Razor-thin margins on ₹200–800 items where ₹10 of freight is the profit.
Your city is your cheapest market
Hyperlocal is uneconomical at this AOV unless bundled — batch them.
Going national
Sub-200 g parcels in the cheapest slab — the lightest freight that exists.
| Decision | The right move |
|---|---|
| Same-city orders | Hyperlocal riders — per-trip pricing, hours not days |
| National orders | Surface express default, air for the urgent few |
| COD strategy | COD fee is proportionally brutal — push prepaid hard. |
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Your first move
Set a free-shipping threshold that forces bundles — ₹499+ changes the math entirely.
How it runs day to day
1
Orders flow in
Instagram DMs, WhatsApp or your store — Pakka Parcel works inside Shopify and WooCommerce — quotes show on every order.
2
Quote per order
Same-city → rider fares; national → carrier rates. The cheapest option shows itself.
3
Book and hand off
Wallet holds the amount; rider collects or carrier manifests.
4
Customer tracks
Status syncs to the store — you stop answering 'kab aayega'.
One wallet, every carrier, per-order quoting — built for exactly this kind of mixed shipping.
See how →
