Bundles - making bundles up from products with different tax rates

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Topic summary

A merchant reports needing a third-party app because Shopify’s native bundle functionality doesn’t correctly calculate VAT when bundling products with different tax rates.

Shopify’s Response:

  • Requested shop URL and additional details about the specific issue
  • Explained current tax handling: taxes are calculated based on individual bundle components, which are itemized on invoices
  • Noted complexity factors:
    • Components must be properly identified for correct tax rates
    • Some bundles may be proportionally taxed based on non-taxable items
    • Tax treatment can vary depending on the ratio of taxable to non-taxable goods

Status: Issue remains open; awaiting merchant’s shop details for direct follow-up via email. No timeline provided for native multi-tax-rate bundle support.

Summarized with AI on November 1. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
1

Hi,

We have to use an app because Shopify’s bundle code does not apply the correct VAT rate when creating a bundle with different tax rates.

When are you going to offer that facility?

2

Hi,
Could you please share more about the issue you are facing? If you share your shop URL I can reach out directly via email.

We tax based on the individual components and break out the individual components on the invoice.
Bundle taxes require the components to be identified properly for the appropriate tax rate to be applied. In addition, in some cases the bundle may be proportionally taxes based on the nontaxable items in the bundle or may still be taxed if the taxable goods are in greater quantity than the non-taxable ones.

Thanks,