Summary
Section title changed from "How Affiliate commission works" to "How Standard Affiliate Commission Works"; document restructured into Q&A format. No substantive changes to commission mechanics, 30-day lock period, rate change notifications, or payout rules.
Why it matters
Presentation-only change. The underlying affiliate commission rules—30-day protection, seller notification requirements, refund adjustments, and commission payout timelines—remain identical. No new behavioral requirements for creators or sellers.
Recommended action
No action required. Monitor the new title terminology ("Standard Affiliate Commission") if platform introduces other commission types; otherwise this is navigational improvement only.
Summary
What is affiliate commission on Tik Tok Shop and how does the 30-day commission protection period work for creators?
Affiliate commission is earned by creators promoting merchants’ products, receiving a percentage of sales made through their content.
Creators get a 30-day grace period locking in their original commission rate; if sellers raise rates, creators get the increase immediately, but if rates drop, creators keep the original rate for 30 days with advance notification.
How are commission rate changes communicated and managed between sellers and creators?
Sellers raising commission rates instantly benefit all creators promoting that product; lowering rates triggers a 2-day advance notification to creators before the 30-day lock expires (except for Shop Ads rates, which have no notification).
Sellers see the impact of rate changes on current promoters and are reminded of the 30-day lock period when editing rates.
How and when do creators receive their commissions, and what affects the final payout?
Commissions are paid about 15 days after order delivery, but delays can occur due to longer seller settlement periods or unresolved disputes/refunds.
Estimated commissions appear after purchase but final commissions adjust based on refunds: partial refunds reduce commission proportionally; full refunds nullify it.
What are the key differences between affiliate promotion and merchant self-selling on Tik Tok Shop?
Affiliate promotion involves creators earning commissions by promoting others’ products.
Merchant self-selling means merchants sell their own products via their Tik Tok accounts without paying affiliate commissions.
What happens if creators remove promoted products or if sellers delete and re-add products with different commissions?
Creators lose their locked commission rate if they remove a product or delete related content; re-promoting resets the commission to the current rate.
No content was removed in this update.
Affects: Creator, Seller
Sellers deleting and re-adding products resets commission history and removes all associated creator product links.