Etsy listing, transaction, and payment processing fees
Last verified: May 2026 from official Etsy fees helpDirect answer: The default Etsy fee stack in this USD model is a $0.20 listing fee, a 6.5% transaction fee, and US payment processing of 3% plus $0.25. On a $50 sale with no buyer-paid shipping, that totals $5.20 before optional ads, refunds, or taxes. Use this as the rule checkpoint, then run the Etsy calculator with your real sale price, shipping setup, listing renewals, Offsite Ads exposure, and item cost before using the fee in profit planning.
TL;DR
- - The default Etsy fee stack in this USD model is a $0.20 listing fee, a 6.5% transaction fee, and US payment processing of 3% plus $0.25. On a $50 sale with no buyer-paid shipping, that totals $5.20 before optional ads, refunds, or taxes. Use this as the rule checkpoint, then run the Etsy calculator with your real sale price, shipping setup, listing renewals, Offsite Ads exposure, and item cost before using the fee in profit planning.
- - On a default $50 sale, Etsy core fees are $5.20 before optional ads, refunds, or taxes.
- - The $50 core effective fee rate is 10.4% in this no-shipping model.
- - Use this page when a search query mentions all three fee components. Use the calculator when shipping, item cost, or Offsite Ads changes the listing.
- - Fee data was checked on 2026-05-30 from official Etsy fees help.
What to remember before pricing
- - The $0.20 listing fee is fixed.
- - The 6.5% transaction fee scales with the order total.
- - US payment processing adds 3% plus $0.25 in this model.
- - Offsite Ads are a separate optional or required attributed-order layer.
The fee stack at $50
- Listing fee
- $0.20
- Transaction fee
- $3.25
- Payment processing
- $1.75
- Core Etsy fees
- $5.20
Etsy fee examples by price
These examples use no buyer-paid shipping and no item cost so the fee components stay visible. The Offsite Ads columns show how attributed-order fees can change the answer.
| Sale price | Listing | Transaction | Processing | Core fees | 15% Offsite Ads | Core + 15% ads | Calculator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5.00 | $0.20 | $0.33 | $0.40 | $0.93 | $0.75 | $1.68 | Calculate Etsy fees on $5.00 |
| $10.00 | $0.20 | $0.65 | $0.55 | $1.40 | $1.50 | $2.90 | Calculate Etsy fees on $10.00 |
| $15.00 | $0.20 | $0.98 | $0.70 | $1.88 | $2.25 | $4.13 | Calculate Etsy fees on $15.00 |
| $25.00 | $0.20 | $1.63 | $1.00 | $2.83 | $3.75 | $6.58 | Calculate Etsy fees on $25.00 |
| $50.00 | $0.20 | $3.25 | $1.75 | $5.20 | $7.50 | $12.70 | Calculate Etsy fees on $50.00 |
| $100.00 | $0.20 | $6.50 | $3.25 | $9.95 | $15.00 | $24.95 | Calculate Etsy fees on $100.00 |
| $200.00 | $0.20 | $13.00 | $6.25 | $19.45 | $30.00 | $49.45 | Calculate Etsy fees on $200.00 |
Price the listing before it goes live
Use the exact marketplace, category, shipping setup, and cost of goods you expect to list with. That gives you a real payout baseline instead of a fee estimate from memory.
Use the real sale assumptions you would list with, not the ideal version you hope the buyer accepts.
What the official source says
- - Etsy Help summarizes listing, transaction, advertising, and payment processing fee categories.
- - Etsy Payments policy supplies the country-specific processing rate table.
Turn the rule into a price check
Use this page when a search query mentions all three fee components. Use the calculator when shipping, item cost, or Offsite Ads changes the listing.
Keep checking the Etsy fee stack
Etsy fees stack listing, transaction, processing, and sometimes Offsite Ads costs. Use the related component pages when one fee line does not explain the full payout.