Address Quality / Pincode Accuracy — How complete and machine-readable a delivery address is — the #1 controllable NDR cause. 'Near the temple' is an RTO in waiting.

Why it matters to your store

Address scoring and correction at checkout (pincode-landmark consistency, phone validation) cuts NDRs before they exist. Cheapest RTO fix available.

This is the vocabulary every courier invoice, NDR report and rate card is written in — learn it once, save money forever.

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Worked example

'Flat 402, Lotus Soc, near temple' → scored low → customer prompted for landmark+pincode → delivers first attempt.

The bottom line

Shipping jargon is really just the billing manual in disguise — every term on this list maps to a line on an invoice or a lever on your margins. Pure Parcel is built so you rarely have to think about it: statuses normalise, bills reconcile, and quotes already include the surcharges.