How much does it cost to open an Etsy shop?
Etsy’s Fees & Payments Policy: To open your Etsy shop, you may be required to pay a one-time set-up fee.
Please note that if applicable, the set-up fee will be displayed and charged as part of the shop set-up process.
Etsy publishes no amount for it, so this page gives none. The fee that is fixed is the listing fee: You will be charged a listing fee of $0.20 USD for each item that you list for sale on Etsy.com or Etsy’s mobile apps.
Etsy.com listings expire after four months.
The listing fee is the only opening cost with a published amount. The button opens the free Etsy fee calculator with your country selected.
The one-time set-up fee
To open your Etsy shop, you may be required to pay a one-time set-up fee.
Please note that if applicable, the set-up fee will be displayed and charged as part of the shop set-up process.
The set-up fee is charged to your card in the local currency of your bank and converted at the market rate at that time.
If you onboard using Payoneer, the fee will be charged in USD.
The one-time set-up fee is non-refundable once paid.
In certain circumstances or promotional periods, the set-up fee may be waived at our sole discretion.
Listing fees
You will be charged a listing fee of $0.20 USD for each item that you list for sale on Etsy.com or Etsy’s mobile apps.
Etsy.com listings expire after four months.
To keep a listing up after that, it is renewed — see how long an Etsy listing lasts.
What Etsy takes when an item sells
Example from Growtsy’s fee table: a $30.00 item with $6.00 shipping, sold from the United States. Etsy’s fees on that $36.00 order come to $3.87: the $0.20 listing fee, a $2.34 transaction fee (6.5% of the order) and $1.33 payment processing (3% + $0.25).
Rates differ by country. All 32 seller countries, line by line: Etsy fees by country.
Etsy Plus
- Etsy Plus is a separate monthly subscription:
The fee for an Etsy Plus subscription is $10 USD per month.
You must use the credits during the subscription cycle, otherwise they expire.
Whether its credits and features cover the fee for your shop: Etsy Plus calculator.
Source: Etsy’s “Fees & Payments Policy” (last updated 5 October 2026), archived copy of 10 October 2026. The fee example is calculated from Growtsy’s fee table, the same one the fee calculator uses.
Common questions
Does it cost money to open an Etsy shop?
It can. Etsy: “To open your Etsy shop, you may be required to pay a one-time set-up fee.” “Please note that if applicable, the set-up fee will be displayed and charged as part of the shop set-up process.” Etsy publishes no fixed amount.
Is the Etsy set-up fee refundable?
No. Etsy: “The one-time set-up fee is non-refundable once paid.”
Can Etsy waive the set-up fee?
Sometimes. Etsy: “In certain circumstances or promotional periods, the set-up fee may be waived at our sole discretion.”
How is the Etsy set-up fee charged?
To a card, not from your sales. Etsy: “The set-up fee is charged to your card in the local currency of your bank and converted at the market rate at that time.” “If you onboard using Payoneer, the fee will be charged in USD.”
How much does it cost to list an item on Etsy?
$0.20 per listing. Etsy: “You will be charged a listing fee of $0.20 USD for each item that you list for sale on Etsy.com or Etsy’s mobile apps.” “Etsy.com listings expire after four months.”
What does Etsy take when I make a sale?
It depends on your country. For a $30.00 item with $6.00 shipping sold from the United States, Etsy’s fees come to $3.87: listing $0.20, transaction $2.34 and payment processing $1.33.
Do you store what I type?
No. The calculator runs in your browser. Only the result type (one listing or several) is counted, anonymously, to see whether the page is used.
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