Etsy Fee Calculator UK
CheckedThis Etsy fee calculator UK shops can use adds up every fee Etsy takes from a sale, VAT included, and shows what is left after your costs. Free, no sign-up, and the result updates as you type.
Etsy UK takes a 6.5% transaction fee, 4% + 20p payment processing, a 0.48% regulatory fee and a listing fee, with 20% VAT added to those fees unless Etsy has your VAT number, so a £25 sale with free postage costs £3.71 (14.86%).
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A UK Etsy shop pays four fees on every sale, and a fifth when the sale came from an Offsite Ad. The 6.5% transaction fee is the same as in the US, but payment processing is 4% + £0.20 for a UK bank account, and UK shops also pay a 0.48% regulatory operating fee. Every percentage falls on postage as well as the item. Then comes VAT: unless your shop has given Etsy a VAT ID, Etsy adds 20% to each of those fees, which is the line most UK calculators leave out. This calculator applies them all the way Etsy's own help pages describe, then takes off what the item and its postage cost you.
How are Etsy UK fees calculated?
Net profit = total the buyer pays − [6.5% transaction + 4% processing + 0.48% regulatory fee + any Offsite Ads rate, all on that total, + £0.20 processing + £0.15 listing] × (1 + VAT) − item cost − your postage
LaTeX source
\text{Net} = T - \big[(0.065 + 0.04 + 0.0048 + a)\,T + 0.20 + 0.15\big](1 + v) - C_i - C_p, \quad T = P + S_b How much are Etsy UK fees in 2026?
| Fee | Rate | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction fee On the item, postage and gift wrap. | 6.5% | On the item, postage and gift wrap. |
| Payment processing (UK bank account) On the whole sale, postage and any sales tax included. | 4% + 20p | On the whole sale, postage and any sales tax included. |
| Regulatory operating fee (UK) On the item price, postage and gift wrap. | 0.48% | On the item price, postage and gift wrap. |
| Listing fee Billed as 0.20 USD, so the pound amount moves with the exchange rate. Charged again when a sold listing renews. | 15p | Billed as 0.20 USD, so the pound amount moves with the exchange rate. Charged again when a sold listing renews. |
| Offsite Ads, shops under 10,000 USD a year Only on orders from an Etsy ad. Capped at 100 USD an order. | 15% | Only on orders from an Etsy ad. Capped at 100 USD an order. |
| Offsite Ads, shops at 10,000 USD a year or more Taking part becomes compulsory at this level. | 12% | Taking part becomes compulsory at this level. |
| UK VAT on the fees above eBay adds it to business fees; a VAT-registered seller reclaims it. Etsy adds it unless your shop has given Etsy a VAT ID. | 20% | eBay adds it to business fees; a VAT-registered seller reclaims it. Etsy adds it unless your shop has given Etsy a VAT ID. |
UK rates, from the sources listed at the bottom of this page. The calculator above applies exactly these rates.
How much do you keep from an Etsy UK sale?
| Sale price | Etsy UK fees | You keep | Real rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £10 | £1.74 | £8.26 | 17.4% |
| £20 | £3.06 | £16.94 | 15.3% |
| £40 | £5.69 | £34.31 | 14.23% |
| £100 | £13.60 | £86.40 | 13.6% |
| £300 | £39.95 | £260.05 | 13.32% |
| £500 | £66.30 | £433.70 | 13.26% |
Free postage, not an Offsite Ads sale, VAT added to the fees. Before your own item, shipping and packaging costs; enter those in the calculator above to see profit.
Worked examples
A £25 print with £3 postage, no VAT ID
£12.39 net profit
On the £28 the buyer pays, Etsy charges 6.5% (£1.82), 4% + 20p processing (£1.32), the 0.48% regulatory fee (13p) and the 15p listing renewal: £3.42. With 20% VAT that is £4.11, a real rate of 14.7%. After the £8 cost and £3.50 postage, £12.39 is left.
The numbers used
- Item sold for
- 25
- Postage charged to buyer
- 3
- What the item cost you
- 8
- Your postage cost
- 3.5
- Sale came from an Offsite Ad
- none
- VAT on Etsy's fees
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The same sale from an Offsite Ad, with a VAT ID on file
£8.88 net profit
The VAT ID means Etsy charges no VAT, so the four base fees stay at £3.42. But the order came from an Offsite Ad, and 15% of £28 adds £4.20. Etsy takes £7.62 in all, and £8.88 is left: one ad-driven order costs more than the whole of the normal fees.
The numbers used
- Item sold for
- 25
- Postage charged to buyer
- 3
- What the item cost you
- 8
- Your postage cost
- 3.5
- Sale came from an Offsite Ad
- standard
- VAT on Etsy's fees
- none
Questions sellers ask
How much does Etsy take from a sale in the UK?
On a £25 item with £3 postage, Etsy takes £3.42 before VAT: the 6.5% transaction fee (£1.82), 4% + 20p payment processing (£1.32), the 0.48% regulatory operating fee (13p) and the 15p listing fee. A shop without a VAT ID pays 20% VAT on top, so £4.11, about 14.7% of what the buyer paid. An order from an Offsite Ad adds 15% more.
Does Etsy charge VAT on fees in the UK?
Yes, unless your shop has given Etsy a VAT ID. Without one, Etsy adds VAT to your seller fees, including payment processing and the regulatory operating fee, shows it in your Payment account and sends a VAT invoice on the first of each month. With a VAT ID on file you are not charged, and the monthly invoice says so instead.
What is Etsy's regulatory operating fee in the UK?
It is 0.48% of the item price plus postage and gift wrap, charged on every UK shop's sales and listed alongside the other fees in the Payment account. Etsy says it introduced the fee after new regulations raised its cost of doing business in those countries. VAT is charged on it where applicable, so a shop with no VAT ID effectively pays 0.576%.
How much is the Etsy listing fee in pounds?
Etsy's UK selling page puts it at £0.15. It is billed as 0.20 USD, so the amount in pounds moves a little with the exchange rate. A listing lasts four months or until it sells, and the fee is charged again each time a sold listing auto-renews and for each extra item bought from a multi-quantity listing.
Do I have to pay for Etsy Offsite Ads?
Only on orders Etsy attributes to one of its ads. A shop that has always made under 10,000 USD in any 365 days pays 15% of the order total on those orders and can opt out. Once a shop reaches 10,000 USD, the rate drops to 12% and taking part becomes compulsory. Etsy caps the fee at 100 USD per order.
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