Etsy Profit Calculator
Estimate Etsy US profit after listing, transaction and processing fees, buyer shipping, seller costs, Offsite Ads, advertising and returns.
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Revenue
Costs
Fees
Capped at $100 per attributed order. Separate from your own ad spend.
Risk
Full refunds assumed; selling fees, shipping and ads remain paid. Enter any recovered product value below.
Summary
Profit
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Fee data source: https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115014483627-What-are-the-Fees-and-Taxes-for-Selling-on-Etsy · Last verified: 2026-10-11
How this is calculated
Assumptions
- The profit form uses editable US reference rates. Buyer-tax processing, country-specific regulatory charges and tax on seller fees need separate additions.
- Default currency conversion is zero; apply it only when relevant.
- Returns assume a full revenue refund and retained original fees/costs. Use the refund tool for actual fee credits.
Source: etsy.com/legal/fees/ · Last verified: 2026-10-11
Worked examples using the calculator model
One US sale, one listing fee, no tax, ads, returns or overhead. Buyer shipping and actual postage are separate inputs. Equal shipping amounts still lose money after percentage fees. Cost inputs below are illustrative; digital creation and support costs are excluded from the final row.
| Item | Buyer shipping | Fees | Payout | Product + postage | Profit | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12.00 | $4.99 | $2.06 | $14.93 | $8.99 | $5.94 | 34.9% |
| $25.00 | $5.99 | $3.39 | $27.60 | $13.99 | $13.61 | 43.9% |
| $35.00 | $6.99 | $4.44 | $37.55 | $18.99 | $18.56 | 44.2% |
| $49.99 | $0.00 | $5.20 | $44.79 | $20.00 | $24.79 | 49.6% |
| $79.99 | $0.00 | $8.05 | $71.94 | $33.00 | $38.94 | 48.7% |
| $4.99 | $0.00 | $0.92 | $4.07 | $0.00 | $4.07 | 81.5% |
Compare attributed and ordinary orders
For a $30 item with free shipping, $10 product cost and $5 postage, the same costs can produce different profits depending on attribution:
- No Offsite Ads: $11.70 profit, 39.0% margin.
- 15% Offsite Ads: $7.20 profit, 24.0% margin.
- 12% Offsite Ads: $8.10 profit, 27.0% margin.
Save the current scenario before changing price or ads. Check the capped fee rather than simply adding another percentage to all orders. The Offsite Ads calculator isolates this decision.
Use the result to choose your next action
If payout looks correct but profit is low, review postage, materials, paid labor and the selling price. Use target-margin pricing to solve for a price rather than adding a markup that ignores fees. Compare discounts and returns before accepting a promotion.
For digital products, use creation-cost recovery. For physical POD, enter your actual provider quote and shipping. Neither model guarantees a marketplace-wide typical margin.
Read the country payment schedule and our methodology when reconciling the result with an order statement.
Review the market, fee bases and exclusions shown with this tool. Published rates and illustrative cost inputs have different certainty. Compare your breakdown with an actual order statement. Sources and methodology.