Baby Products flip between two rates: 8% at $10 or below and 15% on the whole price above $10, with a $0.30 minimum and roughly an 8% return rate. The threshold is the whole game - a $9.99 item pays $0.80 while a $10.01 twin pays $1.50. Model prices around that line, not through it.
| Price band | Referral rate | Example |
|---|---|---|
| $10.00 or below | 8% | $9.99 → $0.80 |
| Above $10.00 | 15% on the whole price | $10.01 → $1.50 |
| Minimum | $0.30 per item | Floor on cheap SKUs |
| Typical return rate | ~8% | Hygiene write-offs matter |
This is the same structure beauty uses. For a baby brand selling bundles, it is usually better to either keep accessories under $10 and sell them as multipacks, or step fully above $10 and lean on perceived value - pricing at $10.99 to "round up" costs you far more than a few extra cents of margin.
The calculator applies the 8%-to-15% baby switch at $10, keeps the $0.30 floor, and folds in the ~8% return load:
Baby Products use a two-step rate: 8% when your price is $10 or below, and 15% on the entire price once you go above $10. A $0.30 minimum applies per item. It behaves exactly like beauty, so pricing around the $10 line matters more than the headline rate.
Because the tier applies to the whole price, not the excess. A $9.99 item pays 8% = $0.80. The same item at $10.01 jumps to 15% on the full $10.01 = $1.50. One cent adds $0.70 of fee. Either sit safely under $10 or price fully above it - never straddle the line.
Budget about an 8% return rate for baby products - lower than clothing or electronics, but complicated by hygiene rules: opened or worn baby items often cannot go back to sellable inventory, which turns a returned unit into a write-off plus a disposal fee.
Only on very cheap listings. At 8%, the $0.30 floor kicks in below about $3.75; at 15% it kicks in below $2.00. A typical baby SKU priced from $12 to $40 always pays the full percentage, so the minimum is mostly a footnote for the cheapest accessories.