Etsy Fees Canada: Payment Rates and CAD Examples
Separate Etsy selling fees, buyer tax, tax on seller fees and currency conversion before estimating a Canadian order.
By Marginory teamContent reviewed
Canadian fee schedule
| Charge | Reference | Base or condition |
|---|---|---|
| Listing | US$0.20 | Publication, renewal or additional quantity sold; convert to CAD |
| Transaction | 6.5% | Item, buyer shipping and gift wrap |
| Processing: Canada or US buyer | 3% + C$0.25 | Order including applicable buyer tax |
| Processing: other international buyer | 4% + C$0.25 | Order including applicable buyer tax |
| Regulatory operating fee | 0.50% | Item, shipping and gift wrap |
| Currency conversion | 2.5% when applicable | Listing currency differs from payment account currency |
| Offsite Ads | 15% or 12% | Attributed orders; US$100 order cap, converted to CAD |
Sources checked October 11, 2026: Etsy fees, Etsy Payments and regulatory fee schedule.
Worked CAD example before tax on seller fees
One C$35 item, C$7 shipping charged, a Canadian or US buyer, no buyer tax in this illustration, no ads or currency conversion. The listing conversion uses a hypothetical CAD/USD rate of 1.35. Product and actual postage together cost C$15.
- Seller revenue
- $42.00
- Listing
- $0.27
- Transaction
- $2.73
- Processing
- $1.51
- Regulatory fee
- $0.21
- Total modeled fees
- $4.72
- Payout before seller costs
- $37.28
- Profit before fee tax and other costs
- $22.28
This is not a complete invoice: add actual tax on seller fees, ads, packaging, labor and any other charges. For an international buyer outside the US, the processing percentage adds C$0.42 to this example before fee tax.
GST/HST: three amounts to keep separate
Buyer tax collected and remitted by the marketplace is not seller profit. Tax charged on seller fees is a separate expense. Your own registration and remittance obligations need their own review. Do not use the seller province alone to decide all buyer tax.
CRA's place-of-supply guidance confirms Nova Scotia HST is 14% from April 1, 2025; Ontario is 13%. Check the relevant GST/HST and provincial rules rather than assuming every Canadian fee is taxed at 5% or 15%.
A tax number does not prove every Etsy charge is tax-free. Reconcile Etsy's tax invoice and Canadian tax guidance. Claim credits only when eligible and supported by records.
Enter the order in the calculator
Choose Canada in the fee calculator, enter the item total and buyer shipping, select international only for buyers outside Canada and the US, and enter buyer tax separately. Use your listing conversion rate; regulatory fees are included automatically. Add actual fee tax or other charges in the additional-fees field.
For shipping, use a quote for the actual origin, destination, packaged weight, dimensions, service and discounts. A generic 500 g price range cannot establish your postage cost. Then subtract product costs, postage and labor to estimate profit.