Etsy Fee and Profit Calculator

Type the price you charge, the postage and what the item costs you to make, and see every fee Etsy takes from that sale: the listing fee, the transaction fee, payment processing and, when the sale came from an ad, the Offsite Ads fee. Underneath is the number that matters, what you keep, with the margin, the break-even price and the price you would have to charge to keep a particular amount. The rates come from Etsy's own published fee page and the page shows the date they were last checked. Nothing you type leaves your browser.

How it works

Etsy Fee and Profit Calculator is a web page that does its work on your own device. Everything you type or choose is worked out by your browser and never sent to a server, so nothing is stored and there is nothing to delete. There is no account, no sign-up and no limit on how often you use it.

Which fees come out of a sale

Four charges land on a normal Etsy sale, and they are worked out on different amounts, which is why a sale can feel smaller than it looked:

• Listing fee: a fixed amount per listing, charged when you list an item and again each time the listing renews. A listing renews when it sells, so selling two of the same item costs two listing fees.
• Transaction fee: a percentage of what the buyer pays for the item, the postage and any gift wrapping. Postage is included, so charging more for postage does not escape it.
• Payment processing: a percentage of the whole order total plus a fixed amount per order. The percentage is worked out on the total the buyer is charged, including tax that Etsy collects and sends on.
• Offsite Ads: charged only when the sale came from an ad Etsy placed elsewhere, as a percentage of the order, up to a limit per order. It is nothing on every other sale, which is why it is a tick box here rather than a number baked into every answer.

Sellers in some countries pay a fifth charge, the regulatory operating fee, a small percentage of the item price and postage. The rates are the ones Etsy publishes on its fee page, its payment processing fees page and What is a Regulatory Operating Fee?, and the date they were last read off those pages is shown under the answer.

Why the country matters

The listing fee and the 6.5% transaction fee are the same wherever you sell. Payment processing is not: it depends on where your bank account is, and it is charged in that country's currency. A shop billing in the United States pays 3% plus $0.25 an order, one in the United Kingdom 4% plus £0.20, one anywhere in the euro countries 4% plus €0.30, and one in India 5% plus ₹25. Canada, Australia and New Zealand charge one rate on orders from home and a higher one on orders from abroad, so those appear as two choices. Choose where your shop bills and every figure switches to that country and its currency.

One thing does not convert by itself. Etsy sets the listing fee, and the limit on the Offsite Ads fee, in US dollars and converts them at the rate of the day. If your shop bills in another currency, put what the listing fee comes to in your own money into the Listing fee box under More options, and the limit is converted to match.

Working backwards from the profit you want

Every percentage fee is charged on the same amount, so the sum can be turned round and solved rather than guessed at. Type what you want to keep and the tool gives the item price that leaves exactly that after fees and costs, with the postage you charge and your own costs already accounted for. The break-even price is the same sum with nothing left over: below it you are paying for the privilege of making the thing.

What this tool does not do

• It does not sign in to Etsy, so it cannot read your real orders, your own fee rate or the balance in your payment account.
• It does not work out income tax, VAT or GST you may owe on the profit, and it does not decide whether you must charge tax.
• It covers one sale at a time, not a monthly subscription, a shop-wide ads budget, or the fees on refunds and cancellations.

Etsy changes its fees from time to time, and some shops are on different rates. Check the figures against your own Etsy bill before pricing a whole shop around them.

What it does

• Every fee on one sale: listing, transaction, payment processing and Offsite Ads
• What you keep after fees, materials, postage and anything else you pay
• Profit margin as a share of what the buyer pays
• Break-even price: below it the sale costs you money
• Works backwards: the price to charge to keep the amount you want
• Handles quantity, free postage, gift wrapping and tax on the order
• Every Etsy Payments country in its own currency, including the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, France and India
• Rates from Etsy's published fee pages, with the date shown

Questions

How much does Etsy take from a sale?

On a normal sale Etsy takes a listing fee for the item, a transaction fee worked out on the item price plus postage and gift wrapping, and a payment processing fee that is a percentage of the whole order total plus a fixed amount. If the sale came from an ad Etsy placed on another site, an Offsite Ads fee is added as well. The exact rates are on Etsy's fee page, and this calculator shows the date they were last checked.

Does Etsy charge a fee on shipping?

Yes. The transaction fee is worked out on the postage you charge as well as the item price, and the payment processing fee is worked out on the order total, which includes postage. Moving money from the item price into the postage does not reduce the fees.

What is the Offsite Ads fee?

Etsy advertises listings on other websites and charges a percentage of the order when a sale comes from one of those ads. Shops under the annual sales threshold pay the higher rate and can turn the ads off; shops over it pay the lower rate and cannot. There is a limit on the fee per order, and nothing is charged on sales that did not come from an offsite ad. The rates are on Etsy's fee page.

How do I work out my profit on Etsy?

Take what the buyer pays for the item, the postage and any gift wrapping, subtract every Etsy fee on that order, then subtract what the item cost you to make and what you paid to post it. What is left is your profit. This tool does all of it as you type, and shows the profit as a percentage of what the buyer pays.

What price should I charge to make a certain profit?

Type the amount you want to keep into To keep this much and the tool gives the item price that leaves exactly that after every fee and cost. It solves the sum rather than guessing, so the answer is exact rather than close.

What is a break-even price?

It is the item price where you keep nothing: the fees and your costs use up the whole sale. Anything below it means the sale costs you money. It is shown beside the profit, so you can see how much room a discount or a sale price really leaves.

Does this include sales tax or VAT?

Only in so far as it changes the payment processing fee. Etsy adds tax to the buyer's total and sends it on, so it is not your income, but the payment fee is worked out on the total the buyer paid. Put the tax on the order into the field under More options and the fee is adjusted. It does not work out income tax or VAT you may owe on the profit.

Are the fees the same in every country?

No. The listing fee and the 6.5% transaction fee are the same everywhere, but payment processing depends on where your bank account is: 3% plus $0.25 in the United States, 4% plus £0.20 in the United Kingdom, 4% plus €0.30 across the euro countries, 5% plus ₹25 in India. Some countries also pay a regulatory operating fee on the order. Choose where your shop bills and the calculator switches to that country's rates and currency. The full list is on Etsy's payment processing fees page.

What is the regulatory operating fee?

A percentage Etsy charges sellers in some countries on the item price, postage and gift wrap. It applies in Canada, France, Hungary, India, Italy, Spain, Türkiye, the United Kingdom and Vietnam, at rates between 0.05% and 1.97%. Choose your country and it is added automatically. Etsy lists the rates on What is a Regulatory Operating Fee?

How much does Etsy charge sellers in India?

Indian shops pay the same $0.20 listing fee and 6.5% transaction fee as everyone else, payment processing of 5% plus ₹25 per order, and a regulatory operating fee of 0.05% on the item price plus postage. Choose India and the calculator works in rupees. The listing fee is set in US dollars and converted at the rate of the day, so put what it comes to in rupees into the Listing fee box under More options.

Is this calculator connected to Etsy?

No. It asks for no Etsy login, reads nothing from your shop and sends nothing anywhere. Everything is worked out in your browser. Etsy is a trademark of Etsy, Inc. and this tool is not created by, endorsed by or affiliated with Etsy.

Are the fees up to date?

The date the rates were last read off Etsy's fee page is shown under the answer, and they are checked again every few months. Etsy can change its fees at any time, so check its fee page before pricing a whole shop around a number here.

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