COD charges calculator
Enter an order value and see the cash-on-delivery fee, the rate that gets applied, and exactly what you net after remittance.
This is the total amount the delivery partner collects in cash at the door — usually your product price plus any shipping you pass on.
The rule we apply
COD fee = the higher of a ₹35 flat floor and 1.5% of the order value — i.e. max(₹35, 1.5%). Small orders hit the flat floor; larger orders scale with the percentage.
COD fee on this order
₹35
Effective 2.92% of order value
- Order value collected
- ₹1,200
- 1.5% of order value
- ₹18
- Flat floorApplied
- ₹35
- Net to you
- ₹1,165
Estimate only. Your actual COD fee depends on your negotiated slab — RouteOneX shows the real number from each courier before you ship, so there are no remittance-day surprises.
Cash on delivery is still the default for a large share of Indian e-commerce orders, and it is never free to run. Every courier that collects cash at the door charges a COD fee to cover handling, cash reconciliation and the risk of carrying money back through the network before it reaches your bank.
The near-universal formula is a max(flat fee, percentage) rule. This tool uses the common benchmark of max(₹35, 1.5% of order value). The two parts protect the courier at different price points: the flat ₹35 floor makes low-value orders worth collecting, and the 1.5% rate scales the fee as the cash amount — and the risk of a bounced or fake COD — grows. You always pay whichever number is higher, never both.
The break-even sits at ₹2,333 — below that the flat floor wins, above it the percentage does. Because the fee is deducted from the cash the courier collects, your remittance is always the order value minus the COD fee (plus your shipping and any other slab charges). Baking this into your pricing — or nudging customers to prepaid — is one of the cleanest ways to protect margin on COD-heavy catalogues.
Questions about this tool
Most couriers charge the higher of a flat fee or a percentage of the order value — whichever is greater. This calculator uses the common benchmark of max(₹35 flat, 1.5% of order value). A ₹500 order therefore costs ₹35 (the flat floor), while a ₹4,000 order costs ₹60 (1.5%). Your negotiated slab may differ, and RouteOneX shows each courier's real fee before you ship.
The flat floor covers the courier's fixed cost of collecting, handling and remitting cash on low-value orders, where a plain percentage would be too small to be viable. The percentage kicks in on higher-value orders because the courier carries more cash risk and remittance exposure. You always pay whichever of the two is larger.
Yes. The courier collects the full order value in cash from your customer, deducts the COD fee (and any shipping/other charges per your plan) and remits the balance to your bank account on the remittance cycle — typically weekly. The 'net to you' figure above is what lands after the COD fee alone.
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