The split between online-paid orders (gateway: card/UPI) and cash-on-delivery — the single biggest driver of shipping economics.
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Pakka Parcel Editorial
October 22, 2026 · 4 min read
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Prepaid vs COD Mix: The split between online-paid orders (gateway: card/UPI) and cash-on-delivery — the single biggest driver of shipping economics.
Why you care: Prepaid RTO runs 2–5%; COD 20–35%.
In practice: Offering ₹30 off prepaid converts ~15% of COD orders
Every Indian courier, inside your store. An order comes in,
we quote every connected carrier on the order page — you book the best rate, hyperlocal or national.
Offering ₹30 off prepaid converts ~15% of COD orders — on 500 orders that's ~75 avoided RTO-exposures monthly.
The bottom line
Shipping jargon is really just the billing manual in disguise — every term on this list maps to a line
on an invoice or a lever on your margins. Pakka Parcel is built so you rarely have to think about it:
statuses normalise, bills reconcile, and quotes already include the surcharges.
Ship every courier without leaving your store
Pakka Parcel is the multi-courier layer for Indian stores — hyperlocal and national carriers in one booking flow.
Porter, Borzo & national carriers, on the order page
Live rate comparison on every order
Your own courier accounts or ours — your rates apply
Carrier rate & platform fee shown as separate lines
COD collection & tracking built in
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