How Much Does Etsy Take From a Sale in 2026? Every Fee Explained

Short answer: on a typical sale, Etsy keeps about 10% of what the buyer pays — roughly 9.5% plus $0.45 per order — before any advertising fees. On a $25 order that works out to $2.83. This guide breaks down every fee in the stack, with the exact math, so you can price with your eyes open.

Run your own numbers with the free Etsy fee calculator — it itemizes every fee for any price.

How much does Etsy take from a typical sale?

For a US seller using Etsy Payments, expect Etsy to keep about 9.5% of the order total plus $0.45 on an ordinary sale with no advertising involved. That combines the 6.5% transaction fee, 3% payment processing, the $0.25 processing flat fee, and the $0.20 listing fee. On a $55 order, the total is $5.68.

The percentage fees apply to the item price plus the shipping you charge the buyer, which surprises many new sellers. Charge $5 shipping on a $50 item and Etsy calculates its cuts on $55, not $50. Folding shipping into the price instead changes nothing — the fee base stays the same.

What are all the Etsy fees in 2026?

There are four core fees and one situational one. The listing fee is $0.20 per listing, and each listing lasts four months. The transaction fee is 6.5% of price plus shipping. Payment processing is 3% plus $0.25 in the US. Offsite Ads add 12–15% when a sale comes from an ad. Currency conversion adds 2.5% if your shop and bank currencies differ.

Two of these fees are easy to underestimate. The listing fee is charged when you list, not when you sell — an item that never sells still cost you $0.20, and renewals every four months add up on slow inventory. And because the percentage fees ride on shipping too, heavy items with real postage costs lose a little extra on every order.

How much does Etsy take from a $25 sale?

On a $25 order with no separate shipping charge and no Offsite Ad, Etsy takes $2.83: the $0.20 listing fee, $1.63 in transaction fees (6.5% of $25), and $1.00 in payment processing (3% of $25 plus $0.25). You keep $22.17 — an effective fee rate of about 11.3%, higher than on bigger orders because the flat fees weigh more.

That flat-fee effect is why small items are hard to sell profitably on Etsy. The $0.45 of flat fees is 1.8% of a $25 order but only 0.45% of a $100 order. Sellers of low-priced items often bundle products or set a minimum order-friendly price point to spread the flat fees across more revenue.

What are Offsite Ads fees, and can you avoid them?

Offsite Ads are ads Etsy buys on Google, social media, and partner sites using your listings. If a buyer clicks one and buys from your shop within 30 days, you pay an extra fee on that order: 15% if your shop made under $10,000 in the last 365 days, or 12% at $10,000 and above, always capped at $100 per order.

Shops under the $10,000 threshold can opt out entirely in their settings. Shops above it cannot — participation is mandatory, though the lower 12% rate and the $100 cap soften the blow on large orders. Either way, an ad-attributed sale can push your total fee load toward 22–25% of the order, which is why your margins need a buffer.

How should you price items so the fees do not eat your profit?

Start from the price that works after fees, not before. Add your material costs, packaging, and the shipping you will actually pay, then divide by roughly 0.90 to cover the standard fee stack — and by closer to 0.78 if most of your traffic comes from Offsite Ads. If the resulting price looks unsellable, the product, not the math, needs to change.

Two tools make this easier: the product pricing calculator builds a price up from your costs and target margin, and the profit margin calculator shows the margin any candidate price actually leaves you. Run both against the fee figures from the Etsy fee calculator before you list.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Etsy charge fees on shipping?

Yes. The 6.5% transaction fee and the 3% payment processing fee are both calculated on the item price plus the shipping charged to the buyer. Offering free shipping by raising the item price does not reduce the fees, because the total the fees are based on is unchanged.

How long does an Etsy listing last?

Four months per $0.20 listing fee. When a listing expires you can renew it for another $0.20 and four more months. Multi-quantity listings charge the $0.20 again for each additional unit sold.

What is the maximum Offsite Ads fee?

$100 per order. At the 15% rate the cap starts helping on orders above about $667; at 12% it applies above roughly $833. Without the cap, a $1,000 ad-driven order would cost $150 in ad fees alone.

Is Etsy still worth it after all these fees?

For most handmade, vintage, and digital sellers, yes — the roughly 10% standard fee stack buys access to Etsy’s built-in buyer traffic, search, and payment trust, which would cost more to replace with your own store and ads. The sellers who struggle are usually the ones who priced as if the fees did not exist.

Fee figures reflect Etsy’s published 2026 US rates at the time of writing; rates vary by country and can change. Confirm current figures in your Etsy shop manager before making pricing decisions.