Pinduoduo Seller Fee & Profit Calculator
Pinduoduo charges a basic technical service fee of 0.6% on each order's calculation base, which is what the buyer pays plus platform discounts. Some categories, Billion-Subsidy deals and live-stream orders carry extra fees. Enter those rates from your merchant backend.
What the calculator assumes
- The 0.6% basic technical service fee comes from a repost of the revised rule effective 2026-04-16. The official rule page requires login, so confirm it in your merchant backend.
- The rate for "buy now, pay later" orders was cut from 1% to 0.6% (2024-09).
- Category, Billion-Subsidy and live-stream technical service fees depend on category and event. Fill them in from the backend tables.
- Enter site-wide promotion, search ads and similar spend as ad spend.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Pinduoduo charge sellers?
Every order pays a basic technical service fee of 0.6% of the calculation base (buyer payment plus platform discounts). Specific categories, Billion-Subsidy events and live-stream orders can add more, as listed in the merchant backend.
Is the fee refunded when an order is refunded?
Under the published rule, a basic technical service fee that has already been charged is not refunded. Category and event fees may be refunded in proportion, depending on the case.
What about "buy now, pay later" orders?
Pinduoduo cut the fee on these orders from 1% to 0.6% in September 2024.
Where do I find my category fee?
In the Pinduoduo merchant backend, open the technical service fee rules and find the category technical service fee table. Enter the rate in the calculator.
Sources
Default rates were checked against these public pages on 2026-10-28:
- mms.pinduoduo.com (checked 2026-10-28): Official Pinduoduo technical service fee rules page in the merchant backend. It needs login and is rendered by JavaScript, so it could not be fetched directly.
- www.wgfxb.cn (checked 2026-10-28): Repost of the revised rule effective 2026-04-16: basic technical service fee = calculation base (amount paid / payable by the buyer + platform discounts) × 0.6%. Category, Billion-Subsidy and live-stream technical service fees also apply.
- diantuoyi.com (checked 2026-10-28): Full repost of the 2023 revision: a basic technical service fee already charged is not refunded on refunds; category and other fees are refunded under certain conditions.
- finance.sina.com.cn (checked 2026-10-28): The technical service fee on "buy now, pay later" orders was cut from 1% to 0.6% (2024-09).