Dropshipping economics

Margin − ads − returns − platform → net profit per order

Parameters

Dropship margin looks sweet (30–50%) until you count ads (CAC 80–200 UAH/order), returns and refusals (10–20% for COD), platform fees and support time. Honest dropshipping is a traffic business: if CAC > margin — scaling means losing more.

Unit economics

Gross margin
340 грн
Return losses
−24 грн
Profit/order
171 грн
Per month
10 231 грн
ROAS
7.5