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Etsy Fee Calculator

Break down Etsy listing, transaction, payment, offsite ads and VAT fees, then see net profit, margin and effective fee rate.

Currency: USD only. Rates are editable examples checked October 2026; verify your seller dashboard and region before relying on them.

Order and fee assumptions

Planning model. One item per order, USD only. Rates are editable examples checked October 2026. Refunded mode is illustrative, not a policy statement. Country-specific fees, currency conversion, taxes you remit and multi-item allocation are excluded.

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Net profit after Etsy fees

Net profit

+$27.78Profitable. Revenue minus COGS and all Etsy fees.
Net revenue$45.00Zero when the order is refunded.
Total Etsy fees$5.23Listing, transaction, payment, ads and VAT.
Net margin61.7%Net profit ÷ net revenue.
Effective fee rate11.6%Total fees ÷ gross order revenue.
Listing cost per order$0.03Monthly listing fees ÷ monthly orders.
StatusProfitableProfitability of this order.

Fee breakdown

Each fee, its base and its share of total fees.

FeeBaseAmountShare
Listing$2.50$0.030.5%
Transaction$45.00$2.9356.0%
Payment$45.00$1.6030.6%
Offsite ads$4.50$0.6812.9%
VAT$5.23$0.000.0%

How Etsy net profit is calculated

Gross revenue = item + shipping. Listing per order = monthly listing fees ÷ monthly orders. Transaction = gross revenue × transaction %. Payment = gross revenue × payment % + fixed fee. Offsite ads = gross revenue × attributed share × ads rate. VAT = subtotal fees × VAT %. Net = gross revenue − COGS − total fees. Refunded mode sets revenue to zero and assumes COGS is recovered.

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Etsy fees: what is left after listing, transaction, payment and ads

Etsy takes several bites: listing fees, a transaction fee, payment processing, offsite ads on attributed orders and sometimes VAT on fees. This calculator layers them so you can see the net profit and effective fee rate for one order.

Five fee layers

Listing fees keep a listing active. Transaction fees are a percentage of the sale. Payment processing has a percentage plus a fixed fee. Offsite ads charge a percentage when Etsy attributes an order to its advertising. Some regions add VAT on fees.

The layers have different bases, so a single “Etsy fee percentage” cannot describe the order. The breakdown table shows each base and amount.

The transaction fee includes shipping

Etsy's transaction fee applies to the item price plus shipping charged. A $5 shipping charge does not escape the fee; it increases the base. This is a common source of underestimation.

The payment processing fee also applies to the order total, plus the fixed fee. Enter the rates from your current seller dashboard, not a blog post.

Listing fees are monthly, not per order

Listing fees are incurred to keep listings active, whether or not an order arrives. This calculator takes monthly listing fees and divides them by monthly orders. A $2.50 monthly listing cost across 100 orders is $0.025 per order.

That amortization is small for a busy shop and meaningful for a low-volume one. It is also why the tool separates monthly costs from order-level fees.

Worked example

Item $40, shipping $5, COGS $12, monthly listing fees $2.50, 100 orders, transaction 6.5%, payment 3% + $0.25, offsite ads 15% on 10% of orders, VAT 0.

Fees are $0.025 listing + $2.925 transaction + $1.60 payment + $0.675 offsite ads = $5.225. Net profit is $27.775 and net margin is 61.72%. The effective fee rate is 11.61% of gross revenue.

Offsite ads are not charged on every order

Offsite ads apply only to orders Etsy attributes to its ads. Treating every order as attributed overstates fees. This calculator multiplies the ads rate by the attributed order share.

If you do not know the share, start with a conservative estimate and compare it with your Etsy ads report. The result is a planning estimate, not an attribution measurement.

Refunds, countries and currencies

Refunded orders are modeled as a stress case: revenue is zero, product cost is assumed recovered, and Etsy fees are treated as unchanged. Actual fee reversal depends on Etsy policy and the order, so verify before relying on it.

Rates and currencies differ by country. This tool uses USD and editable example rates. Do not mix a US payment rate with a UK VAT rate or convert currencies inside one calculation.

Etsy references checked October 2026 (official page blocked automated fetch; verify in your seller dashboard): Etsy fees · Etsy offsite ads · eRank

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Does Etsy charge a transaction fee on shipping?+

Yes, the transaction fee is generally calculated on item price plus shipping charged. That is why a separate shipping charge does not avoid the fee.

How are listing fees handled?+

They are monthly costs. The calculator divides monthly listing fees by monthly orders to get a per-order amortized cost.

Do all orders pay offsite ads fees?+

No. Only orders Etsy attributes to offsite ads. The calculator uses an attributed order share so you do not assume 100% attribution.

Should I include VAT on fees?+

Only if your region charges VAT on Etsy fees. Enter the rate that applies to you; the default is 0%.

Are the rates official and current?+

They are editable examples checked in October 2026. Etsy rates and country rules change. Verify your seller dashboard and the current Etsy fee policy before using the result.

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