Shipping Surcharge [Support Thread]

[njcyx]

I see. Thanks for your info.

[mcqueeneycoins]

Can this module be used to apply a shipping surcharge when items from specific categories are added to the cart? For example, I offer free shipping on orders over $500, but if a customer is buying certain supplies I need to add a $5 surcharge (so the total shipping is $5 instead of free) to offset the higher shipping costs (BUT ONLY WHEN FREE SHIPPING IS ELIGIBLE)--I have other shipping modules calculate correct shipping price when order total is below $500. What would be the best/easiest way to implement this, if it's even possible?

[royaldave]

Another issue, but it is not critical to me.

Under the order-total, there is an option under this surcharge plug-in: Charge a Shipping Surcharge. By default, it is set to true. I checked my checkout page, and the surcharge only applied to the sub-total number. Shipping is not included. But anyway, I don't plan to apply surcharge on the shipping.

In actual fact I want to surcharge the shipping only - this would be useful - as in the case right now - where fuel costs are going up and you either do your own local deliveries or your courier is passing on a fuel charge so you want to pass this onto your customer.

To do this change line 114 from -

$shipping_surcharge = ($order->info['subtotal'] * ((float)MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_SHIPPINGSURCHARGE_AMOUNT/100)); 

to

$shipping_surcharge = ($order->info['shipping_cost'] * ((float)MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_SHIPPINGSURCHARGE_AMOUNT/100));