Etsy Fee Calculator
Work out your Etsy fees, profit and shipping in one place. Enter your price and costs, or estimate USPS shipping from your ZIP code, and see exactly what you keep after every Etsy fee.
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Fees in USD (the $0.20 listing fee and $100 ad cap) are converted at approximate exchange rates. Rates checked October 2026; Etsy changes them from time to time.
How the Etsy fee calculator works
- Pick the country your shop’s bank account is in. Etsy sets your payment processing rate by that country.
- Choose Calculate my profit if you already have a price, or Find my selling price to get a price from the margin you want.
- Add your item cost and shipping (skipped for digital products). Not sure about shipping? Open Estimate USPS shipping, enter your ZIP and the packed weight, and send the result straight into the calculator.
- Open More fees if the sale came from an Offsite Ad, you list in a different currency, or the buyer pays sales tax or VAT.
- Hit Calculate to see every fee, your profit and your margin. Add a monthly goal to see how many sales it takes.
Etsy fees in 2026
| Fee | Rate | Charged on |
|---|---|---|
| Listing fee | $0.20 USD | Each listing, renewed every 4 months or when it sells |
| Transaction fee | 6.5% | Item price + shipping + gift wrap |
| Payment processing | 3% + $0.25 (US); 4% + £0.20 (UK); 4% + €0.30 (EU); varies by country | Order total, including shipping and tax |
| Regulatory operating fee | UK 0.48%, France 1.14%, Italy 0.80%, Spain 0.88%, Hungary 1.97%, Türkiye 1.67%, India 0.05% | Item price + shipping (only in those countries) |
| Offsite Ads | 15%, or 12% for shops over $10K/yr | Only sales from an Offsite Ad; capped at $100 per order |
| Currency conversion | 2.5% | If you list in a different currency than your bank account |
Example: a $30 mug with $5 shipping (US seller)
The buyer pays $35. Etsy takes a $0.20 listing fee, $2.28 transaction fee (6.5% of $35) and $1.30 processing (3% of $35 + $0.25), so $3.78 in fees, or about 11%. With a $10 mug cost and $5 actual shipping, you keep $16.22, a 46% margin. If that same sale came from an Offsite Ad at 15%, another $5.25 goes to Etsy and your profit drops to $10.97.
How to work out Etsy shipping costs
USPS prices a parcel by three things: its weight, its size and how far it travels. Distance is measured in zones, from zone 1 (within about 50 miles) to zone 8 (over 1,800 miles, plus Alaska and Hawaii). The same parcel can cost a few dollars more to a far-away buyer, so the question is really “what does shipping cost me on average?”
That’s what the shipping estimator above answers. It prices your parcel to every US ZIP area from your ZIP and weights each one by how many people live there, so the average buyer figure is a fair flat shipping price. It uses the USPS commercial prices that Etsy labels start from (effective 4 October 2026).
- Weigh it packed. Include the box, padding and tape. Ground Advantage has one price for anything under 1 lb, then rounds up to the next pound, so 1 lb 0.1 oz is charged as 2 lb.
- Watch big, light boxes. A box over 1 cubic foot (1,728 cubic inches) is charged by its size if that’s more than its weight. A 12 × 12 × 13 inch box counts as 12 lb even if it weighs 1 lb.
- Long parcels cost extra. A side over 22 inches adds $4.50 and over 30 inches adds $10 (Ground Advantage) or $21 (Priority Mail).
- Heavy and small? Try Flat Rate. A Priority Mail Small Flat Rate Box is $12.95 to any US address, whatever it weighs up to 70 lb, so it often beats weight-based pricing for dense items going far.
Example: shipping that mug from Atlanta
Packed in an 8 × 8 × 6 inch box, the mug weighs 1 lb 4 oz, so it’s charged as 2 lb. From ZIP 30301 with Ground Advantage, the label costs $8.39 to a nearby buyer, $13.42 to the farthest, and $10.50 on average. Priority Mail averages $13.57.
Charge $10.50 for shipping and the buyer pays $40.50. Etsy’s fees rise to $4.30 because they apply to shipping too, and you keep $15.70 (a 38.8% margin). Offer free shipping at the same $30 price and your profit drops to $6.20, so you’d raise the mug to about $39.91 to keep a similar margin. Use Find my selling price to work that out for your own items.
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Etsy fee and shipping FAQ
How much does Etsy take from a sale?
For a US seller with no Offsite Ad, roughly 9.5% of the order plus $0.45 ($0.20 listing + $0.25 processing). On a $35 order that’s about $3.78. Sellers in the UK and EU pay more because processing starts at 4% and some countries add a regulatory operating fee.
Does Etsy charge fees on shipping?
Yes. The 6.5% transaction fee and the payment processing fee both apply to what you charge for shipping, so free shipping doesn’t avoid fees. It just moves the cost into your item price.
How much should I charge for shipping on Etsy?
A flat price close to what an average buyer costs you is fair to everyone: you lose a little on far-away orders and gain a little on nearby ones. Use the shipping estimator above to get that average for your ZIP and parcel, and remember to count your packaging in the item cost.
Should I offer free shipping on Etsy?
Many buyers prefer it, but the label still costs you, so build it into your price. Tap Offer free shipping in the estimator, then switch to Find my selling price to see the item price that keeps your margin.
Is Ground Advantage or Priority Mail cheaper?
Ground Advantage is usually cheaper and takes 2–5 days. Priority Mail takes 1–3 days and costs more, especially to far-away zones. For heavy items in a small box, compare a Priority Mail Flat Rate box, which is one price to any US address.
How accurate is the shipping estimate?
Zones are worked out from the distance between ZIP areas, the same way USPS sets them. Checked against official USPS zone charts for 39 cities, 97% of zones matched exactly and the rest were one zone off, and the average-buyer price was within a few cents in our tests. Etsy may add a small extra discount, so check the exact label price in Etsy’s postage calculator before you buy.
Can I still use PayPal on Etsy?
Not as a seller in most countries. Etsy Payments is required in every country where it’s available, so PayPal fees no longer apply to most shops.
Can I opt out of Offsite Ads?
Only if your shop made under $10,000 in the past 365 days. Once you pass that, Offsite Ads are mandatory and the fee drops to 12%. You only pay it on sales that came from an ad.
Are fees different for digital products?
No. Digital downloads pay the same listing, transaction and processing fees. You just don’t have shipping, so the fees apply to the item price only.
What’s a good profit margin on Etsy?
Many handmade sellers aim for 30–50% after all fees, so there’s room to absorb an Offsite Ads fee or a sale. Use Find my selling price above to work backwards from the margin you want.
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