Every fee both marketplaces charge an Indian seller, side by side — then the same product run through both so you can see what actually lands in your pocket.
On a ₹499.00 item with ₹150.00 of product cost and ₹70.00 of shipping, Meta Shops leaves you about ₹20.00 more per unit than Flipkart — ₹245.26 against ₹225.26. That is before advertising, and it can reverse at a different price point or in a different category, which is exactly why the calculator below takes your numbers.
Dataset 2026.10 · worked with the same engine as every Farolane calculator · example uses the general category; ranges reflect published commission bands.
| Category | Flipkart | Meta Shops |
|---|---|---|
| Apparel & Accessories | 0% | 0% |
| Footwear | 0% | 0% |
| Consumer Electronics | 3–9% | 0% |
| Electronics Accessories | 8–18% | 0% |
| Computers | 8–18% | 0% |
| Beauty, Health & Personal Care | 5–12% | 0% |
| Baby Products | 8–18% | 0% |
| Home & Kitchen | 8–16% | 0% |
| Furniture | 8–18% | 0% |
| Jewelry | 12–25% | 0% |
| Watches | 8–18% | 0% |
| Toys & Games | 6–12% | 0% |
| Grocery & Gourmet | 5–10% | 0% |
| Pet Supplies | 8–18% | 0% |
| Sports & Outdoors | 8–18% | 0% |
| Office Products | 8–18% | 0% |
| Automotive & Powersports | 8–18% | 0% |
| Tools & Home Improvement | 8–18% | 0% |
| Bags, Luggage & Backpacks | 0% | 0% |
| Media (Books, DVD, Music, Software) | 8–18% | 0% |
| Other / General | 8–18% | 0% |
| Flipkart | Meta Shops | |
|---|---|---|
| Commission charged on | Item price only | Item price + shipping you charge |
| Payment processing | 2% | 2% |
| Per-order / closing fee | ₹15 up to ₹300, ₹20 up to ₹500, ₹35 up to ₹1,000, ₹60 above that | None |
| Fixed monthly cost | None | None |
| Rates verified | Partly — contains estimates (2026-10-15) | Partly — contains estimates (2026-07-09) |
Sources: Flipkart fee schedule · Meta Shops fee schedule
Both figures come from the same calculation: order revenue minus commission on whichever base the platform actually uses, minus per-order and payment fees, minus the consumption tax sitting inside your price where that applies, minus your product cost and shipping. No midpoints are invented — where a marketplace publishes a band, you see the band.
VERIFIED from Flipkart’s own pages: 0% commission on every product priced below INR 1,000 in every category, and a flat 0% across the ENTIRE Fashion category at any price (expanded 8 Jul 2026, previously capped at INR 1,000). UNVERIFIED: the per-category rates above INR 1,000 for non-fashion, and the fixed fee, because Flipkart publishes the base rate card only inside the seller dashboard. The fixed fee is also seller-tier dependent under the Darwin programme: Platinum pays the base rate less INR 15 up to INR 30, Gold and Silver pay the base rate, Bronze pays the base rate plus INR 10. Treat the non-fashion ranges as estimates. UNVERIFIED and unchanged since July 2026. Meta takes no marketplace commission in India because checkout happens on your own site, WhatsApp or COD; it monetises through ads. The 2% here is a stand-in for a payment-gateway rate (Razorpay/PayU class) and depends entirely on your own gateway contract, so it is an estimate, not a published Meta fee. Add your Meta ad CAC in the Goal Planner.
On a ₹499.00 product costing ₹150.00 with ₹70.00 shipping, Meta Shops nets about ₹245.26 per unit versus ₹225.26 on Flipkart — a gap of roughly ₹20.00. That ordering can flip with a different price or category, so run your own numbers before committing.
Flipkart charges 8–18% in the general category and Meta Shops charges 0%. Both vary by category — the full table on this page lists every one.
Yes. In India your listed price is GST-inclusive, so the tax inside the price is removed from revenue before margin is calculated. GST charged on marketplace fees and TCS withheld are both creditable, so they are shown as memo lines rather than costs.
Yes, and most established sellers do — the point of comparing is knowing which one deserves your ad budget and your best pricing. The Goal Planner can split a monthly profit target across both channels at once.