Etsy Fee Calculator
See exactly what Etsy takes from a sale — listing fee, transaction fee, payment processing, and optional Offsite Ads — then your real profit after materials and postage.
Short answer: Etsy charges US sellers a $0.20 listing fee, a 6.5% transaction fee on the item plus shipping (and gift wrap), and payment processing of 3% + $0.25 on the total including tax — roughly 10–11% of a typical sale before any optional advertising.
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Your sale
The listing price the buyer pays, before shipping and tax.
The 6.5% transaction fee applies to this amount as well. Enter 0 for free shipping.
Gift wrap charges are included in the transaction and processing fee bases.
US transaction and Offsite Ads fees exclude sales tax, but payment processing (3% + $0.25) is charged on the total including tax. Enter 0 to ignore.
Offsite Ads only apply when a buyer arrives from an Etsy ad on another site. Optional (opt-out) under $10,000 in trailing 12-month sales; mandatory at 12% once you cross $10,000.
Used only for profit, margin and break-even — not part of Etsy fees.
What postage and packaging really cost you. Used only for profit and break-even.
Fee breakdown
Estimated payout (what Etsy pays you)
$31.22
Total Etsy fees: $3.78 · 10.8% of what you charged
Estimated profit (after your costs)
$19.22
Margin: 54.91% of the sale price · Break-even price: $13.76
What the buyer pays
Etsy fees
Charged when the listing publishes and auto-renews at $0.20 after each sale.
On item price + shipping + gift wrap. For US sellers, sales tax is excluded.
US rate via Etsy Payments, on the total including tax and shipping.
The amount the platform credits to you for this sale.
Your actual profit
Payout minus what the item and its shipping actually cost you.
The lowest price at which this sale stops losing money, given your costs and the fees above.
Current Etsy seller fees at a glance
| Fee | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Listing fee | $0.20 | Per listing, renewed at $0.20 after each sale of a multi-quantity listing. Listings expire after four months. |
| Transaction fee | 6.5% | On the listing price + shipping + gift wrap. For US sellers, not applied to sales tax. |
| Payment processing (US) | 3% + $0.25 | Assessed on the total amount of the sale including tax and shipping. |
| Offsite Ads (optional/mandatory) | 15% or 12% | Only on orders attributed to Etsy offsite advertising. 15% under $10,000 in trailing 365-day sales (opt-out allowed); 12% at/over $10,000 (mandatory). Capped at $100 per order. |
| Etsy Ads (optional) | Seller-set daily budget | Pay-per-click advertising inside Etsy. Not modeled — it is a budget, not a per-sale rate. |
Verified 2026-08-23 against the official Etsy documentation linked under Primary sources below.
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How this calculator works
- Listing fee = $0.20 per sale (the listing renews at $0.20 each time an item sells).
- Transaction fee = 6.5% × (item price + shipping charged + gift wrap charged). For US sellers, sales tax is excluded from this base.
- Payment processing = 3% × (item + shipping + gift wrap + sales tax) + $0.25, the published US Etsy Payments rate.
- Offsite Ads (only if selected) = 15% or 12% × (item + shipping + gift wrap), capped at $100 per order.
- Payout = item price + shipping + gift wrap − total fees. Sales tax is collected and remitted by Etsy, so it is never part of your payout.
- Profit = payout − item cost − your actual shipping cost. Break-even solves for the lowest price where profit is not negative.
Worked example
A $35.00 item with $5.50 shipping charged (no tax, no Offsite Ads): listing fee $0.20, transaction fee $2.63, processing $1.47 — total fees $4.30, payout $36.20. After $12.00 of materials and $5.00 of real postage, profit is $19.20 (54.86% margin).
Why Etsy's real take is higher than 6.5%
The advertised transaction fee is only one of three charges on every sale. Once the $0.20 listing fee and 3% + $0.25 processing are included, a typical US sale loses about 10–11% to fees — and cheap items lose proportionally more, because the $0.20 and $0.25 fixed parts weigh heavier on a $10 sale than on a $100 one.
Sales tax raises the processing fee, not the transaction fee. Etsy's 6.5% excludes US sales tax, but the 3% + $0.25 processing is assessed on the total including tax. The difference is small per order but real — the calculator models both bases separately.
Offsite Ads are conditional, not default. They only apply when an offsite click leads to the order, and shops under $10,000 in trailing-year sales can opt out entirely. Older blog posts still quote a universal 12% or 15% "Etsy fee" — that has never been how the program works.
Selling the same items elsewhere? Compare with the eBay fee calculator or price your time properly with the freelance rate calculator.
Assumptions and what this does not include
What the calculation assumes
- US-based shop using Etsy Payments with a US bank account (3% + $0.25 processing).
- One sale of one quantity; the $0.20 listing fee applies because selling an item renews the listing.
- Sales tax, when a rate is entered, is calculated on the item price plus shipping. Etsy collects and remits US sales tax; it is not part of your payout — it only raises the processing-fee base.
- The sale is not attributed to Offsite Ads unless you select it — the fee is never applied silently.
- Fees are rounded to the nearest cent at each step.
What is not included
- Etsy Ads pay-per-click spend (a seller-set budget, not a per-sale fee).
- Etsy Plus subscription ($10/month) and Pattern site fees.
- In-person sales through Square (not subject to the 6.5% transaction fee).
- Currency conversion fees for listings priced in a currency other than your payment account currency.
- Regulatory operating fees that apply in a small number of non-US jurisdictions.
Primary sources
- Etsy — Fees & Payments Policy (listing, transaction, Offsite Ads)
- Etsy — Etsy Payments Policy (US processing rate: 3% + $0.25)
- Etsy Help — Fees and payments basics
Rates, thresholds and deadlines are stored in a single dated configuration file and reviewed when the IRS publishes new inflation adjustments, so no figure on this page is hardcoded into page copy.
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