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Etsy Profit Calculator

Model one Etsy order's contribution with separate revenue, fee base, transaction fee, payment fee, shipping, product cost, and advertising.

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Etsy Profit Calculator helps estimate the result from your inputs in the browser. Use the output as a planning number, then compare it with your records, provider terms, or official guidance before making a final decision.

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US example verified August 10, 2026. Etsy's transaction fee is 6.5%; US Etsy Payments is 3% + $0.25. Other countries, taxes, listing fees, Offsite Ads, currency conversion, VAT, refunds, and account charges can differ. Verify your Payment account.

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Order contribution

$11.76
Platform fee
$2.73
Payment fee
$1.51
Contribution margin
28%

This is contribution from one modeled order, not accounting net profit. It excludes overhead, labor, returns, income tax, and any fee you did not enter.

Breakdown

Seller revenue
$42.00
Product cost
$18.00
Platform + payment fees
$4.24
Shipping + ads
$8.00
Order contribution
$11.76

Etsy Profit Calculator example

The defaults are an explicit US illustration, not a universal Etsy schedule. Reconcile the output against one completed order before using it for pricing.

Next stepReprice after Etsy feesUse real fee pressure before setting the next price.

Formula

The math behind the result

Order contribution = seller revenue - product cost - modeled Etsy fees - shipping - ad cost.

How it works

A clean flow from input to answer

  1. 1Enter seller revenue and the amount Etsy uses as the percentage-fee base; shipping charged to the buyer can make those amounts differ.
  2. 2Use the US defaults only for a matching US Etsy Payments order, otherwise copy rates from your Payment account.
  3. 3Add actual shipping, product cost, and order-attributed advertising; handle listing fees or other charges explicitly if they apply.

FAQ

Common questions

Is this exact for every Etsy shop?

No. It is an auditable order-contribution model. Actual charges depend on seller bank country, fee base, listings, ads, tax handling, currency, refunds, and account activity.

Can I use it for digital products?

Yes. Set shipping to zero and adjust the fees that apply to your product type.

What if I sell in bundles?

Put the bundle price and the total product cost into the calculator to see the bundle margin.

Why does ad spend matter here?

Paid promotion can erode profit quickly if pricing is too tight.

Does it include tax?

Enter the amount subject to percentage fees exactly as Etsy defines it for your location. Do not count marketplace-remitted tax as seller revenue merely because it appears in the buyer total.

Model one Etsy order with the complete fee stack

Enter seller revenue separately from the amount subject to percentage fees, then record production, packaging, shipping, listing, transaction, payment, and advertising costs. Buyer-paid shipping or marketplace-remitted tax can make the buyer total, seller revenue, and fee base different numbers.

Use an average ad cost per completed order rather than a click cost. If ten dollars of promoted-listing spend produces two purchases, allocate five dollars to each order. For organic orders enter zero, but evaluate the blended monthly result before deciding that all listings share the same economics.

Digital products remove physical shipping but still require design time, support, updates, and applicable platform charges. Bundles should use the combined production cost and the fee calculation for the actual bundle price rather than multiplying a single-item margin blindly.

Etsy changes rates and categories, and taxes collected from buyers may be handled differently across locations. Verify the current seller statement and compare its net deposit with the estimate. Use the discrepancy to update inputs before repricing or buying additional inventory.