RTO Loss Calculator

A returned parcel is not just a shipping cost — you lose the unit, the packaging and the freight both ways. See the real monthly leak.

Your numbers per month

Orders per monthtotal orders

RTO / return rate %your actual dashboard number

Forward freightoutbound shipping

Return freightinbound shipping

Packaging per orderpouch + label

Product cost (COGS)per unit

Resale recovery %how much a returned unit recovers

COD share %COD drives RTO up

Monthly leak RTO cost

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monthly RTO loss
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RTO orders—

Loss per RTO order—

Forward freight (all RTO)—

Return freight (all RTO)—

Packaging waste—

Unit cost (after recovery)—

Total monthly RTO loss—

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RTO %	RTOs per 1,000 orders	What to do
Below 10%	100	Healthy — keep it here
10–20%	100–200	Fix the size chart and photos
20–30%	200–300	Push prepaid, cap COD
Above 30%	300+	The model itself is wrong — change price or product