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6%
6% -- marketplace referral fee rate for Walmart Marketplace (2026)
Walmart Marketplace charges category-specific referral fees starting at 6% (ranging from 6% to 15%) of the product price.
- Category-specific fee
- Most categories fall between 8-15%
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6%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Darkroom
Primary
Tier B
https://www.darkroomagency.com/observatory/how-to-launch-your-business-on-walmart-marketplace-succes… ↗
Source Article
How to Sell on Walmart Marketplace: Your Step-by-Step Guide
How to Launch Your Business on Walmart Marketplace Successfully
WALMART MARKETPLACE
Written & peer reviewed by
4 Darkroom team members
Walmart Marketplace is one of the largest and fastest-growing online marketplaces in the United States.
It gives businesses an opportunity to sell products directly …
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Darkroom
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Range 6-15%; midpoint used; most categories 8-15%; no monthly subscription fees
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Walmart Marketplace: 6% marketplace referral fee rate. Source: Darkroom (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/walmart-marketplace-referral-fees
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/walmart-marketplace-referral-fees" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>6%</strong> -- marketplace referral fee rate for Walmart Marketplace<br><small>Source: Darkroom (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/walmart-marketplace-referral-fees" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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