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Chargeback Cost Calculator

See exactly how much chargebacks really cost your store — including the COGS most profit apps don't surface. Edit any input — totals update instantly.

Client-side · no signup · accounts for fees, lost revenue, lost COGS, and dispute outcomes.
Store inputs
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Industry average is 0.5–0.9%. Dropshipping is often 2–4% due to long ship times.
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Shopify Payments and Stripe charge $15. PayPal ~$20.
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Industry average win rate for ecommerce is roughly 20–30%.
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Cost of goods already shipped before the dispute resolves.
most profit apps
UNDERSTATED
What most apps report
Chargeback fees −$0
Lost revenue (refunds) −$0
Reported chargeback cost $0
Most apps surface only fees + refunds. COGS already shipped doesn't appear here.
full lifecycle cost
FULL LIFECYCLE
Actual cost breakdown
Chargeback fees −$0
Lost revenue (refunds) −$0
COGS already shipped (won) −$0
COGS already shipped (lost) −$0
Real chargeback cost $0
COGS is gone whether you win or lose — goods shipped before the dispute lands.
$0 hidden per year · 0.0% of annual revenue · 0 disputes/month at this rate
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The formulas, spelled out

What most profit apps report: they surface two things — the chargeback fee charged by your payment processor (e.g. $15 per dispute) and the refunded order value for disputes you lose. That's it. So at a 1.2% chargeback rate on $50k/month you'd see roughly $1,080 in fees and $7,560 in lost revenue reported as your "chargeback cost" — about $8,640 per year. That number looks manageable.

What actually happens: the goods were already shipped before the dispute ever landed. Whether you win or lose the dispute, the inventory is gone. That means COGS is a real cost for every single chargeback — not just the ones you lose. Wins save you the refund, but not the product. At $28 COGS per order and 112.5 disputes per year (using the defaults), that's an additional ~$3,150 in missing cost — a gap the typical dashboard never surfaces. The real annual cost is closer to $11,790, a 37% understatement that quietly erodes margin month after month.

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