The good news is, it all can be entangled and sorted. We know it from experience, working with thousands of online businesses on Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, eBay, and Walmart. We make software that helps our clients automate their bookkeeping, for every part of their order, including, fees, taxes, shipping, discounts, and any charges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s why in this article, we want to share all that we know about Etsy selling fees and show you how to practically approach fee management, so you know exactly how much you pay in fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep an eye on your Etsy fees and other expenses at all times with Synder. Find out how Synder can help you organize your finances<\/a> for optimal results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. How much does Etsy charge to sell?<\/a><\/p>\n 2. Etsy listing fees ($0.20)<\/a><\/p>\n 3. Etsy transaction fees (6.5%)<\/a><\/p>\n 4. Etsy Payments fees<\/a><\/p>\n 5. How to manage Etsy fees?<\/a><\/p>\n 6. Ad fees<\/a><\/p>\n 7. Shipping label fee<\/a><\/p>\n 8. Subscription fee (free or $10\/mo)<\/a><\/p>\n 9. In-person selling fee (min 2.6% plus $0.10)<\/a><\/p>\n 10. Pattern fee ($15.00\/mo)<\/a><\/p>\n 11. What percentage does Etsy take?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s an important question when you want to open an Etsy shop<\/a> but the answer, unfortunately, isn\u2019t simple. You start with a set-up fee of $15 but that\u2019s just the tip of the iceberg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Etsy has various fee charges, and understanding the total requires knowing which fees apply to your store and products. In our article, we\u2019ll break down each fee so you can accurately calculate the total costs for your Etsy shop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Below is the list of all seller fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the mandatory fees, the Etsy listing fee is a flat fee of $0.20<\/strong> which is applied to each item you list on Etsy*. You\u2019ll be charged regardless of whether you actually sell this item or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, some other Etsy seller fees fall into this listing category that the seller should know about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n *If you also sell on Etsy Pattern, there are no additional listing fees, and these listings never expire. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Etsy can automatically renew your listings<\/strong> and charge you another $0.20 <\/strong>if your item hasn\u2019t sold after 4 months. While this feature does save you time, it may come as a surprise to lots of new sellers. So unless you want your items to be relisted every 4 months, opt out of automatic renewals by clicking Manual<\/em> instead of Automatic<\/em> under Renewal Options<\/em> in the Listings Manager<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If your customer buys multiple units of the same product<\/strong> from your shop and they don\u2019t come as a single pack, be ready to pay an additional $0.20 per item<\/strong>. That\u2019s on top of the $0.20 listing fee that you\u2019ve already paid when listing the product. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The multi-quantity fee is applied when an item is actually sold<\/em>. As it might sound a bit confusing, let me explain it in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Etsy, you might have multiple stock items of the same product listing. If you have 6 items, for example, you pay a single listing price of $0.20 when you list all the items<\/em> but you pay $0.20 for each additional item when you sell them<\/em>. When all the items get sold in the same transaction, you\u2019ll see the original listing fee of $0.20 and a multi-quantity fee of $1.00 (in our example with 6 items).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Etsy’s functionality allows you to create private listings, which can be very helpful if your shop handles custom orders. Here, the amount of money you pay remains the same, it\u2019s just the timing that changes (compared to the standard listing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the private listing, you only pay the $0.20 listing fee once the item is actually sold<\/strong>. That makes sense, as a product is made for a specific buyer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Each time you sell something on Etsy, you have to pay a transaction fee of 6.5%<\/strong> of the<\/strong> total sales price<\/strong> that\u2019s applicable for this item. To calculate this total amount, you need to account for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is important because many new Etsy sellers think that the 6.5% transaction fee is only related to the listing price, while that\u2019s not the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you run an Etsy shop, it\u2019s not only the products that bring fees your way but payments too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Etsy has its own payment processor called Etsy Payments<\/strong>. And if it\u2019s offered in your country, you must use it.<\/strong> The associated fees depend on a number of conditions, including the seller\u2019s country and the currency listed on the Etsy payment account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s have a look at the various fees Etsy charges for these payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re looking for Etsy Payments alternatives, check out our <\/em>guide<\/em><\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you use Etsy Payments<\/a>, you also cover the costs of handling credit card or bank transactions, but that comes with an Etsy Payments processing fee or just a processing fee for short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The conditions for eligible countries differ, but in the US, sellers pay a flat rate of $0.25 and 3% of the total order cost <\/strong>for payment processing. The final sales price of a product includes tax (if applicable in your country) and shipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NB!<\/em><\/strong> Don\u2019t confuse Etsy\u2019s transaction fee with Etsy Payments processing fee! The transaction fee covers the cost of using the platform, while the payment processing fee is a charge for using Etsy\u2019s payment processor<\/em>\u2014Etsy Payments.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sellers from the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Vietnam, India, and Turkey<\/strong> have to pay an additional regulatory operating fee on each transaction they complete in their Etsy shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Etsy charges a fixed percentage of the total sales price of the item including shipping, gift wrapping, and personalization and it varies between 0.29% and 2.27%, depending on the country mentioned above.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Etsy explains that this extra fee is due to additional regulatory compliance costs in those particular countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If the currency on your listing differs<\/em> from the one registered on your payment account, Etsy will charge you a 2.5% currency conversion fee<\/strong> on the total sales price of the item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can avoid it by keeping the listing currency and account currency the same. Don\u2019t worry about the buyers, they\u2019ll see your listings in their chosen currency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you keep scrolling, there are still more fees that you might incur like Etsy ads fee, shipping fee, in-person payment fee, etc. But before you get overwhelmed by those charges (if you haven\u2019t already), let\u2019s take a pause here and think about how you can manage this growing sea of fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When it comes to paying fees on Etsy, the platform will automatically deduct these costs from your payment account. Then, based on your selected payout schedule, Etsy will deposit the remaining funds into your bank account\u2014that\u2019s your net revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you don\u2019t have enough money in your account to cover it, you have 15 days to pay the outstanding balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fees are your expenses, and you need to put them into your expense accounts. But Etsy already took this money, in fact, it never touched your bank account, so how do you do that? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Going through Etsy statements and manually inputting these fees into your books is one way. But that takes ages and can easily lead to mistakes. That\u2019s why automation solutions like Synder are a way forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Synder lets you create an ecosystem of connected platforms<\/strong> like Etsy, Etsy Payments, Square (for those in-person sales), PayPal or other sales channels (Shopify, eBay, Amazon, Walmart), and payment processors (Stripe, Afterpay, or Affirm). In total, we have over 30 available integrations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All the transaction data from the connected platforms will be synced straight into your accounting software. We support most popular accounting systems on the market:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Synchronization becomes fully automated once the Synder ecosystem is created. And there, you can reconcile your accounts, create financial statements, and manage your bookkeeping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Through our direct integrations, you get your fees straight into your books\u2014allocated into the right accounts. You can set up categorization rules too, so that when tax time comes, every fee is already categorized correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some countries (like Canada or the EU) require Etsy to collect taxes on the service fees<\/strong> it charges to its sellers. Even though this process happens automatically, you still need to record the tax in your books. Synder can provide this information and automatically allocate the tax to the correct account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The same goes for sales tax. In many countries, large marketplaces like Etsy, Amazon, and Walmart handle tax remittance. While this saves you from doing it yourself, you still need to accurately record these amounts in your books. And as above, Synder does exactly that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to learn more about Synder, join us at our Weekly Public Demo<\/a> or Themed Webinars<\/a> where we talk about Synder\u2019s capabilities and all things business accounting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to promote your Etsy shop or products<\/a>, you can choose to go with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first one lets you market on Etsy itself while the second one works outside of the Etsy website. Both types of ads, not surprisingly, come with extra costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The cost for Etsy Ads<\/a> is determined on a \u2018pay per click\u2019 (PPC) basis<\/strong>, which means that you pay whenever someone clicks on your ad (not when the ad is displayed), even if it doesn\u2019t result in completing a purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The good thing here is that you can determine the budget you\u2019re willing to spend on this type of advertising. This can be as little as $1.00 a day<\/strong> and Etsy won\u2019t charge you more above your predetermined daily threshold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For Offsite Ads<\/strong>, the situation is rather different and more complex. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As the name suggests, these are ads placed elsewhere than Etsy’s main page\u2014usually, social networks and search engines. But here, you don\u2019t pay for clicks but for actual purchases which is for sure better news. If a user sees your ad, clicks on it, and then makes an order from your Etsy shop within 30 days, that\u2019s when you get charged, otherwise, you don\u2019t. They\u2019re called Attributed Orders<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some sellers can opt out of these ads, others can\u2019t but all sellers are automatically enrolled in it when they join Etsy. Here\u2019s how it works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This applies to sellers from the US, Canada, UK, and Australia<\/strong> who accept payments via Etsy Payments or PayPal and who purchased Etsy\u2019s shipping labels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the one hand, you have the shipping label<\/strong> itself that depends on the dimensions of the package, its weight and origin, the shipping carrier, and destination\u2014the usual things you take into consideration while ordering shipping. On the other hand, you have extra services<\/strong> like signature confirmation, insurance, or parcel compensation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n All of the above comes with a price tag but there isn\u2019t a set amount that we can share as it depends on too many factors. You\u2019ll be able to see the total cost of shipping label fees when you purchase the label with the additional services (if you choose to go for them).<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you sell on Etsy, you\u2019re automatically enrolled in the Etsy Standard package which gives you access to all regular tools and services for managing your shop. Thankfully, this one is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, there\u2019s also a paid package of $10 a month, called Etsy Plus<\/strong>. It comes with additional bonus features like discounts on domain customization, packaging, and promotional materials, listing and ads credits, restock alerts, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you sell on Etsy and have a physical store, you can use Square to collect payment in person. Thanks to the Etsy-Square collaboration, you can sync your inventory with your Etsy listings and the quantity available will be automatically updated. You\u2019ll be charged the usual $0.20 listing fee. But if you don\u2019t sync it, there\u2019ll be an additional transaction fee of $0.20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the payments are processed through Square<\/strong> and not Etsy, all the transaction and payment fees will come from Square. These Square fees<\/a> are for an article of their own, but for the standard processing fee, you\u2019re looking at a minimum of 2.6% plus $0.10 per transaction.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Etsy Pattern<\/a> is a special tool that lets you set up a separate website<\/strong> in addition to your Etsy store. It’s easy to set up and customize, and it automatically syncs with your Etsy shop, so you don’t have to list products twice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As always, there’s a fee. The monthly subscription<\/strong> for using Pattern costs $15.00<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information on Etsy fees, you can visit <\/em>Etsy\u2019s website<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you search this question online, you\u2019ll get the answer of 6.5%, but by now, you know very well that\u2019s just the Etsy transaction fee and not the whole answer. So how much does Etsy in fact take? Let\u2019s calculate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are the standard fees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n That gives us 9.5%, plus the listing fees for each item and other mandatory flat fees. We also should add shipping costs (shipping label + shipping fees) to it, which can average around 5% but can vary greatly (the smaller the item, the higher the shipping cost percentage). So now, we\u2019re touching somewhere close to 15%<\/strong> which is more or less the right figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But there\u2019s more. Here are some extra (possible) fees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This list only gives you percentages, but there are all the flat fees, like the subscription fees, to consider. So, you might end up paying anywhere between 0.29% and over 20%<\/strong> on some orders. And this is on top of the standard fees we calculated earlier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To have your fees, orders, taxes, and various charges automatically synced into your books, sign up for a 15-day free<\/a> trial with Synder.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTL;DR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How much does Etsy charge to sell?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Etsy listing fees ($0.20)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Auto-renewal fee<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Multi-quantity listing fee<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Private listing fee<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Etsy transaction fees (6.5%)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Etsy Payments fees<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Payment processing fees ($0.25 and 3%)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Regulatory operating fee (0.29% – 2.27%)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Currency conversion fee (2.5%)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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How to manage Etsy fees?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do you pay Etsy fees?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How do you account for fees in your books?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Syncing your Etsy account with your bookkeeping software<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Automated syncing of Etsy fees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Taxes on fees and sales<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Ad fees<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Etsy Ads fee <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Offsite Ads fee<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How much are Attributed Order fees?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Shipping label fee<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Subscription fee (free or $10\/mo)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In-person selling fee (min 2.6% plus $0.10 )<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Pattern fee ($15.00\/mo)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What percentage does Etsy take?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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