Why Indian stores pay more on Shopify
In most countries Shopify stores use Shopify Payments and pay no extra transaction fee. Shopify Payments isn’t available in India, so every Indian store connects a third-party gateway like Razorpay, PayU or Cashfree, and Shopify charges its own fee on top: 2% on Basic.
On a ₹1,000 prepaid order on Basic that means about ₹20 to Shopify, ₹20 to the gateway and ₹3.60 GST on the gateway fee: around ₹43.60, or 4.36%, before your monthly plan and any apps.
The apps most Indian stores add
- COD and one-click checkout (to cut RTO)
- GST invoice generator
- Shipping and tracking (Shiprocket or similar)
- WhatsApp notifications
- Product reviews
Each is a monthly subscription or a per-order charge. Checkout apps aimed at Indian D2C brands commonly start at a few thousand rupees a month.