- Like any real-world transaction, a refund happens for item value, not the logistic charges. Even if order is done with free shipping promotional offer, logistics charges do apply for forward and reverse logistics. If the fault is in the product, then the company bears the logistics, or in rare cases, those charges are applied as deductions on the customer refund amount. If those deductions are not applied to your case, then it means they are given as a promotional offer to those orders.