I see a need for me to write this article today to talk about the differences in terms of how commissions are being paid to associates (more commonly known as affiliates) of both Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

The reason why this article was written was because, from my observations, it seems to me that many affiliates have the impression that the commission levels that is being paid out by both of these networks are the same.

However, in actual fact, they are not, and what I am going to do in this article is to point out to you the differences in commissions between the both Amazon.com as well as Amazon.co.uk.

 
Amazon.com

Let me first talk about the commission that is paid out to the associates.

There are basically 2 types of fee structures available – And they are “Classic” and “Performance” (you can choose the type of fee structure you prefer from under “Account Settings”, followed by “Change Your Fee Structure”)

For the “Classic” plan, you will receive a flat 4% commission regardless of how many items you manage to successfully sell (as an affiliate) in a single month.

However, for the “Performance” plan, you will receive a commission from between 4% and 8.5% (excluding electronic products, where you will receive a flat 4% commission), depending on the number of items you successfully sell in a single month – The more items you sell, the higher the commissions you will receive.

Commissions are issued on a Net60 basis – What this means is that for commissions earned in the month of March, you will only receive your paycheck at the end of May.
 
 
Amazon.co.uk

Let us now move on to talk about the commission that is paid out to the associates in Amazon.co.uk.

There are no “Classic” and “Performance” plans available. in Amazon UK, the commission levels are not only capped at 4%, but it is also capped at a maximum of £7.00 per product which you sell (as an affiliate).

What this means is that, even though you manage to successfully promote (and sell) a product that costs £300.00, and even though at 4% commission (for every product sale) you will receive £12.00 – You will only receive £7.00 in this case, as commission is capped at £7.00.

In terms of the issuance of commissions, it is the same as Amazon.com, where commissions are issued on a Net60 basis.

I hope that, with the above article, it will give you a better understanding as to the differences with the commission structures between Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.