Can I have a handling fee for ONE product or category?

[dawnmartinello]

My client is going to have a flat fee shipping system for her zen cart but there is one item that is extremely heavy that she wants to have a handling fee (to bring the shipping costs for that item more in line with what she'll need to pay).

How do I apply a handling fee for just one product or all products in one category?

Thanks!

[kobra]

My client is going to have a flat fee shipping system

Flat rate is per order if that is what is desired
Other modules can be per item if that fits better

If flat rate would work for all but the one item then

Do not display item weights
Use the table rate shipping module
Enter item weights as light like 1lb for all items except the one item to charge more and make it like 1000lbs
Make the table to encompass all light weight items
Set the Table Method to weight

Table could look like

999:5.50,1000:30.00

[dawnmartinello]

So this would also work if we had 3 different weight classes for her products too, yes?

thank you SO much for your help :)!

[kobra]

So this would also work if we had 3 different weight classes for her products

As long as you "fake" the weights and make them distinct enough

You need to test the condition if a customer buys several low weight items and one or both of the higher weight items in the same order and adjust until you obtain the desired result

[Ajeh]

You could test for how many of a products_id are in the cart:

// how many Products for products_id 19 are in the cart
global $cart;
$chk_product_19 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_id','19');

// how many Products for products_id 19 are in the cart
$chk_product_32 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_id','32');

$extra_charge = ($chk_product_19 * 7.50) + ($chk_product_32 * 2.50);

Then add the $extra_charge to the cost in the shipping module ...

NOTE: the global $cart; is needed if the function of the shipping module you are in does not already have that in it ...

[tracey]

You could test for how many of a products_id are in the cart:

// how many Products for products_id 19 are in the cart
global $cart;
$chk_product_19 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_id','19');

// how many Products for products_id 19 are in the cart
$chk_product_32 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_id','32');

$extra_charge = ($chk_product_19 * 7.50) + ($chk_product_32 * 2.50);

Then add the $extra_charge to the cost in the shipping module ...

NOTE: the global $cart; is needed if the function of the shipping module you are in does not already have that in it ...

I need to do a similar thing. I have products which are large, but even though the weight is low for these items, I need to charge a higher rate (as the postage costs more due to their bulkiness).

My normal shipping is Zone Rates based on weight and I would like to add a variable for certain product IDs that will add an extra amount (but only when these products are in the shopping cart).

The above post looks like exactly what I need, but I'm not sure what files to edit and where to put the code exactly.

I have two products, in which if either of them are in the cart, I need to charge the extra fee. Their IDs are 1393 and 1394.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[tracey]

Hi, does anybody know where to put this code?

[Ajeh]

You would add the code in RED to this code in the:
/includes/modules/shipping/zones.php

    $order_total_amount = $_SESSION['cart']->show_total() - $_SESSION['cart']->free_shipping_prices() ;

// how many Products for products_id 19 are in the cart
global $cart;
$chk_product_19 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_id','19');

// how many Products for products_id 19 are in the cart
$chk_product_32 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_id','32');

$extra_charge = ($chk_product_19 * 7.50) + ($chk_product_32 * 2.50);

Then add the $extra_charge to this code:

      $this->quotes = array('id' => $this->code,
                            'module' => MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_TEXT_TITLE,
                            'methods' => array(array('id' => $this->code,
                                                     'title' => $shipping_method,
                                                     'cost' => $extra_charge + $shipping_cost)));

[tracey]

You would add the code in RED to this code in the:
/includes/modules/shipping/zones.php

    $order_total_amount = $_SESSION['cart']->show_total() - $_SESSION['cart']->free_shipping_prices() ;

// how many Products for products_id 19 are in the cart
global $cart;
$chk_product_19 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_id','19');

// how many Products for products_id 19 are in the cart
$chk_product_32 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_id','32');

$extra_charge = ($chk_product_19 * 7.50) + ($chk_product_32 * 2.50);

Then add the $extra_charge to this code:

      $this->quotes = array('id' => $this->code,
                            'module' => MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_TEXT_TITLE,
                            'methods' => array(array('id' => $this->code,
                                                     'title' => $shipping_method,
                                                     'cost' => $extra_charge + $shipping_cost)));

Thanks so much Ajeh! That was really easy and worked perfectly

Just wondering if there's a work-around in the code to charge an additional 7.50 if either, OR both, are in the cart and only 7.50, as opposed to charging both 7.50 and then 2.50 when both are in the cart?

Thanks!

[Ajeh]

You can change the formula to anything you want for what is charged ...