What is the OTTO commission for Watches?
By Keanu Dutado · Last updated: 5 November 2026
In short
For items in the commission group Watches (area: Fashion & Lifestyle), OTTO keeps 18% up to 250 € and 12% above 250 €, per price band, of the selling price including VAT. If you sell a wristwatch for 300 €, that's 51 € in OTTO commission. The OTTO Payments payment fee is already included in these rates.
OTTO commission rates for Watches
For Watches, OTTO keeps 18% up to 250 € and 12% above 250 €, per price band. If you sell a wristwatch for 300 €, that averages 17% of the price. If your customer pays for shipping, OTTO keeps 16% of that too, in every commission group.
What's different about the OTTO commission for Watches
- In the commission group Watches, the rate falls with the price: 12% above 250 € instead of 18%. For a wristwatch at 300 €, that already applies to 50 € of the price.
Watches compared
In the area Fashion & Lifestyle, OTTO charges more than for Watches for Jewelry (18 to 22%) and Clothing (12 to 19%). OTTO charges the same as for Watches for Shoes (12 to 18%). OTTO charges less than for Watches for Accessories (15%) and Luggage & Bags (15%).
For a wristwatch at 300 €, you pay 51 € in OTTO commission. At the rates of the commission group Women’s Clothing, it would be 43.75 €.
Which OTTO categories count as Watches
- Armbanduhren
- Taschenuhren
- Uhrenbeweger
Worked example: Watches at 300 €
Say you sell a wristwatch for 300 € including VAT, and your customer pays 4.90 € for parcel shipping.
| Selling price including VAT | 300.00 € |
| Shipping costs your customer pays | +4.90 € |
| OTTO commission 18% on the first 250 € | −45.00 € |
| OTTO commission 12% on the remaining 50 € | −6.00 € |
| OTTO commission 16% on shipping costs | −0.78 € |
| Left for you before VAT, purchase price, ads and returns | 253.12 € |
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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).