Definition and Calculation of FBT Penetration Rate

Fulfillment

Summary

What is the definition and formula for calculating the Actual and Estimated FBT Penetration Rates on TikTok Shop?

  • Actual Penetration Rate (last 7 days) = (Number of sub-orders fulfilled by FBT) ÷ (Total sub-orders in seller’s store), excluding influencer sample and cross-border direct shipping orders.
  • Estimated Penetration Rate (next 30 days) = (Minimum of projected sales and available inventory for FBT SKUs) ÷ (Average daily sub-orders in past 7 days × 30).

How can sellers access their FBT Penetration Rate targets and what steps are required to join and use FBT?

  • Sellers can view FBT targets via Seller Center > Fulfilled by TikTok or the FBT Merchant Portal > Analytics.
  • To join FBT, sellers click [Get started] in Seller Center, then use the FBT Merchant Portal to select products, create inbound requests, and provide product, packing, and arrival info per the FBT Inbound Request Creation Guide.

What key inventory and sales data influence the Estimated FBT Penetration Rate calculation?

  • The numerator uses the minimum of projected sales in 30 days and available inventory (in-warehouse plus in-transit within 30 days) for FBT SKUs.
  • The denominator is based on the average daily sub-orders over the past week, multiplied by 30 days to estimate total orders.

What implications does understanding FBT Penetration Rate have for sellers on TikTok Shop?

  • Monitoring penetration rates helps sellers optimize inventory allocation to FBT fulfillment, improving order fulfillment efficiency.
  • Accurate projections and inventory management can increase the share of orders fulfilled by TikTok, potentially enhancing customer satisfaction and sales performance.
  1. Definition and Calculation of FBT Penetration Rate

Definition and Calculation Formula of FBT Penetration Rate

(1) Actual Penetration Rate:

Time range: last 7 days
Calculation formula:
  • Numerator: Number of sub-orders fulfilled by FBT
  • Denominator: The total number of sub-orders of the seller's store
  • Special Note: Influencer sample orders and cross-border direct shipping orders are excluded from both the numerator and denominator.

(2) Estimated Penetration Rate:

Time range: the next 30 days
Calculation formula:
  • Numerator: For SKUs of associated FBT goods, the number of sales sub-orders that can be generated within the next 30 days: the minimum value of the estimated number of sales sub-orders and the number of available sales inventory (the number of available sales inventory includes in-warehouse inventory and in-transit inventory within 30 days)
  • Denominator: Average daily number of sub-orders of the seller's store in the past 7 days * 30

(3) Example:

SKU①Projected Sales in the Next 30 Days②FBT In-Warehouse Inventory③FBT In-Transit Inventory in the Next 30 DaysProjected Available FBT Fulfillment Orders in the Next 30 Days (Take the minimum value of the ①、②+③ columns)Projected PenetrationRate
SKU A100502070
SKU B50208050
SKU C1500200150
SKU D100000
Total400--27067.5%
  1. FBT Penetration Rate Target

Sellers can view their store’s target metrics via the path below.
Path 1 :Seller Center-Fufilled by TikTok
imageimagePath 2 :FBT Merchant Portal - Analytics
  1. How to join FBT and use FBT

Sellers need to click [Get started] in Seller Center - Fulfilled by TikTok to join FBT, then open the FBT Merchant Portal, select the products to be warehoused, create an FBT Inbound Request, and fill in product information, packing information, estimated arrival information at the warehouse, etc. The operation path and detailed steps can be viewed by jumping to the FBT Inbound Request Creation Guide: https://scm-us.tiktok.com/merchant-university/course-details/26860817670