How Much You Keep From a $400 Etsy Sale
A $400 sale attracts listing, transaction, and payment processing fees. This page explains the fee structure and your take-home before product and shipping costs.
Fee dollars are significant at this level. Even when payout looks large, real profit depends on cost of goods, shipping, and whether Offsite Ads applies.
Fee breakdown for a $400 order
Listing fee: $0.20
Transaction fee (6.5%): $26.00
Payment processing (3% + $0.25): $12.25
Estimated total fees before Offsite Ads: $38.45
With Offsite Ads, fees can reach about $86.45, depending on region and order details.
Real profit example
Before your costs, you keep roughly $361.55 after baseline Etsy fees. With Offsite Ads, that becomes around $313.55.
If cost of goods is $160 and shipping $25, real profit before ads is about $176.55. Use a calculator to model different COGS and shipping scenarios.
What affects your profit
Shipping charged to the buyer can be subject to fees. Regional payment rates differ. Offsite Ads add 12% when they drive the sale. Product costs, packaging, and your shipping cost determine final net earnings.
Compare: Etsy fees on a $300 sale, Etsy fees on a $500 sale, or what Etsy takes from a $750 sale.
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