What is the PayPal fee in Australia?

2.90% plus A$0.30 on a standard commercial payment, including money requested through an invoice, on PayPal Australia's business fee page updated 13 October 2026. Payments from outside Australia add 1.00%.

How much does PayPal take from A$100?

A$3.20 from an Australian payer, leaving A$96.80; A$4.20 from an overseas payer.

What does currency conversion cost?

4.0% when paying in another currency, on refunds beyond one day, and on friends-and-family or Payouts transfers to a different currency; 3.0% in all other cases.

What other fees apply?

Chargebacks cost A$15.00 unless the sale is eligible for Seller Protection. Standard withdrawals to a card cost 1.00% with a A$0.25 minimum and A$10.00 maximum; withdrawals to a US bank account cost 3.00%. PayPal's AU page lists no dispute fees.

PayPal Fee Calculator (Australia)

Australian business-account rates in Australian dollars: choose the payment type, say whether the payer is overseas, and see PayPal's fee and your net, or enter what you need to keep and get the amount to request.

Rates verified Nov 6, 2026Source: PayPal Australia — Merchant fees (last updated 13 Oct 2026)

The sale

Sale price

Shipping charged to buyer

Tax collected from buyer

Included where the platform puts it in the fee basis

How you were paid

Payer outside Australia (+1.00%)Convert to another currency (3%)

Your costs (optional)

Cost of goods

Shipping label you pay

Packaging & other

I want to receive

Solves for the price

What you keep

Net payout

A$96.80

Total fees

A$3.20

3.2% of gross

Profit

A$96.80

Margin on price

96.8%

Fee breakdown
Buyer paid	A$100.00
PayPal fee2.9% of A$100.00 + A$0.30 fixed	−A$3.20
Net payout	A$96.80

How Australian PayPal fees work

Payment type (Australian payer)	Fee
Standard commercial payment, including requested money and invoices	2.90% + A$0.30
QR code transactions	1.20%
Charity (pre-approved)	1.10% + fixed fee
Micropayments under A$10 (by approval)	5.00% + A$0.05 domestic; 6.00% + A$0.05 international
Payer outside Australia	+1.00%

Worked example

A buyer in New Zealand pays A$60.00. 2.90% plus 1.00% is 3.90% of A$60.00, or A$2.34, plus A$0.30: A$2.64 in fees and A$57.36 received. Converting NZD to AUD would add 3.0% to 4.0% on top.

See also the US, UK and Canada calculators.

Questions sellers ask

What is the PayPal fee in Australia?: 2.90% plus A$0.30 on a standard commercial payment, including money requested through an invoice, on PayPal Australia's business fee page updated 13 October 2026. Payments from outside Australia add 1.00%.
How much does PayPal take from A$100?: A$3.20 from an Australian payer, leaving A$96.80; A$4.20 from an overseas payer.
What does currency conversion cost?: 4.0% when paying in another currency, on refunds beyond one day, and on friends-and-family or Payouts transfers to a different currency; 3.0% in all other cases.
What other fees apply?: Chargebacks cost A$15.00 unless the sale is eligible for Seller Protection. Standard withdrawals to a card cost 1.00% with a A$0.25 minimum and A$10.00 maximum; withdrawals to a US bank account cost 3.00%. PayPal's AU page lists no dispute fees.

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Sources and verification dates

PayPal Australia — Merchant fees (last updated 13 Oct 2026) — checked Nov 6, 2026, in effect since Oct 13, 2026

Every value on this page is read from the linked official pages on the date shown. If a platform changes a fee, the change log records the old and new values and the effective date.