Fees and revenue calculator

Setting the right price and choosing the best way to deliver your products can make or break your profitability. The Fees and Revenue Calculator is a powerful tool designed specifically for sellers on the noon Seller Lab (Partners Catalog).

Before you commit to a price or choose how to fulfill an order, this tool allows you to run the numbers for Fulfilled by noon (FBN) and Fulfilled by Partner (FBP) side by side. By estimating your noon fees, net revenue, and net margin per unit, you can easily discover which fulfillment method is the most profitable for your business.

Disclaimer: This help center article describes the standard functionality of the Fees and Revenue Calculator. All generated rates and figures are estimates based on standard FBN and FBP rates and exclude VAT.

What this tool does & why it matters?

The calculator takes the guesswork out of your pricing strategy by estimating exactly what you will pay in noon fees and what you will keep as profit per unit.

Why it matters: Fees differ by product category and fulfillment method, meaning the right choice changes from product to product. Modeling your numbers first protects your margins before you commit to a final price.
Key questions it answers:
- What will my net margin be if I sell this product at a specific price (e.g., AED X)?
- Is FBN or FBP more profitable for this specific product?
- How do my own overhead costs (cost of goods, packaging, labor) affect my final take-home revenue?

Where to find the calculator

You can easily access the calculator from two different locations within the Seller Lab:

PLP (Product Listing Page): Open any product’s price edit pop-up to find the calculator link.

PDP (Product Detail Page): Locate the calculator directly inside the pricing section of the product.

First-Time Users: A "Before you start" pop-up will appear when you open the tool for the first time. It provides a quick overview and notes that all figures exclude VAT. Read it and select Got It. You can check Don't show again to hide it in the future, or reopen it anytime by clicking the Disclaimer button at the top right.

Key concepts before you begin

To get the most accurate results, it helps to understand these core terms:

FBN (Fulfilled by noon): noon stores, picks, packs, and ships your product. Your fees will include a referral fee, an outbound fee (based on shipping dimensions), and a storage cost.
FBP (Fulfilled by Partner): You hold the stock and fulfill the order yourself. Your fees will include a referral fee, a directship fee (based on shipping dimensions and your shipping model), and a storage cost, which you can define as per your cost.
Best Value Badge: The calculator automatically highlights the fulfillment method that yields the higher net revenue with a green Best Value tag.

Required Fields (*): Fields marked with a red asterisk must be completed before the calculator can generate results.

What's Excluded: All results are per unit and exclusive of VAT. The calculator uses standard rates and does not include circumstantial or exceptional fees like warranty charges, long-term storage fees, order cancellation fees, or value-added service costs.

Step-by-step guides: Choose your flow

At the top of the calculator, choose the tab that matches your scenario:

Flow A: Estimating for an Existing Product

Use this tab if the product already exists in your own catalog or anywhere on noon.

Select the Product Source: Open the dropdown menu and choose:

My Catalog: To search your own active listings by SKU, PSKU, or product title.

noon: To search any product listed on noon by SKU, product title, or by pasting the product URL directly.

Search and Select: Type your search term (or paste the URL) and press Enter. Select the correct product from the results list (which displays the image, brand, category, title, and SKU).

Review Pre-filled Data: Product details and shipping dimensions will load automatically where available.

Heads-up: Pre-filled dimensions can occasionally be incomplete. If any required dimension is flagged in red, you must fill it in manually.

Input Data & Calculate: Complete the remaining input fields and click Calculate Fees.

Flow B: Estimating for a new product

Use this tab if the product is brand new and has not been listed on noon yet.

Instead of searching, you will define the product using three cascading dropdown menus (each selection unlocks the next):

Product Family: Start typing to search and select your core category (e.g., Mobiles).
Product Type: Choose from the types available under that family (e.g., Mobile Phones).
Product Subtype: Choose the specific subtype (e.g., Smartphones).

Why the category matters: Your Product Family, Type, and Subtype directly determine your referral fee rate. For example, standard Smartphones may carry a 5% referral fee, while Renewed Smartphones carry 8%. Be precise to ensure your estimate is accurate.

Enter Dimensions: Because this is a new product, shipping dimensions will start empty. You must manually enter the Height, Width, Length (in cm), and Weight (in kg).

Input Data & Calculate: Fill in the remaining inputs and click Calculate Fees.

Input fields explained

Whether your product is new or existing, you will need to fill out the following fields:

Field Name	Required?	What to Enter
Price	Yes	Your target selling price per unit in AED (excluding VAT).
Units stored	Yes	The estimated number of units you plan to store per month.
Units sold	Yes	The estimated number of units you expect to sell per month.
Height / Width / Length	Yes	The package's shipping dimensions in centimeters (cm).
Weight	Yes	The package's shipping weight in kilograms (kg).
FBP Storage cost	No	Your monthly internal FBP storage cost, if you have any.
FBP Shipping Model	—	Choose Pickup (default) or Drop-off to state how your stock reaches noon for FBP fulfillment.

Highly Recommended: Add "Other Costs"

Click to expand the Other Costs section. While these fields are optional, filling them in gives you a highly realistic picture of your actual net profit:

Unit cost of goods sold (COGS): What it costs you to buy or manufacture each unit.
Miscellaneous costs per unit: Extra expenses per item, such as custom packaging, labels, or additional labor. Once everything is filled out, click Calculate Fees (or press Enter).

Reading your results & breakdown

Your results will generate side-by-side cards for FBN and FBP. Look for the Best Value tag to immediately identify the more profitable method.

The summary card

Each card gives you a quick snapshot per unit:

Total Fees: The sum of all noon fees for that specific fulfillment method.
Other Costs: The sum of your COGS and miscellaneous costs (if entered).
Net Revenue: What you actually keep after subtracting fees and your costs (highlighted for clarity).
Net Margin: Your net revenue expressed as a percentage of your total price.

The fees breakdown

Click Expand Fees Breakdown on either card to see exactly where your money goes:

Fee Component	FBN	FBP	How it is calculated
Referral Fees	Yes	Yes	A percentage (%) and fixed amount based on your product's category.
Outbound Fees	Yes	—	Based on the item's shipping dimensions and weight.
Directship Fees	—	Yes	Based on shipping dimensions and your chosen FBP model (Pickup/Drop-off).
Storage Cost	Yes	Yes	This is calculated by noon for FBN, and the seller needs to enter themselves for FBP.

How to act on this data: Compare the Net Revenue and Net Margin. While you should generally lean toward the method with the better margin, also weigh operational factors that the calculator cannot see—such as your own warehouse space, logistical staff capacity, and cash flow constraints.

Tips and best practices

Don't skip your own costs: Always enter your real COGS and operational costs under Other Costs. Without them, "net revenue" only reflects noon fees, not your actual profit.
Recalculate after price edits: Fees and margins shift dynamically with your retail price. Re-run the calculator before finalizing any price changes.
Measure twice: Outbound and Directship fees depend heavily on sizing. Double-check that your dimensions are accurate and entered in cm and weight in kg to avoid unexpected fee jumps.
Account for VAT: Remember that the calculator functions entirely exclusive of VAT. Remember to account for VAT when setting your final customer-facing price.

Troubleshooting common issues

What you see	Why it happens	How to fix it
Error: "Please enter valid values for each required field"	A required field (marked with *) is completely empty or contains an invalid symbol.	Check for fields highlighted in red, input valid numbers, and click calculate again.
The results won't load/appear	This usually happens when pre-filled product dimensions are missing from an existing listing.	Scroll to the dimensions fields, enter the missing measurements manually, and re-try.
Product not found (in My Catalog)	The product isn't currently listed in your specific inventory.	Switch your Product Source tab from My Catalog to noon and search the global database via title, SKU, or URL.
The numbers look incorrect or weird	Units of measurement or tax calculations might be crossed.	Ensure your price excludes VAT, dimensions are strictly in cm, and weight is strictly in kg.

That’s it!

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