Flipkart does not charge one flat commission. Your fee depends on your product category, often the selling price band, and the terms in your seller agreement, alongside fixed, collection and shipping fees plus GST. Rates are revised periodically, so download the current rate card from Seller Hub or ask your account manager, note its effective date, and compare it with each settlement report line instead of relying on published tables.
Why there is no single Flipkart commission rate
Most people searching for the Flipkart commission fee structure by category 2025 expect one tidy table of percentages. In practice, the commission you pay depends on several variables, and marketplaces revise rate cards from time to time. A percentage table copied from a blog may be outdated, or may never have applied to your account.
The commission on a given order is generally driven by:
- Category and sub-category under which the SKU is listed.
- Selling price band, because some categories use slabs rather than one flat rate.
- Seller-specific terms agreed at onboarding or under a programme or campaign.
- Effective date of the rate card version in force when the order was placed or dispatched.
Your own rate card and seller agreement are the source of truth. Everything else is a reference at best.
The fee stack beyond commission
Commission is only one line in what gets deducted before money reaches your bank. Names and structures can vary, so confirm each component in your current rate card.
| Component | What it usually depends on | Where to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Commission | Category, price band, agreed terms | Rate card, seller agreement |
| Fixed fee | Price band or order value, as per terms | Rate card |
| Collection fee | Payment mode, as per terms | Rate card, settlement report |
| Shipping fee | Weight slab, zone, fulfilment model | Rate card, shipping fee section |
| Return and reverse shipping charges | Return type, weight, zone | Seller agreement, return policy |
| GST on fees | Statutory rate applicable to the service | Fee invoices, tax adviser |
| TCS / TDS | Statutory provisions | Settlement report, tax adviser |
Do not assume any statutory rate from memory. Check the latest provisions with your tax adviser and match them to what appears in the settlement report.
Where to find your category rate
Follow this order so you work from documents, not hearsay:
- Log in to Seller Hub and look for the current fee or commission rate card for your account.
- Open your signed seller agreement and any addenda or programme terms that override the standard card.
- Check emails and notifications from your account manager for revisions, and note each version's effective date.
- Download and archive every version with its date, so you can price past orders against the card that applied then.
- If your category or sub-category is unclear, ask your account manager to confirm in writing how each SKU group is mapped.
Tracking rate card changes through 2025
Rate cards are revised, and a change mid-year can quietly alter your margins. Build a simple habit around it:
- Keep a version log with the effective date, what changed and who confirmed it.
- Confirm in your agreement which date governs the rate: order date, dispatch date or delivery date.
- Re-run unit economics for your top SKUs whenever a new card arrives, including shipping and return costs.
- Ask for clarification in writing before disputing, because wording on category mapping is often where disagreements start.
How to check commission against your settlement
Reconciliation works best at order or SKU level, not on the monthly total.
- Export the settlement report and the order report for the same period.
- Map each SKU to its category and price band using the rate card that applied on the relevant date.
- Calculate the expected commission, fixed fee, collection fee and shipping fee for each order.
- Compare expected against charged and flag every variance, however small, since small errors repeat across thousands of orders.
- For returns, check which fees were reversed and which were retained, against your agreement.
- Group variances by cause (category mapping, slab, weight, outdated rate) so you raise one clear case per cause.
Mismatches worth raising with the marketplace
Common causes of over-deduction include a SKU mapped to the wrong category, a price band applied on the wrong value, a superseded rate card used, a weight slab that does not match your product specifications, and fees retained on returns where your terms say they should be reversed.
Each case needs the order ID, the rate card version, the expected fee and the charged fee. Track the ticket until the credit lands in a later settlement, otherwise recoveries get lost.
MarketplaceMetrics by Fundle reconciles marketplace sales and settlements, checks commissions and fees against agreed terms, and tracks returns and recovery cases. Myntra Excel reports are what is reviewed today, and Flipkart coverage would be a scoping discussion.
Worked example
Illustrative example only. All figures below are assumed for demonstration and are not Flipkart's actual rates.
| Line | Expected per rate card (₹) | Charged in settlement (₹) |
|---|---|---|
| Selling price | 1,499 | 1,499 |
| Commission | 150 | 195 |
| Fixed fee | 20 | 20 |
| Collection fee | 30 | 30 |
| Shipping fee | 65 | 65 |
| Total fees (before GST on fees, TCS/TDS) | 265 | 310 |
| Net before taxes | 1,234 | 1,189 |
The variance is ₹45 on one order, caused here by a commission charged above the rate card. If the same cause repeated on 200 orders, the gap would be ₹9,000 (illustrative). That is why the check must run line by line.
Questions and answers
Does Flipkart charge the same commission for every category?
No. Commission varies by category and often by selling price band, and your agreed terms can change it further. Use the rate card in Seller Hub and your seller agreement for your own figures, and confirm the effective date of the version.
Where can I download the latest Flipkart rate card?
Check the fee or commission section in Seller Hub, your signed agreement and any addenda, and revision emails from your account manager. If you cannot find the current version, ask your account manager to share it in writing with its effective date.
Are GST, TCS and TDS part of the commission?
They are separate. GST applies on marketplace fees, while TCS and TDS are statutory deductions that appear in your settlement. Do not rely on rates quoted online. Confirm current provisions with your tax adviser and match them to your settlement report and fee invoices.
How often should I reconcile Flipkart settlements?
Reconcile every settlement cycle, at order or SKU level, rather than quarterly. Fee errors repeat across orders, and marketplaces usually have time limits for raising disputes, so check your agreement for those windows and raise cases promptly with supporting evidence.