Etsy fee changes, tracked
Etsy’s fees move, quietly, and calculators built last year keep using last year’s rates. This page holds the current UK rates and what changed. When Etsy moves again, it updates.
Current UK rates (checked July 2026)
| Fee | Rate | Charged on |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction fee | 6.5% | Item price + postage + gift wrap |
| Payment processing (UK) | 4% + £0.20 | Full order total |
| Listing fee | $0.20 | Per listing, per 4 months, per sale |
| Regulatory operating fee (UK) | 0.48% | Item price + postage |
| VAT on fees | 20% | All fees above, unless VAT-registered |
| Offsite Ads | 12–15% | Orders from Etsy’s external ads |
The changelog
22 June 2026 — regulatory operating fee: 0.32% → 0.48%
A 50% rise in the UK-only levy on item price plus postage. Small per order (about 5p on a £28.50 sale, before VAT), but it never stops, and weeks later many fee calculators were still using 0.32% or the original 0.25%. On a shop turning over £20,000 a year, the rise alone is roughly £38 incl. VAT.
Earlier — regulatory operating fee introduced, then raised
The fee arrived for UK sellers at 0.25% and later moved to 0.32%, where it sat until the June 2026 rise. If a calculator you use shows either old figure, its other numbers deserve suspicion too.
April 2022 — transaction fee: 5% → 6.5%
The big one. A 30% increase in Etsy’s core commission, applied to item price and postage alike. This is the change that turned “Etsy takes about 10%” into the 13–17% UK sellers actually pay once VAT on fees is counted.
2020 — Offsite Ads
Etsy began advertising sellers’ listings externally and charging 12–15% when those ads convert; mandatory above roughly £8,000 of sales in 12 months (Etsy sets the threshold at $10,000 USD), opt-out below it.
Be first to know the next one
One email when Etsy changes its fees, saying what changed and what it costs a shop like yours. Nothing else.
See what the current rates do to your own orders: run your CSV through the free tool, or try the fee calculator. Full explanations: Etsy fees UK, the 2026 guide.