Bolt commission in Tanzania

Bolt charges a 20% commission from the final price per order. Commission fee applies to both cash and card rides.

The full deduction breakdown is:

  • Bolt commission: 20%
  • VAT on commission: 3.6% (18% of the commission, remitted to the government)
  • Booking fee: 2% (paid by the rider, but collected from the driver)

This results in a total deduction of approximately 25.6%.

Commission doesn’t apply to tips, bonuses, additional airport or toll fees, and booking fees.

Commission is calculated automatically and deducted from the weekly earnings. You can see the sum of the commission fee charged in the Earnings view.

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