Etsy fees in Australia
Australian sellers have a clean fee structure and one hidden cost that no fee schedule lists: currency. Below is every line on a real order, in the order Etsy charges them, with nothing folded together to make the total look smaller.
Fee mechanics only. Nothing here is tax advice — registration and liability questions belong with an accountant. Not affiliated with Etsy, Inc.
A $30 item with $6 shipping, sold from Australia
Costing you $8 in materials, labour and packaging. Every figure is generated from the same dataset as our calculator, so this page and the tool can never disagree.
| Line | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Item price | $30.00 | |
| Shipping charged to the buyer | $6.00 | Etsy charges its transaction fee on this too — a point that surprises most sellers |
| Gross order value | $36.00 | |
| Listing fee | −$0.20 | Flat $0.20 per listing, charged in USD everywhere, and again on every renewal |
| Transaction fee (6.5%) | −$2.34 | On item price and shipping |
| Payment processing (3.0% + $0.16) | −$1.24 | The fixed part is 0.25 AUD, shown here converted to USD |
| VAT / tax on Etsy fees (10.0%) | −$0.38 | Applied to the fees above, not to your sale price |
| Total Etsy takes | −$4.16 | 11.6% of the gross order |
| Your cost — materials, labour, packaging | −$8.00 | |
| What you actually keep | $23.84 |
Etsy takes 11.6% of the gross order. A US seller pays 10.8% on the identical order — the difference is explained below.
What is specific to Australia
The headline 6.5% is the same everywhere. These are the lines that actually differ.
The same order, sold from every country Etsy supports
Same $30 item, same $6 shipping, same $8 cost. Sorted from cheapest to most expensive. This is the table that shows how much of your margin is decided by geography.
| Seller country | Etsy takes | % of gross | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $3.87 | 10.8% | $24.13 |
| Canada | $3.99 | 11.1% | $24.01 |
| Australia ← | $4.16 | 11.6% | $23.84 |
| New Zealand | $4.34 | 12.0% | $23.66 |
| Switzerland | $4.67 | 13.0% | $23.33 |
| Japan | $4.67 | 13.0% | $23.33 |
| Singapore | $4.74 | 13.2% | $23.26 |
| Brazil | $4.75 | 13.2% | $23.25 |
| South Africa | $4.76 | 13.2% | $23.24 |
| Romania | $5.00 | 13.9% | $23.00 |
| Mexico | $5.05 | 14.0% | $22.95 |
| Bulgaria | $5.11 | 14.2% | $22.89 |
| Germany | $5.12 | 14.2% | $22.88 |
| Czech Republic | $5.14 | 14.3% | $22.86 |
| Austria | $5.16 | 14.3% | $22.84 |
| United Kingdom | $5.19 | 14.4% | $22.81 |
| Netherlands | $5.21 | 14.5% | $22.79 |
| Belgium | $5.21 | 14.5% | $22.79 |
| Poland | $5.26 | 14.6% | $22.74 |
| Ireland | $5.29 | 14.7% | $22.71 |
| Portugal | $5.29 | 14.7% | $22.71 |
| Sweden | $5.33 | 14.8% | $22.67 |
| Norway | $5.33 | 14.8% | $22.67 |
| Greece | $5.34 | 14.8% | $22.66 |
| Finland | $5.34 | 14.8% | $22.66 |
| France | $5.34 | 14.8% | $22.66 |
| Italy | $5.36 | 14.9% | $22.64 |
| Spain | $5.38 | 15.0% | $22.62 |
| Hungary | $5.40 | 15.0% | $22.60 |
| Denmark | $5.43 | 15.1% | $22.57 |
| Turkey | $5.66 | 15.7% | $22.34 |
| India | $5.69 | 15.8% | $22.31 |
Local-currency fixed fees are converted to USD at a stored reference rate, so treat the last decimal as indicative. Excludes Etsy Ads and Offsite Ads — those are a chosen budget and an order-specific fee, not a cost on every sale.
Three things that surprise almost everyone
- Etsy charges its transaction fee on shipping. The 6.5% applies to the postage you charge the buyer, not just the item. Pricing shipping at cost still costs you 6.5% of it.
- The listing fee is charged again on renewal. $0.20 is per listing per four months, and again every time an item sells if auto-renew is on. A 100-listing shop is paying $20 every cycle before a single sale.
- Offsite Ads can take 12–15% of an order on top of everything above, and once your shop passes the revenue threshold it is mandatory. It is order-specific, so it is deliberately excluded from the table above — but it is real, and it lands on your biggest orders.
Free tools — no account, nothing stored
- Etsy fee calculator — all 32 seller countries, every fee on its own line.
- Etsy title checker — the 140-character limit and the first 40 characters a buyer actually sees.
- Etsy tag checker — all 13 slots, the 20-character limit, duplicate coverage.
- Etsy photo checker — size, upload limits, and what the thumbnail crop cuts off.
Common questions
What are Etsy fees in Australia in 2026?
An Australian seller pays a $0.20 listing fee, a 6.5% transaction fee on item price plus shipping, payment processing of 3% + A$0.25, and 10% GST on all of those fees. On a $30 item with $6 shipping that totals about $4.16, or roughly 11.6% of the gross order.
Does Etsy charge GST on its fees to Australian sellers?
Yes, 10% GST is applied to Etsy's fees — not to your sale price, but to Etsy's cut. If you are registered for GST this is generally creditable on your BAS. Under the A$75,000 turnover threshold you are not required to register and you absorb it. Confirm your own position with an accountant.
Are Etsy fees higher in Australia than in the US?
Slightly. Etsy's base rates are the same, and Australia has no regulatory operating fee. The only structural difference is the 10% GST on fees, which takes an identical $36 order from about 10.8% in the US to about 11.6% in Australia.
Does currency conversion cost Australian Etsy sellers money?
Yes, and it does not show up as a fee. The listing fee is denominated in USD and payouts involve a conversion somewhere. The spread is typically around 2.5% and appears as a slightly worse exchange rate rather than a line item. Over a year it is often a larger cost than the GST on fees.
Does Etsy charge fees on shipping in Australia?
Yes. The 6.5% transaction fee applies to shipping charged to the buyer as well as the item price. Given Australian postage costs, this is a more significant line here than in most markets — a A$15 shipping charge costs you nearly A$1 in transaction fee alone.
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