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The Settlement Ledger

Plain-English guides to the money hiding in your TikTok Shop settlement statements, every rule drawn from TikTok's own published policies, with the arithmetic shown.

Fees explained

TikTok Shop's refund administration fee: the 20% / $5-per-SKU rule, with worked examples

What the fee is, when the $5-per-SKU cap took effect, the two orders that are exempt, and how to check whether you were overcharged, using TikTok's own worked examples.

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Reconciliation

Why your TikTok Shop payout doesn't match your sales: 8 settlement leaks to check

Duplicate refund deductions, commissions that should have come back, reimbursements that never arrived. A checklist of the eight places money leaks, and how to tell a real error from normal timing.

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How-to

How to export your TikTok Shop settlement statements (and what each column means)

The 30-second export, why 90 days matters, the five sheets inside the workbook, and the one formula that tells you whether your statement even ties out.

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