What percentage does Etsy take?
Last verified: May 2026 from official Etsy fee policyDirect answer: Etsy's effective seller fee rate is 10.4% on a default $50 sale in this 2026 model. That equals $5.20 in fees and leaves $44.80 before item cost, shipping labels, optional ads, refunds, or taxes. Use the percentage as a quick comparison, then check the common-price table because fixed fees, category choices, shipping, and seller settings can change the real effective rate.
TL;DR
- - Etsy takes a 6.5% transaction fee, 3% payment processing, a $0.25 processing fixed fee, and a $0.20 listing fee in the US default model.
- - At $50.00, the effective seller fee rate is 10.4%.
- - That $50.00 example means $5.20 in fees and $44.80 payout before costs.
- - The $0.20 listing fee and $0.25 processing fixed fee make low-priced Etsy items more sensitive to price than the percentage rates alone suggest.
- - Fee data was last checked on 2026-05-30 from official Etsy fee policy.
The headline Etsy percentage
Etsy takes a 6.5% transaction fee, 3% payment processing, a $0.25 processing fixed fee, and a $0.20 listing fee in the US default model.
The $0.20 listing fee and $0.25 processing fixed fee make low-priced Etsy items more sensitive to price than the percentage rates alone suggest.
Etsy's effective rate is highest at $10.00 (14.0%) and lowest at $1,000.00 (9.5%) in this default table. Fixed fees explain most of that spread.
Effective percentage at $50
- Sale price
- $50.00
- Total seller fees
- $5.20
- Net before costs
- $44.80
- Effective fee rate
- 10.4%
Etsy percentage by sale price
The nominal percentage is useful, but the effective rate is what sellers feel. Fixed charges raise the rate on cheap items, while pure percentage fees stay flatter.
| Sale price | Effective rate | Fees | Net before costs | Exact answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | 14.0% | $1.40 | $8.60 | Etsy fee percentage at $10.00 |
| $15.00 | 12.5% | $1.88 | $13.12 | Etsy fee percentage at $15.00 |
| $25.00 | 11.3% | $2.83 | $22.17 | Etsy fee percentage at $25.00 |
| $50.00 | 10.4% | $5.20 | $44.80 | Etsy fee percentage at $50.00 |
| $100.00 | 10.0% | $9.95 | $90.05 | Etsy fee percentage at $100.00 |
| $200.00 | 9.7% | $19.45 | $180.55 | Etsy fee percentage at $200.00 |
| $500.00 | 9.6% | $47.95 | $452.05 | Etsy fee percentage at $500.00 |
| $1,000.00 | 9.5% | $95.45 | $904.55 | Etsy fee percentage at $1,000.00 |
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.
Turn the percentage into a listing decision
Use this page for the percentage answer, then use the seller-fee formula and calculator when shipping, category, item cost, or optional promotion settings change.