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Temu account and tax mappings explained

What each line in your Temu summary means, and which accounts and tax rates we suggest for UK VAT-registered sellers.

Written by Daniel Little

Beta: The Temu integration is in early beta. Some details may change before full release. If anything looks wrong, message our support team.

Where to set your mappings

Temu mappings are set in the Accounts & Taxes page, the same as your other sales channels. When you first connect, the Initial Accounts & Taxes wizard suggests default accounts and tax rates for you. Accepting the defaults is the easiest option, and you can change any line later.

[Screenshot: Temu lines in the Accounts & Taxes page]

Suggested accounts

  • Income: Sales, Shipping, Discounts, Reimbursements and Refunds.

  • Expenses: Seller fees, Fulfilment fees, Storage and Advertising.

  • Balance sheet: the Temu clearing account, which your Temu bank deposits are matched to.

What each group of lines means

Most lines also have a (Refund) version, used when that amount is reversed.

Sales

  • Sales revenue: what customers paid for your products.

  • Seller discount: discounts you funded.

  • Platform discount / Platform incentive: discounts and incentives Temu funded.

  • Temu promotional subsidy: money Temu contributed towards promotions.

  • Platform reimbursement / Package reimbursement by carrier: compensation from Temu or a carrier, for example for lost parcels.

  • Adjustment / Others: one-off corrections Temu makes to your account.

Shipping

  • Shipping revenue: shipping charged to customers.

  • Platform incentive - shipping: shipping costs Temu covered.

  • Return shipping credit: credits for return shipping.

Seller Fees

  • Temu commission and Service fee: Temu's charges for selling.

  • Advertising fee: Temu ads spend.

  • EPR eco-contribution fee: packaging and product recycling contributions Temu collects for you.

  • Chargeback processing fee: fees for customer payment disputes.

  • Unmapped fee: any new fee type Temu introduces that we haven't categorised yet. It's treated as an expense so your books still balance. Let us know if you see one.

Fulfillment Fees

  • Shipping label charges for returns or adjustments.

  • Delayed, abnormal, fraudulent fulfilment and out of stock deductions: penalties Temu deducts when orders aren't fulfilled as expected.

Reserved Balances

  • Reserve amount: money Temu holds back from your payout.

  • Released amount: reserved money Temu later pays to you.

Sales Tax (marketplace)

Tax that Temu collects and pays to HMRC itself. See Temu and VAT.

Clearing

Clearing Accounts ( Temu ): balances each monthly summary. See Which account should Temu settlements use?

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