Packing cost per parcel calculator
Your packing cost per parcel is the price of each pack divided by the parcels it covers, added up for the bag, tape, label and anything else in the parcel. Type yours to see the cost per parcel and per month, then use it in the profit calculator.
Fill only what goes in your parcels. Leave the rest empty.
Packing per parcel
Type what you paid for each thing in a parcel, and how many parcels it lasts. Sample: bags at ₹190 for 100, a ₹45 tape roll for about 60 parcels and ₹250 for 500 labels come to ₹3.15 a parcel.
In OrderLens you set your packing cost once, and every parcel's profit is worked out after it, product by product, from your Meesho payment files. Free while we are early. See what OrderLens shows
A worked sample
Sample numbers, to show the sum: a pack of 100 courier bags for ₹190 is ₹1.90 a parcel, a ₹45 tape roll that lasts about 60 parcels is ₹0.75, and 500 labels for ₹250 is ₹0.50. Together that is ₹3.15 a parcel, ₹315 for 100 parcels, and ₹1,890 a month at 20 parcels a day. Your own prices will differ: type them above.
The sum is the same on every marketplace, so this works for any marketplace. Not sure which bag size to buy? See which courier bag size for clothes.
How to use the packing cost calculator
- For each thing that goes in every parcel, type what you paid and how many parcels it lasts. A pack of 100 bags lasts 100 parcels.
- Type how many parcels you ship a day to see the cost a month and how many packs you use.
- Press the button under the answer to put the cost per parcel in the profit calculator's Packing per order box.
Questions sellers ask
How do I work out packing cost per parcel?
Divide what you paid for each thing by the number of parcels it lasts, then add them up. Sample: a pack of 100 courier bags for ₹190 is ₹1.90 a parcel, a ₹45 tape roll that lasts about 60 parcels is ₹0.75, and 500 labels for ₹250 is ₹0.50: ₹3.15 a parcel. At 20 parcels a day that is ₹1,890 a month. Type your own prices above to see yours.
What should I count as packing?
Whatever goes in or on every parcel: the courier bag or box, tape, the label roll or sheet, an inner polybag, bubble wrap, a tag or a thank-you card. Leave out things you buy once and keep using, like a tape gun or a printer: no single parcel uses them up.
Per parcel or per piece?
Per parcel. A 2-piece order goes in one bag with one label, so it costs one parcel's packing. OrderLens counts packaging the same way, and so does the profit calculator's Packing per order box.
Do I lose the packing when an order comes back?
Yes. Packing is spent the day you ship, so a customer return or an RTO loses it, and the next parcel needs new packing. The profit calculator already counts this: it charges packing on every parcel you ship. To see what one return costs you in cash, packing included, use the Meesho return and RTO charges calculator.
Should I type prices with or without GST?
Type what the packing really costs you. If you file GST and claim the GST on your packing bills back as input credit, type the price before GST, because that GST comes back to you. If you do not file GST, or your bill has no GST on it, type the full price you paid. Ask your CA if you are not sure.
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