Are there any requirements for merchants to join Meituan? Are there any fees required?

1. Brand Category

Category A stores: The charging standard is 20, no fees are required, and they can operate normally. Category B stores: Meituan provides unified training to store managers. It can provide operating training materials for platforms such as Meituan Takeout and Meituan Dianping, and provides free use of the takeout system to provide guidance on merchant operations. The operating training fee for brand stores is 10,000 yuan/year. Category C stores: Merchants need to pay a store operating commission of 20,000 yuan per year and basic store service fees. If any violation occurs, fees such as settlement deposits and commissions will need to be refunded.

2. Individual categories

Individual categories are divided into: daily life services, fresh food, small department stores, catering management, beauty industry agents, etc. Among them, individual merchants are divided into professional stores, specialty stores and flagship stores. Professional stores refer to individual industrial and commercial households mainly engaged in the catering industry, such as restaurants, restaurants, etc. In addition, in order to facilitate the entry of Meituan, merchants can also choose to add their own brands to the platform for sales. For example, the catering brand "Meituan Eats" can bind its brand to the Meituan platform.

3. Group buying category

Group buying category refers to a platform that attracts users to participate through certain forms and means and conducts sales in the form of group buying. The entry fees for group buying merchants are as follows: (1) Settlement Fee: 200 yuan; (2) Commission: 5-15.

4. Consumer finance category

Store managers in the consumer finance category need to pay a 20% deposit to Meituan, and the remaining 75% will be borne by Meituan. It should be noted that there is no handling fee for entering the consumer finance category. You only need to submit application materials in the backend. The platform will provide a certain amount of consumer finance financial support to merchants who have passed the review, such as consumer funds, consumption funds, etc. Installments etc. However, store managers in the consumer finance category need to provide the original ID card (front and back) and bank card information (account name).

5. Merchant service category charging standards.

Merchant service category charges are determined based on the brand you have settled in and your quantity, including: (1) Operating time: It generally takes more than 30 days before you can choose to charge. (2) Service content: including store services, promotional activities, product recommendations, product listings, marketing promotions, etc. Among them, merchants need to provide product quality certification documents, and charges are determined based on this material. However, before charging fees, merchants need to deduct the fees first. The above are the answers to the fee standards for Meituan merchants to settle in 2022 and some common questions.