Free Etsy Fee Calculator

What Fees Does Etsy Charge Sellers?

Etsy charges sellers several fees that collectively take 20–25% of a typical sale. Understanding each fee is essential to pricing your products profitably. Here is the full breakdown for 2026:

• Listing fee — $0.20 per item. Charged when you publish or renew a listing. Listings last 4 months. If you sell multiple quantities, Etsy charges $0.20 per unit sold as well.
• Transaction fee — 6.5%. Applied to the total order amount (item price + shipping charged to buyer + gift wrapping). This is Etsy's core commission.
• Payment processing fee — 3% + $0.25 (US). Varies by country: UK sellers pay 4% + £0.20, Canadian sellers pay 3% + CA$0.25 (domestic), and Australian sellers pay 3% + AU$0.25 (domestic). International orders in CA and AU attract 4% instead of 3%.
• Offsite Ads fee — 12–15%. If an Etsy offsite ad drives your sale, you pay 15% (or 12% for shops earning over $10,000/year). Shops over $10K cannot opt out. Capped at $100 per order.

How Do I Calculate Etsy Fees?

Use this formula for a quick estimate: Total Etsy fees ≈ $0.20 + (6.5% × order total) + (3% × order total + $0.25). For a $35 item with $5.99 shipping, that works out to $0.20 + $2.66 + $1.48 = $4.34 in fees before product and shipping costs. Our calculator above does all this maths instantly and includes country-specific processing rates.

How Much Does Etsy Take From a $100 Sale?

For a $100 item with free shipping sold by a US seller: listing fee $0.20 + transaction fee $6.50 + processing fee $3.25 = $9.95 in Etsy fees. That is roughly 10% of the sale price. If the sale came via an offsite ad, add another $12–$15, bringing the total to about $22–$25 (22–25%). This is why factoring in all fees before setting your prices is critical.

Etsy Payment Processing Fees by Country

Rates shown are for Etsy Payments. All sellers in eligible countries must use Etsy Payments. Some countries also add VAT or GST on top of these fees.

How to Reduce Your Etsy Fees

You cannot negotiate Etsy's fee structure, but you can structure your shop to minimise their impact:

• Price shipping into your product. Transaction fees apply to shipping too. If your product is $30 + $5 shipping, you pay 6.5% on $35. If you price it at $35 with free shipping, you pay 6.5% on $35 — same fees, but free shipping boosts your ranking in Etsy search.
• Sell higher-priced items. The $0.20 listing fee and $0.25 processing fixed fee hurt margins more on a $5 item than a $50 item.
• Monitor offsite ads. If your shop earns under $10,000/year, you can opt out. If the 15% ad fee is eating your margins, consider turning it off and driving traffic yourself.
• Use multi-quantity listings. If a buyer purchases 3 of the same item, you pay one processing fixed fee ($0.25) instead of three separate transactions.

Etsy Fees vs Other Marketplaces

Compared to other selling platforms, Etsy's fees land in the middle. Lazada charges 1–6% commission depending on category. TikTok Shop charges 5–9% referral fees. eBay takes about 13.25% in combined fees for most categories. The key difference is Etsy's $0.20 listing fee, which is unique among major platforms and adds up quickly for shops with large catalogues.

If you sell across multiple marketplaces (Etsy, Shopify, Amazon), keeping track of different fee structures becomes a challenge. Tools like OneCart help multichannel sellers sync inventory and orders across platforms from a single dashboard, so you can focus on growing your business rather than juggling fees and stock levels.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Etsy charge fees on shipping?

Yes. Etsy's 6.5% transaction fee applies to the total order amount including the shipping price you charge the buyer. Payment processing fees also apply to the full amount. This means offering "free shipping" (by building shipping into your item price) does not reduce your fees — but it does improve your Etsy search ranking.

How much does it cost to list on Etsy?

Each listing costs $0.20 and stays active for 4 months or until the item sells (whichever comes first). If you enable auto-renew, Etsy charges another $0.20 when the listing expires. When an item sells, you also pay $0.20 per quantity sold. There is no monthly subscription for a standard Etsy shop.

What is the Etsy regulatory operating fee?

In countries with a digital services tax (like the UK, France, and Italy), Etsy charges a small regulatory operating fee — typically around 0.25–0.40% — to cover the tax. This is separate from the standard transaction and processing fees. US sellers do not pay this fee.

Can I avoid Etsy offsite ads fees?

If your shop earned less than $10,000 in the past 365 days, you can opt out of offsite ads in your shop settings. If your shop earned $10,000 or more, participation is mandatory at the 12% rate. The fee only applies when a sale is directly attributed to an offsite ad click.