Etsy fees · October 2026
Etsy fees, worked out per order.
A US Etsy seller pays a $0.20 listing fee, a 6.5% transaction fee, and 3% + 25¢ in payment processing on every sale, plus 15% when the buyer came through an Offsite Ad. On a $25 art print with $5 shipping, Etsy keeps $3.30, or $7.80 after an ad. Sold through Flint, the same order costs $1.49.
3.79% + 35¢ on cards · no monthly fee · free sandbox · no credit card
- Before ads, Etsy keeps 9.8% to 11.0% of a $30 to $166 order
- Flint: 3.79% + 35¢, no listing or transaction fee
- Every Etsy rate checked on Etsy's own pages, 2026-10-26
Etsy fee calculator
US seller · October 2026Came through an Offsite Ad
| Order $30.00 | Flint | Etsy |
|---|---|---|
| Listing$0.20 per item sold | none | −$0.20 |
| Transaction6.5% of item and shipping | none | −$1.95 |
| Payment processingFlint 3.79% + 35¢ · Etsy 3% + 25¢ of the total | −$1.49 | −$1.15 |
| You keepitem and shipping, after fees | $28.51 | $26.70 |
Through Flint you keep $1.81 more on this order, or $54.30 a month at 30 orders like it.
One item per order, paid by a US card. Etsy collects and remits sales tax for you; on Flint you file it, so it is left out of what you keep on both sides.
01Every fee
What Etsy charges a US seller.
Three fees land on every order: listing, transaction, and payment processing. Offsite Ads lands on some. The rest are optional or don't apply to a shop with a US bank account.
| Etsy fee | Rate | Charged on |
|---|---|---|
| Listing | $0.20 per listing | Each listing you publish, each automatic renewal every 4 months, and each extra quantity sold from one listing. Charged whether or not the item sells. |
| Transaction | 6.5% | The item price plus shipping, gift wrap, and personalization. Not charged on US sales tax. |
| Payment processing | 3% + 25¢ | Everything the buyer pays, including shipping and sales tax. Charged on every Etsy Payments order. |
| Offsite Ads | 15%, or 12% above $10,000 a year | The item price plus shipping, on any order placed within 30 days of a click on an Etsy ad. Up to $100 an order. |
| Etsy Ads | Your daily budget | Optional ads inside Etsy search, billed against the daily maximum you set. |
| Etsy Plus | $10 a month | Optional. Includes 15 listing credits and $5 in Etsy Ads credit a month, which don't roll over. |
| Currency conversion | 2.5% | The sale amount, only when you list in a currency other than your payment account's. |
| Set-up fee | One time, varies by location | Charged when a new shop opens, where it applies. |
| Regulatory operating fee | None in the US | Charged to sellers in Canada, France, Hungary, Italy, India, Spain, Türkiye, the UK, and Vietnam. |
From Etsy’s Fees & Payments Policy and help pages, checked 2026-10-26. Shipping labels bought on Etsy are priced per label and left out here.
On Flint
3.79% + 35¢ per card payment, the same for Apple Pay and Google Pay. No monthly fee.
Never charged
Listing fees, renewals, a transaction fee on top of processing, or an ad fee on sales you made yourself.
Only if you use them
Automatic sales tax, 0.50% of the payment. Checkout on your own domain, $15 a month.
02Per order
Three handmade orders, worked line by line.
A print, a mug set, and a throw, each with shipping charged on top. Sales tax is left out on both sides, because Etsy's 3% and Flint's card rate are both charged on it too.
A $25 art print with $5 shipping: $30.00.
Etsy. $0.20 to list the item. 6.5% of $30.00 is $1.95. 3% of $30.00 plus 25¢ is $1.15. Together, $3.30, or 11.0% of the order.
Etsy after an Offsite Ad. 15% of $30.00 is $4.50 more, for $7.80 in all: 26.0% of what the buyer paid.
Flint. 3.79% of $30.00 plus 35¢ is $1.49, and that is the whole fee. You keep $1.81 more than on an Etsy sale, or $6.31 more than on an ad sale.
| $30.00 order | Flint | Etsy | Etsy, ad | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ListingEtsy $0.20 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.20 | |
| TransactionEtsy 6.5% of $30.00 | $0.00 | $1.95 | $1.95 | |
| Payment processingFlint 3.79% + 35¢ · Etsy 3% + 25¢ | $1.49 | $1.15 | $1.15 | |
| Offsite AdsEtsy 15% of $30.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.50 | |
| Fees on the order | $1.49 | $3.30 | $7.80 | |
| Share of the order | 5.0% | 11.0% | 26.0% | |
| You keep | $28.51 | $26.70 | $22.20 | |
A $60 ceramic mug set with $8 shipping: $68.00.
Etsy. $0.20 to list the item. 6.5% of $68.00 is $4.42. 3% of $68.00 plus 25¢ is $2.29. Together, $6.91, or 10.2% of the order.
Etsy after an Offsite Ad. 15% of $68.00 is $10.20 more, for $17.11 in all: 25.2% of what the buyer paid.
Flint. 3.79% of $68.00 plus 35¢ is $2.93, and that is the whole fee. You keep $3.98 more than on an Etsy sale, or $14.18 more than on an ad sale.
| $68.00 order | Flint | Etsy | Etsy, ad | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ListingEtsy $0.20 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.20 | |
| TransactionEtsy 6.5% of $68.00 | $0.00 | $4.42 | $4.42 | |
| Payment processingFlint 3.79% + 35¢ · Etsy 3% + 25¢ | $2.93 | $2.29 | $2.29 | |
| Offsite AdsEtsy 15% of $68.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $10.20 | |
| Fees on the order | $2.93 | $6.91 | $17.11 | |
| Share of the order | 4.3% | 10.2% | 25.2% | |
| You keep | $65.07 | $61.09 | $50.89 | |
A $150 handwoven throw with $16 shipping: $166.00.
Etsy. $0.20 to list the item. 6.5% of $166.00 is $10.79. 3% of $166.00 plus 25¢ is $5.23. Together, $16.22, or 9.8% of the order.
Etsy after an Offsite Ad. 15% of $166.00 is $24.90 more, for $41.12 in all: 24.8% of what the buyer paid.
Flint. 3.79% of $166.00 plus 35¢ is $6.64, and that is the whole fee. You keep $9.58 more than on an Etsy sale, or $34.48 more than on an ad sale.
| $166.00 order | Flint | Etsy | Etsy, ad | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ListingEtsy $0.20 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.20 | |
| TransactionEtsy 6.5% of $166.00 | $0.00 | $10.79 | $10.79 | |
| Payment processingFlint 3.79% + 35¢ · Etsy 3% + 25¢ | $6.64 | $5.23 | $5.23 | |
| Offsite AdsEtsy 15% of $166.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $24.90 | |
| Fees on the order | $6.64 | $16.22 | $41.12 | |
| Share of the order | 4.0% | 9.8% | 24.8% | |
| You keep | $159.36 | $149.78 | $124.88 | |
Flint adds 1.50% for cards issued outside the US; Apple Pay and Google Pay carry the base rate. Every Flint rate is on the pricing page.
03Per month
A small shop's month, and its year.
36 orders and $2,080.00 in sales, at the three sizes above. The listing fees that recur whether or not anything sells are counted too.
The shop. In a month it sells 20 prints, 12 mug sets, and 4 throws. Another 60 listings are waiting for a buyer, and Etsy renews each one every 4 months at $0.20: 15 renewals a month on average.
The ads. Etsy doesn’t publish how many orders it credits to Offsite Ads, so this month assumes 4 of the 36: 2 prints, 1 mug set, and 1 throw, at 15%.
The difference. Etsy’s fees come to $216.80 before ads and $260.90 with them. The same orders through Flint cost $91.52. That is $169.38 more kept this month, and $2,032.56 over a year of months like it.
| 36 orders, $2,080.00 | Flint | Etsy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listing fees on 36 sales | $0.00 | $7.20 | |
| Renewing 60 unsold listings15 a month at $0.20 | $0.00 | $3.00 | |
| Transaction fees | $0.00 | $135.20 | |
| Payment processing | $91.52 | $71.40 | |
| Before Offsite Ads | $91.52 | $216.80 | |
| Offsite Ads on 4 orders | $0.00 | $44.10 | |
| Fees for the month | $91.52 | $260.90 | |
| Share of sales | 4.4% | 12.5% | |
04Offsite Ads
The fee you don't choose.
Etsy buys ads for your listings on Google, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and other sites. When a buyer clicks one and orders within 30 days, Etsy charges you 15% of the order, on top of every other fee.
Etsy picks the listings and the ads. You can’t choose which listings are advertised, and a single click can lead to more than one charged order within the window.
12% for life after $10,000. Once your shop makes $10,000 in sales over any 365 days, the rate drops to 12%, and you can no longer opt out, even if sales fall back later.
Capped at $100 an order. The cap only matters above $667 at 15%, so it doesn’t touch most handmade orders.
On Flint there is no ad fee. The buyers you bring from your own posts, newsletter, and markets pay through your link, and the only fee is 3.79% + 35¢.
| Order | Flint, all fees | Ad fee at 15% | Ad fee at 12% |
|---|---|---|---|
| $30.00 art print | $1.49 | $4.50 | $3.60 |
| $68.00 ceramic mug set | $2.93 | $10.20 | $8.16 |
| $166.00 handwoven throw | $6.64 | $24.90 | $19.92 |
Item plus shipping, as worked above. The Flint column is Flint’s entire fee on the order, not only an ad fee.
05Selling through Flint
Set up in the dashboard, shared anywhere.
Flint runs the checkout, the orders, and the payouts behind your sales. It doesn't host a storefront: each payment link is its own checkout page, so you don't need a website to start.
- 01
Add what you make
Create products in the Flint dashboard with a price and photos, and add each size or glaze as a variant with its own stock count. No code and no theme to set up.
- 02
Set shipping and pickup
Add flat shipping rates, or let local buyers collect from your studio or a market. Buyers choose at checkout.
- 03
Make a payment link
Pick a product or a bundle, let buyers choose the size or glaze, turn on a quantity picker, and copy the link or download its QR code. Tracked stock ends a limited run on its own.
- 04
Share it where your buyers are
Your Instagram bio, a newsletter, a text to a repeat customer, the sign on your market table, or a Buy button on the site you already have.
- 05
Run the orders
Every sale is an order in the dashboard, with the buyer's address and what they chose. Refunds start from the order.
- 06
Bring buyers back
Create a promotion code for your newsletter or past customers. Buyers enter it on checkout.
Sell from Instagram
Put a link in your bio or send one in a DM. Take payments from Instagram.
Add a shop to your site
Keep the site you have on Squarespace or Framer and take payment through Flint.
Sell gift cards
Gift cards your buyers redeem on your own checkout. Sell gift cards online.
06Etsy and Flint
Keep Etsy for discovery. Keep more on the buyers you bring.
Etsy’s marketplace brings shoppers who search Etsy, and its policy prohibits moving an Etsy transaction off Etsy, so let those buyers check out there. Your followers, newsletter readers, repeat customers, and market regulars already know where to find you. Send them a Flint link, and on the $25 art print with $5 shipping you keep $1.81 more per order, every order.
Thinking about moving more of your sales? Read selling on your own website instead of Etsy, or see how Flint compares with Big Cartel. Selling on another platform too? We worked out what Shopify really costs and Square Online fees the same way.
Start
Sell your next order through Flint.
Sign up, add one product, and make its payment link. Send it to your own phone first to see what your buyers will see, then share it with the customers who already follow your work.
3.79% + 35¢ on cards · no monthly fee · free sandbox · no credit card
Then read these
- 01Sell on your own website instead of EtsyWhat moving sales off Etsy involves, step by step.
- 02Payment linksEverything a link can sell, and how buyers pay.
- 03PricingEvery Flint rate, published.
- 04Payment links guideSetting up links, step by step.
Sources
Where every Etsy number comes from.
Etsy's Fees & Payments Policy: $0.20 per listing, renewed automatically every 4 months unless you switch renewals to manual; a 6.5% transaction fee on the item price plus shipping and gift wrap, not on US sales tax; Offsite Ads at 15%, or 12% for life once a shop reaches $10,000 in sales over 365 days, capped at $100 an order; Etsy Plus at $10 a month; a 2.5% currency conversion fee; and a one-time set-up fee where it applies. Last updated Oct 5, 2026. Etsy: Fees & Payments Policy
www.etsy.com · checked 2026-10-26Etsy Payments Policy: 3% + $0.25 per order for a bank account in the United States, charged on the gross order amount including shipping and tax, with no US deposit fee. Last updated Jul 31, 2026. Etsy: Etsy Payments Policy
www.etsy.com · checked 2026-10-26Etsy Help lists each fee with what it's charged on, including the auto-renew sold fee for each extra quantity and the set-up fee, whose cost varies by location. Etsy Help: What are the fees and taxes for selling on Etsy?
help.etsy.com · checked 2026-10-26Offsite Ads: you pay only when a buyer orders within 30 days of clicking an ad; shops that have never reached $10,000 in 365 days can opt out, and shops that have can't. Etsy Help: How Etsy's Offsite Ads work
help.etsy.com · checked 2026-10-26The Regulatory Operating fee applies to sellers in Canada, France, Hungary, Italy, India, Spain, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam. The United States isn't on the list. Etsy Help: What is a Regulatory Operating Fee?
help.etsy.com · checked 2026-10-26
last reviewed 2026-10-27 · corrections: Flint Help
FAQ
Etsy fee questions, answered.
How much does Etsy take per sale?
For a US seller, Etsy charges a $0.20 listing fee, a 6.5% transaction fee on the item price plus shipping, and 3% + 25¢ for payment processing on the whole order. On a $25 art print with $5 shipping, that is $3.30, or 11.0% of the $30.00 order. If the buyer clicked one of Etsy's Offsite Ads first, Etsy adds 15% more and takes $7.80. On orders from $30.00 to $166.00, Etsy keeps 9.8% to 11.0% before ads.
Does Etsy's transaction fee apply to shipping?
Yes. Etsy's 6.5% transaction fee is charged on the item price plus what you charge for shipping and gift wrap, and on any personalization fee. For US sellers it isn't charged on the sales tax Etsy collects. The payment processing fee, 3% + 25¢, is charged on everything the buyer pays, sales tax included.
How does the Etsy Offsite Ads fee work?
Etsy advertises listings on sites like Google, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. If a buyer clicks one of those ads and orders from your shop within 30 days, you pay 15% of the item price plus shipping, or 12% once your shop has made $10,000 in sales over 365 days. The fee is capped at $100 an order, and one click can lead to several charged orders.
Can I turn off Etsy Offsite Ads?
Only while your shop has never made $10,000 in sales over any 365 days. Once it has, Etsy enrolls the shop for the rest of its life at 12%, even if sales drop back below the threshold.
Does Etsy charge a monthly fee?
Not on its standard plan. Etsy Plus is optional and costs $10 a month, with 15 listing credits and $5 in Etsy Ads credit each month that expire if you don't use them. New shops may also pay a one-time set-up fee, which Etsy says varies by location.
Do US sellers pay Etsy's regulatory operating fee or a currency conversion fee?
No regulatory operating fee: Etsy charges it to sellers in Canada, France, Hungary, Italy, India, Spain, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam. The 2.5% currency conversion fee applies only if you list in a currency other than your payment account's, so a US seller listing in US dollars doesn't pay it.
What does the same order cost through Flint?
3.79% + 35¢ per card payment, with no monthly fee, no listing fees, and no transaction fee. On the $25 art print with $5 shipping, Flint's fee is $1.49 against Etsy's $3.30. If Flint calculates the sales tax, add 0.50% of the payment.
Do I need a website to sell through Flint?
No. Each Flint payment link is its own checkout page, so you can share it from your Instagram bio, a newsletter, a text, or a QR code on your market table. If you already have a site, point a Buy button at the link. Flint doesn't host a storefront or theme.
Who handles sales tax when I sell outside Etsy?
On Etsy orders, Etsy collects and remits US sales tax as the marketplace. On your own sales, your business is the seller: Flint can calculate the tax at checkout for 0.50% of the payment and reports what was collected, and you file the returns.
Can I keep my Etsy shop and sell through Flint too?
Yes, and many makers should. Etsy's policy prohibits moving an Etsy transaction off Etsy, so let buyers who find you on Etsy check out there. Use Flint for the customers you bring yourself: followers, newsletter readers, repeat buyers who come to you directly, and people at markets and pop-ups.