How are my earnings calculated?

Overview

For every accepted order, Javern deducts a 5% admin commission on the product subtotal and a flat ₦500 service fee. Shipping passes through to you in full. The rest goes into your balance.

The formula

vendor earnings = (product subtotal × 0.95) + shipping

Or spelled out step by step:

1. Product subtotal = order total − shipping − ₦500 service fee
2. Admin commission = product subtotal × 5%
3. Your earnings = (product subtotal − admin commission) + shipping

The platform keeps: (product subtotal × 5%) + ₦500.

Key points

• The 5% applies to the product subtotal only — not to shipping, and not to the ₦500 service fee.
• Shipping is passed through to you 100%. You keep whatever you set as the shipping price for the option the buyer picked.
• The ₦500 is a flat service fee per order, regardless of order size.
• No Paystack processing fee is deducted. No VAT is deducted.

Worked examples

Small order

• Order total: ₦5,500 (₦5,000 product + ₦500 shipping)
• Product subtotal: ₦5,000
• 5% commission on ₦5,000 = ₦250
• Flat service fee = ₦500
• You earn: (5,000 − 250) + 500 = ₦5,250
• Platform keeps: ₦250 + ₦500 = ₦750

Medium order

• Order total: ₦20,000 (₦18,000 product + ₦2,000 shipping)
• Product subtotal: ₦18,000
• 5% commission on ₦18,000 = ₦900
• Flat service fee = ₦500
• You earn: (18,000 − 900) + 2,000 = ₦19,100
• Platform keeps: ₦900 + ₦500 = ₦1,400

Larger order, higher shipping

• Order total: ₦105,000 (₦100,000 product + ₦5,000 shipping)
• Product subtotal: ₦100,000
• 5% commission on ₦100,000 = ₦5,000
• Flat service fee = ₦500
• You earn: (100,000 − 5,000) + 5,000 = ₦100,000
• Platform keeps: ₦5,000 + ₦500 = ₦5,500

When your earnings hit your balance

• If you have a Javern Wallet (BVN verified): credited to your available balance the moment you accept the order.
• If you don't have a Javern Wallet yet: credited to your legacy pending balance when you accept. It moves to your withdrawable balance once the buyer confirms delivery.

See When do I get paid? and Why is my balance pending?.

What about withdrawal costs?

A separate flat ₦10 transaction fee applies per Javern Wallet withdrawal — see What are withdrawal fees?.

Related

• What are seller fees?
• How much does it cost to sell?
• How do withdrawals work?
• What is available balance?

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