When is the purchasing service fee calculated?
The applicable purchasing service fee is calculated during purchase review under applicable current rules. Review the line item and the displayed total before payment.
Purchase review · Shipment review
Understand the Costs Before You Buy and Ship
SRCBuy separates marketplace purchasing costs from international shipment costs. Review the line items shown at each stage, understand which amounts are dynamic, and confirm the displayed total before payment.
Current values come from listing, order, calculation, and route data shown in the applicable workflow.
Cost provenance ledger
Know where each line begins
Purchase stage
Marketplace purchase review
- Selected product and quantity.LISTING DATA
- Seller domestic freight.ORDER DATA
- Applicable purchasing service fee.CALCULATED
- Selected purchase-stage or optional services.ORDER DATA
- Currency or payment effects only where the current workflow displays them.CALCULATED
Shipment stage
Prepared parcel and route review
- Prepared parcel weight and dimensions.ORDER DATA
- International shipping route estimate.ROUTE DATA
- Selected packing or handling options.ORDER DATA
- Applicable carrier or cargo adjustments.ROUTE DATA
Two payment stages
Match each cost to the information available
Purchase review can show product, seller freight, applicable service, selected option, and current calculation lines before the marketplace order is submitted.
Shipment review begins after warehouse packing provides parcel information. This is why international shipping cannot be finalized from the seller listing alone.
Cost timeline
See when each value becomes available
One order can move through several information checkpoints. The timeline shows the source event, not a fabricated currency example.
| Line item | When known | Why it can change |
|---|---|---|
| Product and variant price | Purchase review | Seller data before purchase |
| Seller domestic freight | Purchase review | Seller and order data |
| Purchasing service fee | Purchase review | Applicable current rules |
| Final parcel weight and dimensions | After packing | Warehouse measurement and packing |
| International shipping estimate | Shipment review | Route and submitted inputs |
| Duties, taxes, and destination charges | External process | Destination authorities and recipient conditions |
- Line item
- Product and variant price
- When known
- Purchase review
- Why it can change
- Seller data before purchase
- Line item
- Seller domestic freight
- When known
- Purchase review
- Why it can change
- Seller and order data
- Line item
- Purchasing service fee
- When known
- Purchase review
- Why it can change
- Applicable current rules
- Line item
- Final parcel weight and dimensions
- When known
- After packing
- Why it can change
- Warehouse measurement and packing
- Line item
- International shipping estimate
- When known
- Shipment review
- Why it can change
- Route and submitted inputs
- Line item
- Duties, taxes, and destination charges
- When known
- External process
- Why it can change
- Destination authorities and recipient conditions
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Why is international shipping not included in the first payment?
International shipping uses the prepared parcel weight, dimensions, cargo information, destination, and routes available during shipment review. This is why international shipping cannot be finalized from the seller listing alone.
Can a product or shipping amount change after an estimate?
Yes. Seller data, order details, warehouse measurements, packing choices, route availability, and submitted inputs can change the amount shown. Review the current line items and confirm the displayed total before payment.
Are customs duties and import taxes included?
No. Duties, taxes, brokerage, and other destination charges are part of an external process and may be collected from the recipient under rules applied by destination authorities.
How are refunds handled when an order changes?
Refund handling depends on the order record, seller outcome, payment status, timing, and applicable Return Policy. Contact SRCBuy with the order details so the available next step can be reviewed.
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