How Etsy Fees Work in 2026 (With a Worked Example)

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The fee layers, at a glance

The fees that apply to every listing or every sale

1. Listing fee — $0.20 per listing, flat

Charged when you publish a listing, and charged again automatically each time a sold listing auto-renews. It's a flat fee, not a percentage, and it applies whether or not the item ever sells. If a listing has more than one item in stock (quantity greater than 1), publishing it still only charges the first $0.20 — an additional $0.20 is charged per unit only as each one actually sells, not upfront for the full quantity.
Source: Etsy — Fee Basics; Etsy — Fees and Listing Multiple Quantities

Why did one sale show three separate $0.20 charges? See every trigger for this fee, worked out →

2. Transaction fee — 6.5% of what the buyer pays

Does that mean free shipping costs you less in fees? See the side-by-side math →

Adding duty to your price under Etsy's DDP requirement? See the gross-up math →

This is 6.5% of the total the buyer actually pays for the order — the item price, plus shipping if you charge for it, plus gift wrapping if you charge for that. It only applies once something sells; it isn't charged on an unsold listing.
Source: Etsy — What are the Fees and Taxes for Selling on Etsy

3. Payment processing fee — a percentage plus a flat fee, and it depends on your country

Etsy Payments deducts a processing fee when a sale settles: a percentage of the order amount (including shipping and any applicable sales tax) plus a small flat fee. The exact rate depends on the country your bank account is registered in. U.S. sellers pay 3% + $0.25.
Source: Etsy — What are Payment Processing Fees for Selling on Etsy

Rates do differ by country, and the difference matters more than people expect. As one example: Etsy's published schedule splits Canada and Australia into a domestic rate and a separate, higher international rate for cross-border orders (Canada: 3% + $0.25 CAD domestic vs. 4% + $0.25 CAD international; Australia: 3% + $0.25 AUD domestic vs. 4% + $0.25 AUD international). Other countries have their own published rates that can differ meaningfully from the U.S. example above. Rates vary by country — always check Etsy's official fee page for the current rate where your bank account is based rather than assuming the U.S. numbers apply to you.
Source: Etsy — What are Payment Processing Fees for Selling on Etsy

Fees that only apply in specific situations

These don't hit every order — they depend on how you sell or where your shop is based.

• Offsite Ads fee (12–15%): If Etsy advertises your listing on Google, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Bing and a sale results from that ad, Etsy charges a fee on that order only — it doesn't apply to sales that come through Etsy search or your own marketing. Shops under $10,000 in trailing-365-day sales pay 15% and can opt out of the program entirely. Once a shop has ever reached $10,000 in trailing-365-day sales, participation becomes mandatory for the life of the shop, but the rate drops to 12%. The fee is capped at $100 per order. Source: Etsy — How Etsy's Offsite Ads Work
• Etsy Ads (on-site): separate from Offsite Ads. This is a self-managed daily budget you set for ads that appear in Etsy's own search results — not a fixed percentage fee, and entirely optional.
• Currency conversion fee (2.5%): if your shop's listing currency is different from the currency of your Payments account, Etsy deducts 2.5% of the sale amount before it reaches your account. Keep both currencies the same and this fee doesn't apply. Source: Etsy — Currency Conversion Fees
• Regulatory Operating Fee: Etsy charges an additional Regulatory Operating Fee to sellers in certain countries, calculated on the item price plus shipping (and gift wrapping or personalization where applicable). Where this fee applies, it can also be subject to VAT. Etsy's published rate and the specific list of countries this applies to change and are best confirmed directly on Etsy's fee page — this page intentionally doesn't restate a rate or country list, since the most reliable source is the page that Etsy keeps current. Source: Etsy — What is a Regulatory Operating Fee

None of this includes income tax, which is a separate matter between you and your tax authority and isn't covered on this page.

A worked example, done by hand

Numbers are easier to trust when you can see them add up. Here's one order, worked out step by step — a U.S. seller, a $30 item, and $5 of shipping charged to the buyer, for a $35 order total.

That's roughly 49% of the order total left after Etsy's fees and this seller's actual costs — for this one example. Notice how much of that outcome depends on shipping and materials being estimated accurately, not on Etsy's fees themselves. Underestimate either cost and that 49% shrinks fast. This is a single illustrative example, not a typical or guaranteed outcome — every shop's materials, shipping, and pricing are different, and payment processing changes by country.

Why a calculator instead of redoing this math every time

The math above is straightforward once — three fee lines and two cost lines, one subtraction. It stops being straightforward when you're pricing a dozen listings, or checking whether a discount code still leaves you a reasonable margin. That's the actual problem a calculator solves: not new information, just not re-typing the same formula by hand every time your price, shipping cost, or materials change.

We built a free one for exactly this: Etsy Fee Calculator. It's a single page, runs entirely in your browser (nothing you type is sent anywhere), and needs no signup.

It has six fields, matching the fee lines above:

• Order amount — the amount used to estimate the percentage-based fees (see the callout below on what to enter here)
• Etsy transaction fee — defaults to 6.5%, editable
• Payment processing % and Payment processing flat — default to the U.S. example (3% and $0.25), editable for your own country's published rate
• Shipping cost — what you actually pay to ship the order
• Material cost — what the item actually costs you to make or source

Click "Calculate My Estimate" and it returns an estimated remainder and an estimated margin percentage, based only on what you entered.

That's built for checking one order at a time. If you're trying to track estimated profit across a whole month, or across Etsy, Shopify, and eBay together, see what to track in a profit-tracking spreadsheet, and a free-vs-paid comparison.

Using the same $35 order from the worked example above (Order amount: 35.00, Shipping cost: 6.00, Material cost: 8.00, defaults left as-is), the calculator will show a number close to $17.42–$17.43 — not exactly the $17.22 from the by-hand version above. The difference is one specific, known thing: the calculator doesn't subtract the $0.20 listing fee. That's intentional, since the listing fee is charged once per listing regardless of price and doesn't scale the way the other fees do — but it's worth knowing about so the two numbers aren't confused.

What the calculator does not include

To be direct about the calculator's scope, since "estimate" only means something if you know what's estimated:

• Etsy's $0.20 listing/renewal fee
• Etsy Ads or Offsite Ads fees
• Income tax or sales tax
• Currency conversion fees
• Refunds or cancellations

None of these are calculated automatically by the tool. If any of them apply to your sale, factor them in separately — the listing-fee line in the worked example above shows how to fold that one in by hand; the same approach works for the others.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Etsy charge per sale?

For a typical U.S. sale, three things stack up: a $0.20 listing fee (charged once per listing, whether or not it sells), a 6.5% transaction fee on what the buyer pays, and a payment processing fee of 3% + $0.25 for U.S. sellers (other countries have different published rates). Optional fees like Offsite Ads or currency conversion may add more depending on how the sale happened.

Does the Etsy transaction fee include shipping?

Yes. The 6.5% transaction fee is calculated on the total the buyer pays, which includes shipping (if you charge for it) and gift wrapping (if you charge for that), not just the item price.

Are Etsy fees the same in every country?

The listing fee ($0.20) and transaction fee (6.5%) are the same worldwide. Payment processing fees are not — they depend on the country your bank account is registered in. As one documented example, Etsy charges a different rate for domestic vs. international orders in Canada and Australia. Rates vary by country beyond that — check Etsy's official fee page for the current rate where you're based.

What's the difference between Etsy Ads and Offsite Ads fees?

Etsy Ads is a self-managed daily ad budget you set yourself, inside Etsy search — not a fixed percentage. Offsite Ads is different: Etsy advertises your listing off-platform (Google, social, etc.), and if a sale results from that ad, Etsy takes a 12–15% fee on that specific order. Offsite Ads is optional for shops under $10,000 in trailing-year sales and mandatory (at the lower 12% rate) once a shop has ever crossed that threshold.

Does the fee calculator show my actual profit?

No — it shows an estimate based only on the numbers you type in (order amount, the two fee percentages/flat fees, shipping, and materials). It does not include the listing fee, ads fees, taxes, currency conversion, or refunds, so treat the result as a starting estimate, not a confirmed payout.

Is this page or the calculator affiliated with Etsy?

No. Neither this page nor the calculator is created, affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Etsy, Inc. Fee figures are sourced from Etsy's own published help pages and linked throughout — always confirm current rates directly with Etsy before making pricing decisions.

Not affiliated with Etsy

This page and the calculator are an independent project. They are not created, affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Etsy, Inc. "Etsy" is a trademark of Etsy, Inc. Fee figures above are quoted from Etsy's own published help pages as of the "last updated" date at the top of this page — Etsy can and does change its fee schedule, so always confirm current rates on Etsy's official fee page before making a pricing decision. Nothing on this page is tax advice, and nothing here guarantees any level of profit — it's an estimate based on the numbers you provide.

Considering Shopify instead? See the breakeven formula for Etsy vs Shopify fees. Weighing eBay? See what actually differs between Etsy and eBay fees. Pricing a new listing? See the fee-inclusive pricing formula. Want every fee in one table? See the Etsy Fee Structure Datasheet (CSV).
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