Etsy Seller Guide
Every Etsy sale in 2026 has three standard fees: a flat $0.20 listing fee, a 6.5% transaction fee on the full order value, and a payment processing fee of 3% + $0.25. Use the formula below to calculate exact fees for any listing, or use the free calculator to model any price and shipping combination instantly.
Apply these three steps to any US Etsy listing. "Order total" means item price plus shipping charged to the buyer.
Listing fee — $0.20
Flat fee charged when you publish or renew a listing. Charged again after each sale.
Transaction fee — Order total × 6.5%
Applied to item price + shipping charged. The largest single fee for most sellers.
Payment processing — Order total × 3% + $0.25
Charged on the full order value. Rate varies by seller country.
Example — $25 item + $5 shipping
Listing fee: $0.20
Transaction fee: $30 × 6.5% = $1.95
Payment processing: $30 × 3% + $0.25 = $1.15
Total fees: $3.30 | Net revenue: $26.70
Pre-calculated fees for common item prices. All figures assume a US seller, no shipping charged, and no offsite ads. Add your shipping amount to the order total for a more exact result.
| Item price | Listing fee | Transaction | Processing | Total fees | Net | Eff. rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | $0.20 | $0.65 | $0.55 | $1.40 | $8.60 | 14.0% |
| $20.00 | $0.20 | $1.30 | $0.85 | $2.35 | $17.65 | 11.8% |
| $35.00 | $0.20 | $2.27 | $1.30 | $3.78 | $31.23 | 10.8% |
| $50.00 | $0.20 | $3.25 | $1.75 | $5.20 | $44.80 | 10.4% |
| $75.00 | $0.20 | $4.88 | $2.50 | $7.58 | $67.42 | 10.1% |
| $100.00 | $0.20 | $6.50 | $3.25 | $9.95 | $90.05 | 9.9% |
To calculate Etsy fees: (1) Add $0.20 listing fee. (2) Multiply your total order value (item price + shipping charged) by 0.065 for the 6.5% transaction fee. (3) Multiply the same order total by 0.03 and add $0.25 for payment processing. Sum the three amounts for your total fees before offsite ads.
Total Etsy fees = $0.20 + (order total × 0.065) + (order total × 0.03 + $0.25). For a $25 sale with $5 shipping: $0.20 + ($30 × 0.065) + ($30 × 0.03 + $0.25) = $0.20 + $1.95 + $1.15 = $3.30 total fees.
Both the 6.5% transaction fee and the 3% + $0.25 payment processing fee are calculated on the full order total — item price plus any shipping charged to the buyer. The $0.20 listing fee is flat per listing, regardless of price.
Digital downloads have no shipping, so fees apply only to the item price: $0.20 listing + (price × 6.5%) + (price × 3% + $0.25). A $5 digital download costs $0.20 + $0.33 + $0.40 = $0.93 in total fees, leaving $4.07 net.
For a typical US sale without offsite ads, Etsy fees total roughly 9.5–10.5% of the order value plus the flat $0.20 listing fee. Higher-priced items have a slightly lower effective rate because the $0.20 and $0.25 fixed components become proportionally smaller.