The markets have increased three times the terms of payments to the singers

The Russian union of Kozhevniks and coaches (RSCO) declared in an appeal to the commission to create the conditions for self -wargulation in electronic commerce under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in an increase in the terms of calculation with sellers. According to the union, Ozon changed to a weekly payment schedule, however, the withdrawal of funds increased in nine days and reached 24 days.

Member of the Commission under the Ministry of Industry and Trade Ruslan Volkov confirmed the relevance of the problem. According to him, the average useful life of funds in Ozon accounts since the end of last year has grown from 15 to 27 days.

He explained that the previous stamps received funds for paying and transferred to customers twice a month. However, as of December 11, they receive payments weekly, but for a period that ends 3.5 weeks ago. Payments can be made early, but the cost of service is 1.19–3.49% of the amount.

According to Volkov, Wildberries vendors also face this. At the beginning of last year, money could be received on average within five days from the delivery date, now, within 19.

The experts surveyed by Kommersant suggested that the markets seek to increase their own working capital or promote additional paid services, such as the early withdrawal of the funds. These changes can lead to an increase in goods prices. According to Volkov, the price increase can be 1-2%. At the same time, lawyers believe that markets have the right to unilaterally change the terms of the contract, and it is difficult to challenge this in court.

According to the service for entrepreneurs, Mosklad, the growth rate of singers’ income in the markets in 2024 began to decrease; Last year they amounted to only 20% compared to 28% in 2023. At the same time, the billing of the online commercial market by 2024 increased by 40%, to 11 billion rubles against a 44% increase in 2023, according to preliminary data of Data Insight.