How to interpret your result
Your net payout is Flipkart's selling price minus commission, platform fee, and shipping under Flipkart Smart Fulfilment, minus 18% GST on those fees, minus 0.5% TCS.
The GST line isn't money you lose — it's charged on Flipkart's fees, not your sale, and it's generally ITC-eligible once it shows up in your GSTR-2B. The 0.5% TCS is an advance tax credit, claimable against your GST liability in GSTR-3B, not a deduction from your earnings.
Commission varies widely by category and price band on each platform — if your margin looks tight, compare the same SKU across platforms with the Marketplace Profit Calculator before committing inventory to one channel.
What this calculator shows
Enter your selling price, category, and product cost to see exactly how much Flipkart deducts before you get paid — commission, platform fee, shipping (Flipkart Smart Fulfilment), 18% GST on all of those fees, and 0.5% TCS — plus your resulting profit margin.
GST on Flipkart seller fees
Flipkart charges 18% GST on every seller-side fee it bills — commission, platform fee, and Smart Fulfilment shipping. Like Amazon, this GST is generally ITC-eligible against your output tax liability, provided the invoice appears in your GSTR-2B. See our GSTR-2A vs GSTR-2B guide for the reconciliation mechanics.
TCS on Flipkart
Flipkart deducts 0.5% TCS under GST from your net sale value and deposits it against your GSTIN monthly — a prepaid credit you can offset against your GST liability or claim as a refund. See our TCS refund guide for the process.
Sources and assumptions
- Fees: commission rates are representative defaults based on Flipkart's commission and fee page, including 0% commission below ₹1,000 and on clothing and footwear (see our Flipkart seller registration guide). The fixed per-order fee is modelled at ₹5–₹50 by price band; Smart Fulfilment shipping at ₹40 for the first 500 g plus ₹18 per extra 500 g. Actual fees depend on sub-category, weight, delivery zone and your seller tier — confirm in the Seller Hub fee calculator before you set a price.
- GST on fees: 18%, as billed on Flipkart's tax invoice.
- TCS: 0.5% under Section 52 of the CGST Act (rate in force since 10 July 2024). The calculator applies it to the full selling price; the legal base is the taxable value excluding GST, so your actual TCS is slightly lower.
- Not included: the 0.1% Section 194O income-tax TDS the platform also deducts (estimate it with the 194O TDS calculator), advertising, storage, and return-shipping costs.