| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
11. | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
| | | | | | | As of December 31, | | | 2024 | | 2025 | | | RMB | | RMB | Accrued advertising expense | | 1,101,844 | | 1,083,154 | Accrued shipping and handling expenses | | 1,440,908 | | 1,323,094 | Amounts received on behalf of third-party merchants (Note a) | | 2,305,545 | | 2,415,132 | Accrued payroll and social benefits | | 685,021 | | 689,526 | Deposits from vendors | | 587,339 | | 653,998 | Income tax payables | | 558,515 | | 564,414 | Other tax payables (Note b) | | 444,836 | | 492,840 | Accrued rental expenses | | 64,436 | | 56,138 | Accrued administrative expenses | | 339,262 | | 323,212 | Refund liability (Note c) | | 510,655 | | 468,454 | Cash-settled share-based compensation (Note 23(c)) | | 1,258,189 | | 1,627,615 | Loan from non-controlling interests shareholders (Note d) | | 206,000 | | 159,500 | Payables for repurchasing of ordinary shares | | — | | 52,218 | Others | | 160,871 | | 31,851 | Total | | 9,663,421 | | 9,941,146 |
Notes: | (a) | Amounts represent the cash collected on behalf of third-party merchants who sold their goods or services through the platforms and cash collected on behalf of the lessee of Shan Shan Outlets related to the consideration for goods sold in outlets. |
| (b) | Amounts represent VAT and related surcharges, PRC individual income tax of employees withheld by the Group, tariffs, import VAT and consumption tax pursuant to the Circular on Tax Policy for Cross-border E-commerce Retail Imports. |
| (c) | The Group offers online customers with an unconditional right of return for a period of 7 days upon receipt of products on sales from its platforms. Accordingly, the Group estimates the expected customer merchandize returns, based on historical return patterns, to record the revenue reversal and a corresponding refund liability which is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities. |
| (d) | Balance mainly represents loans from non-controlling interests shareholders of Shan Shan Outlets for the outlets’ operation. |
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