Flipkart Zero Commission in 2026: What Sellers Still Pay

Flipkart now charges no commission on a large share of what Indian sellers list: every product priced below ₹1,000, and since July 2026 every fashion product at any price. That is a real saving. But commission was only one line of what Flipkart deducts from each order, and the rest still applies. Here's what changed, what you still pay, and how to check it in your own payouts.

What changed, and when

Two details matter for pricing. The general offer covers products below ₹1,000, so check how Flipkart treats a product priced at exactly ₹1,000 in your category. And outside fashion, a product priced at or above ₹1,000 still pays the commission on Flipkart's rate card.

What still comes out of your payout

Flipkart's announcements cover commission. They do not say the other charges have gone, and Flipkart's settlement report still lists them order by order. In the Orders sheet of the settlement report (Seller Hub › Payments), the marketplace fee on each order is split into:

• Commission: zero where the new policy applies.
• Fixed fee and collection fee: per-order charges.
• Shipping fee and pick and pack fee: for delivering the order.
• Reverse shipping fee: when an order comes back.
• GST on these fees: shown separately; you can claim it as input credit.

Two tax deductions also come out of every payout, whatever the commission:

• TCS under GST: 0.5% of taxable sales since July 2024 (it was 1%). You claim it back against your GST liability.
• TDS on e-commerce sales (section 194-O of the Income-tax Act, 1961): 0.1% since 1 October 2024 (it was 1%). It shows up as a credit in your income-tax records.

And ads are separate. Flipkart Ads are paid from an ads wallet that is topped up from your payouts, so they appear in the settlement report's Ads sheet rather than against orders. For many brands, ads and returns now cost far more than commission ever did. Our Flipkart Ads guide and RTO guide cover both.

How it compares with Amazon

Amazon India has moved the same way. From 16 March 2026 it charges no referral fee on more than 12.5 crore products priced under ₹1,000, across more than 1,800 categories, and says sellers can cut fee expenses by up to 70%. It also cut Easy Ship fees by over 20% for items under ₹300. The waiver is on the referral fee, so check your other Amazon fees (closing, shipping, FBA) on the current rate card: the real saving depends on your price and how you fulfil. See our Amazon seller fees guide and Amazon vs Flipkart comparison.

How to check what you really pay

• Download last month's settlement report from Seller Hub (Payments › Settlements). Add up the fee columns on the Orders sheet, by fee type.
• Divide by your sales. That is your real Flipkart fee rate. Compare it with the month before the change that applies to you.
• Add returns. Reverse shipping and sales taken back on returns sit in the same sheet. A high return or RTO rate can cost more than commission did.
• Add ads from the Ads sheet, or better, from Flipkart Ads reports by day, to see profit after everything.
• Review prices near ₹1,000. For products just above the line, work out whether a price below ₹1,000 with no commission earns you more than the current price with commission.