What fees does Etsy charge?

$0.20 per listing, 6.5% transaction on item + shipping, payment processing (3% + $0.25 in the US, varies by country), 15% offsite ads on referred sales, and currency conversion when applicable. Combined, fees typically eat 12–25% of your sale price.

Can I avoid the 15% offsite ads fee?

Sellers under $10K in 12-month sales can opt out. Sellers over $10K cannot — and any sale that comes from an Etsy-paid offsite ad will incur the 15% fee. Many sellers bake it into every price as insurance.

Does Etsy charge fees on shipping?

Yes, when the buyer pays shipping the 6.5% transaction fee and payment processing both apply to (item + shipping). When you offer free shipping it's the same total fee, just buried inside the item price.

Etsy Fees Explained (2026): every fee, in plain English

Etsy charges five different kinds of fees. Here's what each one is, when it applies, and how to price around it.

The five fees, at a glance

Fee	Rate	Applies to
Listing	$0.20	Each new or renewed listing, every 4 months
Transaction	6.5%	Item price + shipping (when buyer pays)
Payment processing (US)	3% + $0.25	Item + shipping; varies by country
Offsite ads	15%	Sales from Etsy-paid external ads
Currency conversion	2.5%	If listing currency ≠ payout currency

Listing fee

$0.20 per listing, charged whether or not the item sells. The listing renews automatically after 4 months — or after every sale (you'll be charged $0.20 again each time you "restock"). For high-volume sellers this adds up; for one-of-a-kind sellers it's noise.

Transaction fee

6.5% of the total a buyer pays — including shipping if they paid for it. Etsy raised this from 5% in 2022.

Payment processing

This is country-dependent. Common rates:

US: 3% + $0.25
UK: 4% + £0.20
Canada: 3% + CAD $0.25
Germany / France: 4% + €0.30

Always check the current rate for your country in Etsy's official fees page — they update.

Offsite ads

Etsy buys ads on Google, Facebook, Instagram and others on your behalf. If a sale comes from one of those ads, Etsy charges 15% of the sale (12% if you've done $10K+ in sales in the last 12 months). You don't control whether your items are advertised; you only control whether you're enrolled (under $10K sellers can opt out).

What it adds up to

For a $30 item shipped for $6 (buyer pays):

Listing: $0.20
Transaction (6.5% of $36): $2.34
Processing (3% of $36 + $0.25): $1.33
Offsite ads (15% of $30, if applicable): $4.50

Without offsite ads: $3.87 in fees, or 12.9% of the item price.

With offsite ads: $8.37, or 27.9% of the item price.

How to price around them

Don't price by adding fees on top of cost. Instead, solve for a price where take-home (after fees) equals your target margin. Our Etsy pricing calculator does this in real time.