Etsy Fee & Profit Calculator
Add up every Etsy fee on a sale and see the profit and margin you actually keep.
How the Etsy Fee & Profit Calculator Works
Etsy fees are easy to underestimate because they come from several places: a listing fee, a transaction fee, a payment processing fee, and, on some orders, an offsite ads fee. Because most of them apply to the shipping you charge as well as the item price, a sale can lose a double-digit share of its value before you count your own costs.
Enter the item price, the shipping you charge, your item cost, and your real shipping cost. The fee fields are pre-filled with common US rates, so adjust them to match your account. Choose whether the sale came from an offsite ad. The tool adds every fee together and shows your total Etsy fees, net profit, and profit margin on the order total. The card turns red for a loss, blue for a margin under 10%, and green for 10% or more.
Key Formulas Behind This Tool
- Order Total: Item Price + Shipping Charged
- Transaction Fee: Order Total x Transaction Fee %
- Payment Processing Fee: (Order Total x Processing %) + Fixed Fee
- Offsite Ads Fee: Order Total x Offsite Rate (15% or 12%), capped at $100 per sale
- Total Etsy Fees: Listing Fee + Transaction Fee + Processing Fee + Offsite Ads Fee
- Net Profit: Order Total - Total Etsy Fees - Item Cost - Actual Shipping Cost
- Profit Margin (%): (Net Profit / Order Total) x 100
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What fees does Etsy charge on a sale?
Common Etsy fees are a listing fee per item, a transaction fee on the sale price and shipping you charge, and a payment processing fee made of a percentage plus a fixed amount. If a sale comes from an Etsy Offsite Ads click, an additional offsite ads fee applies.
Does the transaction fee apply to shipping?
Yes. Etsy applies the transaction fee and the processing fee to the full amount the buyer pays for the item and shipping, so charging more for shipping also raises your fees. The calculator applies the rates to item price plus shipping charged.
What is the Etsy Offsite Ads fee?
When a buyer clicks an Etsy-run ad on another site and buys within the attribution window, Etsy charges a percentage of the order total. The rate is commonly 15%, or 12% for sellers above Etsy's annual sales threshold, and it is capped per sale. Selling shops under the threshold cannot opt out. Check your Etsy account for the current terms.
Why are the fee fields pre-filled?
They start with Etsy's commonly listed US rates: a $0.20 listing fee, a 6.5% transaction fee, and 3% + $0.25 payment processing. Processing rates vary by country and can change, so replace them with the figures in your Etsy payment account.
How do I raise my Etsy margin?
Price from your net margin instead of the product cost, charge shipping that covers your real postage, and build the possible offsite ads fee into your prices. Use the Target Profit Pricing Calculator to find the price that gives you the margin you want.