Etsy fee & profit calculator 2026 for print on demand
Every Etsy fee on a sale, what is left after production and shipping, and your break-even price.
Change Etsy’s rates
- Listing fee
- $0.20
- Transaction fee (6.5%)
- $1.95
- Payment processing (3% + $0.25)
- $1.15
- Etsy fees 11.0%
- $3.30
- Production and shipping 60.8%
- $18.25
The rates are Etsy’s for a shop in the United States, checked in October 2026. They change, and shops in other countries pay a different processing fee, plus VAT on the fees and in some countries a regulatory fee: open “Change Etsy’s rates” to set your own. Sales tax, currency conversion and Etsy Ads you pay for per click are not included.
The fees Etsy takes from a sale
- Listing fee, $0.20. Paid when a listing is published, every four months it stays up, and again each time it sells and renews.
- Transaction fee, 6.5%. Charged on the item price plus the shipping you charge the buyer.
- Payment processing, 3% + $0.25 in the United States; other countries have their own rate. Charged on the whole order, shipping included.
- Offsite Ads, 15% or 12%. Only on orders that came through an ad Etsy placed for you elsewhere. Shops that made over $10,000 in the past year pay 12% and cannot opt out; smaller shops pay 15% and can. It is capped at $100 an order.
Why print on demand feels the squeeze
A seller who makes their own goods pays for materials once. A print-on-demand seller pays the supplier for the product and for its shipping on every single order, and Etsy’s percentages are taken from the whole price, including the part that goes straight to the supplier.
On a $30 shirt with free shipping, Etsy’s fees come to about $3.30. If the shirt costs $13.50 to print and $4.75 to ship, about $8.45 is left: 28% of the sale. One reprint paid from your own pocket takes the profit of two more sales with it.
Example margins: a mug, a t-shirt and a hoodie
The same sums for three common products, with free shipping and no ad. The supplier costs are rough examples; put your own into the calculator above. On SlapMake, each product’s cost is on its product page, and how credits turn into dollars is on the pricing page.
| Item | Price | Profit | Etsy fees | Supplier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mug | $25.00 | $9.18 (37%) | $2.83 | $7.00 + $6.00 shipping |
| T-shirt | $30.00 | $8.45 (28%) | $3.30 | $13.50 + $4.75 shipping |
| Hoodie | $45.00 | $8.27 (18%) | $4.72 | $24.00 + $8.00 shipping |
The pricier item is not always the better sale: the hoodie costs so much to make and ship that it leaves less than the mug.
Ways to keep more of each sale
- 1Price from the break-even upStart with the break-even price above and add the margin you want. Do not start from what others charge.
- 2Count shipping as part of the priceWith free shipping the supplier’s shipping charge still has to come out of the item price, and Etsy’s fees are taken on it either way.
- 3Get the file right the first timeA blurry or boxed-in print is a refund you pay for in full: suppliers do not take custom products back.
Three free checks catch most bad prints before they are ordered: the print size calculator for resolution, the transparent PNG checker for backgrounds and the print color checker for colors that will come out dull.
Read more on the blog
- How to design and print your own merch with SlapMake
- Custom merch for an Instagram giveaway: one piece, no minimum
Questions people ask
What fees does Etsy charge on a sale?
Etsy charges a $0.20 listing fee, a 6.5% transaction fee on the item price plus the shipping you charge, and a payment processing fee that depends on your country (3% + $0.25 in the United States). If the sale came from an Offsite Ad, Etsy also takes 15% of the order, or 12% for shops that made more than $10,000 in the past year.
Does Etsy take a fee on shipping?
Yes. The 6.5% transaction fee and the payment processing fee are both worked out on the item price plus the shipping the buyer pays. Offering “free shipping” does not avoid it: the shipping cost is then inside the item price.
What is a good profit margin for print on demand on Etsy?
Many print-on-demand sellers aim for 20% to 30% of the sale left after production, shipping and Etsy’s fees. Below about 15% a single refund or reprint can wipe out the profit of several sales.
Is sales tax included in this calculator?
No. Etsy collects and pays sales tax and VAT for most buyers on its own. Its payment processing fee is charged on the total including that tax, so the real processing fee can be a few cents higher than shown here.
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