Etsy Fees And Profit Calculator

Enter your price, shipping and costs, and the calculator shows every Etsy fee on the sale, what you keep and your profit margin.

What the calculator includes

The breakdown lists each fee on its own line, so you can see which one is eating your margin instead of one lump total. These are the fees it counts, with the rates Etsy publishes. All of them were last checked on 29 October 2026.

The listing fee is $0.20 per listing, charged when you publish and again each time an auto-renewing listing sells. A buyer who orders two variations from one listing triggers a second $0.20. (Source: Etsy Help, Etsy Fee Basics.)

The transaction fee is 6.5% of the total order amount in your listing currency, and it covers the item price plus any shipping and gift wrap you charge. (Same source.)

Payment processing depends on where your bank account is. A US account pays 3% plus $0.25 per order. A UK account pays 4% plus £0.20. Czech accounts pay 4% plus €0.30, and so do German accounts and the rest of the euro area. The percentage is taken on the total sale, including shipping and sales tax. (Source: Etsy Help, Etsy Payments processing fees.)

Offsite Ads charge 15% of the sale when an order comes through one of Etsy’s ads on another site. Shops that have reached $10,000 in sales over any 365 days pay 12% instead, can no longer opt out, and never pay more than $100 per order. (Source: Etsy Help, How Etsy’s Offsite Ads work.)

The currency conversion fee is 2.5% of the sale, and it applies only when your listing currency differs from the currency of your payment account. (Source: Etsy Help, Currency conversion fees.)

The regulatory operating fee applies only to sellers in some countries. After changes on 22 June 2026 it stands at 0.48% in the UK, 1.14% in France, 0.80% in Italy, 0.88% in Spain and 1.97% in Hungary, among others. Alura’s list doesn’t include the US, Germany or the Czech Republic, so sellers there pay nothing. (Source: Alura, Regulatory operating fee changes, a report on Etsy’s announcement. Confirm your country’s rate on Etsy’s own fees page.)

Etsy revises these rates from time to time, most recently the regulatory operating fee in June 2026. The calculator stores them in one place and the page shows the date they were last checked, so if a rate moves you’ll see the update here.

Currency choice and the saved setup

Pick the currency you list in from the drop-down, and every input and result switches to it. The listing fee is always billed in US dollars, so the calculator converts the $0.20 at the exchange rate you enter. For a euro shop that comes to about €0.18 at the rate used in the examples below.

Your last setup stays in the calculator. Country, currency, Offsite Ads on or off and your cost lines are saved in your browser, so the next time you open the page you only change the price. Nothing is sent to a server. Clear your browser data or press Reset to start fresh.

Worked example 1: an $8 printable

You sell a printable planner as an instant download for $8.00. You’re in the US, there’s no shipping, and the file cost you nothing extra to deliver.

Listing fee: $0.20. Transaction fee: 6.5% of $8.00 = $0.52. Payment processing: 3% of $8.00 + $0.25 = $0.49. Total fees: $1.21.

You keep $6.79, a margin of 84.9%.

Now turn Offsite Ads on, because this sale came from a Google Shopping ad. That adds 15% of $8.00 = $1.20. Fees rise to $2.41, you keep $5.59 and the margin drops to 69.9%. On this sale the ad fee alone equals all the other fees put together. On a low-priced digital product that hit is big enough to plan for. Either price with Offsite Ads in mind or, if your shop is under $10,000 a year, decide whether to opt out.

The $0.25 fixed processing fee also explains why very cheap listings barely pay. On a $2 printable the fixed fees alone take $0.45 before any percentages, which is 22.5% of the price.

Worked example 2: a tote bag shipped from Prague

You run your shop from the Czech Republic, list in euros and get paid into a euro bank account, so no currency conversion applies. If your account is in koruna, add the 2.5% conversion fee. A customer buys a vinyl-printed tote for €18.00 plus €6.00 shipping.

The calculator counts fees on the full €24.00. Transaction fee: 6.5% = €1.56. Payment processing: 4% + €0.30 = €1.26. Listing fee: about €0.18. Total fees: €3.00.

Your costs are €4.50 for the blank tote, €1.00 for vinyl and €5.50 for postage, €11.00 in all. Profit: €24.00 − €3.00 − €11.00 = €10.00, a margin of 41.7% of what the buyer paid.

Shipping matters here. Etsy takes its percentage on the €6.00 you charge for shipping even though the post office takes all of it. Offering free shipping doesn’t avoid this. If you add the €6.00 to the item price instead, the buyer pays the same €24.00 and Etsy charges fees on the same €24.00.

Setting a price for the margin you want

The calculator can also work backwards. Enter your costs and a target margin, and it gives you the price that hits it.

The formula behind it: price = (costs + fixed fees) ÷ (1 − percentage fees − target margin).

For the tote, costs are €11.00, the fixed fees are €0.30 processing plus €0.18 listing, and the percentage fees add up to 10.5% (6.5% transaction plus 4% processing). For a 35% margin: (11.00 + 0.48) ÷ (1 − 0.105 − 0.35) = €21.06 in total, shipping included. With €6.00 shipping that leaves an item price of about €15.06, and the full breakdown confirms €7.37 profit at 35.0%.

Run this every time a supplier raises prices or the post office changes its rates. A €0.50 rise in postage on a €24 order lowers the margin by about two percentage points, and you won’t notice it from the order screen.

What the calculator leaves out

Some costs depend on your own shop and can’t be calculated from a price. Enter them as cost lines if they apply.

Etsy Ads you run inside Etsy are billed per click, not per sale, so the calculator can’t tie them to one order. Divide last month’s ad spend by last month’s orders and add that as a cost. Shipping labels bought through Etsy are a separate charge. VAT or sales tax on Etsy’s fees, which applies in some countries, isn’t added automatically either. Your own income tax isn’t included at all, because profit here means profit before tax.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Etsy take per sale?

For a US seller with no ads, about 9.5% of the order plus $0.45: 6.5% transaction, 3% processing, $0.25 processing and $0.20 listing. On a $20 order that’s $2.35. Offsite Ads add 12 or 15% on sales they bring in.

Does Etsy charge fees on shipping?

Yes. The 6.5% transaction fee and the payment processing fee both apply to the shipping you charge, as well as the item price.

What are Etsy’s payment processing fees in Europe?

For bank accounts in the Czech Republic and in euro area countries such as Germany, 4% plus €0.30 per order. UK accounts pay 4% plus £0.20.

Why is my Etsy deposit lower than the calculator shows?

Check three things. A currency conversion fee of 2.5% applies if your listing currency differs from your bank’s currency. Your country may charge a regulatory operating fee. And VAT may be added to Etsy’s fees where your country requires it.

What is a good profit margin on Etsy?

For physical products, aim for 30 to 50% after fees and materials. Digital downloads often clear 80% because there’s no material or shipping cost. Below 20% on physical items, one refund or one ad-driven order can wipe out the profit on several sales.

Is the calculator accurate for every country?

It uses Etsy’s published rates for the US, UK, Canada, Australia and the EU countries, and the regulatory operating fee where it applies. Check Etsy’s fees page if your country isn’t listed, and enter the rate by hand.

More calculators for selling printables and handmade products are in the craft tools section