5. Payment Surcharges
Add a surcharge or discount based on payment method. To set up five separate surcharge settings for different payment types.
Frontend Example
$10 purchase order handling fee
Backend Settings:
Enable Payment Surcharge (v1.0.0+)
When set to Yes, payment type surcharges will be enabled.
Payment Methods (v1.0.0+)
Control-click to select as many payment types that you wish to apply the surcharge to.
Payment Surcharge Type (v1.1.7+)
Choose your preferred calculation model:
- Fixed: The amount in the Fixed Transaction Cost field
- Percent: The percentage in the Payment Surcharge % field is added to the calculation base (refer to settings for “All Surcharges”)
- Fixed + Percent: The sum of both the Fixed Transaction Cost and Payment Surcharge %
- Fixed Minimum: The higher of either the Fixed Transaction Cost or Payment Surcharge %
Fixed Transaction Cost (v2.0.3+)
Enter the fixed transaction cost you wish to charge – eg. 10 (remember not to add any currency symbols).
Payment Surcharge % (v1.0.0+)
Enter the percentage that you wish to charge – eg. 2.5 (remember not to add the % symbol).
Surcharge Description (v1.0.0+)
Enter the surcharge description that will be visible to the customer – eg. “Paypal fee”.
Apply Group Filter (v2.2.4+)
When set to Yes, you can choose to apply the surcharge only to particular customer groups. When set to No, the surcharge will be applied to all customer groups.
Only for Customer Groups (v2.2.4+)
If you have set “Apply Group Filter” (above) to Yes, use this setting to choose which customer groups the surcharge will apply to. Control-click to select as many customer types you wish to apply the surcharge to.
Minimum (v3.0.1+)
Enter the minimum order amount needed for the surcharge to apply – eg. 20.
Enter the amount without any currency symbols. The amount will be in your store's base currency. This setting is available for “Payment Method” and “Payment Method 2” only.
Maximum (v3.0.1+)
Enter the maximum order amount for the surcharge to apply – eg. 300.
Enter the amount without any currency symbols. The amount will be in your store's base currency. This setting is available for “Payment Method” and “Payment Method 2” only.
Apply Country Filter (v3.0.1+)
Set to “Yes” to apply the surcharge only to customers from certain countries, or to exclude customers from certain countries from the surcharge. Choose to apply or exclude the surcharge based on either shipping address or billing address. This setting is available for “Payment Method” and “Payment Method 2” only.
Countries (v3.0.1+)
Control-click to select as many countries as you wish to apply this payment surcharge type to. This setting is available for “Payment Method” and “Payment Method 2” only.