How much does Etsy take per sale?
For a US seller, the short answer is $0.45 plus 9.5% of the order total before Offsite Ads. But the percentage swings from 18.5% on a $5 order to 9.6% on a $500 order, because $0.45 of the stack is fixed no matter what you sell. Here is the whole ladder with every line of math shown.
The short answer: what makes up the cut
Three charges apply to essentially every sale. A US seller with free shipping and no Offsite Ads pays:
| Charge | Rate | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Listing fee | $0.20 per item | Flat, charged per unit sold (and on every 4-month renewal) |
| Transaction fee | 6.5% | Item price + shipping + gift wrap |
| Payment processing | 3% + $0.25 | Everything the buyer pays |
Add it up and every order costs $0.45 + 9.5% of the order total — 9.5% because the 6.5% transaction fee and the 3% variable part of processing share the same base. The fixed $0.45 ($0.20 + $0.25) is why small orders hurt: it does not shrink when the price does.
The fee ladder: $5 to $500
US seller, one item, buyer pays the order total shown (item + shipping), no Offsite Ads. Every figure below is produced by the same fee engine that powers this site's calculators.
| Order total | Listing | Transaction | Processing | Total fees | % of order | If Offsite Ads (15%) | % with OA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5 | $0.20 | $0.33 | $0.40 | $0.93 | 18.5% | $1.68 | 33.5% |
| $10 | $0.20 | $0.65 | $0.55 | $1.40 | 14.0% | $2.90 | 29.0% |
| $20 | $0.20 | $1.30 | $0.85 | $2.35 | 11.8% | $5.35 | 26.7% |
| $35 | $0.20 | $2.28 | $1.30 | $3.78 | 10.8% | $9.03 | 25.8% |
| $50 | $0.20 | $3.25 | $1.75 | $5.20 | 10.4% | $12.70 | 25.4% |
| $100 | $0.20 | $6.50 | $3.25 | $9.95 | 9.9% | $24.95 | 24.9% |
| $250 | $0.20 | $16.25 | $7.75 | $24.20 | 9.7% | $61.70 | 24.7% |
| $500 | $0.20 | $32.50 | $15.25 | $47.95 | 9.6% | $122.95 | 24.6% |
Why the percentage falls as the price rises
Look at the two ends of the ladder. On a $5 order, Etsy takes $0.93 — nearly one dollar in five. On a $500 order it takes $47.95, which is under ten cents on the dollar. The rates never changed; the mix did.
The $0.45 of fixed fees ($0.20 listing + $0.25 processing flat fee) is 9% of a $5 order by itself. On $500 it is 0.09%. Percentage fees behave the opposite way: they take the same 9.5% share at every price. So cheap orders are punished by the fixed part, and no order ever escapes the variable part. This is also why a simple "add 20% markup" pricing rule fails on low-priced items — it ignores the fixed fees completely. The pricing calculator solves for a target margin with them included.
What these numbers do not include
The ladder is the honest core, not the whole picture. Four things can move your real number:
1. Listing renewals. Each listing costs $0.20 to publish and renews for $0.20 every four months — even with zero sales. A catalogue of 100 listings costs $20 every four months before a single order.
2. Regulatory operating fees. Nine seller countries pay one on top of everything else — Hungary 1.97%, Türkiye 1.67%, Vietnam 1.24%, Canada 1.15%, France 1.14%, Spain 0.88%, Italy 0.80%, United Kingdom 0.48%, India 0.05% (effective 22 June 2026). US and Australian sellers pay none. Your country's full stack is on its rate page.
3. Currency conversion. If your listing currency differs from your deposit currency, Etsy takes another 2.5% of the order.
4. Payment processing differs by bank country. The ladder uses the US rate (3% + $0.25). The UK is 4% + £0.20, the eurozone 4% + €0.30, Japan 6.5% + ¥40.00. A UK seller on the same $35 order pays £1.54 in processing instead of $1.30 — the fee calculator covers all 17 countries.
Every logged change to any of these rates, with announced and effective dates, is in the fee change log.
Common questions
What percentage does Etsy take per sale?
For a US seller, about 9.5% of the order total plus $0.45 in fixed fees: 6.5% transaction, 3% + $0.25 payment processing, $0.20 listing per item. In practice that is about 18.5% on a $5 order and about 9.9% on a $100 order — the share falls as price rises because the fixed part does not scale.
Does Etsy take a percentage of shipping?
Yes. The 6.5% transaction fee applies to the item price plus shipping plus gift wrap, and payment processing applies to everything the buyer pays. A $30 item with $5 shipping is charged on $35: $2.28 in transaction fees, not $1.95.
How much does Etsy take from a $100 sale?
$9.95 for a US seller with no Offsite Ads (9.9%): $0.20 listing + $6.50 transaction + $3.25 processing. With Offsite Ads attribution add $15.00 for a total of $24.95; above $10k trailing sales the ad fee is 12% ($12.00) with no opt-out.
Why does Etsy take a bigger share on cheap items?
Fixed fees do not scale with price. Every sale carries at least $0.45 of fixed charges — $0.20 listing and the $0.25 flat part of processing. On a $5 order that is 9% of the order before any percentage fee, landing the total at 18.5%. On $500 it is 0.09% and the share falls to 9.6%.
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