How to create range based fees in Shopify

Range based fee helps you charge deposit/handling fees in slabs based on matched product quantity.

For example:

• 1 to 50 matched items → 1 fee
• 51 to 100 matched items → 2 fees
• 101 to 150 matched items → 3 fees

When should I use range based fee?

Use this when your fee should increase by quantity slabs instead of adding one fee per single item.

Common use cases:

• Bottle/crate return handling in bulk orders
• Packaging/recycling fee per batch of units
• Warehouse handling fee for quantity ranges

Requirements

1. Pfand - Deposit & Cart Fee app is installed
2. Fee should be created in Auto Mode
3. Recommended with Multiple Fee type for product-based matching

Steps to create a range based fee

1. Open the app dashboard and click Create Fee
2. Choose Multiple Fee
3. Add fee details (Fee title, fee price, etc.)
4. In Triggers, keep Auto Mode enabled
5. In Fee Information, enable Range-based quantity
6. Set Items per fee (X)
   • Example: X = 50
7. Configure your product/cart conditions as needed
8. Click Activate

How calculation works

If Items per fee (X) = 50, then the fee quantity is calculated as:

• Qty 1–50 → Fee qty 1
• Qty 51–100 → Fee qty 2
• Qty 101–150 → Fee qty 3

So the fee grows in blocks of 50 matched items.

Tips

• Keep X greater than 0
• Use clear fee title like "Deposit Fee (Range)" so staff can identify it quickly
• Test with sample carts at boundary quantities (50, 51, 100, 101)

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• How To Create Pfand deposit fees in Shopify
• How To Create Percentage based Product / Cart fees on Shopify
• How To Return Deposit Fee to customer