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Etsy Fees UK Calculator

Item price and postage in pounds. You’ll see each Etsy fee for a UK shop, the 20% VAT Etsy adds to its fees, and what reaches your bank.

£

Your listing price per item (after any sale price, before a coupon).

Shipping

£

Etsy takes 6.5% of this too, so “free shipping” built into the price costs the same.

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Did the buyer come from an Offsite Ad?

12% applies (and is mandatory) once your shop has made US$10,000 in a 12-month period. Capped at US$100 per order.

Etsy adds VAT/GST to my feesYes unless you’ve added a valid VAT or GST number to your Etsy account.

Your costs

Rates checked Oct 23, 2026 against Etsy UK’s own pages
You keep
£25.62

from a £30.00 sale · fees take £4.38 (14.6%)

  • You keep85.4%
  • Platform fees7.50%
  • Payment processing4.67%
  • Tax2.43%
  • −£0.15
    US$0.20 ≈ £0.15 × 1 item
  • −£1.63
    6.5% × £25.00
  • −£0.33
    6.5% × £5.00
  • −£1.40
    4% × £30.00 + £0.20
  • −£0.14
    0.48% × £30.00
  • −£0.73
    20% × £3.65
Total fees−£4.38 14.6%
You receive£25.62

US-dollar amounts are converted at the ECB reference rate of 2026-10-22; Etsy uses the rate on the day it charges.

If this order comes from an Offsite Ad, add 12–15% (up to US$100). Turn it on above to price for the worst case.

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Nearby prices

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PriceFeesYou keep
£3.72 14.9%£21.28
£3.98 14.7%£23.02
£4.25 14.7%£24.75
now£4.38 14.6%£25.62
£4.51 14.5%£26.49
£4.78 14.5%£28.22
£5.04 14.4%£29.96
£5.30 14.3%£31.70
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Etsy UK fees on one sale

A UK Etsy shop pays a listing fee of US$0.20 (about 15p), a 6.5% transaction fee on the item price and postage, payment processing of 4% + 20p on the order, a 0.48% regulatory operating fee, and 20% VAT on all of Etsy’s fees (Etsy fees policy, Regulatory operating fee updates).

Etsy UK saleFeesFee rateYou keep
£10 item, £3 postage£2.1416.5%£10.86
£25 item, £5 postage£4.3814.6%£25.62
£50 item, £5 postage£7.6713.9%£47.33

Etsy Fee Calculator UK: Every Fee on a £25 Sale

With £5 postage the buyer pays £30. Etsy takes:

  • Listing: 15p.
  • Transaction: £1.63 on the item and 33p on postage.
  • Processing: £1.40.
  • Regulatory operating fee: 14p.
  • VAT on all of the above: 73p.

That’s £4.38, and £25.62 reaches you: about 14.6% of the order.

Jewellery maker’s workbench with tools
Photo: Tima Miroshnichenko / Pexels

The VAT line is the one most UK calculators miss. It adds a fifth on top of every Etsy fee, which is why a sale that looks like 11% in fees costs closer to 15%.

Etsy UK fees
Checked October 23, 2026
FeeAmountCharged onWhen
Listing feeUS$0.20Each listing, each 4-month renewal, each item soldEvery salesource
Transaction fee6.5%Item price (incl. your VAT) + shipping + gift wrapEvery salesource
Payment processing4% + £0.20Everything the buyer pays, incl. shipping and taxEvery salesource
Regulatory operating fee0.48%Item price + shipping + gift wrapEvery salesource
Offsite Ads15% or 12%, max US$100Item price + shipping + gift wrapOnly orders from an Etsy ad on another sitesource
Currency conversion2.5%The sale amountListing currency ≠ payment account currencysource
VAT on fees20% (standard rate)All Etsy feesNo VAT ID on your accountsource
Share & Save−6.5% (credit)Item price + shipping + gift wrapSales through your own share linksource

Pricing for UK fees

Low-priced items suffer most, because the 20p processing and 15p listing fees are fixed: a £10 item with £3 postage loses £2.14 (16.5%). If you sell many small items, raise the price slightly or offer bundles. Work out a fair price from your time and materials with the craft pricing calculator.

Evening market stall with handmade goods
Photo: Valentin Ilas / Pexels

US shop? Use the Etsy fee calculator. Also selling secondhand on the side? Compare eBay UK, where private sellers pay no final value fee.

Questions sellers ask

What are Etsy fees in the UK?

A US$0.20 listing fee (charged in pounds at the day’s rate), a 6.5% transaction fee on the item and postage, payment processing of 4% + 20p, a 0.48% regulatory operating fee, and 20% VAT on all of Etsy’s fees for UK sellers.

How much does Etsy take from a £25 sale in the UK?

With £5 postage, about £4.38 in fees including VAT, so £25.62 of the £30 the buyer pays reaches you.

Why does Etsy charge VAT on its fees?

Etsy’s fees are a service supplied to UK sellers, so UK VAT at 20% is added to them. VAT-registered sellers may be able to reclaim it; check with your accountant.

What is Etsy’s regulatory operating fee?

A percentage fee Etsy charges sellers in some countries to cover the cost of local regulation. In the UK it’s 0.48% of the order total.

Sources

Every rate above comes from Etsy UK’s own pages, read on October 23, 2026. Platforms change fees with little notice: we re-check these pages automatically and update the calculator when they move. Your Etsy UK statement is the final word. How we check fees

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