Ekart Tracking: Reading a Flipkart Shipment Number
Ekart is Flipkart's logistics arm and also carries parcels for other sellers. Its tracking numbers are easy to recognise once you know the prefixes, but they look nothing like the numeric AWBs used by Delhivery or DTDC.
Recognising an Ekart number
| Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| FMPP | Flipkart marketplace parcel - the most common |
| FMP | Older marketplace series |
| FMPC | Marketplace consignment |
| DSPC | Seller-fulfilled shipment through Ekart |
| SHCP | Hyperlocal and quick-commerce deliveries |
All are followed by digits, typically eight to twelve. If your number starts with one of these, it is an Ekart shipment and no other courier will recognise it.
Where to find it
For a Flipkart order, open the order and choose Track order - the tracking ID is shown under the shipment details. For a non-Flipkart seller, it arrives in the dispatch email. The Flipkart order ID itself is not a tracking number.
Ekart statuses you will see
- Order confirmed / Shipment created - the label exists, the parcel has not moved.
- Picked up - collected from the seller.
- In transit - moving between Ekart facilities.
- Out for delivery - with the delivery agent today.
- Delivered - completed.
- Undelivered - an attempt failed; a second attempt usually follows the next working day.
Why Ekart sometimes shows nothing outside Flipkart
Ekart exposes detailed tracking inside Flipkart's own app. Public tracking data is thinner, and for some hyperlocal shipments it does not exist at all. If a tracker returns no events for an SHCP number, that is a limitation of the data, not a problem with the parcel.
XpressBees and Shadowfax in the same breath
These two are commonly confused with Ekart because all three serve marketplaces:
- XpressBees - 13 to 15 digit numeric AWBs, often beginning with 1.
- Shadowfax - AWBs beginning with SF, widely used for Meesho deliveries.
If a numeric number is ambiguous between XpressBees and another courier, choose the courier manually rather than trusting automatic detection.
Returns and replacement shipments
A return pickup gets its own tracking number, separate from the original delivery. If you are returning an item and watching the original AWB, you are watching the wrong shipment - the return number appears in the return request, not the order page.
Why an Ekart parcel can be reassigned
Ekart re-plans routes close to delivery. A parcel can be handed to a different delivery partner in the same city without the number changing, which is why the agent's name may differ from the one in the SMS. The AWB stays the same throughout.
Comparing Ekart with the other marketplace couriers
| Courier | Strength | Weakness for tracking |
|---|---|---|
| Ekart | Dense Flipkart network, fast metros | Thin public data outside Flipkart |
| XpressBees | Broad pin code coverage | Numeric AWBs are ambiguous |
| Shadowfax | Cheap for Meesho sellers | Sparse scans on low-cost service |
If the parcel says delivered and is not with you
Check the building reception, security desk and neighbours first - marketplace couriers routinely hand parcels to whoever answers. Then raise it with Flipkart or the seller within their claim window, which is usually short.
Where to find the number if the SMS is gone
Flipkart keeps the tracking ID on the order page under the shipment, even after delivery, for the length of the return window. For a non-Flipkart seller, the dispatch email is the reliable copy - search your inbox for "Ekart" or the prefix FMPP rather than for the order number, since the email often does not repeat the order ID in the subject line.
One number, one parcel
If an order ships in two boxes, it gets two Ekart numbers and two timelines. Seeing one delivered while the other is in transit is normal for a split shipment, not a partial failure.
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