Stripe fees in the United Kingdom

A Stripe account in the UK pays 1.5% + £0.20 on a card issued in the UK. See Stripe’s standard rates there in pounds sterling, then work out the fee on your own payment.

At a glance

Standard online rates in pounds sterling (GBP)

Card payments

UK cards
1.5% + £0.20Business or corporate cards: 2.8% + £0.20
European (EEA) cards
2.5% + £0.20
Cards from elsewhere
3.15% + £0.20

Other charges and limits

Currency conversion
+2%When the customer pays in another currency
Smallest payment
£0.30

Other payment methods

Bacs Direct Debit
1% (min £0.20, cap £4.00)

Checked Oct 6, 2026 against Stripe’s United Kingdom pricing pageDoAny is not affiliated with Stripe.

Your Stripe fee and payout

Charge your customer
£507.82The smallest charge that leaves you at least £500.00 after the fee.
Stripe fee
£7.82
You receive
£500.00
UK cards, standard
1.5% + £0.20

The fee is 1.54% of this payment.

Stripe United Kingdom pricing, checked Oct 6, 2026 · Payment minimums

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Customer pays £507.82. Fee £7.82. You receive £500.00.

Your payment

Rates follow Stripe’s published standard pricing for the country your Stripe account is in. Negotiated rates? Choose “I know my rates”.

Your Stripe account

Where your Stripe account is registered, not where your customer is. It sets the currency and the rates. Choosing another country opens its page.

What do you want to work out?

Enter what you want to keep. The fee is added on top.

For each payment.

All the same size.

Payment method

Payment method
Where is the card from?

Where the card was issued, compared with your account’s country.

Tick this if your customer pays with a company card. Stripe charges more for commercial, corporate and business cards.

When Stripe converts the payment to your account’s currency.

How these rates were checkedChecked Oct 6, 2026
  • The rates come from Stripe’s United Kingdom pricing page, checked Oct 6, 2026.
  • Business or corporate cards: Stripe prices commercial, corporate and business cards issued by Visa, Mastercard and Cartes Bancaires as premium cards where its page lists a premium rate. Stripe’s definition
  • Several payments are treated as the same size. The fee is worked out on each payment, then added up.
  • Currency conversion counts only when you tick “Customer pays in another currency”.
  • Not included: Stripe Billing or Invoicing, payouts, disputes, platform fees and tax. This shows the math only, not advice on passing fees to customers.
  • “Use these fees in service pricing” takes the rates of a US Stripe account only, since service pricing works in US dollars.
  • Smallest payment: £0.30 in pounds sterling. Card networks or your account can cap large payments lower.

Sources: Stripe United Kingdom pricing · Payment minimums

Charge your customer£507.82See result

What Stripe takes from a payment in pounds sterling

Stripe’s fee and what you receive on £10, £100, £1,000, worked out by the calculator on this page with the rates checked Oct 6, 2026.

CardOn £10On £100On £1,000
UK cards1.5% + £0.20£0.35you receive £9.65£1.70you receive £98.30£15.20you receive £984.80
Cards from elsewhere3.15% + £0.20£0.52you receive £9.48£3.35you receive £96.65£31.70you receive £968.30
Cards from elsewhere, paid in another currency5.15% + £0.20£0.72you receive £9.28£5.35you receive £94.65£51.70you receive £948.30

Good to know in the UK

  • Business or corporate cards: Stripe prices commercial, corporate and business cards issued by Visa, Mastercard and Cartes Bancaires as premium cards where its page lists a premium rate.
  • Smallest payment: £0.30 in pounds sterling. Card networks or your account can cap large payments lower.
  • Not included: Stripe Billing or Invoicing, payouts, disputes, platform fees and tax on your own sales. This shows the math only, not advice on passing fees to customers.

Stripe fees in the UK: questions

How much does Stripe charge in the UK?

Stripe’s standard rate in the UK is 1.5% + £0.20 per successful card payment for UK cards; business and corporate cards pay 2.8% + £0.20. Fees are in pounds sterling (GBP), the currency of a Stripe account in the UK. Checked against Stripe’s United Kingdom pricing page on Oct 6, 2026.

What does Stripe charge for international cards in the UK?

European (EEA) cards pay 2.5% + £0.20. Cards from elsewhere pay 3.15% + £0.20. If the customer pays in another currency, Stripe adds 2% for currency conversion. Checked Oct 6, 2026.

How much is the Stripe fee on £100 in the UK?

On a payment of £100 with a card issued in the UK, Stripe takes £1.70 and you receive £98.30. With a card from outside the UK and the EEA it takes £3.35 and you receive £96.65. If that customer also pays in another currency, it takes £5.35 and you receive £94.65. Worked out with Stripe’s standard rates, checked Oct 6, 2026; the calculator on this page works out any amount.

What is the smallest payment Stripe accepts in the UK?

Stripe’s minimum charge for an account that settles in pounds sterling (GBP) is £0.30, so the calculator won’t work out a smaller payment. There is also a largest payment, which your card network or account can set lower.

Which payment methods besides cards does Stripe price in the UK?

Besides cards, Stripe’s United Kingdom pricing page lists Bacs Direct Debit at 1% (min £0.20, cap £4.00), checked Oct 6, 2026. The calculator on this page works it out too: choose it under the payment method.