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The 6.5% fee is simple. The profit impact is not.
Etsy’s transaction fee is 6.5% of the full order amount, including the item price and shipping charged to the buyer. That means the fee can grow as your prices, shipping charges, bundles, or add-ons increase.
The fee itself is easy to understand. The part that hurts sellers is how it stacks with listing fees, payment processing, ads, discounts, shipping costs, and product costs.
Quick example
What the 6.5% transaction fee looks like on a real order
Etsy’s transaction fee is not just based on the item price. It also applies to the shipping amount charged to the buyer.
That $2.28 is only the transaction fee. Payment processing, listing fees, ads, shipping cost, and product costs still come out after this.
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Etsy charges a 6.5% transaction fee on every order.
- Applies to item price + shipping charged to the buyer
- Charged on every sale
- Separate from listing fees and payment processing fees
This is one of the main fees that impacts how much you actually keep from each sale.
Why the Transaction Fee Matters
The 6.5% transaction fee scales with every order.
Unlike fixed fees like the $0.20 listing fee, this percentage grows as your prices or order totals increase making it one of the biggest drivers of total Etsy fees.
It also applies to shipping, which means your effective percentage may be higher than expected.
What this means for your pricing
A 6.5% fee does not sound dramatic until your margins are already tight. If you sell low-margin products, offer free shipping, run frequent discounts, or pay for Etsy ads, the transaction fee becomes one more layer pulling down your actual take-home amount.
Before you lower prices to compete, check whether the sale still leaves enough profit after Etsy fees, shipping, payment processing, and product costs.
Fee math is only one part of the launch decision
This calculator shows part of the selling math. If you are testing a product you plan to list, run the Etsy Launch Check to see how the idea holds up after product costs, shipping, discounts, Etsy Ads, and Offsite Ads.
What to do next
The transaction fee is only one layer. Your real margin depends on listing fees, payment processing, shipping, ads, and product costs. Use the next calculator based on whether you want to check your take-home amount or work backward from a target payout.