Etsy Fee Calculator Canada

Published fee rules reviewed: Oct 8, 2026

Sources and calculation assumptions. Payment processing. Regulatory operating fee. Offsite Ads fee. Tax on Etsy fees (%).

Illustrative product costs

Listing price (C$)

Shipping you charge the buyer (C$)

POD base cost / materials (C$)

Shipping your provider charges you (C$)

Other costs per order

Add only costs not already included above. Allocate subscriptions, listing renewals, expected losses and overhead using your own sales assumptions.

Labour cost

Packaging cost

Other allocated costs

Paid advertising cost per order

Offsite Ads fee (stress-test ad orders)

Target margin for price solver (%)

Fee assumptions

Buyer destination

Listing fee in this currency

Payment processing rate (%)

Fixed processing fee

Tax on Etsy fees (%)

Additional tax collected by Etsy

Etsy-collected tax on the whole order (%)

Seller-remitted tax included in the whole order (%)

Currency conversion fee (%)

Offsite Ads cap in this currency

Use a buyer-tax amount OR rate, never both. The rate scales with price and shipping; a fixed amount stays unchanged in price scenarios. Seller tax is deducted from tax-inclusive revenue. Use costs net of recoverable tax.

Fee tax is a uniform estimate on all modelled fees. Actual taxable fee categories and tax registration can change the amount; reconcile to your Etsy invoice.

Use 2.5% only when listing and payment-account currencies differ. Enter all amounts in the displayed currency; no live currency exchange is performed.

Estimated order profit

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Listing fee	–
Transaction fee (6.5%)	–
Payment processing	–
Regulatory operating fee (0.5%)	–
Offsite Ads fee (0%)	–
GST on Etsy fees	–
Currency conversion	–
Seller-remitted tax	–
All entered operating costs	–
Total taken from the sale	–

Price for your target margin

To hit your 40% target margin, charge:

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Test the economics

Break-even listing price: –
Profit with entered costs 10% higher: –
Profit on a 15% Offsite Ads order: –

Scenarios use your inputs and assume one completed order. Margin uses gross order revenue. These are sensitivity checks, not sales forecasts or probabilities.

One item per completed order. Use discounted prices and actual costs in the displayed currency. Presets and non-USD fee conversions are illustrative. Tax rates, currency conversion and allocated costs apply only as entered. This is an order estimate, not a tax return or payout reconciliation. Refunds, income tax and payment-provider charges are not automatically determined.

Fee rules checked 10 September 2026

Break down Etsy seller fees on one order. See which charges follow the order value, which are fixed, and what an attributed Offsite Ads sale changes.

Calculate my estimate

✓ Estimated order profit✓ Illustrative product costs

How much does Etsy take from a sale?

Etsy's transaction fee is 6.5%, but that is only one deduction. Add the US$0.20 listing fee, country-specific payment processing, any regulatory operating fee, applicable fee tax and qualifying Offsite Ads. This Etsy fee calculator separates those lines instead of treating every seller's fees as one percentage.

Regional assumptions: Canada

Canadian defaults use CAD, 3% + C$0.25 processing for domestic/US orders, a 0.50% regulatory fee and an illustrative 5% tax on fees. Other international orders use 4% processing; change the field. GST/HST and provincial taxes depend on your circumstances and invoice.

Canada's regulatory operating fee is 0.50% in the checked Etsy schedule. Do not confuse it with GST/HST or provincial taxes on seller services. The 5% fee-tax example is not a universal Canadian tax result; use your invoice to adjust it.

Order revenue − Etsy fees − entered costs = estimated profit. Margin = estimated profit ÷ order revenue × 100.

Etsy fee calculator examples by order value

The table uses this region's default rates and one item per order. Fixed charges make the effective fee percentage higher on lower-priced orders. The total includes default regulatory fees and fee tax where applicable, even though the listing, transaction and processing columns show only their own components.

Sale price	Listing	Transaction (6.5%)	Processing	Total Etsy takes (incl. GST)	Effective %
$13.50	$0.27	$0.88	$0.66	$1.96	14.5%
$34.00	$0.27	$2.21	$1.27	$4.12	12.1%
$68.00	$0.27	$4.42	$2.29	$7.69	11.3%
$135.00	$0.27	$8.78	$4.30	$14.72	10.9%

Scroll sideways to see every column.

Table uses the default assumptions, one item, no buyer tax and no Offsite Ads unless shown. Editing the calculator does not change this example.

For the detailed fee bases and exceptions, consult Etsy's Fees & Payments Policy. The table is an estimate with no separate buyer tax or advertising charge; use the controls above to change those assumptions.

A fee is defined by its base as well as its rate

Transaction fees generally use item price plus shipping and gift wrapping. Payment processing also includes applicable buyer sales tax. Separately collected tax is not your revenue, but it can still increase the processing deduction. Enter that amount in the additional buyer-tax field rather than adding it to your item price.

The calculator models one item and one listing charge. Multi-item baskets, unsold listing renewals and account-level charges need separate attention. A monthly bill therefore should not be expected to equal one calculator result multiplied by the number of orders.

What does a $136.00 Canada order cost in fees?

The example has $0.27 listing, $8.84 transaction, $4.33 processing and $0.68 regulatory charges. Estimated tax on these fees is $0.71, making the total $14.83. Adding $10.88 of separately collected buyer tax changes the estimated total to $15.17 through payment processing. These CAD examples use one item, 3% + $0.25 payment processing, 0.5% regulatory fees and an assumed 5% tax on modelled Etsy fees. The baseline has no separately collected buyer tax, seller-remitted tax or conversion charge entered. Listing and ad-cap conversions are illustrative; adjust them and fee tax to your invoice.

Selecting 15% Offsite Ads without the additional buyer tax changes estimated fees to $36.25. The transaction percentage stays 6.5%; advertising and its estimated fee tax explain the increase. Reconcile each charge against the payment account rather than applying one universal percentage.

Offsite Ads: attribution, thresholds and the order cap

Etsy's Offsite Ads rules distinguish the 15% rate and the 12% rate for shops that qualify through the US$10,000 sales threshold. Participation can be opted out of below the threshold while eligible; after qualification, participation and the 12% rate generally continue for the shop's lifetime.

An attributed order has a US$100 advertising-fee cap. The calculator applies that cap before estimated tax on fees. For non-USD pages, the converted cap is an editable assumption; Etsy's exchange rate on the actual transaction can differ. Etsy Ads click spend is a separate expense.

Reconcile an order before reconciling a month

Take one completed order and note the discounted item value, buyer-paid shipping and any separately collected tax. Compare the listing, transaction, processing, regulatory and ad lines with the payment account. A difference in payment processing often comes from the taxable payment base or an international-order rate.

Then review account-level entries: renewals on unsold listings, subscriptions, advertising spend, conversion fees, refunds, deposit charges or older balances. These entries explain why the bank deposit is not a clean measure of a single order's fees.

Which deductions need a separate allowance?

Enter an applicable currency-conversion percentage in Fee assumptions. Shop-opening charges, Etsy Plus, deposit fees and other provider charges need your own allocation to order costs. Etsy's policy lists a 2.5% conversion charge when its qualifying currency-conversion conditions apply; using a different display currency as a buyer is not enough to establish that a seller owes it.

Use the Etsy profit calculator when the decision includes materials and delivery. Use the Etsy pricing calculator when you need a price that covers fees and a chosen margin. A fee-only result cannot show whether a product is profitable.

Sources and calculation assumptions

Fee rules checked 10 September 2026. One item per completed order. Use discounted prices and actual costs in the displayed currency. Presets and non-USD fee conversions are illustrative. Tax rates, currency conversion and allocated costs apply only as entered. This is an order estimate, not a tax return or payout reconciliation. Refunds, income tax and payment-provider charges are not automatically determined.

Questions about Etsy fee calculator

Is Etsy payment processing included in the 6.5% fee?

No. Payment processing is a separate percentage plus a fixed amount per order, based on bank-account country. Its base includes applicable buyer tax as well as shipping, which can make it differ from the transaction-fee base.

Is the listing fee charged if an item does not sell?

Generally yes. Etsy charges for publishing or renewing a listing, with specific exceptions such as private listings. The calculator allocates one listing charge to an example order; it does not forecast unsold listings.

How do fees work for multiple quantities?

Listing fees can apply for additional quantities sold or renewed, while the fixed payment-processing amount is per order. This calculator assumes one item, so do not simply multiply an entire one-item result for a multi-item basket.

Which orders use Canadian 3% or 4% processing?

Etsy lists 3% + C$0.25 for domestic orders or orders from the US, and 4% + C$0.25 for other international orders. Select the matching processing assumption before comparing fees. The 0.50% regulatory charge is a separate line.

Does Etsy charge processing fees on sales tax?

Etsy says applicable sales tax is included in the payment-processing base. Enter separately collected buyer tax in the additional-tax field. The calculator excludes it from seller revenue and uses it only to estimate the processing deduction.

Is the Canadian 5% fee-tax setting correct for every province?

No. It is an illustrative uniform assumption, not a determination of GST/HST or provincial taxes. Use the relevant fee invoice and your circumstances to set it. Supplier invoice tax and seller-remitted sales tax need separate treatment.

What is the maximum Offsite Ads fee per order?

Etsy caps the advertising fee for one attributed order at US$100 before applicable tax on fees. The tool applies an editable local-currency equivalent. Actual conversion on Etsy's statement may differ.

Can I opt out of Etsy Offsite Ads?

Eligible shops below Etsy's US$10,000 sales threshold can opt out. Once the qualifying threshold has been reached, Etsy's rules generally require lifetime participation at 12%. Check the advertising dashboard for your shop's status.

Does this include currency conversion fees?

Set the currency-conversion percentage under Fee assumptions when the charge applies. Etsy lists 2.5% when listing and payment-account currencies differ. This adds a fee estimate; it does not exchange currencies or retrieve the rate on your statement.

Why do my actual fees differ by a few cents?

Etsy's currency conversion and line-by-line rounding can differ from an estimate calculated at full precision. Also check buyer tax, quantity, international processing and listing renewals before attributing every discrepancy to rounding.

Is C$0.27 the official Canadian listing tariff?

It is an illustrative conversion of Etsy's US$0.20 listing fee. Adjust the listing amount to your payment account. The C$0.25 fixed processing charge is a different component and remains per order.