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How Etsy deposits work

Money from your Etsy sales doesn’t go straight to your bank. It goes into your Etsy Payment account first, fees are taken out there, and Etsy then deposits what is available on your schedule. Here is how each step works.

1. Sales land in your Payment account

When an order is paid through Etsy Payments, the funds go to your Payment account. Etsy fees, ads and refunds are deducted from that same account. Source: Etsy Help: How to Manage Your Payment Account.

2. Current vs. pending balance

Your current balance is what’s eligible to be deposited. Your pending balance includes recent sales that are still processing and any money held in a reserve. Source: Etsy Help: How to Manage Your Payment Account.

3. Your deposit schedule

Etsy deposits your available balance on the schedule you choose: daily, weekly, every two weeks or monthly. Source: Etsy Help: How to Manage Your Payment Account.

4. New-seller waiting periods

Newer sellers may wait up to 14 days after a sale before those funds can be deposited, while established shops can receive funds sooner. Source: Etsy Help: Why Hasn’t My Money Been Deposited Yet?.

5. Reserves

Etsy may place a reserve on a shop, holding a percentage of sales as pending. For physical items, reserved funds are typically released once valid tracking shows the order shipped, or after the holding period shown in your account. Source: Etsy Help: What is a Payment Account Reserve?.

6. Why one deposit doesn’t match one week of sales

A deposit is the available balance on deposit day: sales that cleared, minus fees, ads, refunds and anything still held. That’s why it rarely equals the sales you saw in the same period. Etsy explains the calculation in Etsy Help: How to Calculate Your Etsy Payments Deposit Amount. PayoutPeek’s deposit breakdown lists the activity between one deposit and the next from your monthly statement CSV.

Common questions

Why is my Etsy money pending?

Funds can be pending because the sale is recent and still processing, because of a new-seller waiting period, or because Etsy has placed a reserve on your shop. Etsy’s help center explains each case.

How often does Etsy deposit?

Etsy deposits on the schedule you choose in your Payment account settings: daily, weekly, biweekly or monthly.

Sources

• Etsy Help: How to Calculate Your Etsy Payments Deposit Amount
• Etsy Help: How to Manage Your Payment Account
• Etsy Help: What is a Payment Account Reserve?
• Etsy Help: Why Hasn’t My Money Been Deposited Yet?

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