Etsy listing/transaction fees & profit. The Etsy Fee Calculator takes item price, shipping charged to the buyer, listing fee, transaction fee (on price + shipping), payment processing fee, payment processing fixed fee, offsite ads fee (0 if not applicable), cost of the item and packaging, actual shipping cost and returns profit per sale plus total etsy fees, net proceeds, net margin on price. Results update as you type, and the formula is shown under the result so you can repeat it in your own spreadsheet.
Online and retail margins are decided by the costs that are easy to forget: fees, shipping, returns, storage and advertising. Fill in every line, even with an estimate, before deciding what to sell and at what price. Use the worked example below to check the maths against your own figures.
How the Etsy Fee Calculator works
Etsy charges the transaction fee on the shipping you charge as well as the price, plus payment processing and any offsite-ads fee. Fee levels differ by country.
Worked example
With the example values (item price of $40, shipping charged to the buyer of $6, listing fee of $0.20, transaction fee (on price + shipping) of 6.5%, payment processing fee of 3%, payment processing fixed fee of $0.25, offsite ads fee (0 if not applicable) of 0%, cost of the item and packaging of $12, actual shipping cost of $6), the profit per sale is $23.18; total etsy fees $4.82, net proceeds $41.18, net margin on price 57.95%. Change any figure above and the result updates immediately; use Copy results to paste the summary into a note or email.
Assumptions and limits: Fee percentages and fixed fees vary by country and change over time; check Etsy's current fee policy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is profit per sale calculated?
fees = listing + (price + shipping) × (transaction + payment + offsite ads %) + fixed payment fee.
Which figures do I need?
Item price, shipping charged to the buyer, listing fee, transaction fee (on price + shipping), payment processing fee, payment processing fixed fee, offsite ads fee (0 if not applicable), cost of the item and packaging, actual shipping cost. Take them from the same period and the same set of accounts or reports so the ratio is consistent, and check the example values as a guide to the units expected.
Which fees should I include?
Every fee your platform or provider charges on a sale: commissions, payment processing, fulfilment, storage, advertising and the expected cost of returns. Fee schedules change, so check the current rate card.
What assumptions does this calculator make?
Fee percentages and fixed fees vary by country and change over time; check Etsy's current fee policy.
