Handmade Pricing Calculator
Your time belongs in the cost of a handmade product. Enter purchased parts, materials and labour per item before comparing prices and margins.
Enter your selling costs
Discounts, tax, advertising and returns
Sale tax is removed from revenue. Enter costs net of recoverable VAT when appropriate. This tool does not determine tax obligations or recovery rights.
Offsite Ads applies to attributed orders only. For a capped charge, enter 0% and add the exact charge to advertising. Return loss includes the net refund, unrecoverable costs and any fee credits.
Estimated contribution per order
52.92% contribution margin
- Revenue excluding entered tax
- £24.00
- Product & fulfilment
- £11.30
- Fees & fee VAT
- £0.00
- Ads & return loss
- £0.00
- After allocated overhead
- £12.70
Contribution is what remains before general overhead and income or corporation tax. Calculation aid; not accounting or tax advice.
- Price for target margin
- £18.84
- Variable-cost break-even price
- £11.30
How to use this calculator
Enter your values in one currency. The result updates as you type. Check the fee and tax assumptions before using it for a pricing decision, then download a PDF if you want a record.
How the result is calculated
Material, product and labour inputs are multiplied by quantity. Packaging and fulfilment are kept visible. Labour is an entered cost allowance, not a payroll or employment-tax calculation.
Worked example
£4 materials plus 20 minutes of labour valued at £15/hour means £9 cost before packaging, postage and fees.
What should I include in my costs?
Include the costs that change with the item or order: materials, purchasing, making time, packaging, fulfilment and applicable fees. Allocate wider overhead separately. An omitted cost will make the estimate look better than it should.
Does this calculate my tax liability?
No. Entered tax treatment is an assumption for this calculation. The tool does not determine VAT registration, sales-tax nexus, tax rates by location or business income taxes. Check unusual situations with a qualified adviser.
Can I use USD?
Yes. Choosing US inputs uses dollars without converting amounts. Country-specific presets only apply where explicitly stated. Changing a symbol does not establish a platform fee or tax rule.
Questions about this calculation
How do I enter making time?
Convert time to a labour allowance: minutes divided by 60, multiplied by the hourly rate chosen. Twenty minutes at £15/hour is £5. Enter that monetary amount in labour per item; payroll and employment taxes are not automatically calculated.
Should batch preparation be included?
Include genuine preparation work and allocate it across saleable output. Keep recurring making time and one-off design/setup assumptions distinct so the same work is not counted twice.