Marketplace fees · calculator
Every Etsy fee on one order, each on its own base — the listing fee, the transaction fee, payment processing on the total with tax, Offsite Ads with its cap, and the Texas tax on fees.Every Etsy fee on one order.
Example · $50 sale
This sale on Etsy
$43.90
net payout · $6.10 fees + $8.00 label
Key: profit item cost processing transaction fee fixed fee label sales tax
Estimate · fee ratesrates as of Nov 4, 2026 · not tax or financial advice · not advice.
on Etsy · drawn to scale
Etsy charges a fee on the sales tax too — the hatched slice is the part of the fee charged on the tax ($0.14).
Estimate by Seller Fee Desk · fee rates as of November 4, 2026 · not a platform statement
Drawn to scale: the full width is $62.64. Each line cuts its piece off the right end; what’s left is yours.
Transaction base: $58.00 — not the tax
Processing base: all $62.64, tax included
The buyer pays
$62.64Sales tax → the statea fee is charged on it too
−$4.64Label you buyyou pay it
−$8.00Listing feeflat $0.20
−$0.20Transaction fee6.5% × $58.00
−$3.77Payment processing3% × $62.64 + $0.25$0.14 of it charged on the tax
−$2.13= Net payout
$43.90− Item costwhat you paid for it
−$12.00= Profit
$31.90| From the buyer | |
|---|---|
| Item price | $50.00 |
| Shipping charged | $8.00 |
| Sales taxpasses to the state — not your money | $4.64 |
| What the buyer paysitem + shipping + sales tax | $62.64 |
| Cut from it | |
| Sales tax → the state | −$4.64 |
| Listing feeflat $0.20Per listing or per extra quantity sold. | −$0.20 |
| Transaction fee6.5% × $58.00On item + shipping + gift wrap, not sales tax. | −$3.77 |
| Payment processing3% × $62.64 + $0.25 · $0.14 of it on the taxOn the total sale including shipping and sales tax. | −$2.13 |
| Total fees12.2% of the item price | −$6.10 |
| Shipping label (you buy it) | −$8.00 |
| Net payoutwhat lands in your Etsy balance | $43.90 |
| Item cost | −$12.00 |
| Profit | $31.90 |
Drawn to scale: the full width is $62.64. Each line cuts its piece off the right end; what’s left is yours.
Transaction base: $58.00 — not the tax
Processing base: all $62.64, tax included
The buyer pays
$62.64Sales tax → the statea fee is charged on it too
−$4.64Label you buyyou pay it
−$8.00Listing feeflat $0.20
−$0.20Transaction fee6.5% × $58.00
−$3.77Payment processing3% × $62.64 + $0.25$0.14 of it charged on the tax
−$2.13= Net payout
$43.90− Item costwhat you paid for it
−$12.00= Profit
$31.90Fee rates as of · verified · Fee change log → · Platforms may round differently by a cent.
Every Etsy fee on one order, each on its own base — the listing fee, the transaction fee, payment processing on the total with tax, Offsite Ads with its cap, and the Texas tax on fees.Every Etsy fee on one order.
Read from Etsy’s Fees & Payments Policy and help center (U.S. sellers using Etsy Payments); each fee is rounded to the cent.
Fee rates as of · verified · Fee change log → · Platforms may round differently by a cent.
One-time shop set-up fee: Not modeled — Etsy shows the amount only during shop set-up; it isn’t published on the pages we read (checked October 13, 2026).
Instant transfer fee: Not modeled — Etsy shows it during the transfer; the amount isn’t published (checked October 13, 2026).
Share & Save refund: Not modeled — Depends on how the sale was referred; not modeled (checked October 28, 2026).
Currency conversion: Not modeled — Only for listings in a currency other than USD (checked October 13, 2026).
Etsy Plus ($10 a month): Not modeled — An optional monthly subscription, not a per-sale fee (checked October 13, 2026).
Guide · Fees
$58.00 − $6.10 fees − $8.00 label = $43.90
Each Etsy fee on a $50 order with $8 shipping as of October 2026: listing, 6.5% transaction, 3% + $0.25 processing, Offsite Ads and its $100 cap.
In-depth guide · Fees
$50 top: Depop $47.48 down to Poshmark $40.00
The same $50 item on eight marketplaces: what each charges its fee on, who buys the label, and why the platform that nets the most changes with price.
In-depth guide · Pricing and profit
$62.64 paid → $41.08 net payout → $22.71 profit
A $50 thrift find sold on eBay, worked line by line: fees, label, item cost, sourcing tax, supplies and mileage, then margin, ROI and markup.