To charge an eco or recycling fee, you can set up a fixed fee for specific products and bundle it with those products. Here’s how:
- In your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Apps and open Magical Product Fees.
- Click Create fee.
- Choose the Function Method (recommended).
- Enter a title for your fee, such as “Eco Fee” or “Recycling Fee.”
- Add a description in the Details field to explain the fee to your customers.
- Under Type, select Product.
- In the Calculation section, choose Fixed amount and enter the fee you want to charge.
- Set how often the fee applies:
- Every product: The fee is charged for each item.
- Once per product: The fee is charged once per product, no matter the quantity.
- To make fees mandatory and non-optional, disable the "requires consent" option in the fee rule settings. This ensures fees are automatically added without requiring customer approval.
- If "requires consent" is enabled and customers decline, the product associated with the fee will be removed from the cart, ensuring compliance with mandatory fee rules.
- For bundling, select Matching Product to link the fee directly to the product.
- Under product selection, choose Specific products or Specific collections and select the items that should have the fee.
- Click Save.
Your eco or recycling fee will now be added to the right products at checkout.
Additionally, location-based fees can be configured to apply automatically based on the customer’s location under the Locations section.
If you’d like to see a walkthrough, you can watch the quick video below:
Always label deposits separately for compliance
Display bottle deposit fees as a clearly labeled, separate line item at checkout and on receipts. This meets regulatory transparency requirements, builds customer trust by showing exactly what they're paying, and makes it significantly easier to track deposits for reporting and audits. Use a clear label like "Bottle deposit" or "Container deposit (CRV)" so customers immediately understand the charge.
“Magical Fees is the only fee app that allows you to apply a fee based on a specific or individual state/province situation. All the other apps we tested only allow 'Location' (the entire country) which is a major limitation. The solution Magical Fees applies during the Cart to Checkout process is very smart and not a hassle. Very easy app to setup and the support was great.”
Originally from our Help Center