A $100 item with free shipping.
Listing $0.20 + transaction $6.50 + processing $3.25 = $9.95 in fees, almost exactly 10%. You get $90.05.
Etsy Fee & Profit Calculator
See every Etsy fee on a sale, your payout and your profit, or find the price to charge.
Results
Enter your numbers to see the results.
- Item price
- Quantity
- Subtotal (item + shipping)
- Sales tax
- Listing fee
- Transaction fee
- Payment processing
- Offsite Ads
- Total fees
- Fees as a % of the sale
- You get
- Your costs
- Profit
- Margin
- Break-even item price
Estimates only. Fees are for US sellers using Etsy Payments, as of October 2026. Check your Payment account for exact figures.
Enter your item price, the shipping you charge and any sales tax. You'll see each fee line by line (listing, transaction, payment processing and, if an ad brought the sale, Offsite Ads), and your real profit once you add your costs. Use reverse mode to enter the profit you want and get the price to charge.
How to use it
- Enter the item price and quantity.
- Enter what the buyer paid for shipping. Use 0 for free shipping or digital downloads.
- Optionally, enter the sales tax collected. It changes the processing fee only (explained below).
- Add your item cost, what you paid for the shipping label, and any packaging costs.
- If the order came from an Offsite Ad, choose 15%, or 12% if your shop made $10,000 or more in sales over the previous 365 days.
- Read the fee breakdown, total fees, fees as a percentage of the sale, payout, profit and margin.
Every Etsy fee, explained
- Listing fee: $0.20. Charged when you list. On a multi-quantity listing, another $0.20 is charged for each extra item sold, so selling 3 from one listing costs $0.60 in listing fees.
- Transaction fee: 6.5% of the item price plus shipping and any gift wrap or personalization charge. Sales tax isn't included.
- Payment processing (US): 3% + $0.25 on the full order total, including shipping and sales tax. This is the one fee where tax matters.
- Offsite Ads: 15% or 12%, only on orders Etsy attributes to an ad it ran for you off Etsy. For US sellers it's charged on the order total excluding sales tax, and it's capped at $100 per order.
Not included yet: the 2.5% currency conversion fee for listings in another currency, non-US processing rates, regulatory operating fees, Etsy Ads (on-site) spend and Share & Save credits.
How it works
Each fee is a fixed amount or a percentage of the sale, rounded to the cent. Your total fees are those rounded lines added up, so the lines always match the total, and your payout is the sale minus that total. Reverse mode works backward: without Offsite Ads, transaction and processing together take 9.5% of the subtotal.
- Subtotal = price × quantity + shipping. Listing = $0.20 × quantity. Transaction = 6.5% × subtotal.
- Processing = 3% × (subtotal + sales tax) + $0.25. Offsite Ads = 15% or 12% × subtotal, up to $100.
- Fees = the sum of the rounded lines. Fees as a % of sale = fees ÷ subtotal.
- Profit = subtotal − fees − your costs. Reverse price = (target profit + costs + $0.45 + 3% of tax) ÷ 0.905 − shipping charged.
Worked examples
A $25 item with $5 shipping and $2.40 sales tax.
The transaction fee is 6.5% of $30 = $1.95. Processing is 3% of $32.40 (tax included) + $0.25 = $1.22. With the $0.20 listing fee, total fees are $0.20 + $1.95 + $1.22 = $3.37, or 11.23% of the $30 sale. Payout is $26.63, and if the item cost you $8 to make, profit is $18.63. Run reverse mode with an $18.63 target and the same inputs, and it returns $25.00.
The same order, through an Offsite Ad at 15%.
The ad fee is 15% of $30.00 = $4.50, not 15% of $32.40, because US sales tax is excluded. Total fees jump to $7.87, and the payout drops to $22.13.
A $1,000 item through an Offsite Ad at 15%.
15% would be $150, but the fee is capped at $100. With $65.00 transaction and $30.25 processing, fees total $195.45 (19.55%), and you get $804.55.
Pricing backward.
You want $15 profit on a piece that costs $6 to make. You charge $4.50 shipping and the label costs you $4.50. Reverse mode says to price it at $24.17: fees come to $3.17, the payout is $25.50, and after $10.50 in costs you keep $15.00.
How much Etsy takes at different prices
| Item price | Total fees | Fees as % of sale | You get |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | $1.40 | 14.00% | $8.60 |
| $20 | $2.35 | 11.75% | $17.65 |
| $40 | $4.25 | 10.63% | $35.75 |
| $50 | $5.20 | 10.40% | $44.80 |
| $100 | $9.95 | 9.95% | $90.05 |
| $250 | $24.20 | 9.68% | $225.80 |
The fixed $0.20 listing fee and $0.25 processing fee hit cheap items hardest. On a $10 sale they're 4.5% on their own. Bundling low-priced items, or raising the price slightly and offering a quantity discount, can help.
Offsite Ads: when the cap kicks in
The $100 cap only matters on bigger orders. At 15% it starts to apply once the order (excluding US sales tax) passes about $666.67. At 12% it's about $833.33. Below those amounts, the ad fee is the full percentage.
FAQ
How much does Etsy take from a sale?
For a US seller without Offsite Ads, $0.20 + 6.5% + 3% + $0.25, which works out to about 10% on a $100 item and more on cheaper items. An attributed Offsite Ad adds 12% or 15%, capped at $100.
Does Etsy charge fees on shipping?
Yes. The 6.5% transaction fee and the processing fee both include the shipping you charge, and so does the Offsite Ads fee.
Does Etsy charge fees on sales tax?
For US sellers, only the 3% + $0.25 payment processing fee includes sales tax. The transaction fee and the Offsite Ads fee don't.
How are fees different for digital products?
The same fees apply, just without shipping. An $8 digital download costs $1.21 in fees (about 15%), so you keep $6.79.
What is the Etsy Offsite Ads fee?
A fee on sales that come from Etsy's ads on other sites: 15% of the order, or 12% if your shop had $10,000 or more in sales in the last 365 days, capped at $100 per order.
How do I calculate Etsy profit?
Take the payout after fees, then subtract what the item cost you, the shipping label and packaging. Etsy profit is generally self-employment income, so set some aside for tax.
How do I price my items to cover Etsy fees?
Use reverse mode. Enter the profit you want and your costs, and the calculator works out the price, fees included.