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Understanding pricing: unit cost, SRP, and your profit

Unit Cost is what you pay Branvas, SRP is the suggested retail price, and profit is the difference after shipping and processing fees.

Three numbers appear on every product:

  • Unit Cost: what you pay Branvas per item (covers the piece and quality control). Example: $15.60.

  • SRP (Suggested Retail Price): our recommended selling price based on market research. Example: $49.00. It's only a suggestion; you have total freedom to set your own prices.

  • Profit: the difference, before shipping and processing.

Worked example (all costs included): your customer pays $49.00 + $8.99 shipping = $57.99. You pay Branvas $15.60 (unit cost) + $8.99 (shipping) = $24.59, plus the 2.9% + 30¢ processing fee ($1.01) = $25.60. Your profit: $32.39, about 66% of the $49.00 product price. (Shopify's own checkout fees on your side are separate.) The same math holds if you offer "free shipping" and sell at $57.99 instead.

Payment flow: your customer pays you through your Shopify store; you pay Branvas only after that. Branvas never holds your earnings; customer payments go straight to your Shopify account on Shopify's payout schedule. Turn on Auto-Fulfillment from Dashboard → Customer Orders → Auto-Fulfillment to charge your saved card automatically as orders come in.

Common questions: You can price however you like and run sales anytime (your unit cost doesn't change). For shipping strategies (free shipping, flat rate, thresholds), see What does shipping cost, and how should I charge shipping in my store?.

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