Can I avoid Shopify's third-party transaction fee in Romania?

Only by taking payments with Shopify Payments. Any other provider on Shopify pays Shopify's 2% (Basic), 1% (Grow), 0.6% (Advanced) or 0.2% (Plus) on top of its own fees. On a platform without that fee, such as PlatformDTC, your own Stripe or PayPal account pays only its own rate.

What does Shopify Payments charge for international cards in Romania?

3% + RON 1.25 on Basic, 2.8% + RON 1.25 on Grow, 2.6% + RON 1.25 on Advanced and 2.4% + RON 1.25 on Plus.

Shopify Payments · Processing fees

What are Shopify Payments fees in Romania?

Checked October 31, 2026

Shopify Payments charges stores in Romania 1.9% + RON 1.25 per online payment with a standard card on the Basic plan, 1.7% + RON 1.25 on Grow, 1.5% + RON 1.25 on Advanced and 1.3% + RON 1.25 on Plus. American Express and international cards cost 3% + RON 1.25 on Basic. Using another payment provider adds Shopify's own fee of 2%, 1%, 0.6% or 0.2% by plan. Read from Shopify's Romania pricing page on 31 October 2026.

Domestic card: 1.9% + RON 1.25 (Basic), 1.7% + RON 1.25 (Grow), 1.5% + RON 1.25 (Advanced), 1.3% + RON 1.25 (Plus)
International card: 3% + RON 1.25 (Basic) to 2.4% + RON 1.25 (Plus)
Third-party provider fee: 2% (Basic), 1% (Grow), 0.6% (Advanced), 0.2% (Plus)
Monthly fee: RON 139, RON 369 or RON 1,940 a month (Basic, Grow, Advanced, paid monthly); Plus from €2,100

What PlatformDTC does

Shopify charges its 0.2%–2% extra fee whenever a store in Romania takes cards through another provider. PlatformDTC charges no such fee and no plan fee: connect your own Stripe account or PayPal business account and the sales carry only that provider's rate, which on the RON 250,000 month above saves the RON 5,000.00 Shopify Basic would add.

Every rate

Shopify Payments online rates for stores in Romania, by plan, from the "Compare all features" table on Shopify's Romania pricing page (read on 31 October 2026). In-person and local payment method rates are listed on the same page.

Fee	Basic	Grow	Advanced	Plus
Plan price, paid monthly	RON 139	RON 369	RON 1,940	from €2,100
Online card, standard	1.9% + RON 1.25	1.7% + RON 1.25	1.5% + RON 1.25	1.3% + RON 1.25
Online card, American Express	3% + RON 1.25	2.8% + RON 1.25	2.6% + RON 1.25	2.4% + RON 1.25
Online card, international	3% + RON 1.25	2.8% + RON 1.25	2.6% + RON 1.25	2.4% + RON 1.25
Extra Shopify fee if you use another payment provider	2%	1%	0.6%	0.2%

Shopify plans and Shopify Payments online rates in Romania

A worked month

Assumptions: plans paid monthly, every sale an online payment with a standard card issued in Romania, an average order of RON 250, no refunds or disputes. Each line is rounded to the cent.

RON 50,000.00 in 200 orders on Basic: 1.9% of RON 50,000.00 = RON 950.00, plus 200 × RON 1.25 = RON 250.00, so card fees are RON 1,200.00 (2.40% of sales). With the RON 139 plan the month costs RON 1,339.00.

RON 250,000.00 in 1,000 orders on Basic: 1.9% of RON 250,000.00 = RON 4,750.00, plus 1,000 × RON 1.25 = RON 1,250.00, so card fees are RON 6,000.00 (2.40% of sales). With the RON 139 plan the month costs RON 6,139.00.

Grow costs RON 230 a month more than Basic and saves 0.2% on every standard card sale, so it pays for itself above RON 115,000.00 of card sales a month.

If the same RON 250,000 month on Basic ran through another payment provider, Shopify would add its 2% fee: RON 5,000.00, on top of that provider's own card fees.

Month	Plan	Plan price	Card fees	Total
RON 50,000 in 200 orders	Basic	RON 139	RON 1,200.00	RON 1,339.00
RON 50,000 in 200 orders	Grow	RON 369	RON 1,100.00	RON 1,469.00
RON 50,000 in 200 orders	Advanced	RON 1,940	RON 1,000.00	RON 2,940.00
RON 250,000 in 1,000 orders	Basic	RON 139	RON 6,000.00	RON 6,139.00
RON 250,000 in 1,000 orders	Grow	RON 369	RON 5,500.00	RON 5,869.00
RON 250,000 in 1,000 orders	Advanced	RON 1,940	RON 5,000.00	RON 6,940.00

One month on Shopify in Romania, all standard domestic cards

What raises your fees

The headline is the standard-card rate. These push the real cost up:

American Express: 3% + RON 1.25 on Basic instead of 1.9% + RON 1.25.
International cards: 3% + RON 1.25 on Basic, 2.4% + RON 1.25 on Plus.
Another payment provider: Shopify's own 2% (Basic), 1% (Grow), 0.6% (Advanced) or 0.2% (Plus) on every sale, plus that provider's fees.
The plan itself: RON 139 to RON 1,940 a month paid monthly, which is a large share of a small store's costs.
Small orders: the fixed RON 1.25 weighs more on a small basket. On a RON 50 order, Basic's 1.9% + RON 1.25 is 4.40% of the sale.

Frequently asked questions

Can I avoid Shopify's third-party transaction fee in Romania?: Only by taking payments with Shopify Payments. Any other provider on Shopify pays Shopify's 2% (Basic), 1% (Grow), 0.6% (Advanced) or 0.2% (Plus) on top of its own fees. On a platform without that fee, such as PlatformDTC, your own Stripe or PayPal account pays only its own rate.
What does Shopify Payments charge for international cards in Romania?: 3% + RON 1.25 on Basic, 2.8% + RON 1.25 on Grow, 2.6% + RON 1.25 on Advanced and 2.4% + RON 1.25 on Plus.
Which Shopify plan is cheapest in Romania?: At standard domestic card rates with monthly billing: Grow costs RON 230 a month more than Basic and saves 0.2% on every standard card sale, so it pays for itself above RON 115,000.00 of card sales a month. Below that, Basic costs less.

Sources

Shopify pricing — Romania — Shopify