Venture LabHandmade seller profit calculator
See the real contribution from a sale after materials, labor, shipping and the fees you actually pay.
Preparing the workspace…
Product costs & fees
Profit per order
Enter your costs, then calculate.
How it works
How profit and break-even are calculated
Revenue = item price + shipping charged. Percentage fees apply to both. Profit subtracts all entered costs and fees. Break-even covers those costs after fees.
Break-even item price = (costs + fixed fees) ÷ (1 − percentage fees) − shipping charged
Why the labor field matters
Include making, preparation and packing time. Zero labor shows contribution before paying for your time. Price comparisons hold all other inputs fixed.
What fees and taxes are outside this model?
Not modeled: sales tax, seller-fee VAT, currency conversion, regulatory/setup fees, refunds or country-specific fee bases. Some processing fees also apply to buyer tax. Add known per-order charges under other costs and allocate listing fees per order.
Is this affiliated with Etsy?
Independent calculator; no shop connection. Inputs stay in this browser. CSV exports include your fee assumptions.
How to use
Enter your selling price and full costs, then adjust each fee assumption for your marketplace, location and account.
What to check
Fees are editable assumptions, not a live feed from Etsy. Taxes and fees differ by seller; confirm your current terms.
How to read the Etsy profit calculation
The worksheet begins with the item price plus shipping charged to the buyer. It subtracts materials, labor, packaging, actual shipping, other entered costs and fees. Labor cost is minutes ÷ 60 × your hourly value. Setting labor to zero leaves your time unpaid in the calculation.
Worked calculation: a $40 item with $5 shipping
Assume $6 materials, 20 minutes of labor valued at $18 per hour, $2 packaging, $5 actual shipping and $1 other cost: $20 total cost. For arithmetic only, use a combined 10% fee plus $0.50 fixed fees. Those are hypothetical inputs, not a statement of Etsy’s current rates.
Fees are $45 × 10% + $0.50 = $5. The result is $20 per order after entered costs, or 44.44% of the $45 collected. Ten such orders would produce a $200 scenario; the worksheet does not predict that those orders will arrive.
Break-even is a cost threshold
Break-even item price = (costs + fixed fees) ÷ (1 − combined percentage fee) − shipping charged. Here, $20.50 ÷ 0.90 − $5 = $17.78, rounded to cents. A cost-covering price does not establish what buyers will pay.
Where should I get the fee inputs?
Use your applicable charges and check Etsy’s fees policy. The editable values are assumptions, not a live feed. Allocate fixed listing charges per order for the scenario you are checking.
Does the model apply every fee exactly as Etsy does?
No. It applies every entered percentage to item price plus shipping charged, then adds the fixed fees. It does not model buyer sales tax in fee bases, seller-fee VAT, refunds, conversion, regulatory or setup charges. Compare the worksheet with your actual statement.
Can I connect my shop or treat this as take-home income?
There is no shop connection. Enter your own figures and export the pricing worksheet. The result excludes income tax and any business expense you have not included; it is not a take-home-pay calculation.