Etsy fees in 2026 — real profit per sale
Etsy sellers often price from sale price minus product cost. That ignores transaction fees, payment processing, outbound shipping, and ad CPA — the stack that turns a “$40 profit” into $12.
Typical Etsy fee stack (US)
- Transaction fee — ~6.5% of order total (item + shipping you charge)
- Payment processing — ~3% + flat per order
- Listing fee — $0.20 per listing (amortize across units sold)
- Shipping you pay — often forgotten in pricing
- Etsy Ads / off-site ads — per-unit ad cost if you run them
Example: $45 mug
$45 sale, $12 COGS, $4.50 shipping you pay, no ads → after Etsy + processing you might keep under $15, not $33.
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