Etsy fees explained: listing, transaction, payment and Offsite Ads
Per sold order Etsy charges a listing fee of $0.20, a transaction fee of 6.5% of the order total (shipping included) and payment processing – for a seller with a German bank account 4% plus €0.30. For the example order that is €3.43 before any Offsite Ads (11.5% of what the buyer pays).
Choose your country, enter price, shipping and costs – the Etsy calculator adds all fees and shows the contribution per order.
Open the Etsy calculatorThe fees on every order
Rates from the official Etsy Help Center pages listed under “Sources” (checked 2026-10-21). They can change, so check the dates and Etsy’s fee page before you rely on them.
- Listing fee: $0.20 for every item that sells (also for each further unit of the quantity and for auto-renewals that sell). It is quoted in US dollars and converted into your currency.
- Transaction fee: 6.5% of the order total, which includes the shipping you charge and gift wrap.
- Payment processing: depends on the country of your bank account and is charged on the order total including shipping. For a German bank account: 4% + €0.30 per order.
- Regulatory operating fee: only in the countries Etsy lists (here the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Canada), as a percentage of item, shipping and gift wrap. For a German bank account it is 0 %.
Optional and conditional: Offsite Ads and currency conversion
Offsite Ads: if an order comes through one of Etsy’s ads off Etsy, Etsy charges 15% of the order total, or 12% for sellers with at least $10,000.00 in sales in the last 365 days. The fee is capped at $100.00 per order.
Currency conversion: if the currency of your listing differs from the currency of your bank account, Etsy adds 2.5%.
Table: fees by item price (German bank account, no Offsite Ads)
Same shipping charged to the buyer (€4.90). The $0.20 listing fee is not included because it is quoted in US dollars.
| Item price | Order total | Fees without listing fee | Share of order total |
|---|---|---|---|
| €10.00 | €14.90 | €1.86 | 12.5% |
| €20.00 | €24.90 | €2.91 | 11.7% |
| €30.00 | €34.90 | €3.96 | 11.4% |
| €50.00 | €54.90 | €6.06 | 11.0% |
| €100.00 | €104.90 | €11.31 | 10.8% |
What you can change
- Shipping: the transaction and payment fees also apply to the shipping you charge. Shipping is not free of fees.
- Price level: the fixed part of the payment fee weighs more on small orders (see the table).
- Currency: listing in the currency of your bank account avoids the conversion fee.
- Advertising: plan for the Offsite Ads fee on the orders it brings, not only for your own ad spend.
Worked examples: Item for €24.90 plus €4.90 shipping
German bank account, purchase price €6.00, shipping cost €4.50, 3 % returns, 19 % VAT. Example numbers, not data from a real shop; the listing fee in US dollars is left out.
- Order total the buyer pays
- €29.80
- Transaction fee
- €1.94
- Payment processing
- €1.49
- Fees in total (no Offsite Ads)
- €3.43
- Contribution per order
- €10.39
- Contribution per order with Offsite Ads
- €5.92
- Extra fees with currency conversion
- €0.74
An order that comes through Offsite Ads costs €4.47 more in fees – here that lowers the contribution from €10.39 to €5.92.