UPI MDR Returns: What Your ₹2,000 Sale Now Costs
From October 15, shops and merchants will pay a 0.4% fee on UPI payments above ₹2,000, capped at ₹300. This ends five years of free UPI for businesses. Customers won't be charged directly, but prices could rise.
A kirana store doing ₹50,000/day in UPI sales above ₹2,000 could pay ₹200/day — that's 40 cups of chai gone.
Your shop's UPI collections above ₹2,000 will now cost you money
Key Takeaways
If you run a small business, calculate your monthly UPI collections above ₹2,000 and multiply by 0.4% to estimate your new monthly MDR cost before October 15.
Check whether your payment gateway or bank's merchant dashboard will show MDR deductions line-by-line — demand this transparency so you can reconcile daily sales accurately.
If you are a salaried consumer paying rent, school fees, or large bills via UPI, speak to the payee now — some merchants may start preferring NEFT/IMPS or cash for amounts above ₹2,000 to avoid the fee.
From October 15, shops and merchants will pay a 0.4% fee on UPI payments above ₹2,000, capped at ₹300. This ends five years of free UPI for businesses. Customers won't be charged directly, but prices could rise.
Here's what happened: The government has introduced a 0.4% MDR on UPI person-to-merchant (P2M) payments above ₹2,000, capped at ₹300 per transaction, effective October 15.. This ends the zero-MDR regime that has been in force since January 2020, when the government waived all UPI transaction charges to drive digital adoption.. Retailer associations are calling for a nationwide UPI payment boycott on October 2 to pressure the government to roll back or delay the new charge framework..
What you should do: If you run a small business, calculate your monthly UPI collections above ₹2,000 and multiply by 0.4% to estimate your new monthly MDR cost before October 15.. Check whether your payment gateway or bank's merchant dashboard will show MDR deductions line-by-line — demand this transparency so you can reconcile daily sales accurately.. If you are a salaried consumer paying rent, school fees, or large bills via UPI, speak to the payee now — some merchants may start preferring NEFT/IMPS or cash for amounts above ₹2,000 to avoid the fee..
The ₹300 cap means any single UPI payment above ₹75,000 has the same MDR cost as a ₹75,000 payment — for very large purchases, one big UPI transfer is cheaper per rupee than splitting into smaller ones above ₹2,000.
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