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Home/Glossary/Return to Origin Rate (RTO)
D2C Glossary: Ecommerce

WHAT IS
RETURN TO ORIGIN RATE (RTO)?

The percentage of orders that fail delivery and are returned to the seller. In India, COD orders have 20 to 35 percent RTO versus 5 to 10 percent for prepaid. RTO is one of the largest margin destroyers in Indian D2C.

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