Buy on Google Checkout Is Dropping Commission Fee in the US
https://www.blog.googleSellers who participate in the Buy on Google checkout experience will no longer have to pay Google a commission fee. They are also opening up the platform to third-party providers—starting with Shopify for inventory and order management and PayPal and Shopify for payment processing.
The program is expected to roll out to all eligible sellers in the U.S. over the coming months and international launches are expected later this year and in 2021. Learn more about the requirements for the pilot and sign up to join the waitlist.
Some key points
- If you’re brand new to selling on Google through Shopping Actions, you’ll be invited to onboard directly to this new 0% commission version of the program.
- If your store is already live on the platform, you’ll be invited to migrate your account to the new version with 0% commission over the next few weeks. When it’s time to migrate, you’ll find a Terms of Service overview page in Merchant Center, where you can accept the new Terms to take advantage of the new 0% commission rate. In the meantime, starting July 30, your commission rate will be automatically capped at 5% or less.
- Amazon feed compatibility: you’ll now be able to upload product feeds in the format you use for Amazon to your Merchant Center account (if this isn’t available to you right away, it will roll out for you soon). These feed files will be automatically mapped to work in Merchant Center.
- Income tax: Your supported payment service provider will now handle your income tax, TIN verification, withholding, and 1099 reporting, which means you’ll no longer need to enter or maintain this information in your Merchant Center account after you complete your migration.
