Etsy transaction fee percentage in 2026
Last verified: May 2026 from official Etsy fees helpDirect answer: Etsy charges a 6.5% transaction fee on the total order amount in the listing currency. Etsy says that fee applies to item price plus buyer-paid shipping and gift wrapping when charged. 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
- - Etsy charges a 6.5% transaction fee on the total order amount in the listing currency. Etsy says that fee applies to item price plus buyer-paid shipping and gift wrapping when charged. 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.
- - If the buyer pays shipping, include that shipping charge before estimating the transaction fee. Otherwise the margin estimate is too optimistic.
- - Fee data was checked on 2026-05-30 from official Etsy fees help.
What to remember before pricing
- - The transaction fee is 6.5% in the core Etsy seller model.
- - It applies to the total order amount, not just item price.
- - It is different from Etsy Payments processing.
- - Shipping and gift wrapping can be itemized separately in the Payment account.
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 and Etsy legal policy both describe the 6.5% transaction fee.
- - For US sellers, Etsy says the transaction fee does not apply to sales tax.
Turn the rule into a price check
If the buyer pays shipping, include that shipping charge before estimating the transaction fee. Otherwise the margin estimate is too optimistic.
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.