Fulfillment center - Registration process

1. Fulfillment center - Registration process
In this module, we will discuss :
1. What is a Fulfillmentcenter?
2. What are the documents required for FC registration?
3. What is the fee for availing an FC service?
4. How do you get registered for an FC from the Seller Panel?

2. Paytm Mall Fulfillment centers: We have an extensive pan-India
network to help you fulfill orders efficiently
PanIndiaFC locations
5
Number of
cities covered
2x
Customer
satisfaction
1000+
Number of merchants
using FCs
4 Hour
95%order
fulfillment time
10 Lakh
Total order
processing capacity
30%
Reduction in returns
5 lakh
Total Sq. Ft. of space
available
Haryana
Bangalore
Mumbai
Delhi
Hyderabad

3. This network gives multiple benefits to the seller in e-commerce
operations
Fasterdeliveries
Reach your consumer 2 times faster.
Achieve higher customer satisfaction &
faster payouts
Buynowpreference
Our proprietary algorithm to choose a seller for
a product has a higher weightage for FC
products
Scale
Skilled manpower, well-equipped
storage space to fulfill orders at an
optimized cost
Convenience
You focus on selling more products & we
manage packaging, dealing with multiple
couriers

4. This network allows you to save money at each step:
Reducedshippingcosts
We are present in 15 major cities. Utilize multiple FCs to get closer
to your customers and thus save on shipping costs
Reducedreturns
The FC QCs your products to ensure your customer gets only the
best of products. Reduced returns mean a lesser return handling
cost
No morepenalties
Reach your consumer twice as fast as normal. Achieve higher
customer satisfaction and faster payouts
Peakloadhandlingoption
Use FCs to handle the peak sales by sending a part of the
inventory to them. Once the inventory in the FC becomes zero, the
sellers can fulfill orders through their own warehouses

5. Fulfilling orders through FCs is very simple…
Manage your inventory in
advance
FC takes care of end-to-end order
processing, including packaging
FCs are integrated with courier
partners to enable faster shipping
and wider reach
Delighted buyers lead to higher
seller rating and business
increment

6. What is the fee for availing the FC service?
Line items Units 0-0.5kg 0.5-3kg 3-7kg 7kg+ White Goods
Storage charges
Rs/ Cu ft/ Day
*First 7 days free
0.10 0.25 0.60 1.00 5.00
Order processing cost Rs per unit 10 15 22 31 50
Packaging cost Rs per unit 7 13 21 25 NA
RTV cost Rs per unit 5 7 8 13 25
Special Services SKU
Formation – During Inward
Rs per unit
(In a multiple item
combo)
2 3 5 NA NA
Note– To view more details, click here.

7. What are the documents required for FC registration?
- This is an Additional Place Of Business (APOB) certificate generated by your or Paytm Mall CA for the completion of the FC registration process
- You must have a principal place of business (PPOB) in the state where FC is located
- You need to add FC address in your GST certificate as an additional place of business
- You will also need to share the amended GST certificate
- Once your APOB application has been successfully applied, you will get ARNnumber and reg14,you can avail FC service by sharing the ARN number and
reg14 with Paytm Mall team. However, you will also be needed to share the APOB certificate once you will get it
APOBcertificate

8. How can you get registered with an FC?
Seller
Opts for Paytm Mall
CA service
Opts for own CA
service
Paytm Mall SPOC
shares the required
documents
FC registration
completed
CA helps to get
registered
Shares ARN, reg14 and
APOB certificate with
Paytm Mall SPOC
The Paytm Mall CA helps you get the APOB certificate, ARN and reg14
Overview of the FC registration process:

9. How can you get registered with an FC?
You can get registered for a Fulfillment Centre from your Panel by clicking on the Support Tab -
Click on FulfillmentCentre

10. How can you get registered with an FC?
Click on Opt-in/outof FC services Click on RegisterproductswithFC

11. How can you get registered with an FC?
Read the instructions to avail the services of a Fulfillment Center and click on here

12. How can you get registered with an FC?
Fill the required details and upload your GST certificate scanned copy and click on Submit

13. How can you get registered with an FC?
If you want to use Paytm Mall CA service, click on APOB package link
If you want to use your own CA, Paytm Mall team will share the NOC and Rent agreement/ElectricityBill of FC with you
You will receive a mail from Paytm Mall team, here is the sample of mail

14. How can you get registered with an FC?
To avail Paytm Mall CA service, follow these simple steps:
Fill and Submit the FC
registration form
CA will help you to get registered
for FC
Order the respective CA
service
Paytm Mall team will
share a mail containing
CA service link
Paytm Mall SPOC will get in touch with
you to complete further process

15. How can you get registered with an FC?
Steps to order Paytm Mall CA service :
- Visit the APOB package link shared in the mail
- Select no. of SKU – number of states for which you want to apply
APOB (e.g. if you want to apply only for 1 state then select 1 here)
- Now click on BuyNow button to complete the order
- CA will get in touch with you

16. How can you get registered with an FC?
If you have your own CA, then you need to follow these steps -
Fill and Submit the FC
registration form
Share the ARN, reg14 and scanned copy of
the APOB certificate
With the help of your CA, get the ‘Additional
Place of business (APOB)’ certificate and GST
certificate amended
You will get the signed NOC certificate and
other required documents from Paytm Mall
team. E.g. Electricity bill/FC rent agreement
Paytm Mall SPOC will get
in touch with you

17. Thankseveryone!
For any query, please raise a ticket using the Seller Helpdesk tab on your seller panel.