If you sell from Germany via bol.com in the Netherlands and Belgium, you need a cost calculation for this channel too. The key questions here: Which commission applies to which item? What does Logistics via bol cost compared with shipping yourself? And how do the sales invoice, returns and payout relate to each other? Whether and on what terms you can sell on bol.com from outside the Netherlands and Belgium is covered in Selling on bol.com.
In short
bol.com is not listed as a supported platform by sellerboard as of the check date. profitkonsole for bol.com takes the commission from your invoice specification and links it with the costs you maintain. Sponsored Products are added automatically with the credentials for the advertising API.
As of 9 November 2026. This comparison is written by the makers of profitkonsole. Competitor information is based on their websites.
Does sellerboard support bol.com?
Sellerboard lists Amazon, eBay and Walmart and offers a separate product for Shopify. bol.com is not among the platforms listed there. This is a statement about the offering as of the check date. For your bol.com analysis you therefore need a different connection.
Contribution margin, not revenue
Every sales channel in one dashboard: marketplace data and your own costs brought together, per item and per channel.
Five checks for your bol.com profit analysis
1. Trace the commission per item
According to the Partner Platform, bol charges a fixed and a variable commission. Both depend on the type of item, and the variable part sometimes also on the selling price. The basis is the selling price including VAT. According to bol, the tables there are only a guide; your seller account shows the exact amount. For the analysis, what counts is therefore the booked commission per item, not an average rate.
2. Distinguish Logistics via bol from your own shipping
With Logistics via bol, the rates cover pick & pack, shipping, customer service and returns. Storage costs are added on top. The rates depend on the size class. Very small items (XXXS, XXS) do not go to Belgium as letterbox parcels and are then charged at the XS rate. Surcharges apply in November and December and for long storage periods. If you ship yourself, you bear carrier and packaging costs. The two routes only become comparable once the costs are assigned to the individual item.
3. Look at returns with commission correction and goods value
If a customer returns an item, bol corrects the previously charged commission according to its explanation of the sales invoice. But the refunded money is not the only consequence. For your result, what also counts is the value the returned goods still have and which shipping costs are lost.
4. Do not confuse the sales invoice with the payout
bol issues a sales invoice per billing period: sales proceeds less commission, logistics costs and corrections. A specification breaks down the line items. According to the payout model, payouts are made twice a month with a reserve period or once a month without. The payout is therefore neither revenue nor profit for a month. Check whether your tool shows sale, fees and payout separately.
5. Take VAT and countries into account
Selling prices on bol.com include VAT. For sellers from the EU outside the Netherlands, bol calculates the commission without VAT, provided the VAT ID is on file. If you sell to the Netherlands and Belgium, proceeds should be traceable net and per country. Clarify the tax treatment with your tax adviser.
How profitkonsole works with bol.com data
You create API credentials (client ID and client secret) in your bol seller account and enter them in profitkonsole. The basis for fees is your invoices with their specification: profitkonsole takes the commission per item, going back up to two years. Orders from the Netherlands and Belgium come together in one analysis. You add your own costs as you do for the other channels.
| Component | Data source in profitkonsole | Your check |
|---|---|---|
| Orders | bol orders via the seller API | Reconcile period and cancellations with the seller account |
| Commission | Lines of the invoice specification, assigned per order | Compare commission and corrections with the invoice |
| VAT | Tax rate per item from the specification | Spot-check per country |
| Advertising | Sponsored Products daily per campaign via your own advertising API credentials; earlier months from the advertising invoices | Reconcile campaign costs with the advertising invoices |
| Purchasing, own shipping, return value | Purchase prices, shipping profiles and residual values you enter | Add missing prices, enter parcels you ship yourself |
This lets you compare, for example, two items with the same selling price, one shipped via Logistics via bol and the other shipped yourself. A positive contribution margin does not yet mean company profit; running costs must also be covered. Your invoice from bol remains the authoritative document for your bookkeeping. If you also sell on other channels, you analyse each marketplace on its own and see them all together in one dashboard.
A sensible cross-check before switching tools
- Choose a completed sales invoice and reconcile proceeds, commission and logistics costs with the analysis.
- Check a regular order, a cancellation and a return. In each case, trace the commission correction.
- If you use both Logistics via bol and your own shipping, check one item from each route.
- If you also sell to Belgium, trace individual Belgian orders down to the invoice line: in profitkonsole, the Netherlands and Belgium come together in one analysis.
You can keep using sellerboard for Amazon and add profitkonsole for bol.com. If you also sell on German marketplaces, you will find the same question under Sellerboard for OTTO and Sellerboard for Kaufland.
Frequently asked questions
How do I connect my bol.com account?
With your own API credentials: you create a client ID with client secret in your bol seller account and enter both in profitkonsole. You can delete the credentials in your seller account at any time. More on the bol.com page.
Are my bol.com advertising costs imported automatically?
Yes. For Sponsored Products, you enter the advertising API credentials under advertising costs. Your campaigns come in daily with costs, clicks and revenue; profitkonsole takes earlier months from your advertising invoices.
What do I need to maintain myself?
Your purchase prices, shipping costs for orders you ship yourself, residual values of returned goods and additional operating expenses. The marketplace connection does not automatically provide all the costs of your business.
What does profitkonsole cost for bol.com?
The plan depends on your channels, order volume and billing period. You will find the current terms on the pricing page. You can try the software free for 14 days.
Conclusion: check bol.com at invoice line level
Sellerboard does not list bol.com as of the check date. What matters when choosing is whether you can trace the calculation for your items: from the booked commission through logistics and returns to the remaining contribution margin. profitkonsole starts from your invoice specification for this.
Try it free for 14 days
Connect your bol.com account, add purchasing and shipping, and check the contribution margin of your items.
Sources & notes
Checked 9 November 2026. Competitor coverage based on their published information.
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bol: commission · bol: rates for Logistics via bol · bol: sales invoice · bol: payout model