How much is the GE tax in OSRS?

2% of the sale price, rounded down, with a maximum of 5 million coins per item. It went up from 1% to 2% on 29 May 2025.

Who pays the Grand Exchange tax?

The seller. It comes out of what you receive when your sell offer completes.

Which items have no GE tax?

Items selling under 50 gp, plus a list of exempt items such as Old school bonds, some low-level food and teleport tablets, and skilling tools. The full list is above.

GE tax calculator

The Grand Exchange charges sellers a 2% convenience fee, rounded down and capped at 5m per item. Items under 50 gp pay nothing, because 2% of them rounds down to zero. The buyer pays no tax.

Sale price each

Type 1.2m, 450k or 1,234

Quantity

Exempt item (bonds, low-level food, tools…)

Tax each20,000 gp

You receive each980,000 gp

Tax on 120,000 gp

You receive in total980,000 gp

Items exempt from the tax

From the OSRS Wiki’s Grand Exchange page, checked 2026-10-25.

Old school bonds
Energy potion
Bronze arrow
Bronze dart
Iron arrow
Iron dart
Mind rune
Steel arrow
Steel dart
Bass
Bread
Cake
Cooked chicken
Cooked meat
Herring
Lobster
Mackerel
Meat pie
Pike
Salmon
Shrimps
Tuna
Ardougne teleport
Camelot teleport
Civitas illa fortis teleport
Falador teleport
Games necklace(8)
Kourend castle teleport
Lumbridge teleport
Ring of dueling(8)
Teleport to house
Varrock teleport
Chisel
Gardening trowel
Glassblowing pipe
Hammer
Needle
Pestle and mortar
Rake
Saw
Secateurs
Seed dibber
Shears
Spade
Watering can

Questions

How much is the GE tax in OSRS?: 2% of the sale price, rounded down, with a maximum of 5 million coins per item. It went up from 1% to 2% on 29 May 2025.
Who pays the Grand Exchange tax?: The seller. It comes out of what you receive when your sell offer completes.
Which items have no GE tax?: Items selling under 50 gp, plus a list of exempt items such as Old school bonds, some low-level food and teleport tablets, and skilling tools. The full list is above.