While setting up an account on Etsy is free, Etsy sellers are charged a variety of fees for using certain services. Moreover, it’s important for Canadian sellers to note that all fixed-cost fees are charged in USD. Etsy converts fees from USD to CAD at the market rate at the time the fee is reflected in your payment account. This conversion may change as currency exchange rates go up or down.
Some of these costs include:
Listing fee: A listing fee is charged to sellers when they list an item in their Etsy store. This fee is $0.20 USD per listing and it has to be paid regardless of resulting sales.
Multiple quantity fee: This is charged to sellers when they sell multiple quantities of a listing in one transaction. The fee is $0.20 USD per additional item. The listing fee covers the first item, so only additional quantities sold in the transaction are subject to this fee.
Transaction fee: A transaction fee is charged to sellers whenever they make a sale. This fee amounts to 6.5% of the total cost of the transaction (including the product price, shipping, delivery, and gift wrapping).
Payment processing fee: In Canada, there are two possible payment processing fees. For domestic orders or orders from the United States, Etsy sellers are charged 3% of the total sale, plus a per order fee of $0.25 CAD. For international orders, Canadian sellers are charged 4% of the total sale, plus a per order fee of $0.25 CAD.
A full list of Etsy’s fees can be found through their online Help Centre.