An Etsy order total can include money that is not seller revenue. It can also trigger several charges with different calculation bases. A useful profit estimate separates these amounts before subtracting product and fulfilment costs.
Use the US Etsy fee and profit calculator for a US shop with a US bank account, USD listings and USD settlement.
Build an order ledger
Consider an illustrative order containing a $50 item, $5 charged shipping and $4 of sales tax collected and remitted by Etsy. The customer total is $59, but seller revenue is $55. Suppose product and packaging cost $20, actual postage costs $5 and one listing charge is allocated to this order.
Under the dated US model, the transaction fee rounds to $3.58, processing is $2.02 and the listing allocation is $0.20. Estimated platform fees total $5.80, leaving $24.20 after the entered product and postage costs. Keeping remitted tax in revenue would overstate the result.
An attributed ad changes the outcome
Select an Offsite Ads rate only when the order is attributed and use the rate applicable to the shop. The official policy describes 12% and 15% rates and a $100 per-order cap. In this example, a 15% fee on the modelled base adds $8.25, leaving $15.95 after the same costs. The calculator does not determine whether Etsy attributed the order.
Allocate costs deliberately
The number of listing charges is an input rather than an assumption that every sale has exactly one charge. Allocate relevant renewals or other listing costs consistently. Add an allocation for Etsy Ads, labour or other expenses only once: do not include the same amount in both product costs and the additional-cost field.
Shipping charged to the buyer and actual postage are different inputs. Offering “free shipping” means entering zero charged shipping while still entering the fulfilment expense. It does not make shipping cost disappear.
Read the result as order contribution
The estimated profit covers the entered order costs. It is not a complete business income statement or a tax calculation. Shop setup, subscriptions, refunds, currency conversion, fee taxes and other overhead need separate treatment when applicable. Use the break-even tool to explore fixed-cost coverage and the discount tool for a simplified pricing scenario.
Official references
Fees checked 14 October 2026: Etsy fee policy, country-specific payment processing, and Offsite Ads. Verify your account terms before relying on an estimate.
Published by AllMarkets. AI-assisted research and implementation; examples are illustrative. No professional financial review is claimed. Sources checked 14 October 2026.