{
  "slug": "etsy-fee-calculator",
  "title": "Etsy Fee Calculator",
  "heading": "Etsy Seller Fee & Profit Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/etsy-fee-calculator",
  "summary": "Listing fee, transaction fee, payment processing, and offsite ads netted out.",
  "description": "Etsy stacks four separate charges on every sale: a $0.20 listing fee, a 6.5% transaction fee on the item price plus shipping, payment processing around 3% plus $0.25, and for many sellers a mandatory 12-15% offsite ads fee triggered once you cross $10,000 in annual sales. Sellers who price based on item cost alone frequently net far less than expected once all four fees apply to the same order. This calculator adds every fee Etsy charges to a typical transaction and shows what actually lands in your bank account. Enter your item price, shipping charged to the buyer, your product and materials cost, and whether offsite ads apply to this sale, and you'll get net profit and true margin. This is essential before setting prices to compete with Amazon or your own Shopify store, since Etsy's combined fee load (often 15-20%+ of the total charge) is meaningfully higher than a standalone payment processor.",
  "formula": "Total fees = $0.20 + 6.5% × (price+shipping) + (3% × (price+shipping) + $0.25) + offsite ads% × (price+shipping); Net = price + shipping − fees − COGS.",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=etsy-fee-calculator",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "price",
      "label": "Item price",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 32,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "shipping",
      "label": "Shipping charged to buyer",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 6,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "cogs",
      "label": "Product & materials cost",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 9,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "offsiteAds",
      "label": "Offsite ads fee applies",
      "kind": "select",
      "hint": null,
      "default": "no",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "no",
          "label": "No (under $10k/yr, opted out)"
        },
        {
          "value": "yes15",
          "label": "Yes — 15% (under $10k/yr)"
        },
        {
          "value": "yes12",
          "label": "Yes — 12% (over $10k/yr)"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "net",
      "label": "Net profit",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "totalFees",
      "label": "Total Etsy fees",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "marginPct",
      "label": "Net margin",
      "format": "percent",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "transactionFee",
      "label": "Transaction fee (6.5%)",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "paymentFee",
      "label": "Payment processing fee",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Item price: 32 $",
      "Shipping charged to buyer: 6 $",
      "Product & materials cost: 9 $",
      "Offsite ads fee applies: No (under $10k/yr, opted out)"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Net profit: $24.94",
      "Total Etsy fees: $4.06",
      "Net margin: 65.6%",
      "Transaction fee (6.5%): $2.47",
      "Payment processing fee: $1.39"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter item price ($).",
      "Enter shipping charged to buyer ($).",
      "Enter product & materials cost ($).",
      "Enter offsite ads fee applies.",
      "Read your net profit on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "price": 19,
        "shipping": 3.5999999999999996,
        "cogs": 5.3999999999999995,
        "offsiteAds": "no"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "price": 32,
        "shipping": 6,
        "cogs": 9,
        "offsiteAds": "no"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "price": 51,
        "shipping": 9.600000000000001,
        "cogs": 14.4,
        "offsiteAds": "no"
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "Does the transaction fee apply to shipping too?",
      "a": "Yes, Etsy charges its 6.5% transaction fee on the item price plus whatever you charge the buyer for shipping, not just the item price. This is a common surprise for sellers who priced shipping separately expecting it to be fee-free."
    },
    {
      "q": "Can I avoid the offsite ads fee?",
      "a": "If your shop has done less than $10,000 in the past 12 months, you can opt out entirely in shop settings. Once you cross that threshold, offsite ads become mandatory on any sale attributed to that channel, at a reduced 12% rate."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is the $0.20 listing fee per sale or per listing?",
      "a": "It's charged when you create or renew a listing, and separately again each time an item sells if it's a quantity-of-one listing that needs renewal, or when a multi-quantity listing runs out and auto-renews. Budget it as roughly one charge per unit sold for most shops."
    },
    {
      "q": "How does Etsy compare to Shopify on total fees?",
      "a": "Etsy's combined fee load typically runs 15-20% of gross versus roughly 3-4% for payment processing alone on Shopify, but Etsy brings its own search traffic while Shopify requires you to pay for all acquisition yourself."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/ebay-final-value-fee",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/shopify-margin-calculator",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/print-on-demand-profit"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Etsy Fee Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/etsy-fee-calculator)"
}