Flipkart seller guide
Flipkart Seller Fees: Commission, Fixed Fee, Collection Fee and Shipping
Quick answerFlipkart takes its fees inside each settlement row, in the Marketplace Fees columns: Commission, Fixed Fee, Collection Fee, Pick And Pack Fee, Shipping Fee, Reverse Shipping Fee and a few rarer ones, plus 18% GST on them. Rates depend on the product's price and category, so read them from the rate card in Seller Hub and check them against your settlement. In our own month of low-priced products, commission and forward shipping were ₹0, a ₹5 fixed fee appeared on some orders, and reverse shipping on customer returns was 92% of all marketplace fees.
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Where the fees are in the settlement report
Open the Orders sheet of the settlement report. The Marketplace Fee column in the Transaction Summary group is the total of every fee on that row. The Marketplace Fees group further right breaks it into one column per fee, and the Taxes group adds GST on MP Fees, TCS and TDS.
Fees show as negative numbers because they reduce your payout. A positive fee is a reversal, for example when an order is cancelled after a fee was taken.
Each fee column in plain words
The rarer columns (No Cost Emi Fee Reimbursement, Installation Fee, Tech Visit Fee, Uninstallation & Packaging Fee, Franchise Fee, Shopsy Marketing Fee) only fill for the products and programmes they belong to. Tier shows the seller tier the fees were worked out for.
| Column | What it is |
|---|---|
| Commission Rate (%) and Commission (Rs.) | Flipkart's percentage of the sale. The rate depends on category and price. |
| Fixed Fee | A flat charge per order item. |
| Collection Fee | A charge for collecting the payment. |
| Pick And Pack Fee | For orders packed in a Flipkart warehouse. |
| Shipping Fee | Forward shipping to the customer. |
| Reverse Shipping Fee | Shipping a customer return back to you. |
| Customer Add-ons Amount Recovery | What the customer paid for extras such as faster delivery, taken back from you. |
| Product Cancellation Fee | Charged when an order is cancelled in some cases. |
| GST on MP Fees | 18% GST on the fees above. You can use it as input tax credit. |
What our fees came to in one month
Our store sells key holders, desk organisers and pooja items, most priced between ₹39 and ₹75. This is one month of our settlement report.
- Reverse shipping was 92% of our marketplace fees. On cheap products the fee to watch is the one for returns; see the reverse shipping fee guide.
- Customers paid ₹165 for add-ons, and Flipkart took ₹139.84 back plus 18% GST, which is the same ₹165.
- A ₹0 commission on our products does not mean yours will be ₹0. Higher-priced products and other categories have different rates.
| Fee | Total | Rows charged |
|---|---|---|
| Commission | ₹0 | None (rate 0% on every row) |
| Shipping Fee | ₹0 | None |
| Collection Fee | ₹0 | None |
| Fixed Fee | ₹585 | 120 rows, mostly ₹5 |
| Customer Add-ons Amount Recovery | ₹139.84 | 27 rows |
| Reverse Shipping Fee | ₹8,731.19 | 53 customer returns |
| Marketplace Fees in all | ₹9,456.03 | |
| GST on MP Fees | ₹1,702.07 | 18% of the fees |
Check your fees against the rate card
Open the current rate card in Flipkart Seller Hub for your category.
Pick a few sale rows in your settlement report and compare Commission Rate, Fixed Fee and Shipping Fee with the rate card for that price.
For returns, compare Reverse Shipping Fee with the zone and weight on the same row.
If a fee does not match the rate card, raise it with Seller Support with the Order item ID and the row.
See fees per order without the spreadsheet
The free Flipkart seller dashboard reads every settlement row. Open an order to see each payment row with its sale amount, deductions and tax, and use the Deductions tab for return charges, RTO charges, ads and fines in one place.
Frequently asked questions
How much commission does Flipkart charge?
It depends on the category and the selling price, and Flipkart changes the rate card from time to time. On our low-priced products the Commission Rate was 0% on every row in one month of settlements. Check the rate card in Seller Hub for your products.
Is GST charged on Flipkart fees?
Yes. In our settlement, GST on MP Fees was 18% of the marketplace fees. The Summary sheet says it is eligible for input GST credit.
Why is there a positive fee in my settlement?
It is a reversal of a fee taken earlier, for example after a cancellation. In our month three rows gave a ₹5 fixed fee back.
Which fee hurts low-priced products most?
In our month it was the reverse shipping fee on customer returns: ₹8,731.19 of ₹9,456.03 in marketplace fees.