Etsy Fees 2026: Real Orders From Turkey and the US

The fees that apply to most orders

Fee	Rate	Good to know
Listing fee	$0.20 per listing	A listing runs for 4 months. Selling several units can trigger a relisting fee.
Transaction fee	6.5%	Charged on the item price plus the shipping and gift wrapping you charge.
Payment processing, Turkey	6.5% + 14 TL per order	Depends on your bank account country. The base includes sales tax collected from the buyer.
Regulatory operating fee, Turkey	1.67%	It was 2.27% until June 22, 2026, so older tables are out of date.
Currency conversion	2.5%	Applies when your listing currency differs from your payment account currency.
Offsite Ads	15%, or 12%	Only on orders Etsy attributes to an ad click within 30 days. 12% and mandatory participation start once the shop reaches $10,000 in any 365-day period. Capped at $100 per order.
Etsy Ads	Your own budget	A service you choose, not a fee added to every sale.
Payout, Turkey	42 TL under 600 TL	Minimum payout is 50 TL. This is charged per payout, not per order.

These amounts exclude VAT. Etsy collects VAT on seller fees from Turkish sellers who haven’t entered a VAT ID, and the next orders show it as separate lines. Etsy also notes that the fixed setup fee for a new shop is shown when you open the shop, so don’t assume one amount.

A US order: about 10% in fees

Etsy Earnings tab for a US order showing a transaction fee of $3.57 and a payment processing fee of $2.03 — Earnings tab of a US-based shop, Nov 2026. Shop name and order number aren’t shown.

The item was $78.54 and a 30% shop discount brought the subtotal to $54.98. The buyer also paid $4.45 in sales tax, which Etsy collected and passed on, so it appears on both sides of the statement and doesn’t cost you anything. The real fees were a $3.57 transaction fee and a $2.03 payment processing fee: $5.60, or 10.2% of the subtotal. The seller earned $49.38 on a $59.43 payment.

Three orders from a Turkish seller account

Etsy Earnings tab for a Turkish seller order with transaction, payment processing, regulatory operating fee and VAT lines — Earnings tab of a Turkish seller account, Nov 2026. A 10% shop discount was applied.

A Turkish seller account sees more lines: transaction fee, payment processing fee, regulatory operating fee, and then VAT on each of the three. In this order each VAT line is exactly 20% of the fee above it. The buyer’s sales tax is again just passed through.

A second Etsy Earnings tab for a Turkish seller order with a subtotal of $62.10

An Etsy Earnings tab for a $364.50 order that includes a Share and Save refund — The largest order includes a Share & Save refund line, a credit Etsy applied on that order.

Order	Subtotal	Fees without buyer tax	Share of subtotal
US shop	$54.98	$5.60	10.2%
Turkey, order 1	$98.10	$18.75	19.1%
Turkey, order 2	$62.10	$11.18	18.0%
Turkey, order 3	$364.50	$62.79, or $48.44 after the $14.35 credit	17.2%, or 13.3% after the credit

These are three orders, not an average, and none of them used Offsite Ads. They do show the pattern: in these examples the fees took about twice as large a share when the payment account was in Turkey.

Why “about 14.67%” is the wrong answer

The three headline percentages for Turkey (6.5% + 6.5% + 1.67%) add up to 14.67%, but the real share is higher. The 14 TL fixed payment fee matters most on small orders, VAT is added to each fee unless you have a VAT ID, and you may also pay the listing fee, currency conversion, ads and payout fees. Treat 14.67% as the floor.

Here is a 1,000 TL order for a Turkish seller, using the official rates:

Line	Calculation	Amount
Transaction fee	1,000 × 6.5%	65.00 TL
Payment processing	1,000 × 6.5% + 14 TL	79.00 TL
Regulatory operating fee	1,000 × 1.67%	16.70 TL
Subtotal		160.70 TL (16.07%)
VAT on fees, if no VAT ID	160.70 × 20%	32.14 TL
Total before other costs		192.84 TL (19.3%)

This calculation assumes no buyer-paid tax, no currency conversion and no ads. The listing fee, the currency conversion and any Offsite Ads charge come on top.

Put it into your pricing

Price the item and shipping together, because the fees apply to both.
Add 19 to 20% for fees if you sell from Turkey, and about 10 to 11% for a US payment account. Add 15% on the order for the share of sales that Offsite Ads may attribute.
Check your own Earnings tab on three recent orders and compare it with the table above.
Run the numbers per product with the profit calculator guide before you lower a price or start a sale.

Selling small, low-priced items? The fixed fees hit harder. See how fees change the price of jewelry.

If you would like a second pair of eyes on your own fees and prices, the Etsy Consulting: Essential package includes a shop audit and a shipping cost calculation setup.

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About the author: I'm Hakan Caba, an Etsy and e-commerce specialist with 12+ years of experience. I manage the Amazon, Etsy and Shopify channels of a US-based company, help Etsy sellers with shop management, ads and search, and co-founded siteupwell, a studio that builds and renovates websites. See how I can help with your shop.

Sources

Rules, numbers and dates change often. This page reflects the sources below as checked on Nov 9, 2026. Confirm current figures with the official source before you act.