Etsy Fee Calculator

Etsy charges a $0.20 listing fee, a 6.5% transaction fee on the item price plus shipping, and payment processing that varies by country (about 3% + $0.25 in the US). If the sale came from Offsite Ads, a further 12–15% applies. For a typical US sale that totals roughly 10–12% before Offsite Ads.

Yes. The 6.5% transaction fee applies to the total of the item price plus the shipping you charge, not the item price alone. This is one of the most commonly missed fees when sellers estimate margin, and it is why "free shipping" listings need the shipping cost built into the item price.

Because payment processing includes a fixed amount per order — around $0.25 — that does not shrink with your price. That fixed component is over 8% of a $3 sale but roughly half a percent of a $50 one. On a $3 item you keep about 83%; on a $30 item about 90%. Bundling products to raise average order value is the usual fix.

Only partly. Etsy generally refunds the 6.5% transaction fee when you refund a buyer, but the payment processing fee is usually not returned and the $0.20 listing fee is never refunded. A cancelled order therefore leaves you slightly out of pocket rather than back to even.

No — digital products pay exactly the same fees as physical ones. There is no reduced rate or waived listing fee for instant downloads. What differs is that you have no cost of goods, no shipping and no materials, so your margin is far higher even though the fee schedule is identical.