Etsy Fee Calculator

It estimates Etsy's main seller fees for a US shop selling in USD via Etsy Payments: the $0.20 listing fee (for both active listings and Etsy's automatic renewal on sale), the 6.5% transaction fee, payment processing, and Offsite Ads. It does NOT include currency conversion, VAT, sales tax, Etsy Plus or Pattern subscriptions, or Etsy Ads (the pay-per-click promoted listings). Always cross-check the current rate on Etsy's official Sell page.

Etsy charges $0.20 each time a listing is created or renewed. A listing stays active for 4 months or until it sells. Etsy's default is automatic renewal on sale (auto-renew), so each sale triggers another $0.20 listing fee on top of the original. This calculator models both with (Active listings + Number of sales) * $0.20. If you turn auto-renew off, you only pay for the initial listing plus any manual relistings, so set Number of sales lower than your true sales count or treat the auto-renew row as zero by adjusting inputs.

Mostly yes, but the meaning of Active listings differs. Multi-quantity listings (digital downloads, stocked items, made-to-order with quantity greater than one) stay live and auto-renew with each sale, so the (Active listings + Number of sales) * $0.20 model fits directly. Single-quantity handmade items end when sold; another $0.20 listing fee only applies if you manually relist. If you only sell true single-quantity items, set Number of sales to the count you plan to relist, not your total sales. Most Etsy sellers mix both styles, so check your auto-renew settings in Shop Manager.

The transaction fee is Etsy's 6.5% cut on each sale (technically applied to item price plus shipping; this calculator uses sale price only). Payment processing is the separate fee Etsy Payments charges for handling the card transaction: 3% + $0.25 per sale in the US. Both apply on the same sale and together they form the bulk of Etsy's fees on most orders.

Offsite Ads are Etsy-managed ads that run on Google, Facebook, Instagram, Bing, and Pinterest. When a buyer clicks one of those ads and buys from your shop within 30 days, Etsy charges an Offsite Ads fee on the order. Pick a participation mode in the calculator: Excluded models no Offsite Ads cost. Standard 15% models the small-shop optional path, where shops below Etsy's annual sales threshold can opt in and pay 15% on referred sales. Mandatory 12% models the high-sales path, where shops at or above the threshold are required to participate at the discounted 12% rate. Enter the share of sales you actually expect from Offsite Ads, not 100% by default. Etsy's thresholds and rates may change.

No. If your shop sells in a currency other than your payout currency, Etsy typically charges a currency conversion fee of about 2.5%. EU and UK shops also deal with VAT collection and remittance rules, which Etsy handles for digital goods to EU buyers but not in every case. Neither is modeled here. Add 2.5% to your effective rate as a rough adjustment if conversion applies, and check Etsy's tax pages for VAT specifics.

Etsy is competitive for digital downloads when discovery on Etsy itself drives a meaningful share of sales, since one listing can sell many copies. Note that with auto-renew on, each sale of that listing triggers another $0.20 listing fee on top of the transaction and payment fees. The combined per-sale fee (transaction + payment + auto-renew $0.20) is higher than direct platforms like Gumroad or Payhip on a per-sale basis, so the trade-off is marketplace traffic vs. lower fees. Compare with the Platform Take-Home Calculator at your real sales volume.

On a $29 sale with auto-renew on, Etsy's per-sale fee (6.5% transaction + 3% + $0.25 payment + $0.20 auto-renew listing) is roughly $3.21 (about 11.1%), excluding any initial listing fee or Offsite Ads. Gumroad direct sales cost 10% + $0.50, or $3.40 on the same sale. Payhip Free costs 5% only ($1.45) but excludes payment processing. The Platform Take-Home Calculator shows all of these side-by-side at your sales volume.