International Fees - Help Me Understand

[_pmj]

I'm trying to understand the breakdown of PayPal fees when receiving payments from overseas. I'd like to use this one as an example: I was owed £36.00 from someone in Japan. Current fees would be 3.9% + £0.20 fixed fee. I invoiced £37.67 but lost £2.16 which doesn't tally to the above rate. Can anyone break this fee down into easy chunks so I can understand it better?

[DPCreations]

What are the details of the tranaction as in your account?

Your fees should be there.

[_pmj]

Where can I find that info? All I can see are an amount received, a total fee and then the net amount. Thanks for any help.

[DPCreations]

I guess the fees aren't separated.

So your total is 37.67

Fees 2.16

Net 35.51

Is that correct?

Any currentcy conversion fees?

Was the transfer as direct for good/sservices or payment of invoice?

[_pmj]

That's correct, was for goods and services. No idea about any currency conversion fees, just aware of the 3.9% + £0.20. There is the 1.8% cross border fee but not sure if this is relevant or how to apply it in this calculation.

[DPCreations]

3.9+1.8=5.7%

37.67 X 5.7% = 2.15

[_pmj]

Ah, I see... Where does the £0.20 fixed fee get added?

[DPCreations]

Probably some rounding with less significant figures or the itnernation fee is slightly off or something else.  I was only giving an appoximate explanation.

[_pmj]

Thank you, it certainly gets closer than I was able to. It's a shame PayPal don't make an official online calculator available.

[_pmj]

Another example here, same goods / services payment from Japan:

Amount received: £100.10 GBP
Fee amount: -£5.41 GBP
Net amount: £94.69 GBP

Which is definitely not working from the 5.7% example, more like 5.4% or thereabouts. 

How do you get there from 3.9% + 1.8% ??