Flipkart DropShipping

Flipkart is an eCommerce company founded in 2002 by 2 former Amazon employees, and registered in Singapore, with offices in Bangalore, India. Like Amazon, they started selling books – But now their range includes consumer electronics, lifestyle products, home goods, fashion and groceries. They are
majority owned by Walmart as of August 2018.

With a 39.5% share of the Indian eCommerce industry, it primarily competes with Amazon and SnapDeal in the Indian market, and controls the eBay.in subsidiary. In recent years, FlipKart has devoted a lot of resources to the profitable and fashionable smartphone market and launches of new models, so mobile technology and accessories might be a good option to study.

With 80 million products across 80 categories, it’s a vibrant marketplace with 100,000 registered sellers – why not make it 100,001?

How Flipkart is different from other marketplaces?

India’s market is vibrant and mobile-driven, and Flipkart has a dominant position between its own offerings and investments in other businesses like Nautica, Letsbuy, Myntra, Jabong, , EasyRewardz and Arvind and the backing of Walmart.

In addition, with proposed Indian legislature, Flipkart and other marketplaces like Amazon in India
will be forced to offer a much more level playing field for independent sellers.

Why Dropship with Flipkart?

With such a large, dynamic market, and so many registered customers visiting, there is plenty of opportunity for a canny seller to exploit.
Flipkart offers a range of promotional tools, including promotional banners and widgets to build up demand for your products, even as a new seller.
And with a publicly available API, it’s possible to look at options to automate the process as volume increases.

Pros and Cons of Flipkart DropShipping

Pros:
Large market share in the growing Indian market (75 million+ registered users, 10 million visits per day).
80+ categories offer many opportunities for exploitable gaps in the market.
Strong representation in the fashion and personal electronics market – both strong options for dropshippers – as well as books.
Consider beauty and makeup products to accompany fashion and getting the right look for FlipKart’s customers!
Look for opportunities to create/introduce and capture new brands for the market.

Cons:
Shipping and logistics can be a concern using their provider, but they are improving.
Starting as a Bronze seller incurs higher fees, though they re-evaluate quarterly.
There are concerns around consumer fraud that sellers must be alert to.
Ensure that you research your categories and products well, including taxes, as well as charges and commission rates.