The short answer: a Canadian Etsy sale pays a 0.20 USD listing fee (about $0.28), a 6.5% transaction fee, 3% + $0.25 processing for buyers in Canada or the US (4% + $0.25 for buyers elsewhere) and a 0.5% regulatory operating fee. On a $30 item with $6 shipping to a Canadian buyer, that is $4.13 and Etsy pays you $31.87.
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Etsy pays you
$31.87
Fees $4.13, which is 11.5% of the $36.00 sale ($4.13 ÷ $36.00)
- Listing fee (1 × 0.20 USD)$0.28
- Transaction fee (6.5%)$2.34
- Payment processing (3% + 0.25)$1.33
- Regulatory operating fee (0.5%)$0.18
Etsy publishes the listing fee and the Offsite Ads cap in US dollars. We convert them at 1.4054 CAD per USD; Etsy uses its own rate on the day.
Quantity, tax and currency
Your costs and the price to charge
Charge $22.37 (item price, with the same shipping and options).
Fees verified Oct 20, 2026 from each platform's own fee pages. Each line links to its source.
What is different for Canadian sellers
- Regulatory operating fee, 0.5%. Charged on every sale by a Canadian shop, on the item price, shipping and gift wrap. Tax collected by Etsy is left out.
- Overseas orders cost more to process. Buyers in Canada and the US are both charged the domestic 3% + $0.25. Buyers anywhere else are charged 4% + $0.25. On the example sale above that is $4.49 instead of $4.13.
- Some fees are set in US dollars. Etsy publishes the 0.20 USD listing fee, the Offsite Ads cap of 100 USD and the $10,000 USD Offsite Ads threshold in US dollars, and converts them at the market rate when they post. We show them at the Bank of Canada rate of 1.4054 CAD per USD (2026-10-20); your statement may differ slightly.
- Your price includes tax. For Canadian sellers, the listing price is meant to include any tax you are responsible for, and the transaction fee is charged on that price.
Every fee on an Etsy sale
- Listing fee, 0.20 USD, whether or not the item sells. The listing lasts four months, and each extra unit sold from it costs another 0.20 USD.
- Transaction fee, 6.5% of the item price, shipping and gift wrap.
- Payment processing, 3% + $0.25 on the whole order including shipping and tax (4% for overseas buyers).
- Regulatory operating fee, 0.5%.
- Offsite Ads, only when the sale came from an Etsy ad on another website: 15%, or 12% once your shop has ever sold $10,000 USD in a year, capped at 100 USD (about $141) per order.
| Sale | Fees | Share of the sale | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| $15.00 | $2.03 | 13.5% | $12.97 |
| $35.00 | $4.03 | 11.5% | $30.97 |
| $105.00 | $11.03 | 10.5% | $93.97 |
| Sale | Fees | Share of the sale | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| $15.00 | $4.28 | 28.5% | $10.72 |
| $35.00 | $9.28 | 26.5% | $25.72 |
| $105.00 | $26.78 | 25.5% | $78.22 |
Offsite Ads
Offsite Ads cost 15% of the order for shops that have sold less than $10,000 USD in the past 365 days, and those shops can opt out. Once a shop has ever reached $10,000 USD in a 365-day period, the ads are mandatory for the life of the shop at 12%. On the example sale above, an Offsite Ad raises Etsy’s total from $4.13 to $9.53.
Every Etsy seller fee for Canada
| Fee | Amount | When it applies |
|---|---|---|
| Listing fee (per listing, 4-month listing) | $0.20 USD | charged whether or not the item sells; listing expires after 4 months |
| Auto-renew (expired listing) | $0.20 USD | listing auto-renews at end of 4-month period unless set to Manual |
| Auto-renew sold / multi-quantity (each additional quantity sold) | $0.20 USD | applies when more than 1 quantity of a listing sells |
| Private (custom) listing fee | $0.20 USD | charged only if the specified buyer purchases |
| Transaction fee (all categories) | 6.5% | charged in listing currency; converted to payment-account currency at market rate if different |
| Etsy Payments processing fee, Canada (domestic orders or orders from the US) | 3% + $0.25 | buyer in Canada or in the US |
| Etsy Payments processing fee, Canada (international orders) | 4% + $0.25 | buyer outside Canada and the US |
| Regulatory Operating fee (Canada) | 0.5% | Canadian sellers only, every transaction |
| Refunds: are fees returned? | Rule | seller refunds via Shop Manager: transaction + processing fees refunded (processing recalculated proportionally); Etsy-covered refunds (Purchase Protection): fees NOT returned |
| Chargeback fee | Not published, see their page | |
| Set-up fee (one-time, opening a shop) | Not published, see their page | |
| Pattern website subscription (optional standalone site) | $15.00 USD | optional; no Etsy transaction fee on Pattern sales, processing fees still apply |
| Offsite Ads fee, shop under $10,000 USD trailing-365-day sales (optional, opt-out allowed) | 15%, max $100.00 | only orders attributed to an Offsite Ad click within 30 days; cap is 100 USD per order |
| Offsite Ads fee, shop has ever reached $10,000 USD in a 365-day period (MANDATORY for life of shop) | 12%, max $100.00 | mandatory once threshold reached, even if sales later fall; cap 100 USD per order |
| Etsy Ads (on-site promoted listings) | Not published, see their page | optional; minimum daily budget $1 |
| Share & Save credit (NEGATIVE fee / refund) | 4% back | enrolled sellers; order within 30 days of a click on the seller's own trackable link; not if last click was an Offsite Ad |
| Currency conversion fee | 2.5% | only if a Canadian seller lists in a currency other than CAD (e.g. lists in USD) |
| Etsy Plus | $10.00 USD | optional; includes 15 listing credits (shown as $3) and $5 USD Etsy Ads credit per month, no rollover |
- GST/HST may apply to Etsy’s fees depending on your province and registration. Etsy doesn’t list the rate on its fee pages.
- List in Canadian dollars if your bank account is in Canadian dollars: listing in another currency adds a 2.5% conversion fee.
- Opening a shop has a one-time set-up fee that Etsy doesn’t publish; it is shown during sign-up.
If Etsy’s share is starting to hurt, compare it with your own online store, or put the same sale through every platform. See the order count where your own store costs less than Etsy.
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Common questions
What are Etsy fees in Canada?
A 0.20 USD listing fee, 6.5% transaction fee, 3% + $0.25 processing (4% for buyers outside Canada and the US) and a 0.5% regulatory operating fee. On a $30 item with $6 shipping to a Canadian buyer, that is about $4.13.
What is the Etsy regulatory operating fee?
A 0.5% fee Etsy charges Canadian sellers on every sale, on the item price plus shipping and gift wrap. Tax collected by Etsy is not included in the amount it is charged on.
Do US buyers cost more on Etsy for Canadian sellers?
No. Etsy treats US buyers like Canadian buyers for processing: 3% + $0.25. Only buyers outside Canada and the US are charged 4%.
Are Etsy fees charged in US dollars in Canada?
Some are. The listing fee, the Offsite Ads cap and Etsy Plus are set in US dollars and converted to Canadian dollars at Etsy's rate when they post. The transaction fee is worked out in your listing currency, and the processing fee is published in Canadian dollars.
Are Etsy Offsite Ads mandatory?
Only once your shop has sold $10,000 USD or more in a 365-day period. After that they are mandatory for the life of the shop at 12%, capped at 100 USD per order.
How much does Etsy take from a $100 sale in Canada?
About $10.53 on a regular sale to a buyer in Canada or the US, with no shipping charge: the 0.20 USD listing fee, 6.5% transaction, 3% + $0.25 processing and the 0.5% regulatory operating fee. You keep about $89.47.
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