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%Trovio vs Etsy, fees checked November 2026
Trovio is a UK marketplace for handmade and vintage. We take one 6% fee when you sell, and that's it. Card processing is included, there are no listing fees and nobody charges you for ads you didn't switch on.
6%
one fee, all in
£0
to list an item
0
surprise ad fees
One sale
£30.00 order
Trovio
fee £1.80
£28.20
lands in your bank
Etsy
fees £4.38
£25.62
You keep
+£2.58
Calculator
Slide in a typical sale and see the difference over a year. Etsy figures are our estimate from its published UK fees, checked November 2026.
Fees on one £30.00 sale
On Trovio you'd keep about
£619
more a year, at 20 sales a month. That's £2.58 back on every order.
You keep on Trovio
£28.20
You keep on Etsy
£25.62
No small print
Fee
Trovio
Etsy (UK sellers)
Listing fee
Trovio:None
Etsy:US$0.20 per listing, renewed every 4 months or when it sells
Fee when you sell
Trovio:6% of the sale, shipping included
Etsy:6.5% transaction fee on item and shipping
Card processing
Trovio:Included in the 6%
Etsy:4% + 20p per order in the UK
Regulatory operating fee
Trovio:None
Etsy:0.48% of the order
Ads you didn't ask for
Trovio:None
Etsy:15% offsite ads fee when an ad gets credit (12% and compulsory for bigger shops)
VAT on fees
Trovio:None at the moment (Trovio isn't VAT registered)
Etsy:20% on fees for UK sellers without a VAT number
Monthly fee
Trovio:None
Etsy:None for a standard shop, paid plans optional
Etsy fees are taken from Etsy's published fees policy and checked November 2026. Fees change, so check there for the latest. VAT-registered sellers can usually reclaim VAT on fees.
More than cheaper
Paid when you post
Mark an order dispatched and your money is released. New shops have a short hold on their first five sales, and that's all.
A shop that feels like yours
Your banner, your story and your reviews on a proper shop page, so buyers know who they're buying from.
Less drama
Clear protection for buyers and sellers, with plain-English rules and real people checking every new shop.
Handmade and vintage only
No factory resellers drowning you out. Every shop has a real seller behind it.
Moving over
Open your shop
Pick a name, add a banner and a few lines about you. It takes about five minutes.
Connect payouts
Link your bank securely through Stripe so money lands straight in your account.
Add your listings
Upload your photos and write fresh descriptions. Listing is free, so add as many as you like.
FAQ
Shopping rather than selling? Browse handmade and vintage straight from UK sellers.
For most UK sellers, yes. Trovio takes one 6% fee when you sell, with card processing included. Using Etsy's published UK fees (checked November 2026), a £30 sale costs about £4.38 in Etsy fees before any offsite ads fee, against £1.80 on Trovio.
No. Trovio is an independent UK marketplace run by Innercity Studios Limited. We're not linked to, endorsed by or sponsored by Etsy in any way.
Yes, and lots of sellers will. There's no listing fee on Trovio, so it costs nothing to put your range up here as well and see how it goes.
We keep things simple. No listing fees, no ad fees and no stack of small charges. One fee covers running the marketplace and card processing, and we're happy with a smaller slice so sellers can keep more.
Right now, yes, by a long way. Etsy is huge and Trovio is new. We're building our audience through search, social and word of mouth, and we'd rather be honest about that than pretend otherwise.
Open a shop in about five minutes, connect your bank through Stripe, then add your listings with your own photos and descriptions. Write fresh titles and descriptions where you can, as search engines prefer original wording.
Free to open, free to list
Keep £28.20 of every £30.00 sale. No listing fees, no ad fees, no catches.
Etsy is a trademark of Etsy, Inc. Trovio is an independent marketplace run by Innercity Studios Limited and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Etsy, Inc. We mention Etsy only to compare published seller fees. Etsy estimates assume a UK seller, a UK order paid through Etsy Payments, one listing fee at about 16p, and VAT at 20% on Etsy's fees.
