How this is calculated
This tool turns a single Etsy sale into your net profit — what you actually keep — and your net margin. It adds up every Etsy fee, then subtracts your real costs from the revenue the buyer pays you.
Revenue. What the buyer pays you is the item price plus the shipping and any gift wrap you charge. That total is also the base for most of Etsy's percentage fees.
Transaction fee (6.5%). Charged on item price + shipping + gift wrap — not just the item. Charging more for shipping raises this fee too.
Payment processing (3% + $0.25). A percent of the order total the buyer pays, plus a flat per-order amount. The defaults are the US Etsy Payments rate.
Listing fee ($0.20). A flat fee per listing published or auto-renewed — not a percentage.
Offsite Ads (15%), off by default. A 15% fee (12% for high-revenue shops) Etsy charges only on sales it attributes to an ad it placed for you off-site — not on organic sales. Turn the toggle on only to model such a sale; leaving it on every sale would overstate your fees.
Your costs. Item cost (materials/COGS) and the shipping you actually pay are subtracted from profit but are not part of any Etsy fee base. With free shipping, you charge the buyer $0 but still pay real postage — which is why profit can fall sharply, and this tool makes that visible.
Net profit and margin. Net profit = revenue − total Etsy fees − item cost − shipping you pay. Margin is that net profit divided by revenue, the conventional net-profit-margin framing.
Price for a target margin. The helper solves for the item price that lands on your target net margin, holding everything else fixed. If the target is unreachable at these fees and costs, it says so.
Tax (sales tax / VAT) and currency conversion are out of scope. Fee rates are editable defaults, not Etsy's live policy — confirm against Etsy's current Fees & Payments policy.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Etsy take per sale?
- On a standard US sale Etsy takes a $0.20 listing fee, a 6.5% transaction fee (on item price + shipping + gift wrap), and payment processing of 3% + $0.25 of the total the buyer pays. So on a $25 item with $5 shipping, Etsy's cut is roughly $2.0 + $1.15 + $0.25 ≈ $3.40 before your own costs.
- How do I calculate my actual profit on Etsy?
- Take what the buyer pays you (item + shipping + gift wrap), subtract every Etsy fee (listing, transaction, payment processing, and Offsite Ads if it applied), then subtract your item cost and the shipping you actually pay. What's left is your net profit; divide it by revenue for your margin.
- What is the Etsy transaction fee?
- It's 6.5% of the item price plus the shipping and gift-wrap you charge the buyer — not just the item price. That last part surprises sellers: charging more for shipping raises the transaction fee too.
- Does Etsy charge a fee on shipping?
- Yes. Shipping you charge the buyer is included in the 6.5% transaction fee and in the payment processing fee, because it's part of the total the buyer pays. The shipping you pay for postage is a separate cost that lowers your profit.
- What is the Etsy Offsite Ads fee and when does it apply?
- It's a 15% fee (12% for high-revenue shops) charged only on orders Etsy attributes to an ad it placed for you off-site — not on your everyday organic sales. That's why this calculator leaves it off by default; turn it on only to model an attributed sale.
How to use this calculator
- Enter your sale Item price, shipping charged to the buyer, your item cost (materials/COGS), and the shipping you actually pay.
- Adjust fees if needed The Etsy fee rates default to current US values (verified 2026-06) and are editable; toggle Offsite Ads on only if the sale was attributed to one.
- Read your profit See your net profit and margin instantly, with an itemized fee breakdown, and use the helper to find the price for a target margin.