Etsy seller fees in 2026
Last verified: May 2026 from official Etsy fee policyDirect answer: Etsy seller fees in 2026 are source-checked against official Etsy fee policy on 2026-05-30: sellers pay a $0.20 listing fee, 6.5% transaction fee, and US payment processing at 3% plus $0.25 in the core model. On the default $50 sale, Etsy seller fees are $5.20, leaving $44.80 before item cost, shipping labels, Offsite Ads, refunds, or taxes. Use the Etsy component pages for listing fee, transaction fee, payment processing, Offsite Ads, shop setup, digital products, and the full fee stack before citing a fee line.
TL;DR
- - $0.20 listing fee, 6.5% transaction fee on the order total, and 3% + $0.25 payment processing.
- - On a default $50.00 sale, Etsy seller fees are $5.20 and payout is $44.80 before item cost.
- - The effective fee rate at $50.00 is 10.4% before seller-specific adjustments.
- - Etsy sellers should not price from the 6.5% transaction fee alone because listing and processing fees stack on every sale.
- - Rates were last checked on 2026-05-30 from official Etsy fee policy.
What Etsy charges sellers
$0.20 listing fee, 6.5% transaction fee on the order total, and 3% + $0.25 payment processing.
Etsy sellers should not price from the 6.5% transaction fee alone because listing and processing fees stack on every sale.
- - The $0.20 listing fee applies before the item sells.
- - Transaction and processing fees both apply to buyer-paid shipping.
- - Offsite Ads are not in the default calculator because they apply only to some orders.
Fee lines on a default $50 sale
- Listing fee
- $0.20
- Marketplace selling fee
- $3.25
- Payment processing
- $1.75
- Per-order fee
- $0.00
- Promotion fee
- $0.00
- Total seller fees
- $5.20
Etsy seller fees by price
| Sale price | Seller fees | Net before costs | Effective rate | Exact answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | $1.40 | $8.60 | 14.0% | Etsy fees on $10.00 |
| $15.00 | $1.88 | $13.12 | 12.5% | Etsy fees on $15.00 |
| $25.00 | $2.83 | $22.17 | 11.3% | Etsy fees on $25.00 |
| $50.00 | $5.20 | $44.80 | 10.4% | Etsy fees on $50.00 |
| $100.00 | $9.95 | $90.05 | 10.0% | Etsy fees on $100.00 |
| $200.00 | $19.45 | $180.55 | 9.7% | Etsy fees on $200.00 |
| $500.00 | $47.95 | $452.05 | 9.6% | Etsy fees on $500.00 |
| $1,000.00 | $95.45 | $904.55 | 9.5% | Etsy fees on $1,000.00 |
Route each Etsy seller-fee question to the right source page
Etsy seller-fee answers split into separate questions: listing fee, transaction fee, payment processing, Offsite Ads, shop setup, digital product fees, and the full fee stack. Use the matching component page before citing the formula.
Use this when a listing, renewal, or multi-quantity sale creates the fixed fee.
Use this for the percentage fee on item price, shipping, and gift wrapping.
Use this for the US 3% plus $0.25 Etsy Payments processing line.
Use this before adding the 12% or 15% Offsite Ads cost to a listing.
Use this when a new shop may owe a one-time setup fee before listing.
Use this for instant-download files where listing and transaction fees still apply.
Use this for digital products that need listing, transaction, and processing checks.
Use this when the question asks for listing, transaction, and processing together.
Included in this fee page
- - Listing fee
- - Transaction fee
- - Payment processing
Still check separately
- - Offsite Ads unless modeled separately
- - Pattern or Etsy Plus subscriptions
- - Refunds
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.
Turn the fee formula into a listing decision
The formula page gives the current fee structure. Use the calculator for the actual listing and the exact-price pages when you need a sourceable answer for one sale amount.