With the recent launch of PayPal Checkout, PayPal's product offerings and services continue to grow. To accommodate these expanded possibilities, PayPal has adjusted the standard fees for merchants. The fees went into effect in August 2022.
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____Migrate to PayPal Checkout before 31 December 2022 and keep fees until 31. July 2023* ____
Merchants who migrate from an existing PayPal product to PayPal Checkout before 31 December 2022 will benefit from a better product and retain their current fees until 31 July 2023. From 1 August 2023, the updated fees according to the GTC will apply.
* Switching to PayPal Checkout applies: (1) The activation of PayPal as a payment method as well as at least one additional function (Pay Later, SEPA-Lastschrift, Debit, and Credit Card Payment, Payment Upon Invoice) and (2) The execution of at least 3 successful PayPal Checkout transactions before 31 December 2022.
Migrate quickly – but how?
With our clear step-by-step guides, the change can be made in minutes. Simply choose the Shopware version you are using and benefit from PayPal Checkout today:
Shopware 6 cloud | Shopware 6 self-managed | Shopware 5 |
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Get help with the setup
PayPal offers merchants help migrating to PayPal Checkout. Book an appointment with PayPal's partner agency via the following link and switch quickly and conveniently.
Your advantage: The setup is free of charge**!
Book an appointment (German only)
** PayPal covers the costs for a setup time of max. 1 hour.
Change of standard fees
Now | From 01. August 2022 | |
Express checkout & button integration | 2,49 % + € 0,35 | 2,99 % + € 0,39 |
PayPal PLUS | 2,49 % + € 0,35 | 2,99 % + € 0,39 |
PayPal Checkout | 2,49 % + € 0,35 | 2,99 % + € 0,39 |
ℹ️ Merchants with individually agreed fees are not affected by these adjustments.
Further information
You can get more information about PayPal Checkout in the Shopware Blog.
Feel free to take a look at the Shopware documentation about PayPal.