Search “Daraz commission rate list” and you will land on half a dozen sites offering a downloadable PDF with exact percentages for every category. Almost all of them are the same table, copied from a Daraz seller document from August 2020. Categories have been renamed since then, and Daraz has run more than one commission revision in the years since, so treating that table as today’s rate is how sellers end up pricing a product wrong.
This post explains why the “current” rate lists floating around are not reliable, what Daraz actually deducts from a sale, and how to work out your real margin without needing the exact percentage published somewhere public.
Why there is no reliable public Daraz commission rate list
Daraz sets commission by product category, and the exact number for your specific category sits inside the Seller Center once you have an account, not on a public page. Daraz’s own seller-facing pages confirm that commission varies by category and point sellers to that in-account list rather than publishing the full table externally.
The PDFs and blog tables you find through a search are almost all traceable back to one internal document dated August 2020. Category names in that sheet, things like “Boys Fashion” and “Girls Fashion” as separate lines, do not match how Daraz’s category tree is organized now, which is itself a sign of how old the data is. A 2020 rate for a category that has since been restructured or repriced is not a safe number to build a pricing sheet on.
That does not mean the old sheet is useless. It is a reasonable guide to the shape of Daraz’s pricing: electronics and computer parts sit low, fashion and home decor sit high, and gift cards and a few digital goods sit at or near zero. Use it to understand the pattern, not to quote an exact figure to a client or bake into a spreadsheet.
Daraz has also revised parts of its fee structure more than once in 2026. New commission rates for selected categories took effect on 1 June 2026, and a change to how Free Shipping Max applies to fashion categories followed on 1 August 2026. Both are further reasons an older table, or even one from earlier this year, should not be treated as current without checking.
Daraz commission rate: what actually gets deducted from an order
Commission is only one line on the settlement, and it is worth reading Daraz’s own wording on it first. Daraz’s Marketplace Agreement states that commission is calculated as a percentage of the Listed Price inclusive of all applicable taxes, that it is deducted before your payout is released, and that Daraz can change the percentage with 14 days’ notice. That last point is exactly why a rate you saw six months ago, let alone one from 2020, is not something to build a pricing sheet on.
Beyond commission itself, a typical Pakistani order carries several other deductions:
- Category commission, roughly 0% to 20% depending on what you sell. Digital gift cards and a few promotional categories sit near zero. Everyday electronics and computer accessories tend to sit low, often in the low single digits to around 8%. Fashion, home decor and beauty commonly run from around 9% up to the high teens.
- A payment fee of 2.25% of order value, charged on every delivered order whether it was prepaid or cash on delivery.
- An item handling fee, a flat PKR amount rather than a percentage: roughly PKR 10 for items up to Rs. 500, PKR 15 up to Rs. 1,000, PKR 20 up to Rs. 2,000 and PKR 60 above that, deducted per item from your payout. Sellers who use Daraz’s pick-up service instead pay a separate pick-up fee (roughly PKR 30 per package under 8kg, more for bulky packages) rather than the handling fee.
- Free Shipping Max, an optional program charging roughly 6% per item (with a minimum and maximum PKR amount) while you are enrolled, exempt from its minimum for fashion categories since August 2026.
- Performance penalties, capped overall at 30% of a payout: around 30% of item value for seller-caused cancellations or failed quality checks on returns, and roughly 1% for late order processing, each capped per order. Sellers who keep cancellations under 1% and on-time processing above 90% over a rolling 90 days are exempt from the matching penalty.
- 1% sales tax withholding, which applies specifically to Tier-1 retailers who are not active filers, or to any seller whose CNIC or NTN is missing or incorrect in Seller Center.
- Provincial VAT on the shipping fee (not on the commission), which Daraz cites as an example at 16% in Punjab and 15% in Sindh.
- Return and RTO cost, which is not itemised as a single fee but shows up as lost margin and possible cancellation penalties whenever an order comes back.
Several of these, the item handling fee slabs, Free Shipping Max rate, penalty percentages and the 1% tax withholding trigger, come from Daraz University’s own policy pages rather than the public seller sign-up page, which is one more reason a generic blog table cannot replace checking your account directly.
Where to find your actual Daraz commission rate
The only source that reflects what you are charged today is your own Seller Center account. Once logged in:
- Go to the category management or commission section of Seller Center.
- Find the exact category and subcategory your product is listed under. Commission is set at a granular level, so “Fashion” as a whole is not one number, the specific subcategory is.
- Cross-check against a recent settlement report. The rate applied to a completed order is the one that actually matters, and it confirms whether the listed rate and the deducted rate match.
If you are listing a new product and want to price it correctly before your first sale, Daraz support or your account manager can confirm the exact commission for that category on request.
How to calculate your real margin
Rather than relying on one published percentage, build your pricing around a worked example using your own category’s rate once you have it. Take a product selling at Rs. 3,000 with a 10% category commission as an illustration, no pick-up service and not enrolled in Free Shipping Max:
| Line item | Rate | Amount (PKR) |
|---|---|---|
| Selling price | — | 3,000 |
| Category commission | 10% | 300 |
| Payment fee | 2.25% | 67.50 |
| Item handling fee (item over Rs. 2,000) | Flat | 60 |
| Total deductions | — | 427.50 |
| Net payout before product cost | — | 2,572.50 |
If the same item were enrolled in Free Shipping Max, another roughly 6% (about PKR 180) comes off, taking the payout down to around PKR 2,392.50. During a New Seller Package commission holiday for new sellers, the commission line drops to zero for that period, which is worth factoring in if you are pricing your very first listings.
From that net payout, subtract your actual product cost and packaging to get real profit. A product that looks like it has a healthy 40% markup on paper can turn into single-digit margin once commission, payment fee, handling and packaging are all taken out. Run this calculation before you commit to a price, not after your first settlement report surprises you.
Where sellers lose margin without noticing
- Pricing against the sale price, not the payout. The commission and payment fee both come off the sale price, so a 10% commission is not simply 10% of your profit, it is 10% of revenue, which can be a much bigger chunk of a thin margin.
- Forgetting the item handling fee is flat, not a percentage. On a low-priced item this can matter more than the commission itself; PKR 10 to 60 off a Rs. 300 product is a bigger hit than the same fee off a Rs. 3,000 one.
- Ignoring returns and cancellation penalties together. A category with low commission but a high return rate, clothing sized incorrectly is a common example, can cost more once cancellation penalties and reverse logistics are added than a higher-commission category with fewer returns.
- Listing in the wrong subcategory. Because commission is set per subcategory, a product filed under a broader or wrong category can carry a different rate than the one you priced against.
- Running Free Shipping Max alongside your own free shipping offer. Daraz itself advises against paying for free shipping twice, once through the program and once by absorbing the cost yourself in the listed price.
Daraz vs running your own store
A lower commission is not automatically the better deal once you count everything else Daraz provides in exchange: existing buyer traffic, built-in trust, payment collection and a logistics network. Running your own website removes the commission entirely, but shifts the cost to hosting, payment gateway fees and driving your own traffic, along with the ongoing website maintenance that keeps a store secure and working. For most new sellers, Daraz’s audience is worth the commission early on. It becomes worth reconsidering once your monthly volume through the marketplace is high enough that the commission in rupees becomes larger than what a website, host and ads spend would have cost over the same period. If you are weighing that build, our guide to web hosting in Pakistan is a reasonable place to start on the cost side.
Frequently asked questions about Daraz commission rates
Q1. What is the Daraz commission rate for sellers in Pakistan?
It varies by category and subcategory, from close to 0% on some digital goods to around the high teens on categories like fashion and home decor. There is no single current rate. The exact figure for your specific category is only visible inside your own Seller Center account.
Q2. How much is Daraz commission?
Typically low single digits to around 8% for electronics and computer accessories, and roughly 9% to the high teens for fashion, beauty and home categories, based on publicly reported ranges. Confirm the exact number for your subcategory in Seller Center before pricing.
Q3. Where can I find the Daraz commission rate list PDF?
Most PDFs circulating online are traced back to a 2020 internal document and do not reflect current rates or Daraz’s current category structure. Use your Seller Center account for the actual figure that applies to your listing.
Q4. Are there different commission tiers based on seller performance or volume?
Daraz does not publicly advertise a volume-based commission discount for standard sellers. Commission is set by category rather than by how much you sell, though promotional periods and campaigns can change the effective rate temporarily.
Q5. Can I negotiate commission fees with Daraz for bulk selling?
Standard commission rates are set by category and not typically open to individual negotiation for regular sellers. Large-volume brand partnerships sometimes have different commercial terms, but that is arranged directly with Daraz’s account management team, not through the standard Seller Center signup.
Q6. How do I calculate my net profit after Daraz commission?
Take your selling price, subtract the category commission, subtract the 2.25% payment fee, subtract the flat item handling fee (or pick-up fee if applicable) and then subtract your product and packaging cost. What remains is your real profit per order, not the markup you started with.
Q7. What fees apply besides commission?
A 2.25% payment fee on every delivered order, a flat item handling fee based on price tier (or a pick-up fee instead), an optional Free Shipping Max fee if enrolled, performance penalties for cancellations or late processing, and a 1% sales tax withholding for sellers without an active tax filer status or a correct CNIC or NTN on file.
Q8. Do returns affect how much commission I pay?
A returned order generally does not settle as a completed sale, so commission is not charged on it, but you still absorb the shipping and handling cost of the return, which affects your overall margin on that category even though it is not a commission line item.
Q9. Is selling on Daraz still profitable with commission and fees?
It depends on your selling price, product cost, category commission, the fees covered in this guide and your expected return rate. A product only turns out profitable when all of these are worked into the price from the start, not added up after the fact from a rough markup.
Q10. Is the commission rate the same across all Daraz markets, including Sri Lanka?
No. Daraz operates each market’s Seller Center and commission structure separately, so a rate reported for Pakistan does not apply in Sri Lanka or other Daraz markets, and vice versa.