Etsy Fees Explained: Every Charge and What You Keep
Etsy charges up to six kinds of fees on an order, each on a different base. This guide lists every one with the official rate, shows what it is charged on, and works through real order math, so you can check your Payment account line by line.
By Marginory teamContent reviewed
The short answer
A typical US Etsy order costs 6.5% transaction fee + 3% + $0.25 payment processing + $0.20 listing fee, about 9.5% + $0.45 in total, charged on item price plus shipping. On a $30 order that is $3.30. If the sale came from an Offsite Ad, add 15% (or 12% for shops over $10,000 a year), capped at $100 per order.
Sellers outside the US pay a different processing rate, some pay a regulatory fee, and anyone whose listing currency differs from their bank currency pays 2.5% conversion. Each of these is covered below with its official source.
Every Etsy seller fee at a glance
From Etsy's Fees and Taxes for Selling help article, checked 2026-10-11.
| Fee | Rate | Charged on | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listing | $0.20 USD | Each listing published or renewed | At publishing, whether or not it sells. Expires after 4 months |
| Auto-renew sold / multi-quantity | $0.20 USD | Each extra unit sold, or each auto-renewal after a sale | When the sale happens |
| Transaction | 6.5% | Item price + shipping + gift wrap | Every sale |
| Payment processing | 3% + $0.25 (US; varies by country) | Item price + shipping + sales tax | Every sale through Etsy Payments |
| Offsite Ads | 15% or 12%, max $100/order | Order total (item + shipping + gift wrap) | Only orders attributed to an ad click within 30 days |
| Regulatory Operating | 0.05%–1.97% | Item + shipping + gift wrap, excl. tax | Sellers in 9 countries only |
| Currency conversion | 2.5% | Sale amount | Listing currency ≠ bank account currency |
| Etsy Ads | Your daily budget (cost per click) | Clicks on promoted listings in Etsy search | Optional |
| Shipping labels | Carrier rate you choose | Each label bought on Etsy | Optional |
| Set-up fee | One-time; varies by location | Opening a shop | Shown during setup if it applies |
| VAT on seller fees | Local VAT rate | Etsy fees | Sellers in VAT-collecting countries |
Optional subscriptions (Etsy Plus) and Pattern websites are billed separately and are not order fees; see Is Etsy Plus worth it?
Etsy fee table: US orders from $5 to $500
One unit, no shipping, no sales tax, no currency conversion. The “with Offsite Ads” columns assume the order was attributed at 15%. For tables that include shipping, see Etsy fee examples.
| Sale price | Transaction 6.5% | Processing | Listing | Total fees | Effective rate | You receive | Total with Offsite Ads | You receive with ads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5.00 | $0.33 | $0.40 | $0.20 | $0.93 | 18.5% | $4.08 | $1.68 | $3.33 |
| $10.00 | $0.65 | $0.55 | $0.20 | $1.40 | 14.0% | $8.60 | $2.90 | $7.10 |
| $15.00 | $0.98 | $0.70 | $0.20 | $1.88 | 12.5% | $13.13 | $4.13 | $10.88 |
| $20.00 | $1.30 | $0.85 | $0.20 | $2.35 | 11.8% | $17.65 | $5.35 | $14.65 |
| $25.00 | $1.63 | $1.00 | $0.20 | $2.83 | 11.3% | $22.18 | $6.58 | $18.43 |
| $30.00 | $1.95 | $1.15 | $0.20 | $3.30 | 11.0% | $26.70 | $7.80 | $22.20 |
| $40.00 | $2.60 | $1.45 | $0.20 | $4.25 | 10.6% | $35.75 | $10.25 | $29.75 |
| $50.00 | $3.25 | $1.75 | $0.20 | $5.20 | 10.4% | $44.80 | $12.70 | $37.30 |
| $75.00 | $4.88 | $2.50 | $0.20 | $7.58 | 10.1% | $67.42 | $18.82 | $56.17 |
| $100.00 | $6.50 | $3.25 | $0.20 | $9.95 | 9.9% | $90.05 | $24.95 | $75.05 |
| $150.00 | $9.75 | $4.75 | $0.20 | $14.70 | 9.8% | $135.30 | $37.20 | $112.80 |
| $200.00 | $13.00 | $6.25 | $0.20 | $19.45 | 9.7% | $180.55 | $49.45 | $150.55 |
| $300.00 | $19.50 | $9.25 | $0.20 | $28.95 | 9.7% | $271.05 | $73.95 | $226.05 |
| $500.00 | $32.50 | $15.25 | $0.20 | $47.95 | 9.6% | $452.05 | $122.95 | $377.05 |
Two fixed charges ($0.25 processing and $0.20 listing) make cheap items expensive to sell: a $5 sale loses 18.5% to fees, while anything above about $50 settles near 10%. Offsite Ads roughly doubles or triples the fee bill for an attributed order. At $500 the 15% rate would be $75, still below the $100 cap.
Worked example: a $25 item with $5 shipping
A US seller sells one $25 print and charges $5 shipping. The print costs $8 to make, postage is $5 and packaging $1. No sales tax or ads.
| Order total (item + shipping) | $30.00 |
| Transaction: 6.5% × $30.00 | −$1.95 |
| Processing: 3% × $30.00 + $0.25 | −$1.15 |
| Listing fee (the listing that sold) | −$0.20 |
| Total Etsy fees | −$3.30 (11.0% of the order) |
| Deposited to you | $26.70 |
| Product, postage and packaging | −$14.00 |
| Profit | $12.70 (42.3% margin) |
| Same order if attributed to Offsite Ads (15% × $30.00) | −$4.50 → profit $8.20 |
The Offsite Ads charge is larger than all other Etsy fees combined on this order and takes about 35% of the profit. That is why sellers below $10,000 a year should decide on purpose whether to stay opted in. The Offsite Ads calculator shows the break-even.
The listing fee: when $0.20 becomes more
The $0.20 fee is charged per listing event, not per sale. Etsy's multiple-quantity rules work like this:
- Publishing a listing: $0.20, regardless of quantity listed.
- Expiry: listings last 4 months. Renewing an unsold listing costs another $0.20.
- Partial sale: list 3 bowls, sell 1, and the listing auto-renews for $0.20 so the other 2 stay live.
- Multi-unit order: list 10, sell all 10, and you pay $0.20 to list plus $1.80 ($0.20 × 9 extra units).
- Editing a listing is free.
In practice every unit you sell carries roughly $0.20 of listing fee, plus $0.20 for each renewal of listings that do not sell. A shop with 100 listings that each renew three times a year spends $60 a year on renewals alone. The listing fee calculator and Is renewing worth it? cover this in detail.
Transaction fee: 6.5% of everything except tax
Etsy takes 6.5%of the order total in your listing currency, including shipping and gift wrap you charge. A common mistake is to move cost from the item price into shipping to “save fees”. It does not work: $20 + $10 shipping and $30 with free shipping both pay $1.95 in transaction fees. More in the transaction fee guide.
Payment processing: the only fee charged on sales tax
US processing is 3% + $0.25 per order on the item price, shipping and sales tax. Etsy collects and remits the tax, so it never reaches you, but you still pay processing on it. On the $30 example order, $2.40 of tax adds $0.07 in processing. That is small per order, and it explains why receipts are often a few cents higher than a calculator that ignores tax. Rates for every country are in Etsy's processing fee table and our processing fee guide.
Offsite Ads: the fee that changes everything
Etsy advertises listings on Google, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Bing, publishing partners and the Google Display Network. You pay only when a buyer clicks one of those ads and buys from your shop within 30 days, per Etsy's Offsite Ads article.
| Under $10,000 in any 365 days | $10,000 or more in any 365 days | |
|---|---|---|
| Fee on attributed orders | 15% | 12% |
| Can you opt out? | Yes (auto-enrolled) | No, mandatory for the lifetime of the shop |
| Per-order cap | $100 | $100 |
| Order size where the cap starts to apply | $666.67 | $833.33 |
Three details catch sellers out:
- One click, several orders. A single ad click can lead to multiple attributed orders in the 30-day window, and each one pays the fee.
- “Any consecutive 365 days” is permanent. Once you hit $10,000 in any rolling year, opt-out is gone for good, even if sales drop later.
- Etsy Ads wins the last click. If the buyer's final click before purchase was an Etsy Ad, only the Etsy Ads cost applies to that order, not Offsite Ads.
Pricing with Offsite Ads in mind: if roughly 1 in 10 of your orders is attributed, the expected cost is about 1.5% of revenue at the 15% rate. Building that into prices is usually better than trying to cover a full 15% on every item. Read Are Etsy Offsite Ads worth it?
Etsy fees outside the US
Processing depends on where your bank account is, and nine countries add a Regulatory Operating fee. The 6.5%transaction fee and $0.20 listing fee (converted from USD at market rate) are the same everywhere.
| Bank account location | Payment processing | Regulatory Operating fee |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3% + $0.25 | None |
| Canada | 3% + C$0.25 (domestic & US buyers); 4% + C$0.25 other international | 0.50% |
| United Kingdom | 4% + £0.20 | 0.48% |
| Australia | 3% + A$0.25 domestic; 4% + A$0.25 international | None |
| New Zealand | 3% + NZ$0.30 domestic; 4% + NZ$0.30 international | None |
| Germany, Ireland, Netherlands & most eurozone | 4% + €0.30 | None (see France, Italy, Spain) |
| France | 4% + €0.30 | 1.14% |
| Italy | 4% + €0.30 | 0.80% |
| Spain | 4% + €0.30 | 0.88% |
| Hungary | 4% + €0.30 | 1.97% |
| India | 5% + ₹25 | 0.05% |
| Türkiye | 6.5% + 14 TRY | 1.67% |
| Vietnam | 4.5% + 11,500 VND | 1.24% |
Regulatory rates per Etsy (charged on item + shipping + gift wrap, excl. tax): Canada 0.5%, France 1.14%, Hungary 1.97%, India 0.05%, Italy 0.8%, Spain 0.88%, Türkiye 1.67%, United Kingdom 0.48%, Vietnam 1.24%. Regulatory fees and Etsy fees are subject to VAT where applicable. Country guides: UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain.
Currency conversion: the 2.5% you can usually avoid
If your listing currency differs from your Payment account currency, Etsy converts your sales and charges 2.5% on the sale amount. A Canadian seller listing in USD with a CAD bank account pays it on every order. Listing in your own currency removes it. Buyers abroad still see prices in their own currency. All fixed fees (like the $0.20 listing fee) are published in USD and converted at market rate, so their cost in your currency moves with exchange rates.
How to pay less in Etsy fees (legitimately)
- Share & Save: when a buyer clicks your own trackable link (social, email, newsletter) and orders within 30 days, Etsy credits 4% of the order total. On a $30 order that is $1.20, which offsets more than half of the 6.5% transaction fee. Etsy's Share & Save terms.
- Match currencies to avoid the 2.5% conversion fee.
- Opt out of Offsite Ads if you are under $10,000 and your margins cannot absorb 15%, or keep it and price for it.
- Use quantity rather than duplicate listings, and let listings that never sell expire instead of auto-renewing.
- Raise your average order value with bundles: the fixed $0.45 is spread across a bigger order.
Why your deposit does not match your sales
Order-based fees (transaction, processing, regulatory, Offsite Ads, VAT) are deducted from each sale before it clears. Other charges — listing and renewal fees, Etsy Ads, shipping labels and subscriptions — come out of your current balance when they happen. So a deposit can be lower than your sales minus order fees. A payment reserve can also hold part of your balance; see Etsy payment account reserves. If your balance is negative at month end, Etsy bills the amount on the 1st of the next month.
To reconcile one order, open Shop Manager → Finances → Payment account, then enter the same item price, shipping, tax and ad attribution in the Etsy fee calculator. Then use the profit calculator to add your costs, or the pricing calculator to work backwards from a target margin.
Sources
Etsy help center articles, checked 2026-10-11: Fees and Taxes for Selling on Etsy, Payment Processing Fees, How Offsite Ads Work, Regulatory Operating Fee, Fees and Listing Multiple Quantities and Share & Save. Tables on this page are computed from the same constants as our Etsy calculators. Changes are logged in the fee change log; see the methodology.