India, June 3 -- Toeing its competitors on the ecommerce turf, Amazon India has slapped a marketplace fee of INR 5 on each order.

"The marketplace fee, a common industry practice, supports Amazon's commitment to offer millions of products from diverse sellers with reliable doorstep delivery," Amazon India said in a blog post on May 19.

This marketplace fee is inclusive of all the applicable taxes and will apply to all users, including the Amazon Prime members. It will be levied on all orders with some exceptions such as digital or physical gift cards, orders made on Amazon Business (B2B), Bazaar, Amazon Now and Amazon Fresh, digital purchases or payments such as mobile recharges, bill payments, travel/movie ticket bookings and so on.

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