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Introduction of Merchant SKU Profit Report

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Update Time: 25 Aug 2025 01:17

Merchant SKU Profit Report helps sellers quickly assess the profitability of each SKU, providing a basis for cost optimization and profit improvement decisions. It displays the profit for Merchant SKUs across Shipped, Completed, and Canceled orders.
  • BigSeller's order profit only displays orders released by the platform.
  • Canceled orders may still incur adjustment fees, so orders with a canceled status (and non-zero settlement data) will also be included in the profit report.

1. Field Introduction

1) Merchant SKU Revenue = Merchant SKU Total Sales + Platform Subsidy + Shipping Fee Paid by Seller + Platform Charges
 

2) Total Cost (Total Shipping Cost of Merchant SKU) = Merchant SKU Cost × Sales Quantity


  • Merchant SKU Cost
    • If the order is processed in BigSeller, the value is based on your settings in [Order Settings > Cost Settings > Merchant SKU Cost Settings]
    • If the order is not processed in BigSeller, the value is based on the Merchant SKU Reference Price.
  • Sales Quantity
    • If no return/refund, it equals the total quantity sold.
    • If returned/refunded, the return quantity will be deducted from the sales quantity.

3) Profit

  • Profit = Merchant SKU Revenue-Total Cost (The total profit of the SKU within the selected time period.)
  • Profit Rate =  Profit / (Merchant SKU Sales + Platform Subsidy) x 100%
  • Single Merchant SKU Profit = Profit/Sales Volume
4) Order Quantity: The number of orders shipped for the SKU during the selected period.
  • Determined by Store ID + Order Number + SKU Name. (Example: If the same order contains two or more of the same SKU, it counts as 1 order only.)


5) Sales Volume:
Total sold quantity of the store SKU linked to the merchant SKU, based on order data within the selected filters.

6) Return SKUs: The quantity of merchant SKUs returned in orders. (Not supported for manual orders.)

 

7) Return Rate: For Shopee/Lazada/TikTok: Return Quantity ÷ Sales Quantity × 100%. (Not supported for manual orders.)

8) Merchant SKU Total Sales: Product sales after discounts and promotions

  • Shopee/Lazada/TikTok: The Product Subtotal of the store product corresponding to the Merchant SKU
  • Manual Orders: The sales amount entered when creating the manual order; if not provided, defaults to 0.

9) Subsidy for Discount & Promotion (Shopee, TikTok only)

  • Platform subsidies to sellers after offering discounts and vouchers to buyers. The cost is allocated to each item based on discount price.

10) Shipping Fee
 

Shipping Fee Paid By Buyer: Actual shipping fee paid by the buyer, allocated across items:
  • First allocated by weight (using SKU outbound weight).
  • If SKU weight = 0: allocated by discount price (manual orders use total product price).
  • Gift Products are excluded.

Shipping Fee Paid By Seller:
Actual shipping fee paid by the seller, allocated across items:
  • First allocated by weight (using SKU outbound weight).
  • If SKU weight = 0: allocated by discount price (manual orders use total product price).
  • Gift Products are excluded.


11) Platform Charges


a. Commission:
Platform commission charged to the seller, allocated by discount price across items.


b. Transaction Fee: Transaction fee charged by the platform upon settlement, allocated by discount price across items.

If all SKUs have 0 discount price, allocation follows these rules:
Shopee & TikTok: allocated by original price; if all original prices = 0, then by quantity;
Lazada: allocated by quantity.


c. Service Fee (Shopee only): Special service fees charged by the platform, allocated by discount price.

d. Marketing Fee (Lazada only): Includes Free Shipping Max Fee and Sponsored Affiliates, allocated by discount price.

e. Refund Amount: Amount refunded to buyers upon return/refund.

  • Since product-level data is unavailable from the API, this amount is distributed across returned SKUs based on return quantity. Free gifts are excluded.
  • Allocation formula: (Returned Qty of SKU ÷ Total Returned Qty) × Refund Amount.

f. Other Platform Fees: Includes platform adjustments, compensation, and other fees. Allocated by discount price across items.

12) Definition of Time Fields

Order Time: Based on order creation time; matches the platform's "Order Create Time". Manual orders also use this as the order time.

Confirm Time:

  • Online orders: Prepaid uses payment time; COD uses order creation time.
  • Offline orders: Manual orders use order time; POS/messenger orders use order creation time.
Release Time:
  • Non-platform orders: Use shipped time.
  • Shopee/TikTok: Use settlement time.
  • Lazada: Use transaction time.
Platform Completion Time in BigSeller:
  • Shopee/TikTok: When status changes to Completed.
  • Lazada: When status changes to Delivered / Confirmed / Return or Refund / Lost & Damaged.
  • Manual orders: When moved to [Shipped > Shipped].

2. Allocation Method– Definition & Explanation

Allocated by Weight = The weight for single SKU / Total weight for SKUs * Amount to be allocated
Allocated by Discount Price = The Discount Price for single SKU / Total Discount Price * Amount to be allocated
Allocated by Return SKUs = The return qty for single SKU / Total return qty * Amount to be allocated
Allocated by Original Price = The Original Price for single SKU / Total original price for all SKUs * Amount to be allocated
Allocated by Quantity = The quantity for single SKU / Total SKU qty * Amount to be allocated
 

3. Notes

  • Currently supported platforms and order types: Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop, Facebook, manual orders, POS retail orders, and messenger orders.

  • Orders not processed in BigSeller can also be included in profit analysis if a reference price is maintained. If neither processed in BigSeller nor a reference price is set, the order cost will be recorded as 0.

  • The time filter defaults to the latest 30 days, with a maximum selectable period of 366 days.

  • To calculate costs for manual orders, the Inventory feature must be enabled.

  • When exporting reports, up to 3,000 records can be exported at a time. If the number exceeds 3,000, the system will automatically generate a zip file. Product images are not supported in the export; only the Merchant SKU and its name can be exported.

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