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E-commerce Return Shipping Cost Calculator

Estimate return shipping cost per order from order volume, return rate, label cost, handling and recovery assumptions.

Estimate the return-shipping cost per order and the monthly return budget created by your return rate.

Enter return volume and label cost

Orders in period Return rate (%) Return label cost ($) Handling per return ($)

Advanced recovery assumptions

Restocking fee collected per return ($) Damaged or unsellable returns (%) Write-off cost per damaged return ($) Customer-paid return share (%)

Expected return cost per order

$0.00

Return cost ledger

Formula: expected cost per order = net return cost for the period / orders in the period.

For beginners: how to read this result

Per-order cost spreads riskEven kept orders carry part of the return budget.

Customer-paid share reduces labelsUse this only when the buyer actually pays the return label.

Damage adds a second costUnsellable returns can cost more than the return label itself.

This calculator turns a return policy into a per-order cost. It is useful when you need to price products, promotions or shipping thresholds while accounting for the labels and handling that returned orders create.

What to enter

Use the order count for the same period as your return rate. Add only the label cost you pay as the seller, then include handling, damaged returns and restocking recovery if those amounts are material.

What is excluded

The estimate does not decide policy terms, warranty obligations or consumer-law compliance.