What is the OTTO commission for Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers?
By Keanu Dutado · Last updated: 5 November 2026
In short
For items in the commission group Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers (area: Tech & Media), OTTO keeps 12% of the selling price including VAT. If you sell a smartwatch for 250 €, that's 30 € in OTTO commission. The OTTO Payments payment fee is already included in this rate.
OTTO commission rates for Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers
For Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers, OTTO keeps 12% of the selling price including VAT, whether you sell a smartwatch for 250 € or for 2,500 €. If your customer pays for shipping, OTTO keeps 16% of that too, in every commission group.
What's different about the OTTO commission for Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers
- The commission group Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers has no tiers. Even for a smartwatch at twice the price, it stays at 12%.
Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers compared
In the area Tech & Media, OTTO charges more than for Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers for Media, Software and Games (8 to 18%), Household Electronics (15%), Small Kitchen Appliances (15%) and Tech Accessories (15%). OTTO charges the same as for Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers for Headphones (12%) and Personal Care Appliances (12%). OTTO charges less than for Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers for Stationery & Office Supplies (10%), Large Appliances (7 to 9%), Electronics (7%) and PC Components (7%).
For a smartwatch at 250 €, you pay 30 € in OTTO commission. At the rates of the commission group Stationery & Office Supplies, it would be 25 €.
Which OTTO categories count as Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers
- Fitnesstracker
- Smartwatches
Worked example: Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers at 250 €
Say you sell a smartwatch for 250 € including VAT, and your customer pays 4.90 € for parcel shipping.
| Selling price including VAT | 250.00 € |
| Shipping costs your customer pays | +4.90 € |
| OTTO commission 12% on the price | −30.00 € |
| OTTO commission 16% on shipping costs | −0.78 € |
| Left for you before VAT, purchase price, ads and returns | 224.12 € |
The OTTO commission of every item, no table needed
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Last updated and sources
Rates checked against OTTO's figures on 20 October 2026 · Page updated on 5 November 2026. OTTO lists the rates in its Sortimentsübersicht mit Provisionen and in the Partner Helpdesk under „Provision & Gebühren“ (login required, in German).