Free calculator
Shipping Cost Calculator
The label is only part of it. Add the box, filler, tape, your packing time and the fees on the shipping you charge, and see if what the buyer pays covers the parcel. Free, no sign-up.
- Label$0
- Box, filler, tape and label paper$0
- Packing time$0
- Parcel cost$0
- Over or under before fees$0
- Fees on the shipping you charge$0
- True cost per order$0
- Shipping you charge$0
- Over or under per order$0
Etsy US fees as of Oct 7, 2026, from Etsy's fee page and Etsy's payment processing page. The $0.25 per-order part of processing is charged whether or not you charge shipping, so it is not counted here.
How it works
The parcel cost is the label you paid plus the box or mailer, filler, tape and label paper, plus your packing minutes at your hourly rate.
Marketplaces take a fee on the shipping you charge too. For a US Etsy seller that is the 6.5% transaction fee plus 3% payment processing, 9.5% of the shipping charge. Add it to the parcel cost and you have the true cost per order.
Over or under is the shipping you charge minus that true cost. Break-even shipping is the parcel cost divided by 1 minus the fee percent, rounded up to the cent.
A worked example
A 12 oz ceramic mug ships with $4.95 charged. The label cost $9.95, the box 85 cents, filler 45 cents, tape 8 cents and label paper 6 cents, and packing takes 6 minutes at $18 an hour, $1.80. The parcel costs $13.19, $8.24 more than the buyer paid. Etsy's 9.5% on the $4.95 adds 47 cents, so each order is $8.71 short. Shipping of $14.58 would cover it. These are the sample mug's numbers in the Etsy and eBay Shipping Cost Calculator workbook.
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Questions
What goes into the true cost of shipping?
The label, the box or mailer, filler, tape, label paper or ink, the minutes it takes you to pack, and the marketplace fees on the shipping you charge.
Does Etsy charge fees on shipping?
Yes. For US sellers the 6.5% transaction fee and the 3% payment processing fee both apply to the shipping you charge, as of Oct 7, 2026. Processing also has a $0.25 part per order that applies with or without shipping.
Where does the label cost come from?
What you paid for the label, from your label platform or receipt. The calculator does not look up carrier rates.
What if I offer free shipping?
Type 0 for the shipping you charge. The whole parcel cost then comes out of the item price, and there is no fee on shipping.
Is this tax or financial advice?
No. It is a planning estimate based on the numbers you enter.