POD Profit Calculator

For US sellers: a 6.5% transaction fee on item plus shipping, payment processing of 3% + $0.25, and a $0.20 listing fee that renews on each sale — roughly 10% plus $0.45 on a typical order. Offsite Ads sales pay an additional 12–15%.

Shopify itself takes no marketplace cut — you pay the monthly subscription instead. Card processing on the basic plan is 2.9% + $0.30 per order. Remember to mentally spread the subscription across your monthly orders.

A flat 15% referral fee per sale with no listing fees and no separate payment processing — simple to model but the largest percentage cut of the major platforms.

30% or better after all fees is healthy. Between 20–30% works at volume. Below 20%, a single ad click or an Offsite Ads attribution can erase the profit on a sale.

Yes — the carrier still gets paid, just by you instead of the buyer. Fold the real shipping cost into your item price; on Etsy, fees come out nearly the same and free-shipping listings convert better.