SPF Returns

Recover what the marketplace owes you.

Every returned order is a chance to lose money twice — once on the sale, again on a return that comes back damaged, comes back late, or never comes back at all. SPF Returns finds those returns, builds the evidence, and files the claim.

Claims recovery

This month

Potential recovery identified

₹8,42,600

SPF 1 · Return Quality

₹3,15,400

SPF 2 · Delayed Return

₹2,48,000

SPF 3 · Missing Return

₹2,79,200

THE RETENTION GAP

Marketplaces purge return footage at 60 days. Their own policy asks sellers to hold it for 90.

Three ways a return costs you. One place to claim all of them.

Marketplaces call these SPF claims. Each one has its own evidence, deadline, and portal — and each one is usually chased in a spreadsheet, if it is chased at all.

SPF 1

Return Quality Claims

Claims for damaged, used, incorrect, or incomplete returns.

Video and photographs captured at the bench · QC failure reasons mapped to marketplace codes · Filed per order with evidence attached

SPF 2

Delayed Return Claims

Returns initiated but not shipped back within the expected return window.

Detected against OMS receipts · No photography required · Filed in bulk and reconciled back to every order

SPF 3

Missing Return Claims

Return shipments marked dispatched but not received at your warehouse.

Bag manifest checked against contents · Proof-of-delivery photographs as evidence · Filed in bulk and reconciled to every order

The gap between what a marketplace owes on a return and what it actually pays is the whole problem. Closing it is the whole product.

The claim is only as good as the evidence behind it.

01 · CAPTURE

Evidence, made at the bench.

A parcel is scanned, opened on camera, and inspected — then the video is linked to that order by the scan itself, at the moment it happens. Not matched to a timestamp afterwards. That distinction is why marketplaces reject CCTV archives and accept this.

The bench will not let an operator past “before opening” until sealed-parcel shots exist.

RETURN RECEIVED

OD-488-7392

Sealed parcel scan → opening video → QC evidence

CLAIM WINDOW

03 days remaining

Marketplace report and OMS receipt do not reconcile.

02 · DETECTION

Claims you would never have found.

SPF 2 and SPF 3 are absences — a return that was never shipped, or a parcel that never arrived. Nobody spots an absence by looking. We join marketplace return reports against OMS receipts and raise the claim when the window closes, with the deadline on the clock.

03 · FILING

Filed in the portal, not in a spreadsheet.

Claims are batched, the upload file is built to the marketplace’s own template, and the outcome is read back out of upload history and reconciled onto every order in the batch. You see accepted, rejected, and needs-review per claim, not per file.

UPLOAD BATCH

48 claims reconciled

Accepted · rejected · needs review — tracked per order.

EVIDENCE RETENTION

90 day evidence window

Retention deadline is set when every photo and video is captured.

04 · EVIDENCE HANDLING

Your evidence outlives their retention.

Every photograph and video carries its own retention deadline, set when it is captured. Marketplace video systems purge at 60 days while policy asks sellers to hold evidence for 90 — so on the day a claim is challenged, theirs is gone and yours is not.

WHAT YOU GET BACK

Recovery by claim type, marketplace, and warehouse. Ageing buckets, deadline breaches, and which benches are actually capturing.

Built for the people who chase this today

Finance and ops leads

See what has been recovered, what is open, and what is about to breach a deadline, split by marketplace.

Warehouse teams

A scan, a camera, and a guided sequence. Around 40 seconds on a forward parcel, under two and a half minutes on a return.

Category and founder

Own the number nobody sees today: how much return loss is recoverable, and how much was actually recovered.

EVIDENCE AND COMPLIANCE

Made to survive a dispute

The product prevents the mistakes that weaken a fair claim before they become a rejected batch.

Evidence is linked by a scan, not a timestamp — made at capture time, never reconstructed afterwards.

One claim per order is enforced, so incompatible claim types cannot put a whole batch at risk.

Credentials are encrypted at rest and never logged; you establish the marketplace session yourself.

Each brand’s data is isolated at the database level, not by a setting.

An audit log records who filed, changed, or overrode every decision.

Nothing submits live unverified; real post-upload evidence is captured with a person watching.

Set up once. It runs on every return after that.

A provider-shaped connection, mapped evidence, and an audit trail from the first warehouse onward.

01

Connect your OMS

Increff today; other providers are a connection, not a project.

02

Connect marketplaces

You log in in a visible browser. We hold the encrypted session, never your password.

03

Choose a video system

Use Flipkart’s FKVMS or our capture bench, warehouse by warehouse.

04

Map your QC reasons

Map the last 45 days of failure reasons to eligible marketplace codes.

05

Invite your team

Give teams roles, and keep an audit log of who did what.

Setup is resumable. Close the tab at step three and you come back to step three.

FAQ

— What it is

What is an SPF claim?

An SPF claim is a recovery request for money a marketplace owes on a returned order. Returns identifies eligible orders, assembles evidence, files the claim, and tracks the result.

What is the difference between SPF 1, SPF 2 and SPF 3?

SPF 1 is a return that came back in a claimable condition. SPF 2 is a return initiated but never shipped back. SPF 3 is a return marked dispatched but never received. Each uses different evidence and deadlines.

Which marketplaces does SPF Returns support?

Marketplace connections are added per provider and per operational workflow. Your onboarding defines the marketplaces and warehouses that are ready to run.

Is this a service you run for us, or software we run?

SPF Returns is a product your operations team runs. It provides the workflow, evidence controls, claim preparation, and audit trail needed to own recovery internally.

— How it works

How long does setup take?

Setup is designed to be resumable and warehouse-by-warehouse. The exact timeline depends on your OMS, marketplace connections, and QC mapping.

Do I need to give you my marketplace passwords?

No. You sign in yourself in a browser window we open, and we keep the resulting session encrypted at rest and never written to logs. Your password is never stored in the clear.

What data do you read from our OMS?

SPF Returns reads the receipt and return records needed to reconcile marketplace reports against what your warehouse received.

How are claims actually submitted — API or portal?

SPF Returns prepares and tracks claims around each marketplace’s available process, including portal-based upload workflows where relevant.

What happens when a claim is rejected?

Each outcome is reconciled to the original order so the team can review its evidence, response, and next action in one place.

— Capabilities

Do we need a camera bench, or can we use Flipkart’s VMS?

You can use Flipkart’s FKVMS or an SPF Returns capture bench, depending on the workflow at that warehouse.

Can we run FKVMS at one warehouse and your bench at another?

Yes. Video systems are configured per warehouse, so teams can roll out the right evidence model site by site.

How do you decide which QC reasons are claimable?

Your team maps real QC failure reasons to marketplace codes during onboarding, making the eligibility logic transparent and reviewable.

Can it file claims in bulk?

Eligible claims can be prepared in batches and reconciled back to the individual order once the marketplace process returns an outcome.

How do we know a submitted claim actually landed?

SPF Returns records the post-upload result and reconciles accepted, rejected, and needs-review states back to the claim.

Can we see recovery by warehouse?

Yes. Recovery and operational coverage can be read by claim type, marketplace, and warehouse.

— Evidence and retention

How long is our evidence kept?

Each photograph and video has a retention deadline set at capture time, so evidence remains available through your defined claims window.

Why is CCTV footage not enough?

A marketplace cannot tie ordinary CCTV to a specific parcel. SPF Returns links the video to the order by scanning the parcel at capture, which is the form of evidence marketplaces accept.

What if an operator forgets to film a parcel?

The guided flow prevents the operator moving past the sealed-parcel stage until the required evidence exists.

Who can see our evidence?

Access is controlled through roles and every material action is recorded in the audit log.

— Integrations

Which OMS do you support?

Increff is supported today. Additional OMS connections are shaped around the provider and can be onboarded without changing the returns workflow.

We use Unicommerce — when can we start?

Unicommerce is treated as a connection, not a bespoke implementation. Discuss the scope and availability with the returns team during onboarding.

Do you integrate with our accounting system?

The returns workflow produces order-level recovery visibility that can support your reconciliation process. Integration planning is scoped with your operating team.

— Pricing

How is SPF Returns priced?

Pricing is tailored to your claims volume, warehouse rollout, and evidence workflow. Book a demo for a plan based on your operations.

What happens if we run out of credits?

Your plan can be reviewed against the active claim and evidence workload so coverage does not quietly fall away during a critical period.

Is there a minimum commitment?

Start with a conversation about the warehouse and marketplace scope you need to cover, then agree the operating model that makes sense.

— Getting started

Can we try it on one warehouse first?

Yes. Video systems and workflow choices are configured per warehouse, supporting a deliberate rollout rather than an all-at-once launch.

What do you need from us to start?

You will need OMS and marketplace access, a decision on the evidence model per warehouse, and the operational owners for QC mapping and review.

How quickly will we see money back?

Recovery timing depends on the marketplace’s processing windows and the claims already available in your data. SPF Returns makes the recoverable work visible from the start.

Stop writing off returns. Start claiming them.