Daraz SKU Meaning: What a SKU Is in Selling

SKU stands for stock keeping unit. It is a code that points to exactly one sellable version of a product. A blue medium T-shirt and a blue large T-shirt are two SKUs, even if the product title is the same.

Where Do I Use It?

Anywhere you count stock: spreadsheets, a packing list, a warehouse shelf label. On Daraz, the field where you enter your own code is called Seller SKU, covered on the Seller SKU page. That page deals with the Daraz field. This page is the general idea.

Worked Example

Example: Store A sells a mug in two colours and two sizes. That is four sellable versions, so four SKUs, such as MUG-WHT-S, MUG-WHT-L, MUG-BLK-S and MUG-BLK-L (made-up codes). When an order says MUG-BLK-L, the packer knows exactly which box to pick and the stock sheet knows which count to reduce.

Common Mistakes

• Giving two different variants the same code, so stock counts mix.
• Changing the pattern halfway through, so old and new items stop sorting together.
• Using a different code for the same item in each store, which blocks cross-store comparison.
• Putting prices in the code, which go out of date.

Related Terms

Seller SKU, FBD, AWB. The SKU generator builds consistent codes, and Copy a Daraz store shows how listings move between stores.