How much does Etsy charge Australian sellers in 2026?

A listing fee of about 0.28 AUD per item, a 6.5% transaction fee on item plus shipping plus gift wrap, payment processing of 3% plus 0.25 AUD on domestic orders and 4% plus 0.25 AUD on orders from abroad. Australia has no regulatory operating fee. Etsy also adds 10% GST to its fees unless you have given Etsy a GST ID.

Is there a regulatory operating fee in Australia?

No. As of late 2026 Etsy charges the regulatory operating fee only to shops with bank accounts in countries such as the UK, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Hungary, India, Türkiye and Vietnam. Australian shops pay none.

Does Etsy charge GST to Australian sellers?

On the buyer side, Etsy automatically collects 10% GST at checkout on imported physical goods valued at up to 1,000 AUD and remits it to the ATO. On the seller side, Etsy adds 10% GST to its own fees unless you have submitted a GST ID or ABN, in which case the fees are invoiced without GST under reverse-charge rules.

Why do Australian sellers pay a higher processing rate on overseas orders?

Etsy's processing table for Australia has two rates. Orders delivered within Australia cost 3% plus 0.25 AUD. Orders from any other country cost 4% plus 0.25 AUD — one full percentage point more.

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Etsy fees for Australian sellers — and the GST that shows up twice

Australia is one of the cheapest developed markets to sell from on paper: two processing rates like Canada, but no regulatory operating fee on top. The complication is GST, which reaches you twice — on what your buyers pay, and on the fees Etsy charges you.

The Australian fee stack in 2026

Fee	Rate	Charged on
Listing fee	US$0.20 (about A$0.28)	Each listing, each extra unit sold, and each four-month renewal
Transaction fee	6.5%	Item + shipping + gift wrap (excludes tax)
Payment processing — domestic	3% + A$0.25	Orders delivered within Australia, tax included
Payment processing — international	4% + A$0.25	Orders from anywhere else, tax included
Regulatory operating fee	None	Not charged to Australian shops
Offsite Ads	15% or 12%	Attributed orders, capped at US$100 (about A$140) per order
Currency conversion	2.5%	Only when your listing currency is not AUD
GST on Etsy's fees	10%	Added to every fee unless Etsy has your GST ID or ABN

The shape is close to Canada's — same two-tier processing table, same 6.5% transaction fee — with one important difference: there is no regulatory operating fee. On identical orders an Australian shop keeps roughly half a percentage point more than a Canadian one.

The split is domestic versus everywhere else. A buyer in Sydney pays the 3% rate. A buyer in Ohio, London or Auckland pays 4% + A$0.25 — a full percentage point more. Unlike Canada, there is no US exception: an American buyer is an international buyer for an Australian shop.

Domestic versus international, on real numbers

The same A$30 item with free shipping, no sales tax, single quantity, no advertising:

Order	Listing	Transaction	Processing	Total fees	You keep
Buyer in Australia	A$0.28	A$1.95	A$1.15	A$3.38	A$26.62
Buyer anywhere else	A$0.28	A$1.95	A$1.45	A$3.68	A$26.32

Thirty cents on an A$30 order — the effective rate moves from 11.3% to 12.3% purely on where the buyer lives. Most Australian Etsy shops sell mainly to the United States and Europe, so plan your pricing around the 4% line, not the 3% one. (For comparison: a Canadian seller pays 11.8% and 12.8% on the same orders, because Canada stacks a 0.50% regulatory fee on top.)

A fuller example, with shipping

Sell one item for A$35 with A$7 shipping to a buyer in Melbourne, so the order total is A$42. No sales tax, no advertising:

Line	Amount
Order total	A$42.00
Listing fee	− A$0.28
Transaction fee (6.5% of A$42.00)	− A$2.73
Payment processing (3% + A$0.25)	− A$1.51
Total Etsy fees	− A$4.52
You keep	A$37.48

Etsy takes 10.8% of the order — and note the shipping was not exempt from any of it: the A$7 sat inside the base for both the transaction fee and the processing fee.

Then add GST on the fees themselves. If Etsy does not have your GST ID or ABN on file, it adds 10% GST to every fee it charges an Australian seller: on this order about A$0.45, bringing the total to roughly A$4.97. Submit your GST ID in Shop Manager → Finances → Payment settings and the GST line disappears — registered businesses are invoiced under reverse-charge rules instead and account for their own GST.

Now make it an Offsite Ads order. If the buyer arrived through an Etsy ad, the same A$42 order carries an extra 15%: A$6.30. Total fees jump to A$10.82 and you keep A$31.18. The effective rate goes from 10.8% to 25.8% — one dollar in four. See the Offsite Ads page for when you can opt out.

GST: the two places it touches you

1. GST on sales to Australian buyers. Since 1 July 2019, Etsy automatically collects 10% GST at checkout on physical goods valued at A$1,000 or less that are imported into Australia, and remits it to the ATO. The tax is never your revenue — it passes through Etsy — but the payment processing fee still applies to the tax-inclusive amount, which is why processing on a taxed order looks higher than expected. Orders shipped within Australia, and consignments above A$1,000, are outside this automatic collection.

2. GST on Etsy's fees. Without a GST ID on file, every fee in the table above carries an extra 10%. With one on file, Etsy invoices the fees GST-free and you handle GST on your side of the relationship. Registration is only mandatory once your turnover passes A$75,000, but the GST-on-fees line starts from your very first sale — which is one more reason to hand Etsy your ABN early if you have one.

Quick answers

Is there really no regulatory operating fee in Australia?

Really no. As of late 2026 Etsy charges it only to shops with bank accounts in countries including the UK (0.48%), Canada (0.50%), France (1.14%), Italy (0.80%), Spain (0.88%), Hungary, India, Türkiye and Vietnam. Australia is absent from the list — one of the structural reasons Australian shops keep slightly more than British or Canadian ones on identical sales.

Does the listing fee change with quantity?

Yes. Sell three units in one order and you pay three listing fees — about A$0.84 rather than A$0.28. It is the most commonly missed line on low-price, high-volume listings.

What is the Offsite Ads cap in Australian dollars?

US$100, which works out to roughly A$140 depending on the exchange rate. Etsy sets the cap in US dollars, so the figure in your own currency moves.

Should I list in AUD or USD?

List in the currency your buyers use, and let your bank account be AUD. If your listing currency differs from your payout currency, Etsy takes 2.5% of every sale in conversion fees — on an A$30 order that is A$0.75, more than double the listing fee.

How do I check my own numbers?

Use the fee calculator, select Australia, and switch on Buyer is outside my country for overseas orders — it applies the 4% + A$0.25 rate automatically. If you refund orders, read which fees come back on a refund.

Rates last verified October 2026 against Etsy's published fee pages, including the regulatory-fee country list as of September 2026. GST treatment depends on your registration status — this page is general information, not tax advice. Confirm your position with the ATO or a registered tax agent, and check Etsy's Fees & Payments Policy before pricing. The A$ figures for fees Etsy sets in US dollars move with the exchange rate.