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Marketplace and WFS payment report overview
Last updated on Jan 22, 2025
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Overview

As a WFS seller, you have additional payment details that are important to understand. To view the combined Marketplace and WFS report, log into Seller Center and go to Reports. Find this report under the Payments and Fees section of the page. Choose a report settlement date to download the file. 


The report includes financial details for all order activity during the payment period, such as shipping charges and commission rates. You should review this report each payment cycle to verify that all transactions were processed as expected. For a preview, see a sample report.

Payment summary

Row 3 summarizes your total payable for this cycle. Start with the following columns to understand payment period dates, total amount, and the account your payment was deposited to. 

 

Column

Name

Definition

A

Period Start Date

When the payment cycle starts. For seller-level payments, like WFS and WPA, it’s the start date for the billing period. It’ll be blank if you don’t participate in these programs.

B

Period End Date

When the payment cycle ends. For seller-level payments, like WFS and WPA, it’s the end date for the billing period. It’ll be blank if you don’t participate in these programs.

C

Total Payable

The net amount transferred to your payment processor account for this payment cycle. It’s the sum of all transactions reflected in Amount (column M).

F

Transaction Posted Timestamp

Date that the transaction was posted in our payment system

G

Transaction Type

Indicates a debit or a credit 
  • Reserve: Funds debited from your account to cover for future refunds
  • Release Reserve: Funds credited against a previous account reserve
  • Sale: Transactions credited to your account for the orders shipped in each payment period
  • Refund: Transactions refunded against a sale order
  • Dispute Settlement: Adjustments credited or debited as part of dispute resolution
  • Adjustment: A miscellaneous credit or debit made by Walmart to your account, including receiving error chargeback, damage in warehouse, lost inventory, and found inventory
  • Service Fee: Debits applied to your account as payment for different Walmart services, including WFS fulfillment fee, storage fee, and more

H

Transaction Description

Reason for the debit or credit


Dive into details

The rest of the report gives more insight into your sales. You can use this information to identify trends or look up details related to past transactions. 

If you have questions about your payment report, select the Help button in the Seller Center menu bar to contact Support. Please provide the payment’s transaction key (column E) in the issue description.


Column

Name

Definition

E

Transaction Key

Identifier that Walmart uses to internally track the transactions in case a seller contacts our operations team

I

Customer Order #

Order number that the Walmart customer gets. One order number can be associated with multiple transactions.

J

Customer Order Line #

Line item within the customer order number that uniquely identifies an order

K

Purchase Order #

Unique number assigned to a specific inbound order

L

Purchase Order Line #

Line item within the PO number of the particular SKU that was ordered

M

Amount

Amount that was credited or debited to your account for the transaction

N

Amount Type

Reason for the amount transaction, such as product price, product tax, shipping, commission on product, and more

O

Ship Qty

Number of items sold or refunded

P

Commission Rate

Rate applied to your sale order, as determined by the contract category (column Y) of the item

Q

Transaction Reason Description

Describes the reason for a refund. This is only available if transaction type (column F) is refund

R

Partner Item ID

SKU of the purchased item

S

Partner GTIN

GTIN of the purchased item (if applicable)

T

Partner Item Name

Name of your item as it appears on Walmart.com

U

Product Tax Code

Item's tax code, used to calculate sales tax for the item

V

Ship to State

Customer state where order was shipped

W

Ship to City

Customer city where order was shipped

X

Ship to Zip Code

Customer zip code where order was shipped

Y

Contract Category

Product category used to determine the commission for the item. See Referral fees for contract categories for details.

Z

Product Type

Type of item sold

AA

Commission Rule

Dynamic commission rule ID (if applicable)

AB

Shipping Method

Shipment speed chosen by the customer

AC

Fulfillment Type

Whether the item was seller-fulfilled or Walmart-fulfilled (WFS)

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