FOR ETSY SELLERS & MAKERS
Your Etsy revenue is not your profit, here is how to see the real number
Listing fees, transaction fees, payment processing, materials, postage, TunedBooks subtracts all of it and shows you what you actually earned.
TunedBooks calculates your net profit on every Etsy sale by subtracting material costs, Etsy's 6.5% transaction fee, listing fees, payment processing (4% + £0.20), and postage from your selling price. The dashboard shows real profit per product, per day, per week and per month. Free to start, 20 transactions per month, no card required.
Why Etsy sellers lose money without realising it
Etsy's fee structure has more layers than most sellers track. A £20 candle sale sounds profitable, but by the time Etsy takes its cut, the numbers look very different.
Real profit on a £20 Etsy candle sale
| Selling price | £20.00 |
| Etsy transaction fee (6.5%) | −£1.30 |
| Payment processing (4% + £0.20) | −£1.00 |
| Listing fee | −£0.16 |
| Materials (wax, fragrance, tin, wick, label) | −£3.20 |
| Postage | −£3.65 |
| Packaging (box, tissue, sticker) | −£0.90 |
| Net profit | £9.79 |
£20 came in. £9.79 was earned. That is a 49% margin, healthy for handmade goods. But if you used Etsy Ads at 15% for that sale, the profit drops to £6.79 (34%). And if you did not track material costs accurately, you might be losing money on certain products without knowing it.
TunedBooks makes this visible for every product, every sale, automatically.
What TunedBooks does for Etsy sellers
Costing handmade products properly
The hardest part of Etsy bookkeeping is knowing the true cost of each product. A bar of soap uses a measurable amount of oils, lye, fragrance, and colouring. A knitted scarf uses a specific weight of yarn. A print uses ink and paper at a calculable cost per sheet.
In TunedBooks, you set the cost price per product once. If your soy candle costs £3.20 in materials, that is saved against the product. Every time one sells, the app subtracts that £3.20 along with Etsy fees and postage. No recalculation. No spreadsheet column for each ingredient.
When your supplier raises prices, update the cost price once. Every future sale reflects the new margin instantly. You see the impact the same day, not at the end of the quarter.
Know what every product earns you, after every fee and every ingredient.
No spreadsheet. No end-of-month guesswork.
Tax records for Etsy sellers in the UK
If you sell handmade goods regularly for profit, HMRC considers you a trader. You get a £1,000 trading allowance before any tax is owed. Above that, you register for self-assessment and file a return showing your sales, costs, and expenses.
TunedBooks creates this record automatically as you sell. Every sale logged with date, product, selling price, cost price, fees, and expenses. At tax time, your records are already complete.
Note: TunedBooks is a bookkeeping app. It does not file tax returns or submit data to HMRC. Use HMRC-recognised software or an accountant for your actual filing.
Sell on Etsy and other platforms too?
Many makers sell on Etsy, their own website, at craft fairs, and through Instagram. TunedBooks tracks all channels in one place. Tag each sale by platform and see which channel gives you the best margin. Etsy fees run 11–15% of the sale price. Your own website might cost 2–3% in payment processing. The difference matters.
Etsy shows you what sold. TunedBooks shows you what you earned.
Free to start. No card required.
Frequently asked questions
How do I track profit on Etsy sales after fees?
Record each sale in TunedBooks with the selling price and your cost of materials or cost price. The app subtracts Etsy's transaction fee (6.5%), listing fees, payment processing fee, and your postage costs. The result is your net profit per item, shown by day, week and month.
What fees does Etsy charge sellers?
Etsy charges a £0.16 listing fee per item (renewed every four months or on sale), a 6.5% transaction fee on the sale price including postage, and a payment processing fee of 4% plus £0.20. Promoted listings and Etsy Ads are additional. TunedBooks lets you log all of these so your profit number reflects reality.
What is the best bookkeeping app for Etsy sellers?
TunedBooks is designed for small sellers and makers who need profit tracking without accounting software complexity. Record sales, log material and postage costs, and see real profit per product. Works offline on iOS and Android, free to start with 20 transactions per month.
How do I calculate the cost of handmade products for Etsy?
Add up material costs, packaging, and your time at a fair hourly rate. If a candle uses £1.20 of wax, £0.40 of fragrance, £0.30 for a tin, and £0.15 of label, the material cost is £2.05. Record this as the cost price in TunedBooks and the app calculates your margin on every sale.
Do Etsy sellers in the UK need to pay tax on their sales?
If you sell regularly for profit, HMRC considers you a trader. You get a £1,000 trading allowance tax-free. Above that, you need to register for self-assessment and file a return. TunedBooks keeps a record of every sale, cost and expense so your records are ready when you need them.