Profit per Flipkart order after commission, fixed and shipping fees, GST and returns
Estimates only, not financial advice. What you type stays on your device. Checked against sources on 23 Oct 2026, except the 18% GST on marketplace fees, whose entry in 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) was not re-read that day, and Meesho's fee page, which refused the request.Flipkart profit per order, worked with this calculator's example figures: a ₹999.00 sale at 18% GST costing ₹350.00, with 15% commission, a ₹20.00 fixed fee and ₹65.00 shipping, plus packaging, ads and 8% returns, leaves ₹199.56 profit, and ₹716.64 reaches your bank after 18% GST on the fees, 0.5% TCS and 0.1% TDS.
| Fee | Figure | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Commission, fashion | 0% at every price | Flipkart announcement, 8 Jul 2026 |
| Commission, other categories | Type yours | Seller Hub > Rate Card, by category and price |
| Fixed fee | Type yours | Seller Hub > Rate Card, by price |
| Shipping fee | Type yours | Seller Hub > Rate Card, by weight and zone |
| GST on those fees | 18% | Claimed back by a GST-registered seller |
| GST TCS held | 0.5% of the value before GST | CGST Act s.52, since 10 Jul 2024 |
| Income-tax TDS held | 0.1% of the gross amount | Income-tax Act 2025 s.393, since 1 Oct 2024 |
₹199.56
20% of the selling price, 57% on the product costAn estimate from the figures you enter, not tax advice.
| Out of ₹999.00 | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Product cost | ₹350.00 | 35% |
| Marketplace fees | ₹234.85 | 23.5% |
| GST to the government | ₹152.39 | 15.3% |
| Ads | ₹40.00 | 4% |
| Packaging | ₹15.00 | 1.5% |
| Returns | ₹7.20 | 0.7% |
| Profit | ₹199.56 | 20% |
Referral is charged on the price including GST, as Amazon and Flipkart charge it. Returns are spread across all orders: 8% × ₹90.00 = ₹7.20 per order.
Rates and rules read from the sources listed on this page (the earliest on 23 Oct 2026); they may have changed since. Not covered by that date: the 18% GST on marketplace fees, whose entry in 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) was not re-read that day, and Meesho's fee page, which refused the request.
Marketplace opens on Flipkart; pick Fashion on the rate card for 0% commission, or find your rates in Seller Hub > Rate Card.
Put in the Selling price, GST included, your Product cost, before GST and the GST slab.
Enter the commission under Referral / commission, plus the Fixed fee and Shipping fee from your Rate Card.
Read the Break-even price and the GST TCS held (0.5%) and TDS held (0.1%) taken from the payout.
Flipkart charges 0% commission on all fashion (announced 8 Jul 2026); type your category's other fees from Seller Hub > Rate Card.
Selling on Amazon, Flipkart or Meesho looks profitable until every deduction is counted. This calculator takes one order and follows the money: the price the buyer pays, the GST inside it, the marketplace's fees, your product cost, packaging, advertising and the cost of the orders that come back.
The fees are yours to enter. Referral and commission rates depend on the category and often on the price band inside it; closing, fixed and shipping fees depend on price and weight; and marketplaces revise them several times a year. Where a marketplace publishes a rate on a public page, the calculator offers it as a pick with the date it was read: Flipkart's zero commission on fashion, and Amazon.in's referral fee for twelve common categories. Everything else comes from your own fee page, and what you type always wins. The example numbers are there to show how it works, not to be trusted.
The tax is fixed, and it is dated. Marketplace fees carry 18% GST, which a GST-registered seller claims back. The marketplace also holds back GST TCS of 0.5% of the value before GST (since 10 July 2024) and income-tax TDS of 0.1% of the gross amount (since 1 October 2024, section 393 of the Income-tax Act 2025). Both are credited to you and claimed later, so they reduce the payout but not the profit. Product GST uses the rates in force since 22 September 2025: 0, 5, 18 or 40%.
The rest of the article, and all 6 questions about E-commerce Profit Calculator, are on the E-commerce Profit Calculator page.
In the calculator's example, a ₹999 sale at 18% GST with a ₹350 product, 15% commission, a ₹20 fixed fee and ₹65 shipping leaves ₹199.56 profit, a 19.98% margin, after ₹15 packaging, ₹40 of ads and returns. Break-even is ₹712.87. These are example fees; type your category's figures from Seller Hub > Rate Card.
0.5% GST TCS on the net taxable value and 0.1% income-tax TDS on the gross amount: ₹4.23 and ₹1 on the ₹999 example. Neither is a cost. TCS is credited to the seller's GST cash ledger and TDS is claimed in the income tax return, so the calculator takes both out of the payout and leaves the profit alone.
Revenue is what the buyer pays, ₹999 in the example. The payout is what reaches the bank after Flipkart deducts its fees, 18% GST on those fees, TCS and TDS: ₹716.64. Profit, ₹199.56, also takes out the product, packaging, ads, returns and the GST owed on the sale, and counts the GST on fees, TCS and TDS back as credits.
No. Flipkart announced on 8 July 2026 that zero commission covers all fashion products, 0% at every price; before that it applied to fashion up to ₹1,000. Pick Fashion on the rate card and the commission box is set to 0%: the example order's profit rises from ₹199.56 to ₹349.41. The announcement covers commission only, so keep your fixed and shipping fees. Checked 23 Oct 2026.
Take the selling price and remove the GST inside it. Subtract the product cost, the marketplace fees (referral or commission, closing or fixed fee, shipping), packaging, advertising per unit and the average cost of returns. What remains is the profit per order. This calculator does each step and shows the breakdown, the margin and the break-even price.
Not for a GST-registered seller. Marketplace fees carry 18% GST, which is deducted from your payout, but you claim it as input tax credit against the GST you owe on sales. That is why this calculator counts it in the payout and not in the profit. An unregistered seller cannot claim it, so it would be a real cost.
Meesho charges no commission on most categories, which is why the Meesho page sets the commission and fixed fee to zero. Shipping, penalties and returns still apply, and returns decide most Meesho margins. Check the payment breakdown for an order in the Supplier Panel and enter the figures you see there.
Each return costs reverse shipping and sometimes the product itself. Enter the share of orders returned and what one return costs you; the calculator spreads that across every order. At a 10% return rate, a return that costs ₹100 takes ₹10 from the profit of every order sold, which is often more than the packaging.
Rates and rules change; check the source before you rely on a figure.
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