Jumia is a well-known e-commerce platform. For merchants who want to join, there are certain conditions and fees to meet. Merchants need to meet Jumia’s audit standards to ensure product quality and after-sales service. Let’s take a look at the conditions and fees for joining Jumia.
Jumia currently operates in 14 countries in Africa (Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, Kenya, Cote d’Ivoire, South Africa, Tunisia, Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda.)
Becoming a Jumia merchant has the following benefits:
1. The products will be able to reach Jumia’s more than 3 million online shopping customers.
2. As long as the merchant’s products are in stock, they can be published, and the number of published products is not limited.
3. Merchants can manipulate the price of goods.
4. The delivery of goods is borne by Jumia.
5. Selling on Jumia is simple.
6. Jumia does not charge additional hidden fees (only standard commissions and fixed shipping fees).
Jumia is the most open and supportive platform among the three major platforms in Africa, and is currently the largest e-commerce platform in Africa. The business covers 800 million consumers from 23 African countries and regions.
Fees for entering Jumia
Jumia is completely free to enter. You only need to have company qualifications and meet the conditions to enter for free. The platform’s market share is as high as 90%, and it can develop the local market with low risk and low cost. After Jumia opens a store, the platform will charge merchants a certain category of commissions, and the actual commission rates for different categories are different.
Jumia does not charge additional hidden fees (only standard commissions).
What is Jumia’s commission rate:
1. A 5% commission is deducted for electronic products
2. A 10% commission is deducted for categories such as clothing
3. Jumia’s minimum commission in Nigeria is one US dollar. In other words, if the merchant’s product commission is less than $1, it is also deducted as $1. Other websites do not have this requirement.
Jumia entry standards:
1. Merchants need to have experience in cross-border B2C platform operations;
2. Merchants need to have a separate e-commerce operation mechanism and assign someone to connect with the platform;
3. Merchants need to open a corporate account and have inventory to publish listings.
Jumia is the largest e-commerce platform in Africa, with free entry and reasonable commission rates. Merchants with cross-border B2C platform experience can easily expand into the African market through Jumia and enjoy lucrative profits. Learn about Jumia’s entry conditions and fees, and start your cross-border e-commerce journey!