Bandcamp takes 15% on digital sales until you reach $5,000 in trailing 12-month sales, per its Help Center.
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Bandcamp takes 15% of every digital sale by default, dropping to 10% once an artist crosses $5,000 in sales within the trailing 12 months, and it stays at 10% as long as that $5,000 threshold is maintained, according to Bandcamp's own Help Center article on its fees. The remaining 85% to 90% goes to the artist or label before payment processing is deducted.
Physical goods carry a flat 10% Bandcamp fee regardless of total sales volume, with shipping and tax excluded from the calculation. On top of Bandcamp's own cut, payment processing is billed separately: 1.9% plus $0.30 for PayPal, 2.2% plus $0.30 for credit cards, and 2.9% plus $0.30 for gift cards on transactions of $8.07 or more, per Bandcamp's payment processor fee documentation. Smaller transactions switch to a flat 5% plus $0.05 processing fee instead.
The $5,000 threshold resets on a rolling 12-month basis rather than being a one-time milestone, so an artist needs to maintain at least $5,000 in sales over the trailing year to keep the lower 10% digital rate. Bandcamp pays out daily once a sale clears, so the 85% to 90% net share (minus processing) typically reaches an artist's connected account quickly.
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