Thailand agrees six-month marketplace fee cut for eligible small sellers
Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop will restore lower mandatory fees for eligible small sellers from 1 December. The quoted ranges are fee levels, not savings.
Small sellers on Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop in Thailand are due to pay lower mandatory marketplace fees from 1 December through 31 May 2027 under an agreement announced by the Commerce Ministry. The platforms will restore the rates they charged on 1 January 2026. The change affects a merchant’s per-sale costs; detailed participation terms are still to come.
Published fee ranges before and after the cut
The Thai government gives these ranges for mandatory fees, which vary by platform, store and product category:
- Shopee: 8.03%–19.26% before; 8.03%–13.91% after.
- Lazada: 9.00%–17.50% before; 7.50%–11.60% after.
- TikTok Shop: 13.38%–21.94% before; 11.24%–17.66% after.
The second range in each line is the resulting fee level, not the size of an individual seller’s cut. The charges include commission, platform infrastructure and transaction fees. Optional advertising and promotion are outside the agreement.
The government’s stated thresholds cover registered individual sellers with annual sales of up to THB1.8 million and registered companies with annual sales of up to THB35 million. Eligibility must still be checked against the platforms’ forthcoming terms. A seller cannot calculate its own saving from the published ranges alone.
Sources: Royal Thai Government, 28 October 2026; Ministry of Commerce, 28 October 2026.
