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=Broker fee=
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[[File:Contractitemexchange.png|32px]]Broker fee is the second tax that is paid on all market transactions. This fee is paid when market sell or buy order is created with duration longer than "immediate". The fee is not returned if the market order is taken down or expires.
[[File:Contractitemexchange.png|32px]]Broker fee is the second tax that is paid on all market transactions. It is paid when the market sell or buy order is created with a duration longer than "immediate". The fee is not returned if the market order is taken down or expires.


In NPC stations broker fee starts at 3% and is reduced by {{sk|Broker Relations}} skill, the standing towards station owner faction and the standing towards station owner corporation. The minimum possible broker fee at NPC stations with {{sk|Broker Relations|V}} AND maximum faction/corp standings is 1%.
In NPC stations, the broker fee starts at 3% and is reduced by the {{sk|Broker Relations}} skill, ''i.e.'', the standing towards the station owner's faction and corporation. The minimum fee at NPC stations with {{sk|Broker Relations|V}} ''and'' maximum faction/corp standings is 1%.


The equation for NPC broker fees is<ref name="brokerfee">[https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/203218962-Broker-Fee-and-Sales-Tax Helpdesk: Broker Fee and Sales Tax]</ref>
The equation for NPC broker fees is:<ref name="brokerfee">[https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/203218962-Broker-Fee-and-Sales-Tax Helpdesk: Broker Fee and Sales Tax]</ref>


:<math> \text{Broker fee} = 3\% - 0.3\% \times \text{Broker relations level} - 0.03\% \times \text{Faction standing} - 0.02\% \times \text{Corporation standing} </math>
:<math> \text{Broker fee} = 3\% - 0.3\% \times \text{Broker relations level} - 0.03\% \times \text{Faction standing} - 0.02\% \times \text{Corporation standing} </math>


Important to note is that the broker fee is based on unmodified standings and does not take any standing skills into account.
Important to note is that the broker fee is based on unmodified standings and does not take any standing skills into account. In player-owned [[Upwell structures|Upwell structure]] markets, the broker fee is set by the structure owner. Skills have no impact on this fee, either. Different tax rates for different standings may be set.
 
In player owned [[Upwell structures|Upwell structure]] markets the broker fee is set by the structure owner. Skills have no impact on this fee. The structure owned can set different tax rates for different standings.


''For more information on sales tax, see [[Trading]].''
''For more information on sales tax, see [[Trading]].''