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Etsy Fees on a $35 Sale
What Etsy charges on a $35 sale: transaction fee, payment processing, the listing fee, and what reaches your payout.
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Etsy fees on a $35 sale
$3.78
$2.28 transaction fee, $1.30 payment processing and the $0.20 listing fee — leaving $31.23 before your own costs.
Selling an item for $35 on Etsy costs $3.78 in fees and leaves $31.23 — an effective rate of 10.79%. That assumes a US seller on Etsy Payments, free shipping, and no ads.
Three separate charges make up that figure: a 6.5% transaction fee on the order total, payment processing at 3% plus $0.25, and a $0.20 listing fee. Change the price, add buyer-paid shipping, or adjust any rate in the calculator above to match your own shop.
The formula
$35.00 × 6.5% + ($35.00 × 3% + $0.25) + $0.20 = $3.78
The transaction fee and payment processing both apply to shipping you charge the buyer as well. For US sellers the transaction fee excludes sales tax; payment processing includes it.
Fees on a $35 sale
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Sale price | $35.00 |
| Transaction fee (6.5%) | − $2.28 |
| Payment processing (3% + $0.25) | − $1.30 |
| Listing fee | − $0.20 |
| Total Etsy fees | − $3.78 |
| You keep | $31.23 |
| Effective rate | 10.79% |
Etsy's published rates for United States sellers on Etsy Payments. Reviewed 27 July 2026.
What buyer-paid shipping does to the fees on $35
| Shipping charged | Order total | Total fees | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free shipping | $35.00 | $3.78 | $31.23 |
| $4.00 | $39.00 | $4.16 | $34.85 |
| $8.00 | $43.00 | $4.54 | $38.47 |
| $12.00 | $47.00 | $4.92 | $42.09 |
Both the transaction fee and payment processing apply to shipping you charge the buyer, so a shipping charge is also a fee base.
The same $35 sale on eBay
| Marketplace | Total fees | You keep | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etsy | $3.78 | $31.23 | 10.79% |
| eBay (most categories) | $5.16 | $29.84 | 14.74% |
| Cheaper at this amount | Etsy | keeps $1.39 more | 3.96 pts apart |
eBay's most-categories rate against Etsy's stack of three fees. Neither includes ads or your own costs.
Fees on nearby sale amounts
| Sale price | Total fees | You keep | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| $20 | $2.35 | $17.65 | 11.75% |
| $25 | $2.83 | $22.18 | 11.30% |
| $30 | $3.30 | $26.70 | 11.00% |
| $40 | $4.25 | $35.75 | 10.63% |
| $50 | $5.20 | $44.80 | 10.40% |
The same calculation at the amounts Etsy sellers look up most often.
What $35 actually costs you to sell
Etsy takes $3.78 of a $35 sale: $2.28 as the 6.5% transaction fee, $1.30 in payment processing, and the $0.20 listing fee — leaving $31.23 before your own costs. At this size the flat fees barely move the rate: 10.79% all-in.
Remember the listing fee is charged whether or not the item sells, and a listing expires after four months. One slow-moving listing renewed repeatedly quietly adds $0.20 each cycle.
What this figure does not include
These are Etsy's baseline selling fees only. Offsite Ads: 15% of an attributed order, or 12% for shops that made $10,000 or more in the previous 365 days; Etsy Ads budget you set yourself; Shop set-up fee, which varies by location. Offsite Ads, where they apply, add 12-15% on attributed orders. Your own product and postage costs come out of the $31.23 above.
Assumptions behind these numbers
- Etsy's published United States rates on Etsy Payments: 6.5% transaction fee on item plus buyer-paid shipping, payment processing at 3% plus $0.25, and a $0.20 listing fee per listing.
- Free shipping, no sales tax in the fee base, and no Offsite Ads, Etsy Ads, currency conversion, or regulatory operating fees. Rates differ outside the United States.
- One listing fee attributed to the sale. Renewals of unsold listings add more.
- An estimate for pricing a listing, not an invoice. Check your own shop and country.
Etsy's published United States rates, reviewed 27 July 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Etsy take from a $35 sale?
$3.78 for a US seller: $2.28 as the 6.5% transaction fee, $1.30 in payment processing (3% + $0.25), plus the $0.20 listing fee. You keep $31.23 before your own costs.
Does Etsy charge fees on shipping?
Yes — both the transaction fee and payment processing apply to shipping you charge the buyer. Adding $4.00 of shipping to this $35 sale raises the fees to $4.16.
Is the listing fee charged even if nothing sells?
Yes. The $0.20 listing fee is charged when you list, the listing lasts four months, and renewing it costs the same again — sale or no sale.
Is Etsy cheaper than eBay for a $35 sale?
At this exact amount the table above shows both figures side by side. As a rule of thumb Etsy's stack of three fees weighs more on small orders, while eBay's single 13.6% rate is the larger bite as the price grows. The crossover depends on the amount, which is why each page carries the comparison.
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