Etsy charges multiple fees that can significantly impact your profit margin. Know your numbers before pricing.
Etsy fees: $0.20 listing fee + 6.5% transaction fee + 3% + $0.25 payment processing.
A $25 item has roughly $2.75 in Etsy fees before accounting for materials and shipping.
Use this calculator when preparing for a business decision that depends on this metric. Calculating the figure in advance — rather than estimating — prevents the kind of imprecision that leads to suboptimal choices.
Many business metric errors arise from using the wrong time period for the calculation. Annualising a figure from a seasonal month, or averaging a figure that changes over time, can produce misleading results that don't reflect steady-state performance.
A startup founder uses the calculator to determine break-even point: fixed monthly costs £12,000, variable cost per unit £18, selling price £42. Break-even is 500 units per month — a concrete sales target that the team can evaluate against pipeline and capacity.
About $0.20 listing + 6.5% transaction + 3% + $0.25 payment processing. Roughly 9–10% total.