table: Additional percentage-based fee for international commercial transactions
Where sender’s market/region is Fee
EEA No fee
UK 1.29%
All other markets 1.99%

Additional service charges for recipients of UK based international commercial transactions

This fee only applies to merchants who have separate agreements with PayPal.

An additional service fee, following a change in applicable laws, regulations or card scheme rules relating to the sending or receipt of commercial transactions, may be applied on the amount of a commercial transaction received by merchants with a PayPal account registered in the EEA market/region from a sender whose account is registered with or identified by PayPal as being in the UK market/region.

Feetable: Additional service charges for recipients of UK based international commercial transactions
Payment type Fee
Commercial transactions where the recipient’s market/region is registered or identified by PayPal as the EEA 1.29%

Fixed fee for commercial transactions (based on currency received)

Fee Table: Fixed fee for commercial transactions (based on currency received)
Currency Fee
Australian dollar 0.30 AUD
Brazilian real 0.60 BRL
Canadian dollar 0.30 CAD
Czech koruna 10.00 CZK
Danish krone 2.60 DKK
Euro 0.35 EUR
Hong Kong dollar 2.35 HKD
Hungarian forint 90.00 HUF
Israeli new shekel 1.20 ILS
Japanese yen 40.00 JPY
Malaysian ringgit 2.00 MYR
Mexican peso 4.00 MXN
Fee Table: Fixed fee for commercial transactions (based on currency received)
Currency Fee
New Taiwan dollar 10.00 TWD
New Zealand dollar 0.45 NZD
Norwegian krone 2.80 NOK
Philippine peso 15.00 PHP
Polish zloty 1.35 PLN
Russian ruble 10.00 RUB
Singapore dollar 0.50 SGD
Swedish krona 3.25 SEK
Swiss franc 0.55 CHF
Thai baht 11.00 THB
UK pounds sterling 0.30 GBP
US dollar 0.30 USD

Fixed fee for QR Code transactions 10.01 EUR and above (based on currency received)

Fee Table: Fixed fee for QR Code transactions 10.01 EUR and above (based on currency received)
Currency Fee
Australian dollar 0.10 AUD
Brazilian real 0.20 BRL
Canadian dollar 0.10 CAD
Czech koruna 3.00 CZK
Danish krone 0.70 DKK
Euro 0.10 EUR
Hong Kong dollar 0.80 HKD
Hungarian forint 30.00 HUF
Israeli new shekel 0.40 ILS
Japanese yen 12.00 JPY
Malaysian ringgit 0.70 MYR
Mexican peso 2.00 MXN
Fee Table: Fixed fee for QR Code transactions 10.01 EUR and above (based on currency received)
Currency Fee
New Taiwan dollar 3.00 TWD
New Zealand dollar 0.15 NZD
Norwegian krone 1.00 NOK
Philippine peso 5.00 PHP
Polish zloty 0.50 PLN
Russian ruble 3.00 RUB
Singapore dollar 0.20 SGD
Swedish krona 1.00 SEK
Swiss franc 0.10 CHF
Thai baht 4.00 THB
UK pounds sterling 0.10 GBP
US dollar 0.10 USD

Fixed fee for QR code transactions 10.00 EUR and below (based on currency received)

Fee Table: Fixed fee for QR code transactions 10.00 EUR and below (based on currency received)
Currency Fee
Australian dollar 0.05 AUD
Brazilian real 0.10 BRL
Canadian dollar 0.05 CAD
Czech koruna 1.50 CZK
Danish krone 0.35 DKK
Euro 0.05 EUR
Hong Kong dollar 0.39 HKD
Hungarian forint 15.00 HUF
Israeli new shekel 0.20 ILS
Japanese yen 6.00 JPY
Malaysian ringgit 0.20 MYR
Mexican peso 0.55 MXN
Fee Table: Fixed fee for QR code transactions 10.00 EUR and below (based on currency received)
Currency Fee
New Taiwan dollar 1.50 TWD
New Zealand dollar 0.08 NZD
Norwegian krone 0.47 NOK
Philippine peso 2.50 PHP
Polish zloty 0.23 PLN
Russian ruble 1.50 RUB
Singapore dollar 0.08 SGD
Swedish krona 0.50 SEK
Swiss franc 0.05 CHF
Thai baht 1.80 THB
UK pounds sterling 0.05 GBP
US dollar 0.05 USD

Charity Transaction Rates

Charity transaction rates are subject to application and pre-approval by PayPal. Once approved by PayPal, these rates will apply to all commercial transaction payments received in your PayPal account. Any reference to “fixed fee” means the fixed fee for charity transactions.

Receiving domestic charity transactions

Fee Table: Receiving domestic charity transactions
Transaction Rate
Ireland (IE) 1.90% + fixed fee

Receiving international charity transactions

The fee for receiving domestic charity transactions applies plus the additional percentage-based fee for international commercial transactions.

Fixed fee for charity transactions (based on currency received)

Fee Table: Fixed fee for charity transactions (based on currency received)
Currency Fee
Australian dollar 0.30 AUD
Brazilian real 0.60 BRL
Canadian dollar 0.30 CAD
Czech koruna 10.00 CZK
Danish krone 2.60 DKK
Euro 0.35 EUR
Hong Kong dollar 2.35 HKD
Hungarian forint 90.00 HUF
Israeli new shekel 1.20 ILS
Japanese yen 40.00 JPY
Malaysian ringgit 2.00 MYR
Mexican peso 4.00 MXN
Fee Table: Fixed fee for charity transactions (based on currency received)
Currency Fee
New Taiwan dollar 10.00 TWD
New Zealand dollar 0.45 NZD
Norwegian krone 2.80 NOK
Philippine peso 15.00 PHP
Polish zloty 1.35 PLN
Russian ruble 10.00 RUB
Singapore dollar 0.50 SGD
Swedish krona 3.25 SEK
Swiss franc 0.55 CHF
Thai baht 11.00 THB
UK pounds sterling 0.20 GBP
US dollar 0.30 USD

Alternative Payment Method Rates

We may allow your customers to choose any of the alternative payment methods (APM) listed in our APM agreement at checkout to pay you for purchases.

For a complete listing of the APMs we support, please see Annex 1 of your market’s APM agreement. You must accept the terms of your market’s APM agreement before receiving APM payments.

Receiving domestic transactions

Fee Table: Receiving domestic transactions
Payment Type Rate
Alternative Payment Method (APM) 1.20% + fixed fee

Fixed fee for APM transactions (based on currency received)

Fee Table: Fixed fee for APM transactions (based on currency received)
Currency Fee
Australian dollar 0.30 AUD
Brazilian real 0.60 BRL
Canadian dollar 0.30 CAD
Czech koruna 10.00 CZK
Danish krone 2.60 DKK
Euro 0.35 EUR
Hong Kong dollar 2.35 HKD
Hungarian forint 90.00 HUF
Israeli new shekel 1.20 ILS
Japanese yen 40.00 JPY
Malaysian ringgit 2.00 MYR
Mexican peso 4.00 MXN
Fee Table: Fixed fee for APM transactions (based on currency received)
Currency Fee
New Taiwan dollar 10.00 TWD
New Zealand dollar 0.45 NZD
Norwegian krone 2.80 NOK
Philippine peso 15.00 PHP
Polish zloty 1.35 PLN
Russian ruble 10.00 RUB
Singapore dollar 0.50 SGD
Swedish krona 3.25 SEK
Swiss franc 0.55 CHF
Thai baht 11.00 THB
UK pounds sterling 0.30 GBP
US dollar 0.30 USD

PayPal Online Card Payment Services

Use of applicable Services is subject to eligibility, application, and approval by PayPal and your acceptance of the terms of the PayPal Online Card Payment Services Agreement. These rates will apply to all commercial transaction payments received using PayPal Online Card Payment Services.

Capitalized terms in this section are defined in the PayPal Online Card Services Agreement.

Receiving domestic transactions using PayPal Online Card Payment Services

Fee Table: Receiving domestic transactions using PayPal Online Card Payment Services
Payment Type Rate

Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments - Blended Pricing Fee Structure:

  • Visa & MasterCard card types
1.20% + fixed fee

Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments - Interchange Plus Fee Structure:

  • Visa & MasterCard card types
Interchange Fee + 1.20% + fixed fee
Other Payments Commercial Transaction rates apply
Interchange fee rates: Approximately ranges from 0.2% to 2.0%. See the PayPal Online Card Payment Services Agreement for information about the Interchange Plus Fee Structure and Blended Pricing Fee Structure and your choices.

Receiving international transactions using PayPal Online Card Payment Services

The fee for receiving domestic transactions using PayPal Online Card Payment Services applies plus the additional percentage-based fee for international transactions. The additional fee does not apply to interchange-based fees under the Interchange Plus Fee Structure, American Express card type transactions, and APM (as applicable).

Fixed fee for PayPal Online Card Payment Services transactions (based on currency received)

Fee Table: Fixed fee for PayPal Online Card Payment Services transactions (based on currency received)
Currency Fee
Australian dollar 0.30 AUD
Brazilian real 0.60 BRL

Canadian dollar

0.30 CAD

Czech koruna

10.00 CZK

Danish krone

2.60 DKK

Euro

0.35 EUR
Hong Kong dollar 2.35 HKD

Hungarian forint

90.00 HUF

Israeli new shekel

1.20 ILS

Japanese yen

40.00 JPY

Malaysian ringgit

2.00 MYR

Mexican peso 4.00 MXN
Fee Table: Fixed fee for PayPal Online Card Payment Services transactions (based on currency received)
Currency Fee
New Taiwan dollar 10.00 TWD
New Zealand dollar 0.45 NZD
Norwegian krone 2.80 NOK
Philippine peso 15.00 PHP
Polish zloty 1.35 PLN
Russian ruble 10.00 RUB
Singapore dollar 0.50 SGD
Swedish krona 3.25 SEK
Swiss franc 0.55 CHF
Thai baht 11.00 THB
UK pounds sterling 0.30 GBP
US dollar 0.30 USD

PayPal Payouts

PayPal Payouts (which includes the service formerly known as Mass Pay) allows you to easily send payments to multiple recipients at once. We charge you a fee for each payment you send using PayPal Payouts. The fee is based on the type of payment and currency in which it is sent.

Sending PayPal Payouts

Fee Table: Sending PayPal Payouts
Transaction Rate
Domestic PayPal Payouts 2.00% of total transaction amount (not to exceed the domestic maximum fee cap below)
International PayPal Payouts in Euro or Swedish Krona between PayPal accounts registered in the European Economic Area 2.00% of total transaction amount (not to exceed the domestic maximum fee cap below)
Other International PayPal Payouts 2.00% of total transaction amount (not to exceed the international maximum fee cap below)

Maximum fee cap for PayPal Payouts

Based on payment currency:

Fee Table: Maximum fee cap for PayPal Payouts
Currency Domestic Maximum Fee Cap International Maximum Fee Cap
Australian dollar 16.00 AUD 100.00 AUD
Brazilian real 24.00 BRL 150.00 BRL
Canadian dollar 14.00 CAD 90.00 CAD
Czech koruna 280.00 CZK 1700.00 CZK
Danish krone 84.00 DKK 500.00 DKK
Euro 12.00 EUR 70.00 EUR
Hong Kong dollar 110.00 HKD 660.00 HKD
Hungarian forint 3080.00 HUF 18,500.00 HUF
Israeli new shekel 50.00 ILS 320.00 ILS
Japanese yen 1200.00 JPY 8000.00 JPY
Malaysian ringgit 50.00 MYR 300.00 MYR
Mexican peso 170.00 MXN 1080.00 MXN
New Taiwan dollar 440.00 TWD 2700.00 TWD
New Zealand dollar 20.00 NZD 120.00 NZD
Norwegian krone 90.00 NOK 540.00 NOK
Philippine peso 640.00 PHP 3800.00 PHP
Polish zloty 46.00 PLN 280.00 PLN
Russian ruble 480.00 RUB 2800.00 RUB
Singapore dollar 20.00 SGD 120.00 SGD
Swedish krona 100.00 SEK 640.00 SEK
Swiss franc 16.00 CHF 100.00 CHF
Thai baht 460.00 THB 2800.00 THB
UK pounds sterling 10.00 GBP 60.00 GBP
US dollar 14.00 USD 90.00 USD

Micropayments

Subject to application and pre-approval by PayPal, you may upgrade an existing account to receive the Micropayment rate. Micropayment rates can be ideal as an alternative to standard commercial transaction rates for business that process payments under 5.00 EUR. If you upgrade to the Micropayment rate, this rate will apply to all commercial transaction payments received into your PayPal account. Please contact us to apply for the Micropayment rate.

Receiving micropayments

Fee Table: Receiving micropayments
Transaction Rate
Domestic micropayments 5.00% + micropayments fixed fee
International Mass Payments in Euro or Swedish Krona between PayPal accounts registered in the European Economic Area 5.00% + micropayments fixed fee
Other International micropayments 6.00% + micropayments fixed fee

Micropayments fixed fee

Based on payment currency:

Fee Table: Micropayments fixed fee
Currency Fee
Australian dollar 0.05 AUD
Brazilian real 0.10 BRL
Canadian dollar 0.05 CAD
Czech koruna 1.67 CZK
Danish krone 0.43 DKK
Euro 0.05 EUR
Hong Kong dollar 0.39 HKD
Hungarian forint 15.00 HUF
Israeli new shekel 0.20 ILS
Japanese yen 7.00 JPY
Malaysian ringgit 0.20 MYR
Mexican peso 0.55 MXN
Fee Table: Micropayments fixed fee
Currency Fee
New Taiwan dollar 2.00 TWD
New Zealand dollar 0.08 NZD
Norwegian krone 0.47 NOK
Philippine peso 2.50 PHP
Polish zloty 0.23 PLN
Russian ruble 2.00 RUB
Singapore dollar 0.08 SGD
Swedish krona 0.54 SEK
Swiss franc 0.09 CHF
Thai baht 1.80 THB
UK pounds sterling 0.05 GBP
US dollar 0.05 USD

Chargeback Fees

To cover the cost of processing chargebacks, we assess a settlement fee to sellers for credit and debit card transaction chargebacks (a chargeback may occur when a buyer rejects or reverses a charge on his or her card through the card issuer).

This fee does not apply if the transaction is covered by the PayPal Seller Protection Policy.

The chargeback fee is only applied to transactions that are received in the currencies listed below:

Chargeback fees

Fee Table: Chargeback fees
Currency Fee
Euro 16.00 EUR
UK pounds sterling 14.00 GBP

Currency Conversions

For information about how we convert currency, please see the User Agreement.

Please access the Currency Converter tool below to indicate the applicable rate that may apply to your transaction. Any rates shown are subject to change based on time and date of the completed transaction.

Currency Converter Tool

Converting balance and payments received into another currency and transactions for which a receiver has agreed to bear the currency conversion

Fee Table: Converting balance and payments received into another currency and transactions for which a receiver has agreed to bear the currency conversion
Rate
3.00% above the base exchange rate

ECheque Fees

Sometimes the sender of a payment you receive may use an ECheque as a means of funding that payment from their bank account, in order to send it from their PayPal account. Please see the user agreement for more information about ECheques. When you receive an eCheque funded payment we apply the fee you agreed to pay to receive the payment up to a monetary cap indicated below (based on the currency received):

Receiving eCheque fees

Fee Table: Receiving eCheque fees
Payment Type Rate
Per each payment transaction Commercial Transaction Rates

Maximum fee cap for eCheques

Fee Table: Maximum fee cap for eCheques
Currency All other applicable countries/territories
Australian dollar 7.50 AUD
Brazilian real 10.00 BRL
Canadian dollar 7.50 CAD
Czech koruna 120.00 CZK
Danish krone 30.00 DKK
Euro 5.00 EUR
Hong Kong dollar 38.00 HKD
Hungarian forint 1000.00 HUF
Israeli new shekel 20.00 ILS
Japanese yen 650.00 JPY
Malaysian ringgit 20.00 MYR
Mexican peso 55.00 MXN
New Taiwan dollar 165.00 TWD
New Zealand dollar 7.50 NZD
Norwegian krone 33.00 NOK
Philippine peso 250.00 PHP
Polish zloty 16.00 PLN
Russian ruble 200.00 RUB
Singapore dollar 8.00 SGD
Swedish krona 40.00 SEK
Swiss franc 6.50 CHF
Thai baht 180.00 THB
UK pounds sterling 3.50 GBP
US dollar 5.00 USD

Withdrawals Out of PayPal

You can typically withdraw money out of PayPal by standard withdrawals/transfers to your linked bank account or eligible cards. A currency conversion (and currency conversion fees) may also apply.

Withdrawing a balance from a business PayPal account

Fee Table: Withdrawing a balance from a business PayPal account
Withdrawal/Transfer to Rate
Bank account No Fee (when no currency conversion is involved)

Other Merchant Fees

Included below are fees associated with events, requests, or actions that may happen when you use your account.

Other Fees

Fee Table: Other Fees
Activity Description Rate
Bank Return on Withdrawal/Transfer out of PayPal This fee is charged when a withdrawal/transfer out of PayPal is attempted by a user and it fails because incorrect bank account information or delivery information is provided. 3.00 EUR
Commercial Transaction Refunds Full Refunds
  • If you refund a Commercial Transaction payment, there are no fees to make the refund, but the fees you originally paid to receive the payment are not returned to you.
Partial Refunds
  • If you refund a Commercial Transaction payment, there are no fees to make the refund, but the fees you originally paid to receive the payment are not returned to you.
Credit Card and Debit Card Confirmation(s) Some users, in order to increase their sending limit or as PayPal may determine, may be charged a Credit Card and Debit Card Link and Confirmation fee. This amount will be refunded when you successfully complete the credit card or debit card verification process. See Credit Card and Debit Card Link and Confirmation Table below.
Records Request This fee will apply for requests of information relating to why we had reasonable justification to refuse your payment order. We will not charge you for records requested in connection with your good-faith assertion of an error in your PayPal account. 12.00 EUR (per item)

PayPal Business Debit Mastercard – Cash withdrawal fee

Use of the Business Debit Card is subject to eligibility, application, approval by PayPal and your acceptance of the terms of the PayPal Business Debit Mastercard Cardholder Agreement.

The fee applies to cash withdrawals at an ATM (inside and outside IE). The ATM provider may charge additional fees. 2.00 EUR (per transaction)

Credit Card and Debit Card Link and Confirmation Table

Fee Table: Credit Card and Debit Card Link and Confirmation Table
Currency Fee
Australian dollar 2.00 AUD
Brazilian real 4.00 BRL
Canadian dollar 2.45 CAD
Czech koruna 50.00 CZK
Danish krone 12.50 DKK
Euro 1.50 EUR
Hong Kong dollar 15.00 HKD
Hungarian forint 400.00 HUF
Israeli new shekel 8.00 ILS
Japanese yen 200.00 JPY
Malaysian ringgit Not Applicable
Mexican peso 20.00 MXN
Fee Table: Credit Card and Debit Card Link and Confirmation Table
Currency Fee
New Taiwan dollar 70.00 TWD
New Zealand dollar 3.00 NZD
Norwegian krone 15.00 NOK
Philippine peso 100.00 PHP
Polish zloty 6.50 PLN
Russian ruble 60.00 RUB
Singapore dollar 3.00 SGD
Swedish krona 15.00 SEK
Swiss franc 3.00 CHF
Thai baht 70.00 THB
UK pounds sterling 1.00 GBP
US dollar 1.95 USD