Etsy Shipping Calculator

Shipping is the line most Etsy sellers lose money on without noticing, for two reasons. The label costs more than they guessed for anything heavy or bulky, and Etsy's 6.5% transaction fee and payment processing are charged on the shipping a buyer pays, not just on the item.

This calculator prices both USPS services Etsy Labels offer — Ground Advantage and Priority Mail — for your weight, box size and zone, from the official USPS price list. Then it works out what the shipping line actually leaves you once Etsy has taken its share, and what to add to the price if you would rather ship free.

Billed weight. USPS rounds up: under a pound by ounce band, over it to the next whole pound. A box over one cubic foot is billed on its size — length × width × height ÷ 166 — when that comes out heavier than the parcel. A long or bulky box adds a fixed fee, shown beside the price.

Zone is the distance band between your ZIP code and the buyer's, from Zone 1 (local) to Zone 8 (coast to coast). Etsy works it out at checkout; here you pick it, so try your two most common destinations.

Charge at least is the shipping price that covers the label, the packaging and Etsy's percentage of that same charge. Free shipping instead is what to add to the item price to keep the same money — the same amount, because the fees fall on either line.

Prices are USPS commercial prices from Notice 123, effective October 4, 2026, before insurance, signature confirmation or other extras; Etsy shows the exact figure when you buy the label. For the whole order — listing fee, the 25¢ processing charge, your production cost — use the Etsy fee calculator and the print-on-demand profit calculator.