Dropshipping Profit Calculator

Calculate your true profit after all dropshipping fees, shipping, and advertising costs.

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Dropshipping Cost Structure

  • Product cost (usually from AliExpress, CJDropshipping)
  • Payment processing (Stripe/PayPal ~3%)
  • Platform fees (Shopify, WooCommerce)
  • Advertising (Facebook/TikTok Ads are biggest expense)
  • Returns and refunds (~2–5% of revenue)
Net Profit = Price − All Costs

FAQs

Average dropshipping margins are 10–30%. Most successful stores target 20–40% gross margins. After advertising costs (often the largest expense), net margins of 10–20% are considered healthy.

Shopify: $29–$79/month + 0–2% transaction fee. Shopify Payments: 2.4–2.9% + $0.30/transaction. PayPal: 3.49% + $0.49. AliExpress/DSers: Free or $19/month. Factor all these into pricing.