Etsy fee calculator: what are Etsy's fees?
Etsy takes three fees from a typical sale: 20¢ to list the item, a 6.5% transaction fee on the item and its shipping, and a payment processing fee of 3% + 25¢. When the buyer came from one of Etsy's Offsite Ads, it takes 12% or 15% more. Type your sale to see every fee, what you keep, and what the same sale keeps on eBay and on your own store.
Etsy charges to list, takes a share of each sale and its shipping, and charges for payment processing. Type your sale to see every fee and what you keep.
You keep, on Etsy
$32.13
Etsy keeps $3.87 of a $36.00 sale, 10.8% of the item and its shipping. Example sale; type yours.
The same $36.00 sale, three places to sell it. Click eBay to open its calculator with this sale.
On your own store the same sale keeps $34.66: $2.53 more, or $253 on every 100 orders like it, before your store's monthly plan.
- Listing fee
- $0.20
- Transaction fee
- $2.34
- Payment processing
- $1.33
- Total fees
- $3.87
- Effective rate All fees as a share of the item price plus shipping. It runs higher on small orders, where the fixed fees weigh more.
- 10.75%
Etsy's published rates for shops with a US bank account. Shops in other countries pay their own processing rate.
How to read your number
Etsy's fees on a sale add up to the listing fee, the transaction fee and the payment processing fee. A $30 item with $6 shipping is a $36 order: $0.20 to list, $2.34 transaction fee (6.5% of $36) and $1.33 processing (3% of $36 + 25¢), so $3.87 in all, and you keep $32.13. If the sale came from an Offsite Ad, another 15% ($5.40) comes out and you keep $26.73.
Why it matters
Etsy's fees look small one at a time, but together they take about 11% of a $36 order before any ads, and about 26% when the sale comes from an Offsite Ad. They're charged on shipping too, so a seller who prices for margin on the item alone ends up short. Knowing the full fee tells you the price that still pays, and how much more the same sale keeps on your own store.
Your own store
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Formula
Etsy fees = $0.20 listing + (item + shipping) × 6.5% + (item + shipping + tax) × 3% + $0.25 + Offsite Ads fee. You keep = item + shipping − Etsy fees
The rates are for shops with a US bank account. The transaction fee also applies to gift wrap you charge for. Offsite Ads are 15% of the order for shops under $10,000 a year in sales (who can opt out) and 12% for shops above (who can't), never more than $100 an order. The 20¢ listing fee renews each time a listing sells or after four months.
Other ways to work out Etsy fees
- A sale with no ad
- fees = $0.45 + order × 9.5%
- Most sales: the 20¢ listing fee and 25¢ processing fee, plus 6.5% and 3% of the order. Sales tax adds 3% of the tax to the processing fee.
- A sale from an Offsite Ad, shop under $10k
- fees = $0.45 + order × 24.5%
- The buyer clicked one of Etsy's ads on another site and bought within 30 days. Shops under $10,000 a year can opt out.
- A sale from an Offsite Ad, shop over $10k
- fees = $0.45 + order × 21.5%
- Shops that sold $10,000 or more in any 365 days are in Offsite Ads for good, at 12%.
- Price to keep a set amount
- price = (amount + $0.45) ÷ (1 − 9.5%)
- Pricing a free-shipping item so you keep an exact amount after Etsy's fees, with no ad and no sales tax.
How to calculate Etsy fees: a worked example
A US shop sells a $30 item and charges $6 for shipping. The buyer didn't come from an Offsite Ad, and no sales tax applies.
- Order = $30 + $6 = $36
- Listing fee = $0.20
- Transaction fee = $36 × 6.5% = $2.34
- Payment processing = $36 × 3% + $0.25 = $1.33
- Etsy fees = $3.87, and you keep $36 − $3.87 = $32.13
- From an Offsite Ad at 15%: another $5.40, so you keep $26.73
Etsy keeps $3.87 of a $36 order, 10.8%. On the shop's own store, the same sale pays $1.34 in card fees and keeps $34.66.
How to pay less in Etsy fees
Price shipping at cost. Etsy's 6.5% transaction fee and 3% processing fee apply to the shipping you charge, so padded shipping pays fees on the padding.
Decide on Offsite Ads while you can. Shops under $10,000 a year can opt out of Offsite Ads in their shop settings. Once you pass $10,000, you're in for good at 12%.
Send repeat buyers to your own store. A buyer who already knows you doesn't need Etsy's search. On your own store, the same $36 order pays card fees only.
| Fee | Rate | On a $36 order |
|---|---|---|
| Listing fee | $0.20 per listing | $0.20 |
| Transaction fee | 6.5% of item, shipping and gift wrap | $2.34 |
| Payment processing | 3% + $0.25 of the total with tax | $1.33 |
| Offsite Ads, shop under $10k a year | 15% of the order, up to $100 | $5.40 |
| Offsite Ads, shop over $10k a year | 12% of the order, up to $100 | $4.32 |
| Your own store, for comparison | 2.9% + $0.30 card processing | $1.34 |
What the same sale keeps on your own store
On a store of your own, a sale pays card processing and nothing else per order: 2.9% + 30¢ on a US card with Stripe or with Shopify Payments on Shopify's Basic plan. The $36 order that keeps $32.13 on Etsy keeps $34.66 on your own store, $2.53 more, and $7.93 more than an Etsy sale from an Offsite Ad.
The trade-off is traffic. Etsy brings shoppers searching for handmade and vintage; your own store needs ads, social posts, email or search to bring them, and pays a monthly plan. Many makers keep Etsy for discovery and move repeat buyers and custom orders to their own store.
Replo builds that store on your brand and your own domain. Replo checkout, powered by Stripe, takes no cut of your sales and suits digital products like printables and simple items; for sizes, colors or a full catalog, Replo connects your Shopify store and sells through its checkout. See how Etsy and Shopify compare in Shopify vs Etsy.
Questions about Etsy fees
- What are Etsy's fees?
- For a shop with a US bank account: $0.20 to list each item, a 6.5% transaction fee on the item price, shipping and gift wrap, and a payment processing fee of 3% + $0.25 on the total, sales tax included. Sales that come from Etsy's Offsite Ads pay another 15%, or 12% for shops with $10,000 or more in yearly sales, capped at $100 an order.
- How much does Etsy take from a $50 sale?
- $5.20 with free shipping, no sales tax and no Offsite Ad: $0.20 listing, $3.25 transaction fee (6.5%) and $1.75 processing (3% + 25¢). You keep $44.80. From an Offsite Ad at 15%, another $7.50 comes out.
- Does Etsy charge fees on shipping?
- Yes. The 6.5% transaction fee applies to the shipping you charge as well as the item, and so does the 3% payment processing fee. Offering free shipping and raising the item price costs the same in fees.
- Does Etsy charge fees on sales tax?
- The payment processing fee, yes: 3% + 25¢ is worked out on the total the buyer pays, sales tax included. The 6.5% transaction fee isn't charged on sales tax.
- Can I opt out of Etsy Offsite Ads?
- Yes, if your shop has made less than $10,000 in any 365 days: those shops are enrolled at 15% but can opt out. Once a shop reaches $10,000, it's enrolled at 12% for the life of the shop. Either way, the fee never goes over $100 an order.
- Is it cheaper to sell on Etsy or on my own website?
- Per sale, your own website: card fees of 2.9% + 30¢, so $1.34 on a $36 order against $3.87 on Etsy. Your own site also needs a monthly plan and its own traffic, which Etsy's search brings for you. Many makers use both.
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