How to Issue a Refund

September 19, 2024

Refunds in Merchant Portal allow you to compensate customers for specific items or other order-related costs like shipping fees. A refund is tied to individual order lines or fees.

With Refunds, you can:

  • Issue refunds tied to an order line
  • Issue refunds for order-related fees
  • Add fees to an issued refund
How to Issue a Refund

Steps to Issue a Refund

1. Find the Order

  • Navigate to the Orders section from the menu and select Orders again.
  • Use the search field to locate the specific order you want to refund.
  • Once found, click on the order to view its details.

2. Manage the Order

  • Click Actions in the top-right corner of the order page and then select Manage Order
  • On the Order management page, switch to the Refund tab.
Note: You cannot issue a refund for an order that has already been compensated, and vice versa. The order must also be marked as delivered before you can issue a refund.
Note: Some Payment Providers does not allow refunds.

3. Select the Order Line to Refund

  • Choose the specific order line or product variant you want to refund, then click the Refund button.
  • A new refund draft will be created.
Order lines

4. Modify the Refund Draft (Optional)

  • If needed, you can add more order lines or include shipping fees in the refund.
  • You can also choose to refund only a portion of an order line if it contains multiple items.

5. Add a Reason for the Refund (Optional)

  • Enter a reason for the refund in the designated field. Please follow your internal processes for providing the correct reason codes or descriptions.

6. Add a Refund Fee (Optional)

  • Some payment providers (PSPs) such as Klarna, Adyen and Walley allow for Refund fees to be added. To add one, do this:
  • Enter the amount and tax in minor units (e.g., 10000 for 100).
  • Provide a name for the refund fee.
  • Click Add Refund Fee to include the fee in the refund.

7. Review the Refund Draft

  • Verify that all the details, including the total amount, refund items, and fees, are correct.
Refund draft

8. Proceed to the Next Step

  • Once everything checks out, click Next to proceed.

9. Select Refund Handling Method

  • A dialog box will appear, asking how you want to handle the refund. You have three options:
  • Auto: Brink Commerce will automatically perform all necessary actions to process the refund.
  • Manual: Choose this option if the refund has already been issued through another system.
  • Skip: This option allows you to skip any automatic actions and simply store the refund.

10. Apply Refund Handling to All Items

  • Make a handling choice for each item in the refund, including product variants and shipping fees.

11. Finalize refund

  • Finally, click the Finalize order button to issue the refund.
Finalize refund

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