Start with the whole order
Include the item price and any shipping the buyer pays. Etsy’s transaction fee applies to the displayed price plus shipping and gift wrap.
Price the work.
Not just the listing.
Estimate what one Etsy order really earns after marketplace fees, materials, packaging, postage, and the time it takes you to make it.
✓ Runs in your browser✓ Editable fee assumptions✓ Built for physical products
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Enter one typical order
Sale
What it costs you
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real handmade margin?
Count the work behind it
Materials are only one part of the cost. Include packaging, postage, consumables, and production time valued at a rate you can sustain.
Separate profit from wages
Paying yourself for making the item is a production cost. Profit is what remains for the business after that labor has been accounted for.
The simple formula
Revenue minus every cost.
A useful estimate starts with the complete order—not the listing price alone.
ORDER
REVENUE−ETSY
FEES−MAKING +
FULFILLMENT=ESTIMATED
PROFIT
REVENUE−ETSY
FEES−MAKING +
FULFILLMENT=ESTIMATED
PROFIT
When a calculator is not enoughCost one item here.
Cost one item here.
Cost your whole shop in Meldsy.
This calculator is useful for a one-time estimate. Meldsy connects production stages, material recipes, listing costs, and completed-order margins so the numbers stay useful as your shop changes.
See how Meldsy works →Free calculatorOne order at a time
- Quick price check
- Editable fee assumptions
- No saved history
MeldsyYour working cost system
- Costs connected to listings
- Materials and production stages
- Margin history by completed order
Before you use the estimate
The defaults reflect a US seller using Etsy Payments: a 6.5% Etsy transaction fee, a 3% + $0.25 payment processing fee, and a $0.20 listing or renewal fee. Payment processing varies by country, and taxes, regulatory operating fees, currency conversion, VAT, subscriptions, advertising, refunds, and other charges may affect your actual result.
This is an educational estimate, not accounting, tax, or financial advice. Verify current fees in your Etsy Payment account and Etsy’s official policies before making pricing decisions.