fees charged in different currencies for sending payments: we will collect the fee from balance in the currency in which the fee is listed. to do this, we may need to convert the fee amount from your sending balance into the currency in which the fee is listed, in which case the fees for \"conversions in all other cases\" also apply.
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in an effort to provide customers access to critical funds, paypal will be temporarily waiving its own fees for customers sending funds to ukrainian paypal accounts or receiving funds into ukrainian paypal accounts until further notice. exchange rates or fees charged by a customer's card issuer or bank may still apply. please see the and for updates and more information about our services for ukrainian customers.
you can find details about changes to our rates and fees and when they will apply on our policy updates page or as otherwise required by the user agreement. you can also get to the policy updates page by clicking ‘legal’ at the bottom of any webpage and then selecting ‘policy updates'.
domestic: a transaction occurring when both the sender and receiver are registered with or identified by paypal as residents of the same market.
international: a transaction occurring when the sender and receiver are registered with or identified by paypal as residents of different markets. certain markets are grouped together when calculating international transaction rates. for a listing of our groupings, please access our market/region grouping table.
market code table: we may refer to two-letter market codes throughout our fee pages. for a complete listing of paypal market codes, please access our market code table.
rates published below apply to paypal accounts of residents of the following market/region:
| united states (us) |
|---|
it's free to use paypal to donate or to pay for a purchase or any other type of commercial transaction unless it involves a currency conversion.
| rate |
|---|
| no fee (when no currency conversion is involved) |
when you accept the user agreement to buy or sell goods or services or make any other commercial type of transaction, we call that a "commercial transaction".
for the listings of selling rates, please visit our paypal merchant fees page.
the transaction fees are based on how much cryptocurrency ("crypto") you buy or sell. the exchange rate you'll see before buying or selling crypto will also include a cryptocurrency conversion spread. there's no fee for holding crypto in your account.
| purchase or sale amount | fee |
|---|---|
| 1.00 – 4.99 usd | 0.49 usd |
| 5.00 – 24.99 usd | 0.99 usd |
| 25.00 – 74.99 usd | 1.99 usd |
| 75.00 – 200.00 usd | 2.49 usd |
| 200.01 – 1000.00 usd | 1.80% |
| 1000.01 usd | 1.50% |
when you accept the user agreement or the paypal fundraisers terms and conditions to send or receive funds using one of the payment types listed below, we call that a "donation". funds sent or received through other products or services (not set out below) are not "donations" eligible for donations pricing. in such cases, the applicable transaction rates will apply and will be subject to the fees disclosed for such products or services on the applicable fees page.
the applicable fee for receiving domestic donations applies plus the additional percentage-based fee for international donations.
| payment type | rate |
|---|---|
| all donations | 1.50% |
| currency | fee |
|---|---|
| australian dollar | 0.59 aud |
| brazilian real | 2.90 brl |
| canadian dollar | 0.59 cad |
| czech koruna | 9.00 czk |
| danish krone | 2.90 dkk |
| euro | 0.39 eur |
| hong kong dollar | 3.79 hkd |
| hungarian forint | 149.00 huf |
| israeli new shekel | 1.60 ils |
| japanese yen | 49.00 jpy |
| malaysian ringgit | 2.00 myr |
| mexican peso | 9.00 mxn |
| currency | fee |
|---|---|
| new taiwan dollar | 14.00 twd |
| new zealand dollar | 0.69 nzd |
| norwegian krone | 3.90 nok |
| philippine peso | 25.00 php |
| polish zloty | 1.89 pln |
| russian ruble | 39.00 rub |
| singapore dollar | 0.69 sgd |
| swedish krona | 4.09 sek |
| swiss franc | 0.49 chf |
| thai baht | 15.00 thb |
| uk pounds sterling | 0.39 gbp |
| us dollar | 0.49 usd |
| payment type | rate |
|---|---|
| paypal fundraisers (unlisted fundraisers) | sending and receiving money rates (i.e., sending domestic personal transactions rates) |
| all other donations | no fee |
the applicable fee for sending domestic donations applies plus the applicable additional percentage-based fee for international donations (international fee).
| payment type | rate |
|---|---|
| paypal fundraisers (unlisted fundraisers) | sending and receiving money rates (i.e., sending international personal transactions rates) |
| all other donations | no fee (when no currency conversion is needed) |
when you send money (initiated from the "friends and family" tab of the "send money" flow) to, or receive money into your paypal account from, friends and family without making an underlying donation or commercial transaction (that is, the payment is not for the purchase of goods or services or for making any other commercial transaction), we call that a "personal transaction".
the rates relating to personal transactions are set out below.
| payment method | fee |
|---|---|
| paypal balance or a bank account | no fee |
| cards | 2.90% fixed fee |
| amex send™ account | no fee |
the applicable fee for sending domestic transactions applies plus the applicable additional percentage-based fee for international transactions (international fee).
| payment method | fee |
|---|---|
| paypal balance or a bank account | 5.00%
|
| cards | 5.00%
|
| amex send™ account | 5.00%
|
fees charged in different currencies for sending payments: we will collect the fee from balance in the currency in which the fee is listed. to do this, we may need to convert the fee amount from your sending balance into the currency in which the fee is listed, in which case the fees for "conversions in all other cases" also apply.
| rate |
|---|
| no fee (when no currency conversion is involved) |
| currency | fee |
|---|---|
| australian dollar | 0.30 aud |
| brazilian real | 0.60 brl |
| canadian dollar | 0.30 cad |
| czech koruna | 10.00 czk |
| danish krone | 2.60 dkk |
| euro | 0.35 eur |
| hong kong dollar | 2.35 hkd |
| hungarian forint | 90.00 huf |
| israeli new shekel | 1.20 ils |
| japanese yen | 40.00 jpy |
| malaysian ringgit | 2.00 myr |
| mexican peso | 4.00 mxn |
| currency | fee |
|---|---|
| new taiwan dollar | 10.00 twd |
| new zealand dollar | 0.45 nzd |
| norwegian krone | 2.80 nok |
| philippine peso | 15.00 php |
| polish zloty | 1.35 pln |
| russian ruble | 10.00 rub |
| singapore dollar | 0.50 sgd |
| swedish krona | 3.25 sek |
| swiss franc | 0.55 chf |
| thai baht | 11.00 thb |
| uk pounds sterling | 0.20 gbp |
| us dollar | 0.30 usd |
paypal offers a balance holding account commonly referred to as paypal balance.
for more information and a complete listing of fees associated, please refer to the paypal balance terms and conditions.
for any of the following types of transactions involving a currency conversion by paypal, the transaction exchange rate will also include a currency conversion spread.
| type of transaction | currency conversion spread |
|---|---|
| 4.00%, or such other amount as may be disclosed to you during the transaction. |
| 3.00%, or such other amount as may be disclosed to you during the transaction. |
you can typically withdraw money out of paypal by standard withdrawals/transfers to your linked bank account or eligible cards. a currency conversion (and currency conversion fees) may also apply.
note: for additional listings of transfer rates out of business accounts, please visit our paypal merchant fees page.
| withdrawal/transfer to | withdrawal/transfer type | rate |
|---|---|---|
| bank account | local account
| no fee (when no currency conversion is involved) |
| instant | 1.75% of amount transferred | |
| cards | instant
| 1.75% of amount transferred |
| checks | have a paper check mailed to you | 1.50 usd |
| frequency | maximum (up to) |
|---|---|
| per transaction | 25,000.00 usd |
| frequency | maximum (up to) |
|---|---|
| per transaction | 5000.00 usd |
| per day | 5000.00 usd |
| per week | 5000.00 usd |
| per month | 15,000.00 usd |
based on withdrawal currency:
| currency | minimum fee | maximum fee |
|---|---|---|
| us dollar | 0.25 usd | 25.00 usd |
included below are fees associated with events, requests, or actions that may happen when you use your account.
| activity | description | rate |
|---|---|---|
| bank return on withdrawal/transfer out of paypal | this fee is charged when a withdrawal/transfer out of paypal is attempted by a user and it fails because incorrect bank account information or delivery information is provided. | no fee |
| credit card and debit card confirmation(s) | some users, in order to increase their sending limit or as paypal may determine, may be charged a credit card and debit card link and confirmation fee. this amount will be refunded when you successfully complete the credit card or debit card verification process. | see credit card and debit card link and confirmation table below. |
| paypal business debit mastercard | use of the paypal business debit mastercard is subject to eligibility, application, approval by paypal and your acceptance of the terms. | please see our paypal business debit mastercard cardholder agreement and privacy notice |
| paypal debit mastercard | use of the paypal debit mastercard is subject to eligibility, application, approval by paypal and your acceptance of the terms. | please see our paypal debit mastercard cardholder agreement |
| currency | rate |
|---|---|
| australian dollar | 2.00 aud |
| brazilian real | 4.00 brl |
| canadian dollar | 2.45 cad |
| czech koruna | 50.00 czk |
| danish krone | 12.50 dkk |
| euro | 1.50 eur |
| hong kong dollar | 15.00 hkd |
| hungarian forint | 400.00 huf |
| israeli new shekel | 8.00 ils |
| japanese yen | 200.00 jpy |
| malaysian ringgit | not applicable |
| mexican peso | 20.00 mxn |
| currency | rate |
|---|---|
| new taiwan dollar | 70.00 twd |
| new zealand dollar | 3.00 nzd |
| norwegian krone | 15.00 nok |
| philippine peso | 100.00 php |
| polish zloty | 6.50 pln |
| russian ruble | 60.00 rub |
| singapore dollar | 3.00 sgd |
| swedish krona | 15.00 sek |
| swiss franc | 3.00 chf |
| thai baht | 70.00 thb |
| uk pounds sterling | 1.00 gbp |
| us dollar | 1.95 usd |