{"id":5872,"date":"2025-10-03T16:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/global.fr.shopping.rakuten.com\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=5872"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:32:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T08:32:39","slug":"cancel-order","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/global.fr.shopping.rakuten.com\/en\/faq\/cancel-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancel an order"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are selling on Rakuten and would like to cancel an order? Follow the guide!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are a Rakuten customer and would like to withdraw from your purchase, click <a href=\"https:\/\/help.fr.shopping.rakuten.net\/hc\/fr\/articles\/360020667559-Comment-se-r%C3%A9tracter\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div id=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2\" class=\"btw_faq\">\n\t\t<div class=\"faq\" id=\"faq-btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__item__header\" id=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-heading1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"faq__item__header__link\" href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-collapse1\" aria-controls=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-collapse1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"faq__item__header__link__title\">Why cancel an order?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"faq__item__header__link__arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-collapse1\" class=\"collapse faq__item__content\" aria-labelledby=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-heading1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have validated an order but ultimately <strong>do not have sufficient stock or are unable to ship the product<\/strong>, it is important to cancel the sale as soon as possible to minimize the impact on customer satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>This satisfaction is our priority and is a key factor in your Merchant Quality Score (MQS). It is therefore<strong> better to reject a sale than to cancel it afterward<\/strong>, especially since your cancellation rate would be negatively impacted.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__item__header\" id=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-heading2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"faq__item__header__link\" href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-collapse2\" aria-controls=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-collapse2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"faq__item__header__link__title\">How to cancel a non-validated order?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"faq__item__header__link__arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-collapse2\" class=\"collapse faq__item__content\" aria-labelledby=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-heading2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have not yet validated the order and the item is out of stock, you must decline the sale.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can <strong>cancel it directly from the email<\/strong> notifying you of the order by clicking on &#8220;<strong>Click here if the item is no longer available.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Otherwise, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.shopping.rakuten.com\/user\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">your account<\/a> in the &#8220;<strong>All orders<\/strong>&#8221; section and select the relevant sale.<\/li>\n<li>Then, click on the link &#8220;<strong>Click here if the item is no longer available.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__item__header\" id=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-heading3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"faq__item__header__link\" href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-collapse3\" aria-controls=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-collapse3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"faq__item__header__link__title\">How to cancel an already validated order?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"faq__item__header__link__arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-collapse3\" class=\"collapse faq__item__content\" aria-labelledby=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-heading3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have accepted a sale that you cannot fulfill, you can cancel it by following the steps below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the &#8220;<strong>All orders<\/strong>&#8221; section of your <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.shopping.rakuten.com\/user\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rakuten account<\/a>, then click on the item number concerned.<\/li>\n<li>Then, click on the link &#8220;<strong>Cancel the sale of this item<\/strong>,&#8221; and enter a reason for the cancellation for the buyer before confirming. We advise you to write a personalized message to the buyer in order to humanize your approach and minimize the impact on customer satisfaction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rakuten Customer Service will be automatically notified of your request and will proceed with the buyer&#8217;s refund. Your payment will also be canceled.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By accepting the sale, you automatically trigger <strong>the debit of the buyer&#8217;s credit card<\/strong>. To avoid this inconvenience, <strong>keep your listings updated regularly<\/strong> by removing items you no longer have in stock or that may have been incorrectly listed. This will also prevent <strong>your cancellation rate<\/strong> from increasing if you find yourself forced to cancel a sale due to a stock error.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__item__header\" id=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-heading4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"faq__item__header__link\" href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-collapse4\" aria-controls=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-collapse4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"faq__item__header__link__title\">What is the impact of an order cancellation?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"faq__item__header__link__arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-collapse4\" class=\"collapse faq__item__content\" aria-labelledby=\"btw_faq-block_c6945975c9711e65eeb8ddf7e6b348c2-heading4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cancellations initiated by you<\/strong> are taken into account in your statistics.<\/p>\n<p>If you make too many cancellations, the team in charge of seller support will send you an email to alert you and provide advice on how to avoid further cancellations.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, withdrawals requested by customers do not count toward your cancellation rate. 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