Use the output as a threshold, not a forecast.
A marketplace calculator is useful only when every rate can be inspected and changed. This model therefore treats the location preset as a convenience, not as hidden truth. Change any field to match the fee statement in your own Etsy payment account.
The result separates revenue, direct product costs and marketplace fees. That makes the break-even price more useful than a single generic ‘Etsy takes X percent’ rule, because fixed payment and listing fees matter much more on low-priced products.
How the Etsy profit estimate works
Order revenue equals the discounted item price plus shipping charged to the buyer. Percentage fees are applied to that revenue, while listing, payment-fixed and other fixed charges are added separately.
Estimated profit equals order revenue minus item cost, seller-paid shipping, packaging and all entered Etsy fees. Break-even item price solves the same equation for a profit of zero. The displayed break-even figure is an estimate when a fee cap creates a non-linear edge case.
At a 32.00 item price, 4.00 buyer shipping charge and the default US rates, the calculator includes the 6.5% transaction fee, 3% + 0.25 payment fee and a 0.20 listing fee before subtracting product, packaging and shipping costs.
What this calculation does—and does not include.
Included in this model
- Listing, transaction and payment fees
- Optional Offsite Ads and regulatory/conversion fees
- Product, shipping and packaging cost
- Profit margin and break-even item price
Not automatically included
- Every country/account exception
- Tax advice and marketplace-remitted tax treatment
- Deposit fees and services not entered
- Future fee changes after the review date
Official-source presets + editable account rates
Reviewed 2026-08-23. Review dates describe the live model, not a guarantee that a third-party fee has not changed since.
Limitations to keep visible
- Taxes collected and remitted by a marketplace can affect the payment-processing base in some jurisdictions; this simplified model does not calculate sales tax, VAT or GST.
- Etsy fee schedules and currency-converted fixed fees can change. The rate fields are deliberately editable, and the included monitoring script flags changes on official source pages for manual review.
- This is a planning tool, not tax, accounting or legal advice.
Fee presets were reviewed against Etsy's official fee policy and Etsy Payments processing-fee table on 2026-08-17. Converted listing-fee examples are approximations and must be checked in-account.
See the full verification workflow →Questions this calculator is designed to answer.
Etsy profit calculator
Estimate order profit after editable transaction, payment, listing, Offsite Ads, shipping and product costs.
Explore marketplace profitability →Etsy profit margin calculator
Calculate profit per order and margin after marketplace fees instead of applying one flat fee percentage to every order.
Reconcile an Etsy order →Etsy profit after fees and shipping
Keep buyer-paid shipping in revenue and seller-paid carrier cost in the cost stack before calculating margin.
See how fixed fees affect low AOV →Frequently asked questions
Does Etsy charge its transaction fee on shipping?+
The current Etsy fee policy applies the transaction percentage to the total order amount, including delivery and gift-wrapping charges. Keep shipping charged to the buyer in the revenue field and your actual carrier cost in the cost field.
Should I include Offsite Ads?+
Use 0% for orders not attributed to Offsite Ads. For attributed orders, enter the rate that applies to your shop. The calculator also supports a fee cap.
Why can my Etsy statement differ?+
Differences commonly come from taxes in the payment base, currency conversion, country-specific regulatory fees, ads, refunds, listing renewals or a converted fixed fee. Reconcile each line against your actual statement.