{
 "name": "Indian marketplace seller fees, 2026",
 "publisher": "D2C Acquisition.Lab",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0 (cite d2c-acquisitionlab.com)",
 "jurisdiction": "India",
 "provenance": "Verified external only. These are provider fees and government rates as published; they are NOT total selling costs and NOT D2C benchmarks. Our own calculations live separately on the reference pages, labeled Lab calculation.",
 "updated": "2026-08-27",
 "note": "A marketplace FEE is not the total cost of selling on that marketplace: logistics, collection fees, ads, returns and GST on fees stack on top. Model the full stack before pricing.",
 "rows": [
  {
   "last_verified": "2026-08-27",
   "platform": "Amazon.in",
   "fee_type": "referral fee",
   "value": "0% on items under ₹1,000 across 1,800+ categories (effective 16 Mar 2026); SEVERAL CATEGORY NODES ARE EXCEPTIONS (e.g. Beauty 0% only to ₹500, then 14% to ₹1,000; Ethnic wear 16.5% above ₹1,000; Shoes 8% at/above ₹1,000)",
   "applicable_category": "varies by node; verify the exact node",
   "effective_date": "2026-03-16",
   "source": "sell.amazon.in/fees-and-pricing",
   "methodology": "read from the seller fee schedule; nodes quoted verbatim"
  },
  {
   "last_verified": "2026-08-27",
   "platform": "Amazon.in",
   "fee_type": "closing fee",
   "value": "applies on EVERY order regardless of referral rate: roughly ₹15-26 in sub-₹1,000 bands by fulfilment route, stepping up above ₹1,000; plus weight handling on Amazon-shipped orders; 18% GST on all fees",
   "applicable_category": "all",
   "effective_date": "2026-03-16",
   "source": "sell.amazon.in/fees-and-pricing",
   "methodology": "read from the seller fee schedule"
  },
  {
   "last_verified": "2026-08-27",
   "platform": "Flipkart",
   "fee_type": "commission",
   "value": "FASHION (apparel, footwear, accessories): 0% at ANY price since 8 Jul 2026 (price cap removed). Non-fashion: 0% under ₹1,000, rate-card tiers above. Logistics, collection and fixed fees still apply",
   "applicable_category": "fashion 0%; others tiered",
   "effective_date": "2026-07-08",
   "source": "Business Standard 2026-07-08 (business-standard.com/companies/news/flipkart-removes-price-cap-on-zero-commission-for-fashion-sellers-126070800533_1.html); Apparel Resources; India Retailing",
   "methodology": "provider announcement + business press citing it"
  },
  {
   "last_verified": "2026-08-27",
   "platform": "Meesho",
   "fee_type": "commission",
   "value": "0% commission across categories; shipping via Meesho logistics; economy-AOV, price-war dynamics",
   "applicable_category": "all",
   "effective_date": "2026-07-06",
   "source": "Meesho seller terms",
   "methodology": "provider seller pages"
  },
  {
   "last_verified": "2026-08-27",
   "platform": "Nykaa",
   "fee_type": "commission",
   "value": "Beauty commission ~18-25% + 18% GST on commission; curated onboarding, brand gatekeeping",
   "applicable_category": "beauty and personal care",
   "effective_date": "2026-07-06",
   "source": "Nykaa seller onboarding (curated)",
   "methodology": "provider onboarding material"
  },
  {
   "last_verified": "2026-08-27",
   "platform": "Myntra",
   "fee_type": "commission",
   "value": "Tiered commission (entry ~2% promo to ~15%+ standard by category) + Growth Enablement Fee; 7-15 day onboarding gatekeeping, premium ethnic/fashion",
   "applicable_category": "fashion and beauty",
   "effective_date": "2026-07-06",
   "source": "Myntra partner onboarding",
   "methodology": "provider onboarding material"
  }
 ]
}