Flipkart may apply penalties or restrict accounts for poor performance or policy violations. Knowing the triggers helps you avoid them.
Common triggers
- High seller cancellation rates.
- Late dispatch or missed pickups.
- Wrong, damaged or counterfeit products.
- Policy violations: prohibited items, misleading listings.
- Brand or intellectual property complaints.
Check the current policies and penalty structure in Seller Hub.
Prevention
- Keep stock accurate; plan with our reorder point calculator.
- Pack and dispatch on time.
- Quality-check every order.
- List only genuine products with proper authorisation.
- Track returns and fix causes; model their cost with our return rate calculator.
If penalised
- Read the notice carefully.
- Identify the root cause.
- Fix it and document the steps.
- Raise a ticket or appeal with evidence if you believe it was a mistake.
Read improving your seller rating.
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