JLCPCB PCBA assembly price overview

This post summarizes JLCPCB fees. Please note that this is according to my own research in April 2024 and I can’t guarantee any of these prices or price structures in any way.

For reference, also see the official price list which lists most of these costs as well: https://jlcpcb.com/help/article/98-pcb-assembly-faqs

Economic vs standard PCBA

• Economic PCBA: One-side only, 0$
• Standard PCBA, 25$ for one-sided PCBA, 50$ for two-sided PCBA

Some parts such as ESP32 modules or WS2812-style LEDs force you to select standard PCBA. See JLCPCB PCB assembly: List of known Standard only parts for more details.

Basic vs extended components

• Basic components: 0$ per component type
• Extended components: 1.28€/1.5$ per component type (feeder loading fee - updated 2025-12-19, previously 2.74€/3$)

SMT Assembly fees per solder joint

• 0.0014€ per SMD pin

THT fees / Wave soldering fees

• Manual assembly fee: 0.0135$ per THT pin. This is actually a wave soldering fee.
• Fixed Hand soldering-fee3.22€/3.50$, this is actually a wave soldering fee with “assembly by hand”

Other fees

• Special component fee: For USB-C connectors such as HC-TYPE-C-16P-01A, e.g. €0.03 per piece
• Stencil: 1,28€/1.50$ minimum fee, depends on size (unclear how this is computed)
• Setup fee: 6.71€ minimum fee, depends on size or board count
• Engineering fee: 3.41€, unclear how this is computed
• Panel: 0,00€, unclear how this is computed, but its free if you do the panel yourself.
• Large size: 0.00€, unclear how this is computed
• Components: How much your components cost, no additional markup.
• Nitrogen reflow soldering: 0.75€, unclear how this is computed
• Packaging fee: Seems to be present for larger orders, unclear how this is computed. 0.41€ for 5 panels of 4layer ~150x100mm size with antistatic bubble film.