Print-on-Demand Profit Calculator
Calculate profit on print-on-demand products after base cost, shipping and marketplace fees.
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What this tool does
This calculator works out per-order profit for print-on-demand products: revenue from retail price and shipping charged, minus the POD provider's base and shipping costs, marketplace or payment fees and ad spend.
How to use the Print-on-Demand Profit Calculator
- Enter retail price and shipping you charge.
- Enter your POD provider's base cost and shipping.
- Enter your store's percentage and fixed fees.
- Enter average ad spend per sale.
- Read profit and margin.
Formula
Profit = (P + S) × (1 − p) − f − Base − PODShip − Ads
- P, S
- Retail price and shipping charged
- p, f
- Percentage and fixed fees
- Base, PODShip
- Provider costs
- Ads
- Ad spend per sale
Worked example
A $29.99 T-shirt plus $4.99 shipping, $12.95 base, $4.75 POD shipping, Etsy-like fees and $3 ads.
Inputs
- Retail price$29.99
- Shipping charged to customer$4.99
- POD base cost$12.95
- POD shipping cost$4.75
- Marketplace / processing %9.5 %
- Fixed fee per order$0.45
- Ad cost per sale$3
Result
- Net profit$10.51
- Total fees$3.77
- Profit margin30.04%
- Fees as % of revenue10.79%
Results explained
- Net profit
- Cash kept per order.
- Total fees
- Marketplace and processing.
- Profit margin
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Fees as %
- Marketplace share of revenue.
Frequently asked questions
Many POD sellers net $3–$10 per T-shirt; margins of 20–30% after fees and ads are healthy.
About 9.5% (6.5% transaction + 3% processing) plus $0.45 fixed (processing $0.25 + listing $0.20).
If you do, raise the price to cover POD shipping and set 'shipping charged' to 0.
No. Marketplaces typically collect and remit sales tax separately.
Bundle items to share shipping, use premium pricing for niche designs, and cut ad spend on low-converting listings.