Etsy fees in New Zealand
Etsy fees for a shop in New Zealand
- Listing fee
- $0.20 per listing, and again on each renewal
- Transaction fee
- 6.5% of item price + shipping
- Payment processing
- 3% + 0.30 NZD on domestic orders; 4% + 0.30 NZD on international orders
- Tax on Etsy’s fees
- 15% — Etsy stops charging it once a valid tax ID is on the shop
Fee rates read from Etsy’s own pages on 22 October 2026 (payment processing, fees and taxes). The tax rate on fees is the national VAT/GST rate: Etsy names which countries pay it, not the percentage. Your own order: the fee calculator with New Zealand selected →
On a $30 item with $6 shipping, Etsy takes $4.37 — 12.1% of the order — from a shop based in New Zealand. Ranked from the most expensive country to sell from, that is twenty-ninth of the 32 seller countries. Below is every line, in the order Etsy charges it, generated from the same fee table as our calculators.
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A $30 item with $6 shipping, sold from New Zealand
Costing you $8 in materials, labor and packaging. Every figure is generated from the same dataset as our calculators, so this page and the tools 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 |
| 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% + $0.18) | −$1.26 | The fixed part is 0.30 NZD, shown here converted to USD |
| VAT / tax on Etsy fees (15%) | −$0.57 | Applied to the fees above, not to your sale price |
| Total Etsy takes | −$4.37 | 12.1% of the gross order |
| Your cost — materials, labor, packaging | −$8.00 | |
| What you actually keep | $23.63 |
Etsy takes 12.1% of the gross order. A US seller pays 10.8% on the identical order.
What is specific to New Zealand
The listing fee and the 6.5% transaction fee are the same everywhere. These are the lines that differ.
How the order size changes the percentage
The fixed part of payment processing and the listing fee weigh far more on a small order. Same $6 shipping each time.
| Order | Etsy takes | % of the order |
|---|---|---|
| $10.00 item + $6.00 shipping | $2.18 | 13.6% |
| $30.00 item + $6.00 shipping | $4.37 | 12.1% |
| $100.00 item + $6.00 shipping | $12.01 | 11.3% |
To keep $15 on an item that costs you $8 with $6 shipping, list it at $20.31. Below $3.47 every sale loses money. Run your own numbers →
The same order, sold from every country Etsy supports
Same $30 item, same $6 shipping, same $8 cost. Sorted from cheapest to most expensive. “With a VAT ID” shows Etsy’s cut where a valid tax number stops the tax on fees.
| Seller country | Etsy takes | % of gross | With a VAT ID | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $3.87 | 10.8% | — | $24.13 |
| Australia | $4.18 | 11.6% | $3.80 | $23.82 |
| Canada | $4.18 | 11.6% | — | $23.82 |
| New Zealand ← | $4.37 | 12.1% | $3.80 | $23.63 |
| Singapore | $4.80 | 13.3% | $4.40 | $23.20 |
| Switzerland | $4.97 | 13.8% | — | $23.03 |
| Germany | $5.15 | 14.3% | $4.33 | $22.85 |
| Brazil | $5.18 | 14.4% | — | $22.82 |
| Austria | $5.19 | 14.4% | $4.33 | $22.81 |
| Bulgaria | $5.19 | 14.4% | $4.33 | $22.81 |
| Belgium | $5.24 | 14.5% | $4.33 | $22.76 |
| Czech Republic | $5.24 | 14.5% | $4.33 | $22.76 |
| Netherlands | $5.24 | 14.5% | $4.33 | $22.76 |
| Romania | $5.24 | 14.5% | $4.33 | $22.76 |
| United Kingdom | $5.31 | 14.7% | $4.42 | $22.69 |
| Norway | $5.31 | 14.8% | $4.25 | $22.69 |
| Ireland | $5.32 | 14.8% | — | $22.68 |
| Poland | $5.32 | 14.8% | $4.33 | $22.68 |
| Portugal | $5.32 | 14.8% | $4.33 | $22.68 |
| South Africa | $5.36 | 14.9% | — | $22.64 |
| Greece | $5.37 | 14.9% | $4.33 | $22.63 |
| Sweden | $5.37 | 14.9% | $4.29 | $22.63 |
| Mexico | $5.37 | 14.9% | — | $22.63 |
| Finland | $5.43 | 15.1% | $4.33 | $22.57 |
| India | $5.45 | 15.2% | $4.62 | $22.55 |
| Denmark | $5.46 | 15.2% | $4.37 | $22.54 |
| Japan | $5.50 | 15.3% | — | $22.50 |
| Spain | $5.62 | 15.6% | $4.65 | $22.38 |
| Italy | $5.63 | 15.6% | $4.62 | $22.37 |
| France | $5.69 | 15.8% | $4.74 | $22.31 |
| Hungary | $6.40 | 17.8% | $5.04 | $21.60 |
| Turkey | $6.92 | 19.2% | $5.77 | $21.08 |
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. Price an Offsite Ads order →
Countries with a similar fee load: Etsy fees in Switzerland · Etsy fees in Singapore · Etsy fees in Canada · Etsy fees in Australia
Free tools — no account, nothing stored
- Etsy pricing calculator — the price to list at so your profit survives every fee, with New Zealand already selected.
- Etsy fee calculator — all 32 seller countries, every fee on its own line.
- Etsy fee & policy changes — dated log of what Etsy changed and when.
- Etsy title checker — the 140-character limit and the opening a shopper sees first.
- Etsy tag checker — all 13 slots, the 20-character limit, duplicate coverage.
Shipping to US buyers from New Zealand
Etsy’s Shipping Policy, in effect since July 9, 2026: For orders shipped to the United States, use a Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) shipping method so that buyers are not charged import duties, taxes or other fees after purchase.
Common questions
What are Etsy fees in New Zealand in 2026?
A seller based in New Zealand pays a $0.20 listing fee, a 6.5% transaction fee on item price plus shipping, payment processing of 3% + 0.30 NZD, and 15% tax on all of those fees. On a $30 item with $6 shipping that comes to $4.37, or 12.1% of the order.
Are Etsy fees in New Zealand higher than in the US?
On an identical $30 + $6 shipping order Etsy takes 12.1% from a shop in New Zealand and 10.8% from a US shop. The difference comes from payment processing and the tax charged on Etsy’s fees.
How much should I charge on Etsy from New Zealand to make $15 a sale?
If an item costs you $8 to make and post and you charge $6 shipping, list it at $20.31 to keep $15 after every Etsy fee in New Zealand. Below $3.47 every sale loses money. The pricing calculator does this for your own numbers.
Does Etsy charge fees on shipping?
Yes. The 6.5% transaction fee applies to the shipping you charge the buyer as well as the item price. Pricing shipping at cost still costs you 6.5% of it.
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