Kakobuy fees around the warehouse stage

The purchasing service is free of handling fees in writing. The money moves elsewhere: conversion at top-up, one fixed declaration charge, and the optional services this guide covers. Every figure below carries its article id.

Help ids 63, 64 · read 2026-10-10

§ 1

What the service itself charges

Help id 63

Help id 63 states the cost structure in one sentence: apart from the item cost and shipping fee, no handling fees for the shopping agent service. The same article prints the total-cost formula and one fixed line most readers miss: a customs declaration cost, generally RMB 8.00 per parcel depending on the shipping method. That is a per-parcel charge at the shipping leg, separate from the optional packing consumables fee that shares the same yuan figure elsewhere in the help centre.

Help article stating the shopping agent service is free apart from item cost and shipping, with the total-cost formula and the customs declaration charge line. — Help id 63, read 2026-10-10: no handling fee, and the declaration charge is listed at RMB 8.00 per parcel depending on the shipping method. Open full-size image.

A zero purchasing-service line does not mean the whole order is free of fees. Budget separately for item cost, domestic and international shipping, payment conversion, optional services and any applicable destination charges.

§ 2

The exchange rate you actually pay

Help id 64 + checkout note

Listings price in yuan; your card pays in your currency. The checkout note spells out the mechanics: PayPal coverage spans 202 countries or regions with 25 supported currencies, and conversion happens at payment, so the dollar figure shown on a product page is indicative, not final.

For top-ups, help id 64 commits to adjusting the rate against the latest one published by the Bank of China. An outside cost table we read, measured on 2026-10-02, put the effective conversion markup at 8.5 percent over the mid-market rate for this operator; treat that as a dated measurement, not a tariff.

The practical move is boring: compare the final charge on your statement with the mid-market rate for the same day, once. After that you know your personal spread and can stop guessing.

Payment method rows stating PayPal coverage of 202 countries or regions and 25 supported currencies, next to card logos. — The currency note on the official checkout: conversion happens at payment, so the displayed dollar price is not the final card charge. Open full-size image.

§ 3

Top-up surcharges by method

Help id 64, read 2026-10-10

The recharge article prices each funding path. PayPal top-ups carry a handling charge, currently 3.5 percent plus US$0.3 per help id 64 as read 2026-10-10, and accept four card families: VISA, Mastercard, American Express and JCB. Alipay and WeChat top-ups carry no handling charge and post within 1 to 60 minutes. The screenshot keeps the original wording.

Help article section titled Top up with PayPal and International Credit Cards, listing four card families, conversion to US dollars, Bank of China rate adjustment and a 3.5 percent plus 0.3 dollar handling charge. — Help id 64 as published: the PayPal surcharge and the Bank of China rate reference, read 2026-10-10. Open full-size image.

Optional spends elsewhere in this guide complete the picture: the Personalized photograph at 2 yuan per piece, the return tariff ladder after the first free return each month, and storage extensions once the 100 free days run out. Review the applicable charges before approving each step; return and storage costs depend on the situation.

Use these dated articles to understand the fee categories, then confirm the current total at checkout.

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