Etsy Fees Are Eating Your Profit (Here's The Exact Formula)

As an Etsy seller, you've probably noticed your bank deposits don't match your sales. That's because Etsy takes a cut at every step:

• $0.20 listing fee per item — before you even sell
• 6.5% transaction fee on the sale price
• 3% + $0.25 payment processing on every transaction
• 6.5% shipping fee — yes, on what you charge for shipping too
• 12-15% Offsite Ads fee if a customer finds you through Etsy's ads

The math adds up fast. A $25 item with $5 shipping can cost you nearly $5 in fees — 20% of your revenue gone before you pay for materials or labor.

I built a simple Google Sheets calculator that does all this automatically. Enter your price, shipping, and costs — it shows your real net profit instantly.

Get the free cheat sheet here: (link on my Gumroad, check bio)

Or grab the full calculator with scenario comparison and break-even analysis for $25.

Question for other sellers: What's the one fee that surprised you most when you started? For me it was the shipping fee — 6.5% on top of what I already pay to ship.