When you sell on Etsy, you’ll incur fees for using Etsy.com. If you make any sales through Etsy Payments, your fees will automatically be deducted.
If your current balance is negative at the end of the month, you’ll have an amount due on the first on the next month. When your outstanding balance is due, you’ll receive an email from Etsy.
In the Sell on Etsy app, you can pay your statement and manage your payment account under Finances.
How to view your fees and taxes
To view your Payment account, which includes fees and taxes from selling on Etsy:
- Sign in to Etsy.com.
- Click the Your Account icon, then click Shop Manager.
- Click Finances.
- Click Payment account.
- You can see fees and taxes owed under Recent activities and Fees & Taxes.
Currency conversion
All fixed-cost fees, like listings and Pattern, are published in USD. You can see the fixed USD cost for a fee in its description. Etsy converts fees from USD to your payment account currency at the market rate at the time the fee is reflected in your payment account. This conversion may change if currency exchange rates change.
Listing fees
Fee name | What it means |
Listing | - $0.20 USD per listing. - Fee is added to your Payment account when an item is listed. - Has to be paid regardless of resulting sales. - A listing expires after 4 months. |
Auto-renew expired | - $0.20 USD per listing. - Fee added when a listing is auto-renewed. - Has to be paid regardless of resulting sales. - A listing expires after 4 months. When a listing is auto-renewed, the 4-month listing period starts over. |
Auto-renew sold | - $0.20 USD per each additional quantity. - If you sell multiple quantities of a listing in one transaction you’ll owe a multi-quantity fee for each additional quantity. - If you sell more than one (1) item in an order, you've already been charged for listing that first item. We only charge you $0.20 USD each for the extra quantity you sell. |
Private listing fee | - $0.20 USD per private listing. - Fee is added to Payment account if the specified buyer purchases the item. |
Postage label fees
Fee name | What it means |
Postage labels | - Dependent on your selections when purchasing postage labels |
Transaction fees
Fee name | What it means |
Delivery transaction | - 5% of the listed postage cost for an item. - Different from postage labels fees. |
Transaction | - 5% of the total item costs (plus postage and gift wrap) in your designated listing currency. Fee amount is converted to your payment account currency at the market rate where your listing and payment account currencies differ. - Different from the Etsy Payments processing fee. - Doesn’t include transaction fees incurred with Pattern. |
Square manual | - When you sell items in-person using Square that are not synced from your Etsy shop inventory, there is a $0.20 USD fee per transaction. - Square will charge additional processing fees that vary by the type of sale. You can find more information on the Square Fees and Payments FAQs. |
VAT
Tax name | What it means |
Vat on processing fees | -VAT may vary. -VAT incurred on processing fees. |
Vat on seller services | -VAT may vary. -VAT incurred on seller services. |
Pattern
If you use Pattern, you’ll see Pattern charges on your Payment account. Learn more about pricing and fees for Pattern.
Advertising fees
Fee name | What it means |
Offsite Ads | -If you made less than $10,000 USD on Etsy in the past 365 days, you’ll be charged a 15% fee on the order total. -If you made at least $10,000 USD, you’ll get a discounted fee of 12%. -The Offsite Ad fee will never exceed $100 USD for an order, regardless of the order total. Learn more about Offsite Ads and read Etsy’s Advertising & Marketing Policy for more details. |
Etsy Ads | - Fees for ads vary. - Etsy Ads allows you to highlight your products in designated search results on Etsy. |
Etsy Payments and deposit fees
Fee name | What it means |
Etsy Payments processing fees | - Only applies to sellers who accept payments through Etsy Payments. - Appears under Fees & Taxes in your payment account when you make a sale. |
Etsy Payments deposit fees | - Only applies to sellers who accept payments through Etsy Payments. - Only applicable in certain countries. - Appears in your payment account when you make a sale. |
Deposit currency conversion | - If you list items in a currency other than the currency of your payment bank account, Etsy converts your funds from Etsy Payments to the currency of your payment account on your behalf. - A 2.5% fee is assessed when currency conversion is required. |