H&M Affiliate Program

The H&M affiliate program pays up to 7% per sale with a 14-day cookie window, and is available to LinkApprove creators and publishers in the US, the UK, the EU, and Canada without a separate application.

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01Overview

About the H&M affiliate program

H&M is the volume play in this category. The range covers everyday basics, Divided for the teen market, kidswear, home, and beauty, and the price architecture is low enough that a shopper will drop four items into a basket without pausing to think about any of them. Its geographic reach is the broadest of any brand in this directory.

The trade-off is arithmetic. A headline rate near the top of the fashion range still produces a small number when the average basket sits under seventy dollars, and H&M Member pricing means its audience has been trained to wait for a code before checking out. Return rates on low-price apparel are high, and returns claw commission back weeks after the sale is first reported.

From the LinkApprove network
H&M is one of the highest-click and lowest-earning-per-click programs LinkApprove tracks, because traffic volume is never the problem and basket size always is. Creators who build a full outfit into a single link consistently do better than those pushing one item at a time.

02Conversion

Why H&M converts

  • Low entry prices remove the hesitation step, so clicks convert within the same session far more often than at premium apparel brands
  • Designer collaborations and the Divided and Studio drops create genuine, dateable content moments
  • Coverage across apparel, kidswear, home, and beauty lets one program serve fashion, family, and interiors content from a single relationship
  • Member-only pricing and near-constant promo codes give deal publishers something usable to post nearly every week

03Audience fit

Which creators this suits

  • Budget and haul creators working in short-form video
  • Family and kidswear publishers
  • Deal and coupon sites with an established discount audience

04Getting started

How to join the H&M affiliate program

  1. 1Create a free LinkApprove partner account and submit your content channels for review.
  2. 2Once approved, usually within two business days, open the program directory and find H&M.
  3. 3Generate a deep link to any H&M product page, adding sub-IDs for the platform or campaign you are publishing to.
  4. 4Publish, then track clicks and validated commission in one balance alongside every other program you run.

Because LinkApprove already holds the upstream approval, you do not submit a separate application to H&M.

05Attribution

When you get paid on this program

How a commission is attributed and paidA click starts a 14-day cookie window. A purchase inside that window is attributed to you. The advertiser then validates the sale over a hold period of 30-60 days before it is released in the next payout run.COOKIE WINDOW · 14DHOLD · 30-60 DAYSClickday 0Purchasewithin 14 daysValidatedadvertiser confirmsPaidnext payout run

Full thresholds, rails and schedules are on the payouts page.

06FAQ

Common questions

How much does the H&M affiliate program pay?

The H&M affiliate program pays Up to 7% per sale (rate is tiered by product category, and home and beauty sit at the bottom of the range). Average order value on the program is $65, so commission per conversion is calculated against that basket rather than a single item price.

What is the cookie duration for the H&M affiliate program?

The H&M program has a 14-day cookie window. A purchase made after that window has closed is not attributed to you, which is why content timing matters on this program.

How do I join the H&M affiliate program?

You can join the H&M affiliate program through LinkApprove without applying to H&M directly. LinkApprove already holds the upstream approval, so once your LinkApprove partner account is approved you can generate tracked links to any H&M product page immediately.

Which countries does the H&M affiliate program accept?

The H&M program accepts traffic from US, UK, EU, CA. Traffic from outside these regions may not be attributed even when the click is tracked, so check your audience geography before committing content to it.

Fashion & apparel

How H&M compares in its category

Fashion is the highest-volume vertical on LinkApprove and the one where creator content outperforms every other traffic type. Cookie windows are short, typically 7 to 30 days, so conversion depends on posting close to the moment of intent. The programs below all accept social and short-form video traffic.

Commission and cookie figures are indicative and set by the advertiser.
ProgramCommissionCookieAvg. order
Abercrombie & Fitch7% per sale45 days$115
AllSaintsUp to 7% per sale30 days$210
Anthropologie6% per sale30 days$155
Aritzia6% per sale14 days$180
ASOSUp to 6% per sale30 days$88
Banana RepublicUp to 5% per sale7 days$130
CoachUp to 6% per sale14 days$310
COS6% per sale30 days$165
Everlane6% per sale30 days$125
FarfetchUp to 7% per sale30 days$540
Free People5% per sale14 days$135
GapUp to 4% per sale7 days$95
H&M (this program)Up to 7% per sale14 days$65
J.Crew5% per sale7 days$145
Karen MillenUp to 7% per sale30 days$150
Lands' EndUp to 6% per sale30 days$120
Levi's8% per sale30 days$110
Macy'sUp to 4% per sale10 days$130
Madewell6% per sale14 days$130
Mango7% per sale30 days$95
Michael KorsUp to 7% per sale14 days$225
Nordstrom2% per sale14 days$180
Reformation8% per sale30 days$240
ReissUp to 6% per sale30 days$230
RevolveUp to 8% per sale14 days$310
Steve Madden5% per sale7 days$95
SuperdryUp to 6% per sale30 days$105
Ted BakerUp to 6% per sale30 days$165
Tory BurchUp to 8% per sale21 days$295
Uniqlo4% per sale7 days$75
Urban Outfitters4% per sale7 days$85
Zara5% per sale7 days$95

Creators and publishers

Promote H&M and every other program in the directory from one account, with a single payout. Free to join, from 1,000 followers.

Advertisers

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Promote H&M from today

Join LinkApprove free and generate your first tracked H&M link once approved. No separate application, and no advertiser approval queue.