What one handmade item really costs you — and your Etsy or Shopify orders take its materials out of stock at FIFO costSee every import before it runs: new lines, already imported (never counted twice), cancelled orders left out. Each month closes with your cost of goods; cancel and nothing is deleted.
What does one handmade item really cost you? Materials, stock and cost of goods for small makers
Type what you paid and what one item uses — the cost and a price that keeps your margin appear as you type. No signup; everything stays on this device.
MaterialYou paidfor (amount)One item uses
Filled with an example candle — type over it with your own item.
Import your Etsy or Shopify orders file and every sold item takes its materials out of stock at FIFO cost — included in $15/month (the maker tools we compared put automatic deduction in plans from $39 to $99 a month).
The import shows what it will do before it does it: new lines, lines already imported (the same file twice adds nothing), cancelled and paid-back orders left out, items it does not know yet, and materials that would run short.
Why monthly: every month you sell, buy materials at new prices and need the month's cost of goods. Pro imports that month's orders, keeps cost per item on your latest prices, closes the month (opening stock + purchases − closing stock = cost of goods sold, US Schedule C 2025 lines 35–42) and keeps an encrypted backup. Cancel and nothing is deleted: your data stays on your device, readable and exportable.
Free forever for 1 shop and up to 50 materials: recipes, cost per item, stock, reorder list and a full preview of your own order file.
Questions
Where is my data?
In this browser on this device (local storage). Nothing is uploaded unless you turn on the Pro cloud backup, which is encrypted in your browser with a passphrase only you know — we store the locked file, never your data. Export everything as a file any time.
What happens if I cancel Pro?
Nothing is deleted. Your shops, materials, recipes and history stay readable and exportable on your device. Order imports, the saved month closes, CSV exports of closes and the cloud backup stop; the cloud copy is kept 90 days after your last backup so you can restore it.
Which order files work?
The orders CSV you download from Etsy (Shop Manager → Settings → Options → Download Data) or from Shopify (Orders → Export), and any CSV with an item name or SKU and a quantity. The columns found are shown before anything is imported, and you can change them.
How is cost of goods sold worked out?
FIFO: every purchase is a batch; making and selling use the oldest batch first. A month's cost of goods sold = opening stock + purchases − items taken for personal use − closing stock. Your own time is used for your price but never added to cost of goods (Schedule C line 37 excludes amounts paid to yourself). This is a record-keeping tool, not tax advice.
VAT / sales tax?
If you can reclaim VAT on purchases (VAT-registered), turn it on in Settings and costs are counted without VAT. If you cannot (for example the German Kleinunternehmer rule or a Japanese tax-exempt business), costs include VAT. Sales tax the buyer paid is not revenue.
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