What does Meesho charge a seller?
Commission on the sale price is zero for many categories. What you pay is shipping, calculated on chargeable weight, plus penalties where they apply and any charges tied to returns and cancellations.
Unusual, and it moves the whole margin question. Where a platform charges 15% commission, product cost dominates. Here, packing does.
Slabs move. Read the current card in your supplier panel before pricing — a price set against last year's numbers loses money quietly on every order.
How is the shipping charge calculated?
On the higher of two numbers: the parcel's actual weight, and its volumetric weight, which is length x width x height in centimetres divided by 5000. Whichever is larger decides your slab, and zone then sets the rate.
A 400g kurti in a 30 x 25 x 10 cm box has a volumetric weight of 1.5kg and bills at the 1.5kg slab. The same kurti in a 35 x 28 x 2 cm polybag comes to 0.39kg, so its 400g dead weight decides instead.
Roughly a kilogram of billed weight, removed by changing the mailer. Across 200 orders a month it is the largest single cost lever most Meesho sellers have.
What about penalties and the payment cycle?
Penalties attach to things the platform can measure: cancellations after confirmation, dispatch outside the window, wrong product sent, and quality complaints. Each has its own trigger and some are waivable on appeal.
Deductions land in the settlement report over arriving as bills, which is why sellers notice them late. Read the settlement in place of the order count.
Settlement runs on a cycle rather than per order. Plan cash flow against the cycle, not against the day the order shipped.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Meesho 0% commission?
For many categories the platform takes nothing from the sale price. Shipping is the real cost and it is charged on chargeable weight, so packaging instead of commission decides your margin.
How is Meesho shipping charge calculated?
On the higher of the parcel's actual weight and its volumetric weight, which is length times width times height in centimetres divided by 5000. Zone then sets the rate for that slab.
How can I reduce my Meesho shipping cost?
Lower the chargeable weight. A 400g kurti in a 30 x 25 x 10 cm box bills at 1.5kg; the same kurti in a 35 x 28 x 2 cm polybag bills at 0.4kg. Changing the mailer is the largest single lever most sellers have.
What penalties does Meesho charge?
They attach to measurable failures — cancellation after confirmation, dispatch outside the window, wrong product sent, quality complaints. They appear as deductions in the settlement report and not as separate bills, which is why sellers notice them late.
When does Meesho pay sellers?
On a settlement cycle rather than per order. Plan cash flow against the cycle in place of the dispatch date, and read the settlement report not the order count to see what you actually earned.
Rates, slabs and penalties change. Check the current figures in your supplier panel before pricing — the mechanics above stay stable, the numbers do not.